Step 2: Selecting the configuration type

INFORMATION

At this point, you decide whether the ECC-DFC fieldbus controllers will be configured and operated in "standard configuration" or in "full PLC configuration".

Select one of the two configuration types. The properties of the configuration types are explained below.

"standard configuration":

• Simple configuration and auto configuration with the help of the ECShell engineering software
• PROFINET device names and IP addresses are defined permanently beforehand and are not freely configurable. See the chapter Startup for further information.

"full PLC configuration":

• Thanks to assembly parameters, the configuration of the ECC-DFC fieldbus controller is defined and performed entirely in the higher-level PLC. The ECShell engineering software is not necessary.
• The PROFINET device name and the IP addresses can be selected freely in accordance with the PROFINET guidelines.
• Topology detection, neighborhood detection with LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol).