Communication
11.2 PROFINET
S7-1200 Programmable controller
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– Configure the transfer areas in the "Operating mode" > "I-device configuration" area.
The "Address in IO controller" column remains empty because no IO controller is
assigned.
Note: To change an input area to an output area, and vice versa, you must navigate to
the area of the corresponding transfer area.
– Select the number of IO controllers (at least two) that will access the shared I-device
during operation ("Operating mode" > "Real time settings" area, "Shared Device"
area).
6. Save the project.
7. Click the "Export" button ("Mode" > "I-device configuration" area, "Export general station
description file (GSD)" section). If you do not change the name in the Export dialog, the
GSD file uses an assigned format name (for example, "GSDML-V2.31-#Siemens-
PreConf_S7-1200-I-Device-20130925-123456").