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Case Profinet

This document provides an overview of configuring Profinet communication between a PLC and NX Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD). It describes mapping input and output signals between the PLC and MCD, and commissioning the communication in the TIA Portal, Station Manager, and MCD. Key steps include importing PLC tags into MCD, auto-mapping signals, downloading the PLC program, and compiling and importing the station configuration.

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Case Profinet

This document provides an overview of configuring Profinet communication between a PLC and NX Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD). It describes mapping input and output signals between the PLC and MCD, and commissioning the communication in the TIA Portal, Station Manager, and MCD. Key steps include importing PLC tags into MCD, auto-mapping signals, downloading the PLC program, and compiling and importing the station configuration.

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NX Mechatronics Concept Designer

External Communication – Profinet

Revision History
Rev. # Date of Name of person Description of Change
change making change
1.0 09/29/2018 MCD team Initial Version
2.0 02/13/2019 MCD team Add chapter "1.2How the application example works"
3.0

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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
The following documentation describes the structure, machine model generation and
commissioning of the hardware-in-the-loop solution for Profinet communication protocol.
The following diagram shows the overview of the communication.

Real CPU MCD

Note It is assumed that readers have knowledge about PLC setup and configuration, and operating
Mechatronics Concept Designer.

1.2 How the application example works


This application example provides you with a fully configured project. With Profinet
communication, MCD is used as an application in PC station. And connect PLC and PC
station with PROFINET.

When setting up the Profinet communication between PLC and MCD, you need configure
the transfer areas. Those are the I/O areas over which the I-device exchanges data with the
higher-level IO controller. Here the address in MCD External Signal Configuration is map to
IO controller. And the PLC Tag Address map to I-device.

MCD Input Signal

MCD Output Signal

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1.3 Principle of operation
The following figure shows the operating principle of the application example. It is possible
to execute the various programs on different computers or virtual machines (VM).

Hardware PC / VM

PLC IO MCD
Device
Signal Mapping Signal Adapter

PLC_Tag I/O Signal Ext_Signal MCD_Signal Parameter

Formula

1.4 Components used


This application example was created with the following hardware and software
components:
Component Quantity Note
PLC1500 1
STEP 7 Professional V14 1
SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 1
Mechatronics Concept Designer V1847 1
This application example comprises the following components:
Component File name Note
Documentation Case_Profinet.docx
PLCTags.xlsx
TIA Portal project Case_Profinet_PLC.zap14
MCD part Capture_angle.zip

2 Mounting and installation


2.1 Hardware configuration
The project example described in this application example is based on the network shown in
the following figure. It is possible to execute the various programs on same/different
computers or virtual machines (VM). The TIA Portal computer and MCD computer are
connected via the P1 port of the PLC hardware (Here we need switch the connection

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between TIA Portal computer and computer which runs the “SIMATIC NET PCStation” in
download project or run the example) .

PC / VM Hardware PC / VM

IO Controller

192.168.0.10 192.168.0.20

192.168.0.11

TIA Portal V15 PLC1500 NX MCD 1847

3 Commissioning and coupling


3.1 Configuration in TIA Portal
a) Start TIA Portal
b) Retrieve TIA project: Project –> Retrieve, select “Case_Profinet_PLC.zap14”

c) Download PLC program: In Project tree, select PLC_1, then click Download to device

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3.2 Configuration in Station Manager
a) In Project tree, select PC station, then click Compile

b) Start Station Configurator

c) Click Import Station, select PC station.xdb. (You can find PC station.xdb from TIA
project folder “.\Case_Profinet_PLC\XDB\PC station.xdb”)

3.2 Configuration in NX MCD


a) Start NX MCD
b) Open file “_capture_angle.prt”
c) Open External Signal Configuration dialog: Home -> Automation -> External Signal
Configuration

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- In Profinet page, click Import Tags Information, select file “PLCTags.xlsx”
- Click OK

Note: In this step, if initial connection failed, you should make sure
 PLC is connected to MCD computer/VM.
 Profinet Configuration is correct.
 Profinet is not initialized by another process.
d) Open signal mapping dialog:
- Type: Profinet
- UDP Servers: PROFINET(1)
- Click Do Auto Mapping, then signal mapping will be list under Mapped Signals list.

- Click OK.

3.3.4 Start MCD simulation


a) Start MCD simulation by click Play. The model start pick the box.

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