Certification in Advanced Mode
In advanced mode (Network PROFINET IO Object (0Eh) is used), the most important thing is to use a Device Access Point (DAP) that conform to PROFINET IO Specification v2.0 or later (DAP2). From specification version 2.0 it is possible to describe the physical Ethernet interface and its ports (PDEV, or Physical Device) with a special mechanism. This is done with special submodules at slot 0 (the module at slot 0 is the access point for the device). HMS recommends following the flow below for setting up a DAP2.
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The figure shows how to set up a PROFINET compatible DAP. Please note that for some commands only the relevant parameters are shown.
Please note that the values of “SubModIdent” in the above flowchart are the values of the example HMS GSD file. They can be changed if necessary, but there is no real need for it, the important thing is that it matches the GSD file. To be able to pass the PROFINET conformance test a “DAP2” is mandatory.