Operation 
  6.8 PROFINET IO 
Drive converter cabinet units 
Operating Instructions, 07/07, A5E00288214A 
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RT class  RT  IRTflex  IRTtop 
Determinism  Variance of the transmission 
duration due to TCP/IP 
telegrams being underway. 
Guaranteed transmission of 
the IRTflex telegrams in the 
current cycle by the reserved 
bandwidth. 
Exactly planned transfer; 
times for transmission and 
receiving are guaranteed for 
any topologies. 
Reload the network 
configuration after a change 
-  Only when the size of the 
IRTflex interval needs to be 
modified (reservation of 
reserves is possible). 
Always when the topology or 
the communications 
relationships change. 
Cross-traffic (controller-
controller): 
-  -  Yes 
Maximum switching depth 
(number of switches in one 
line) 
10 at 1 ms  20  20  
Synchronization accuracy  -  Forwarding of the sync 
telegram in software.  
Forwarding of the sync 
telegram in software. 
accuracy <1 µs) 
Possible transmission cycle 
clocks (observe any device-
specific restrictions) 
1,000; 2,000; 4,000 µs  500 (planned as of FW2.5 
SP1); 1,000; 2,000; 4,000 µs 
500 (planned as of FW2.5 
SP1)/1,000 – 4,000 µs in 
increments of 125 µs. The 
increment depends on the 
controller. 
 
Set the RT class 
The IO controller determines which RT class its IO system supports, by setting the real time 
class at its controller interface. If IRTtop is set, it is not possible to operate any IRTflex 
devices on the IO controller and conversely. RT devices can always be operated, even if IRT 
classes are set. 
You can set the RT class in the HW Config for the associated PROFINET device.  
1.  Double-click the PROFINET board entry in the module in HW Config. 
The Properties dialog box is called.  
2.  Select the realtime class for RT class in the Synchronization tab. 
3.  Click OK to confirm.