PROFINET IO-interface
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10.2.1 Module types and module designation
Module types Thedistancemeasuringdeviceoersthefollowingtransmissionspeeds.
Module type Description
Input modules
Input modules transfer process data to the
master. Optionally, input modules may contain
congurationdata.
Input and output
modules
Input and output modules can transfer values to
the master and receive values. These modules can
containcongurationdataasanoption.
Setup modules
Setupmodulescontainonlycongurationdata
Setup modules cannot transfer any process data to
the master or receive them from the master.
Table 51: Module types
Designation chart of the modules
<module number>-<description>/<signature>,<description>/<signature>, …
Component Description
<Description> The module descriptions are read from the left to the
right and indicate the values transported by the
module without any gap. A value farther to the left is
transferred before a value farther to the right. Input
and output values apply independently from each
other.
<Signature> The signature indicates whether the value is an input
or output value and how many words or bytes the value
comprises. The signature is constructed as follows:
<direction><number><unit>
<direction>
• i: for an input value to the master
• o: for an output value from the master to the device
<Unit>
• b: Bytes
• w: Word
Table 52: Description chart description
Example
5-Distance/i2w, Preset Dyn/o2w
Module 5 comprises two values:
• Distance/i2w
Input value to the master, comprising 2 words with the code "Distance"
• Preset Dyn/o2w
Output value from the master to the device, comprising 2 words with the
code "Preset Dyn"