Description

The PROFINET IO Device stack has implemented the required state machines and services to build a PROFINET IO Device. It can be used to build a complete PROFINET IO Device which requires a correctly behaving application.
The stack on its own just provides services that neet to be handled correctly by an application for certification and correct behaviour in the field, e. g. remanent storing of NameOfStation.

Configuration

The stack offers a mailbox interface for configuration. A basic configuration has to be set using a Set Configuration packet first. Afterwards at runtime it is possible to change the submodule configuration by using services to plug or pull submodules.
During connection establishment to an IO Controller the stack compares its current submodule configuration to the expected one of the IO Controller. Differences are indicated to a registered application so that the application is able to adjust the stacks submodule configuration, if the application model allows such a handling.

Cyclic data and I/O state

The stack offers an interface to access the cyclic data as well as a packet based interface for configuration, acyclic services and diagnostic.
The cyclic data is either accessed using special callback functions when the application is running directly on netX chip or cyclic data is available in the dual-port memory which can be accessed by a host application.

The stack supports different ways of handling the submodul related IO status bytes IOPS (Input Output Object Provider State) and IOCS (Input Output Object Consumer State). Either they are completely handled by the stack or handled by the application. In case the stack handles these IO status bytes they are always set to "good".
This IOxS is part of the cyclic data and not set/get by packets but by the mechanisms for cyclic data.

Acyclic services

Acyclic services requested by an IO Controller with a Read Record or Write Record are indicated to a registered application via the mailbox interface. If no application is registered at the stack all acyclic requests for none-standardized datasets will be responded with an error by the stack automatically.
The stack offers automatic handling of I&M functionality (read and write). However it is possible for application to disable this automatic handling and handle I&M on its own if required.

Alarms and diagnosis

The stack offers a mailbox interface for the application to generate alarms and add diagnosis entries to the stack.

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