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Chapter 3 Configuration
This chapter explains how to configure an RX3i PROFINET Controller and its IO devices in a PACSystems RX3i
controller system. Additional information about RX3i configuration is available in other PACSystems
documentation and in the Logic Developer online help.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
• Configuration Overview
o Basic Configuration Steps
• Configuration Tools
• Configuring an RX3i PROFINET Controller
o The PROFINET Controller’s LAN
o Configuring PROFINET Controller Parameters
• Configuring PROFINET LANs
o Configuring the LAN Properties
• Adding a VersaMax PROFINET Scanner to a LAN
o Configuring VersaMax PNS Parameters
o Adding VersaMax PNS Power Supplies
o Adding VersaMax Modules to a Remote Node
o Adding Power Supplies Between Modules
o Configuring VersaMax Module Parameters
o Configuring Analog Modules that have Jumpers
• Adding a Third-Party IO-Device to a LAN
o Editing Third-Party IO-Device Parameters
o Configuring Sub-modules of an IO-Device
• Viewing / Editing IO-Device Properties
• Assigning IO-Device Names
• Configuring IO-Devices
• After the Configuration is Stored to the RX3i CPU
o Clearing the RX3i Controller Configuration