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  • click New Solution

  • 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 PNS 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 "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 PROFINET 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"
  • The size of each module can be changed by selecting the Module description

  • Apply the module configuration. It will 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.

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