3
Editable data
4
Buttons to read or transmit values
The I&M F
unction dialog box contains the data for the identification and maintenance
function in PROFINET.
The data for the safety laser scanner and communication module are permanently
assigned and cannot be changed. Function, installation site, installation date and
description can be configured.
Plant Identifier, L
ocation Identifier, Installation Date and Equipment Identifier
The data entered can help identify the device in PROFINET and facilitate maintenance
or repair work.
If the values in the project and the values in the device differ, you can read the values
out fr
om the device and adopt them in the project. Or you can transmit values from the
project to the device.
b
Click on Read from device.
✓
The values are read from the device and adopted in the project.
b
Click on Transfer to device.
✓
The parameters from the project are transmitted to the device.
7.5 Reading configuration
Overview
A
t the left, you see the values configured in the project for the device. If the device is
connected, you see the values saved in the device at the right.
If the values in the project and the values in the device differ, you can read the values
out from the device and adopt them in the project.
Approach
b
Clic
k on Read from device.
✓
The values are read from the device and adopted in the project.
Complementary information
Configuration:
•
Name
If a number of devices are used in an application or in a project, a unique device
name he
lps to tell the individual devices apart.
•
Chec
ksums
A checksum is used as a unique identification for a configuration. Using the
c
hecksum, it is possible to work out whether a setup was changed or whether two
devices have the same configuration.
The checksum of the configuration in the project may not match the checksum
in the device, for example if a field geometry has been modified, but not yet
transmitted to the device.
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ONFIGURATION
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