SIMATIC Automation Tool API for .NET framework
6.7 The IProfinetDevice interface
SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
84 Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC
The IProfinetDevice interface
6.7.1
IProfinetDevice properties
Each item in the IProfinetDeviceCollection collection is represented by the IProfinetDevice
interface. This interface provides access to the data and operations that are common to all
devices directly connected to the industrial network.
The
IProfinetDevice interface supports the following properties which provide information
about the network device. These properties are all read-only. To ensure they will return the
current information, your code should first call the
RefreshStatus method on the device.
Does the device support the Backup feature?
Does the device support changing the mode
You can assign a comment for the device. This is
used in the SIMATIC Automation Tool user inter-
face and is not relevant to API operations.
Does the DNN for the device show that it has been
configured?
The default gateway address of the device, repre-
sented as an unsigned integer. The encoded
gateway address uses one byte to represent each
decimal value in the address. For example, the
encoded value 0xC0A80001 is equivalent to the
more common string representation of
The default gateway address of the device, repre-
sented as a string in the form "xx.xx.xx.xx" (i.e.
A description of the hardware item based on the
article number. This is the same description that
you see in the TIA Portal.
(i.e. "CPU-1215 DC/DC/DC")
Based on the Article number, is this a fail-safe
device?
What is the "family" of the device?
See also: Device family enumeration (Page 116)
Does this device support firmware update?
The current firmware version of the device
The unique identifier for every device and module,
in the station. This is used as the unique identifier
when executing a FirmwareUpdate.
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