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- create a new Project (Network), in a specific directory:
- Solution will now be shown in the Solution Explorer
- mark the current Network and click Add", or right-click to the network and select "Add Device..." to create a new device.
- select the CIFX PNS device from the list of Stand-Alone-Slaves. Make sure the selected version does fit to the currently installed Firmwareversion
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When Configuring a CIFX M2 Device, please select "NETX 90 RE/PNS
- the device will now be added to the network in the Solution Explorer. Several configuration options are now available:
- start with the Device Assignment, which is used to Assign the Device to be configured
- select the CIFX Device Driver on top of the upcoming window
- Scan for devices
- select the Device to be configured
- open the general settingsPROFINET Settings → Network, to define the NameOfStation, which is needed for the IO Controller to establish a communication. The NameOfStation has to be equal to the one defined in the IO Controller Configuration
- Open the Module configuration and add the amount of Modules by clicking "add Module"
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- The size of each module can be changed by clicking selecting the Module description
- Apply the module configuration. It will appear now be shown in the Module Area in the Solution Explorer
- additional Configurations can be done in the in "Settings → Device". If the communication needs to be started by the application, this can be defined as follows:
- After the configuration is finished, Download the configuration by selecting the Device in the Solution Explorer and clicking "Download" or right-click to the device and select "Download"
- After the Download is finished, the Device will now automatically "Connect", which is indicated by a green background. This means, the Diagnosis is now available.
Mark the current Device and click "Diagnostic", or right-click to the device and select "Diagnostic" to open the diagnosis.
