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Chapter 3 Configuration
The RX3i GCG001 Genius Gateway receives its configuration via its connected PROFINET I/O Controller
(PROFINET Controller). The PROFINET Controller, in turn, is configured by a PROFINET I/O configuration tool.
This tool will require a GSDML file for the GCG001 Genius Gateway. The RX3i GCG001 GSDML can be obtained
from GE's Automation and Controls support website, http://www.geautomation.com, using GCG001 as your
search term. For subsequent use, import the RX3i GCG001 GSDML file into the Tool Chest of Proficy Machine
Edition.
3.1 Configuration Tools
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PACSystems RX3i CPU Firmware 8.00 or later.
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Proficy Machine Edition (PME) configuration and programming software, version 8.0 or later.
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Serial or Ethernet cable for connecting the computer hosting PME to the RX3i CPU.
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General Station Description Markup Language (GSDML) file for the GCG001, available from GE's
Automation and Controls support website, http://www.geautomation.com.
3.2 Configuration Overview
GCG001 in Simplex Genius Bus Configuration
The steps involved in configuring a GCG001 Genius Gateway are as follows:
1.
If you haven't already done so, use PME to add a PROFINET IO-Controller (IC695PNC001) to the
Hardware Configuration (HWC) of the target control system.
2.
Select the PNC001 in the Navigator window, then browse the module and the Local Area
Network (LAN) configuration in the Inspector window, changing parameters as necessary for
your system. Note that the GCG001 will operate at 100Mbps, and will cause the Network Speed to
be auto-negotiated to this speed.
3.
Right-click the PNC001, then select Add IO-Device to add the GCG001 as a connected device on
the PROFINET LAN. In the PROFINET Device Catalog dialog that subsequently appears, select
Have GSDML..., then browse to the location on your computer where the file is located, select it,
and Open. As mentioned above, the GSDML can be conveniently stored in the PME Tool Chest.
4.
Use PROFINET/DCP tool in PME to assign a name to the GCG001 Gateway so that the PROFINET
Controller can connect to it and send its configuration. To do this, right-click the PNC001, then
select Launch Discovery Tool GCG001.The tool will appear in a new InfoViewer tab entitled
PROFINET DCP – Direct Connection (see Figure 12).
Note:
This tool can also be activated from the Utilities tab in the Navigation pane by selecting
PROFINET DCP.
5.
With the GCG001 connected to the PNC001 via Ethernet cables, and both the RX3i rack and the
GCG001 powered up, select Refresh Device List. Find the GCG001 in the list. If its Device Name
does not match the Device Name configured on the PNC001, select the GCG001, then select Edit
Device, change the Device Name, then Exit.
6.
GeniusGateway... appears in the Device Catalog tree. Select GeniusGateway, then OK.
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