SETUP Area
QB Expert Alpha Controller
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PROFINET I/O
Device
This information is received when connecting the Alpha controller to PROFINET control
device using its optional RJ-45 jack and cannot be modified.
IP Address The IP Address of the Alpha controller’s Profinet port.
Subnet Mask The Subnet address of the Alpha controller’s Profinet port.
Gateway The Gateway address to a connecting network.
Name
This is the name of given to the controller for lookup by the controlling PLC to determine
the IP Address of the Profinet port on the Alpha controller. Valid device names are
defined in the PROFIBUS standard, but in general must obey the following rules:
• The device name can consist of one or more labels, each separated by a period (.).
• Each label consists of numbers and lower-case letters, and may have embedded
hyphens (-).
• Each label can be up to 63 characters long, and the total device name can be up to
240 characters long.
The following examples are valid device names:
• rmc150e
• rmc150e-1
• rmc150e-1.company.com
Physical
This is the MAC id of the RJ45 jack on the Alpha controller. This value comes from the
Ethernet board inside and cannot be changed.
The Alpha controller has no default I/O on the PROFINET bus. The I/O must be assigned before a GSD XML file can
be obtained. See Section”3.1.4.3 I/O Tab” on page 69 to assign and configure the PROFINET I/O.
3.1.3.9.3.1 GSD Button
Press the EDS interactive menu button to create a GSDML file equivalent to the PROFINET I/O map created.
Connect a USB memory stick to the USB port on the bottom of the Alpha controller. Use the up/down arrows and/
or the numeric keypad to type a file name or use the default.
Pressing the OK interactive menu button saves the file to the USB memory stick. Use this controller generated
GSDML file in the PLC connected to the Alpha controller.
If the PROFINET I/O map is changed, a new GSDML file must be generated.
Use the right/ left arrow to move to the next tab or press EXIT to save the changes and return to the Run screen.
See section “3.1.2.6 Exit” on page 52.
3.1.3.9.4 Profibus
This tab appears on Alpha controllers only when the Profibus port option is installed.
This tab sets the communications parameters for the Alpha controller on a Profibus network.
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