Introduction

This Application Note describes the commissioning of CIFX M2 devices as Profinet IO Device, using Communication Studio.

It does not explain, how to configure the Profinet IO Controller but offers some basic informations about what is need to be done on Controller side, to establish a running communication.

Please follow the installation instructions in out "Getting Started"-Application Note, if you have not done yet:

https://kb.hilscher.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=121244280

Firmware Download

Since the CIFX M2 can be used for several communication protocols, a fitting Firmware for Profinet IO Device needs to be downloaded first.

Therefore, please follow this step-by-step instruction of how to download the Firmware via Device Explorer:

• Open the Device Explorer

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• All available Devices will be shown in the "Devices" Area.
  Please select the CIFX M2 device from the list.
  
  
• If no Firmware is shown in the "Firmware" Area, the Firmware first needs to be added to the Device Explorer.
  Therefore, please open "File → Add Firmware..."

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• fitting firmware can be found eather on the Communication Solutions ComSol_90_4x00 DVD or on our Knowledge Base: 
  https://kb.hilscher.com/display/HILKB/Technologies
  
  
• After adding the Firmware, it can now be selected in the "Firmware" Area.
  Please select the device and the firmware you want to download. In this example, please choose Profinet Firmwarethe Firmware "Profinet IO Device":

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Configuration

After the Firmware has been downloaded, the CIFX M2 is ready to get it's configuration.

Please follow this step-by-step instruction of how to create a configuration and download it to the CIFX M2 Device via Communication Studio:

• Open Communication Studio

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• click select "New Solution"

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• create a new Project (and Network), in a specific directory:

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• The new Solution will now be shown in the Solution Explorer:

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• mark Mark the current Network and click "Add", or right-click to the network and select "Add Device..." to create a new device.:

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• select the PNS device Profinet IO Device from the list of Stand-Alone-Slaves.
  Make sure the selected version does fit to the currently installed Firmwareversion.
  When Configuring a CIFX M2 Device, please select "CIFX NETX 90 RE/PNS Vxxx".

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• the device will now be added to the network in the Solution Explorer. Several configuration options are now available:

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• 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

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