[PL700] PL700 as PROFINET device: how to generate GSDML file

[Pixsys tecnico 1]

If the PL700 is used as a PROFINET device, the GSDML file from the Codesys environment will need to be generated for use with the TiAPortal software.

First of all, you need to configure your Codesys PLC project correctly:
- right-click on the PLC and select "add device"
- add an "Ethernet adapter Ethernet" device

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- right-click on the "Ethernet" device and select "add device"
- add a device of type "PROFINET IO PROFINET IO Device CODESYS PROFINET Device"

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Now create your own PLC IO mapping, compile and save the project.

To export the GSDML file from Codesys, proceed as follows:
- go to the "Device repository" menu
- select the device "PROFINET IO PROFINET IO Device CODESYS PROFINET Device"
- press the "Export" button

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Verrà generato un file .zip che contiene il device descriptor di Codesys ed un file generico .xml compatibile con lo standard GSDML.
Questo file è modificabile con un editor XML o un editor specifico per file GSDML in modo da renderlo specifico per le risorse I/O del proprio progetto PL700 Codesys.