GE IC695PNC001 User Manual page 41

Basic Configuration Steps
The basic configuration steps, described in this chapter, are:
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In the hardware configuration, add a PNC to the RX3i main rack. This automatically creates a
LAN for the PNC.
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Configure the parameters of the PNC itself.
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Select the PNC and add IO-Devices to its LAN. These IO-Devices can be VersaMax PNS
modules or third-party IO-Devices. Third-party IO-Devices and VersaMax PNS modules use
GSDML files to describe their capabilities. Proficy Machine Edition imports these GSDML files
and incorporates the devices into the configuration.
Configure the parameters of the VersaMax PNS modules and third-party IO-Devices.
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Configure the communications properties of the PNC, VersaMax PNS modules, and third-party
IO-Devices in the Machine Edition Inspector pane.
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Add VersaMax modules to the VersaMax PNS remote nodes.
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Configure the parameters of the VersaMax modules and third-party sub-modules in the remote
nodes.
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When the configuration is ready, use the Discovery and Configuration Protocol (DCP) tool in
Machine Edition to assign a name to each IO-Device so the PNC can connect to the devices and
deliver their configuration.
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Store the configuration data from the programmer to the RX3i CPU.
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