User`s guide
Industrial Protocols PROFINET I/O
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Save and Load the Project into the PLC
Click the icon (in red box) to download project configuration to the PLC.
After the project is configured, SIMATIC STEP 7 will load all information required for data exchange to the I/O
Controller (PLC), including the IP addresses of the connected I/O devices.
Monitoring the Switch
Monitor PROFINET I/O Cyclic Data
MOXA switches provide PROFINET I/O cyclic data for real-time monitoring. In side bar you can see Device
data and Port data.
Use Drag & Drop to pull the Device data onto slot 1. Right-click on slot 1, then select Monitor/Modify.
Use Monitor to check the input data value. In this dialog, you can see the status value of each address.
Please refer to the PROFINET Cyclic I/O data table in Chapter 5.1 to see the meaning of each bit. For