PROFINET Manual

In this chapter we list a selection of different tools which are required for a deeper analyses and understanding of the PROFINET IO system. on the market exist a lot of different products with different features and prices. The tools in this list are selected based on the usage and the availability for a reasonable price for teaching and testing devices.

We can differentiate the following applications:

•Display and Checking the GSD file: GSD Checker

•Simple but complete PROFINET System with Raspberry-Pi as Controller for CODESYS: CODESYS for Raspberry-Pi

•Basic functional tests and demonstrations for Siemens TIA and class B device: PROFINET Commander

•Complete PROFINET Tester for Device testing and certification: PROFINET Test Bundle

•Display and analysing Ethernet frames and its sequence: Wireshark