Flintec FT-13 - 8.6 ProfiNet Option; 8.6.1 Electrical Connections; 8.6.2 Setup

FT-13 Technical Manual, Rev. 1.40 March 2013
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8.6 ProfiNet Option
Indicators which are equipped with the ProfiNet option can be connected to a PLC bus as described below.
Weight data update rate
40 ms
Response time on entries
5 ms to 25 ms
8.6.1 Electrical Connections
ProfiNet Interface:
1. Network Status LED
2. Module Status LED
3. Link/Activity LED
4. Ethernet Connector (100 Mbit/s, full-duplex)
MS Module Status LED
LED State
Description
Comment
Off
No power or not initialized
No power or ProfiNet module is in initialization state
Green
Initialized
Green, 1 flash
Initialized, diagnostic event(s) present
Diagnostic is active
Green, 2 flashes
Blink
Service tool to identify the node on the network
Red
Exception error
There is an exception error
Red, 1 flash
Configuration error
Check EDS configuration
Red, 2 flashes
IP address error
IP address not set
Red, 3 flashes
Station name error
Station name not set
Red, 4 flashes
Internal module error
Re-energize the instrument. If seen again, change module
LINK/Activity LED
LED State
Description
Comment
Off
No Link
No link, no communication present
Green
Link
Ethernet link established, no communication present
Green, flickering
Activity
Ethernet link established, communication present
NS Network Status LED
LED State
Description
Comment
Off
Not online /No power
Check power and cable
Green
On-line (RUN)
-
Green, flashing
On-line (STOP)
-
8.6.2 Setup
[0--] Interface Block
[03-] ProfiNet
[036 X ] Data Format
0 : Signed 32 bit integer
1 : Signed 32 bit floating point
There are 7 setup parameters for ProfiNet network:
DHCP
Enabled Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol automates network parameters. Default is „Disable‟.
IP Address
If DHCP is disabled, define IP address manually. Default is „192.168.16.250‟
Subnet Mask
If DHCP is disabled, define subnet mask manually. Default is „255.255.255.0‟.
Gateway
If DHCP is disabled, define default gateway manually. Default is „192.168.16.254‟.
Primary DNS
If DHCP is disabled, define primary DNS manually. Default is „208.67.222.222‟.
Secondary DNS
If DHCP is disabled, define secondary DNS manually. Default is „208.67.220.220‟.
Host Name
Enter a unique host name to the instrument. Default is „ ‟
The ProfiNet communication will be configured by the EtherX PC software. EtherX can be installed from the
Flintec Product CD-ROM. The EDS file is available on a CD which is supplied together with the instrument.
After the setup of these parameters and the hardware connection as described above, the data interface can
be used as described in Appendix 4.
Important hint: During the setup the ProfiNet output (weight value and status bits) will not be updated.
8.6.3 Data Structure
See Appendix 4.