Configuration and operation
4.5 Configuration with STEP 7 Basic / Professional
IE/PB LINK PN IO
Operating Instructions, 11/2017, C79000-G8976-C393-02
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Use only as a gateway in standard operation
Configuring the LINK
The following is required for further configuration: You have created a project with the LINK,
see section Configuring the LINK (Page 57).
For further configuration follow the steps below:
1. Specify the mode of the LINK in the "Gateway" parameter group:
"Gateway in standard mode"
2. Network the LINK on the Ethernet interface.
The LINK is assigned an automatically generated IP address and a PROFINET device
name..
3. Network the LINK on the PROFIBUS interface.
The LINK is assigned an automatically generated PROFIBUS address.
lso be selected as a gateway between an MPI subnet and an Ethernet
subnet. To do this, you need to network the PROFIBUS interface of the LINK with the
MPI subnet.
4. As far as necessary, set further properties of the LINK.
For information on downloading and further commissioning, refer to section Commissioning
the LINK in standard mode (Page 61).
Configuring bus adapters
Configuring bus adapters
If, instead of using the Ethernet interface of the LINK you want to use a bus adapter, follow
the steps below:
1. Select the LINK in the network view of STEP 7.
2. Disable the filter in the catalog.
You will find the available bus adapters here: Distributed I/O > ET 200SP > BusAdapter
3. Change to the device view.
4. Browse for the required bus adapter and drag it to a free slot for bus modules on the
LINK.
5. Configure the port properties of the bus adapter.
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