SIMATIC PROFINET PROFINET with STEP 7 V13

Configuring PROFINET IO with IRT

Configuring PROFINET IO with IRT

Introduction
If you want to configure a PROFINET IO system with IRT, you have to configure the
PROFINET IO devices. These PROFINET devices must support IRT. Set which device acts
as the sync master and synchronizes the other devices. This is done by configuring a sync
domain with a sync master and at least one sync slave.

Requirement
There is an IO system with an IO controller and at least one IO device.

You have configured the topology for the IO system.

The devices support IRT.

Procedure
Proceed as follows to enable an existing IO system for the use of IRT:
1. Select the PROFINET interface of the IO controller.
2. In the Inspector window, navigate to "Advanced options > Real time settings > Synchronization".

Figure 1 IRT configuring sync master

3. Assign the IO controller the role of sync master under "Synchronization role".
4. Select the PROFINET interfaces of an associated IO device.

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5. In the Inspector window, navigate to "Advanced options > Real time settings > Synchronization".

Figure 2 IRT configuring sync slave

6. Activate the RT class "IRT". The IO device will then automatically be assigned the synchronization
role "sync slave".
7. You can check and correct your settings at any time using the "Domain settings" button.

Or
1. Highlight the PROFINET IO system in the network view.
2. Click on the PROFINET IO system.
3. Navigate to the device of the required sync domain in the Inspector window.

Figure 3 IRT configuring sync domain

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4. Enter all necessary settings in the tables:

Select an IO system.

Set the synchronization role "sync master" for the IO controller.

Set the RT class for the IO devices to "IRT". The IO devices will then automatically be assigned
the synchronization role "sync slave".

You can now load the configuration to the relevant devices with PROFINET IRT.

This document constitutes a free excerpt compiled by the user himself/herself from the documentation provided by Siemens for this product. Siemens disclaims
all liability for the completeness of this document. It shall only be used for the user's own internal purposes. It shall not be passed on to third parties. The complete
documentation can be found at:
/dokumentation/default.aspx?DocVersionId=73850691339&Language=en-US&TopicId=72235304075 2/16/2017