
FT-11(D) Technical Manual, Rev. 1.35 November 2010
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8.5. ProfiNet Option (for FT-11 only)
Indicators which are equipped with the ProfiNet option can be connected to a PLC bus as described below.
Weight data update rate: 40 ms Response time on entries: 5 ms to 25 ms
8.5.1. Electrical Connections
ProfiNet Interface:
1. Network Status LED
2. Module Status LED
3. Link/Activity LED
4. Ethernet Connector (100 Mbit/s, full-duplex)
MS Module Status LED
LED State Description Comment
Off No power or not initialized No power or ProfiNet module is in initialization state
Green Initialized
Green, 1 flash Initialized, diagnostic event(s) present Diagnostic is active
Green, 2 flashes Blink
Used by engineering tools to identify the node on the
network
Red Exception error There is an exception error
Red, 1 flash Configuration error Check EDS configuration
Red, 2 flashes IP address error IP address not set
Red, 3 flashes Station name error Station name not set
Red, 4 flashes Internal module error Re-energize the instrument. If seen again, change module
LINK/Activity LED
LED State Description Comment
Off No Link No link, no communication present
Green Link Ethernet link established, no communication present
Green, flickering Activity Ethernet link established, communication present
NS Network Status LED
LED State Description Comment
Off Not online /No power Check power and cable
Green On-line (RUN) -
Green, flashing On-line (STOP) -
8.5.2. Setup
[0--] Interface Block
[03-] ProfiNet
[036 X ] Data Format
0 : Signed 32 bit integer 1 : Signed 32 bit floating point
There are 7 setup parameters for ProfiNet network:
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol automates network parameters if it is enabled. Default is
‘Disable’.
IP Address
If DHCP is disabled, define IP address manually. Default is ‘192.168.16.250’
Subnet Mask
If DHCP is disabled, define subnet mask manually. Default is ‘255.255.255.0’.
Gateway
If DHCP is disabled, define default gateway manually. Default is ‘192.168.16.254’.
Primary DNS
If DHCP is disabled, define primary DNS manually. Default is ‘208.67.222.222’.
Secondary DNS
If DHCP is disabled, define secondary DNS manually. Default is ‘208.67.220.220’.
Host Name
Enter a unique host name to the instrument. Default is ‘ ’
The ProfiNet communication will be configured by the EtherX PC software. EtherX can be installed from the
Flintec Product CD-ROM. The EDS file is available on a CD which is supplied together with the instrument.
After the setup of these parameters and the hardware connection as described above, the data interface can be
used as described in Appendix 5.
Important hint: During the setup the ProfiNet output (weight value and status bits) will not be updated.
8.5.3. Data Structure
See Appendix 5.
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