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If there has been a for another protocol downloaded to the CIFX Card in a previous configuration, the device may only be shown when "Device selection" is set to "all".



Set IP-Address


  • To set the IP-Address, to be set by the Save your selection with "Apply".

Licensening

  • When using the CIFX Card as an PROFINET IO Controller, open the General configuration "PROFINET interface → Ethernet addresses".
  • Under "IP protocol", change the IP address, if needed.

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Set Device Name (Name of Station)

  • The Device Name can be changed in the same area ("PROFINET interface → Ethernet addresses → IP protocol") under "PROFINET".

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  • a Master license is needed.
    In the Navigation Area, open "Licensing", to check is a Master license is available on the CIFX Card.

Set IO Controller IP-Adress

  • In the Navigation Area "Confiruation → Controller Network Settings", the IP Adress for the IO Controller can be set.
    All Slaves need to be set to the same Subnet.

Define netFIELD IO Device Name of Station (Devicename)

  • Open in the Navigation Area "Configuration → Device Table.
    The Device table shows all Slaves, added to the Profinet line.

  • In the Device table the name of Station for each device can be changed. Make sure, it is the same assigned to the Device.
    The default Name of Station for netFIELD Device is always "netfield" but can be changed using a DCP Tool (for example the Ethernet Device Configuration Tool).
    The name defined in the IO Controller Settings, always need to fit the Devices configuration.

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Define netFIELD IP-Address

  • Since in PROFINET the IP-Addess of all slaves are defined at communication startup by the IO Controller, the IP-Address of the IO Device need to be configured in the IP Address Table of the IO Controller.

  • Therefore open in the Navigation Area "Configuration → IP Address Table" and set the IP Address, which should be assigned to teh netFIELD IO Device.

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Address Table

Download configuration to PLC

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