Profinet Gsdml Files

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The engineering of PROFINET IO is done similar to PROFIBUS. The field buses (i.e. Ethernet topologies) are assigned to control systems during configuration. The IO device is configured in the actual system based on the contents of its GSDML file. The GSDML file provides information about the Profinet IO Device. With the GSDML file, it can be confirmed if the IO Device can be used in PNSR by one of two options: A GSDML file of version 2.3 or higher is required in order to configure the device to be redundantly controlled (using PME) Once the IO Device has been configured as IO Device in.

  1. The EtherNet/IP™ to PROFINET® IO Device (slave) gateway offers bi-directional data transfers between EtherNet/IP™ controllers and a PROFINET® IO controller. The EtherNet/IP™ Driver supports I/O connections for guaranteed data delivery or Message instructions to send data to/from the PACs. The gateway supports 1440 bytes of input data.
  2. Look for the corresponding version of the Profinet; in this example the used version is the 3.3 so the correct file would be: GSDML-V2.32-KUKA-KRC4-ProfiNet3.3-20170131.xml. Some of the files might seem duplicated, but the difference stands between KRC4 and VKRC4. The correct ones are the KRC4 files. Import this file in the PLC for its.
  3. PROFINET standards, and Graco policy are to place the GSDML files on the company internet page for free download. The GSDML is an XML(text) file that contains both general and device-specific specifications for communication. Each of the entries describes a feature that is supported by the device.

Description

Profinet Gsd File Checker

The PROFINET System Redundancy (PNSR) requires the Profinet IO Devices are S2 type. The ‘S’ denotes that the IO Device has single network support. The ‘2’ denotes that the network supports two connections as a set. Each of these connections will be established by each of the two Profinet Controllers.

Solution

Siemens Profinet Gsdml Files

Profinet gsd files siemensThe GSDML file provides information about the Profinet IO Device. With the GSDML file, it can be confirmed if the IO Device can be used in PNSR by one of two options:
  1. A GSDML file of version 2.3 or higher is required in order to configure the device to be redundantly controlled
  2. (using PME) Once the IO Device has been configured as IO Device in a Controller:
    • Double click on the Device in Navigator
    • Select GSDML details tab
    • Following properties can be saw:
Device Type: S2