Appendix D – PROFINET Task Reference

UNFINISHED - TASKS NEED REVIEW

Task: Supply device information.
Location: Device Identity.
Details: GSDML file contains short textual device description. Task will be open if Device Information setting is empty.

Task: Set your PI-assigned Vendor ID.
Location: Device Identity.
Details: As a part of device description, Vendor ID is specified. This 16-bit integer number is assigned by PROFINET International. For new projects, Vendor ID setting is initialized with port'sown number (0x28c). You need to change this value for the task to be completed.

Task: Specify description for every module.
Location: Modules.
Details: For device description, each defined device module can contain short information text. This task checks presence of these texts, the lack of whose may suggest that the Module is not configured yet.

Task: Configure GSDML attributes: name of manufacturer and device
Location: GSDML.
Details: According to the GSDML specification, name of device description file has to be made of certain elements. These elements are configurable via GSDML configuration block. User shall change these settings so they represent his use case.