7.18.8.3 BANY (add-on product)
Overview                    
BANY is a Microsoft Windows-based tool used for documentation, diagnostics, recording, and 
analysis of your PCS 7 Ethernet, PROFINET  and PROFIBUS networks.
The program packages below can be supplied separately or as a bundle:
Program packages Application Program call after installation via the Start 
menu:
BANYnet Diagnostic tool for Ethernet 
networks
Programs > BANYnet.    
BANY PROFIBUS Diagnostic tool for 
PROFIBUS networks
Programs > BANY PROFIBUS.    
BANY PNIO Diagnostic tool for 
PROFINET networks
Programs > BANY PNIO.    
Requirements
● The PC to be used for analyzing PROFIBUS with BANY PROFIBUS must be equipped with 
a PROFIBUS network adapter (CP 5512).
● If you wish to analyze the terminal bus and plant bus at the same time, the PC must be 
equipped with two Ethernet network adapters.
BANYnet
The table below lists the options for diagnosing Ethernet networks using BANYnet:
Topic Detailed information Called via Additional information
System configuration Comparison of target/actual 
configuration, graphical overview, 
lifebeat monitoring
In the Start window via the 
"Plant Manager" button
Online help
Status of OSM/ESM Display, parameter assignment, 
bus load measurement, SNMP 
server
In the Start window via the 
"System Diagnostics" button
Online help
Message frame traffic Interpretation (including PCS 7), 
statistics, batch analysis
In the Start window via the 
"Bus Analysis" button
Online help
Bus recording Parallel recording, special trigger, 
filter
Called via menu in the "Bus 
Analysis" dialog box
Online help
Diagnostics in PCS 7
7.18 Diagnostic tools
Service support and diagnostics (V8.0)
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