PRONETA Basic’s Network Analysis gives you a quick overview about which devices are installed in your PROFINET network, and how they are connected with each other. The Network Analysis also lets you view and change various network parameters of the devices, like IP addresses, device names etc.
Different networks can be compared with each other, and the devices can be configured automatically or manually.
The Configuration mode provides a semi-automatic mechanism to assign device names from a reference network to all or single devices in a physical network.
This provides a quick and reliable method to configure a large number of identical installations (such as a series of switching cabinets). The results can then be checked in the Comparison Mode.
The main screen is divided into:
A Topologies List (1)
One major (2) and two smaller (3) Graphical Views
A Device Table (4) with the devices stored in the selected topology
The smaller Graphical View is automatically opened when you click on one of the devices in the main Graphical View or the device tables. You can open it manually by clicking on the arrow symbols on the edge of the window.
Function Bar
The following functions are available in the function bar:
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Name |
Function |
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Add Topology File |
Adds a previously stored topology to the topologies list. |
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Match Devices |
Tries to find matches between devices in the reference network and in the physical network according to the Matching Criteria in Configuration Mode ; found matches are highlighted green. |
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Remove All Matchings |
Discards results from the last matching operation. |
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Assign Device Names |
Writes the device names from all devices in the reference network, for which a match was found, to the corresponding devices in the physical network. |
The last two commands have counterparts in the Device Context Menus. There they do not operate on all network devices, but only on the selected device.
Graphical View
The Graphical View is a graphical display of the PROFINET network. For details on its operation, see the Graphical View in the Online mode.
Device coloring indicates the device’s availability for configuration:
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Icon |
Color |
Meaning |
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Grayed out |
No match was found for this reference network device in the physical network. |
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Gray |
Matching has not yet been performed, or no unique match for this device was found for the reference network device in the physical network. |
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Green |
This device from the reference network has successfully been matched to a device in the physical network, or you have manually matched devices. |
Hovering the mouse pointer over a device will bring up Device Tooltips with basic information about that device.
Tool Bar
In the top section of the view, there is a tool bar with a number of function icons:
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Name |
Function |
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Zoom Selection |
Lets you draw a rectangle inside the Graphical View. Once you release the mouse button, the view will zoom to display the rectangle area. |
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Zoom Fit to Screen |
Zooms the view back so that all network devices fit inside the view. |
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Zoom Bar |
Zoom into the network or back by dragging the handle to the right or the left, respectively, or clicking on "-" or "+". (You can also zoom into and out of the Graphical View by placing the mouse over the view and using the scroll wheel.) |
Device Context Menu
By right-clicking on any device in a Graphical View or in the corresponding Device Table, you can bring up a context menu with various functions.
Not all menu entries are available for all devices with the actual entries depending on the state of the device and the Device Type.
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Icon |
Name |
Function |
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Assign Device Name |
Copies the name of the device from the reference topology to its match in the physical network. |
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Remove Matching |
Discards the results of the matching from the Graphical View. |
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Use as Starting Point in Graphical View |
Redraws the Graphical View with the chosen device in the upper left corner. |
Device Table
This table lists the devices existing in the selected reference network. Handling is similar to the Device Table Online mode, but all write operations are disabled.
Finding Matching Devices in Configuration Mode
In this mode, matching between devices is determined based on:
Device ID
Vendor ID
Connections between devices
Note that these processes fixed and differ from how characteristics are determined in Comparison Mode – see Set Comparison Criteria.
