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Communication
This section describes the PROFINET IO messaging used in communication with the drive.
For detailed information on PROFINET IO communication, refer to PROFINET specification Application Layer protocol 
for decentralized periphery and distributed automation v2.0 available at www.profibus.com. 
Introduction to PROFINET IO
PROFINET IO is a fieldbus protocol that enables communication between programmable controllers and distributed field 
devices in Ethernet network. The protocol classifies devices into IO controllers, IO supervisors and IO devices, which 
have a specific collection of services. 
PROFINET IO uses three different communication channels to exchange data. The standard UDP/IP and TCP/IP channel 
is used for parameterization and configuration of devices and for acyclic operations. The Real Time (RT) channel is used 
for cyclic data transfer and alarms. The third channel, Isochronous Real Time (IRT) channel, is used e.g. in motion control 
applications (not implemented in SI-EP3/V). 
PROFINET IO devices are structured in slots and sub-slots, which can contain modules and sub-modules 
correspondingly. Devices can have almost any number of slots and sub-slots and they can be virtual or real. Device 
specific data is represented in slot 0, module and sub-module specific data in subsequent slots and sub-slots. 
One of the benefits of PROFINET IO is the diagnostics and alarm mechanism. Every module and sub-module provide 
alarm data to the IO controller using the cyclic channel. Diagnostic data can be read non-cyclically from the device by 
using record data. 
Properties and services of a PROFINET IO device are described in a file that is written in General Station Description 
Markup Language (GSDML). GSDML file describes the device specific modules and the method of assigning modules 
and sub-modules to predefined slots and sub-slots. 
PROFINET IO in SI-EP3/V
The decision to use either the PROFIdrive compatible control and status words or the Yaskawa-specific control and status 
words is done in a hardware configuration tool (customer supplied). The default value is the Yaskawa-specific format.
SI-EP3/V uses slots 0 and 1. Slot 0 does not have any sub-slots and the attached DAP module represents the device. Other 
functional modules and sub-modules described in the GSDML file can be assigned to slot 1 and its sub-slots. 
• Slot 0 = Device access point (DAP)
• Slot 1, sub-slot 1 = Standard telegram 1, Standard telegram 1 + 5 configurable inputs, outputs, Forty byte IO with 5 
configurable input, outputs
The services provided by the SI-EP3/V adapter can be defined using the F7- parameters in the drive or by using a 
configuration tool. To define the service using the F7- parameters, set the parameter to a value other than 0. 
If all F7- parameters are set to 0, the value from the configuration tool will be used.
The SI-EP3/V adapter provides the following services:
• Cyclic messaging in PROFIdrive compatible or Yaskawa-specific mode
• Acyclic parameter access mechanism
• Identification & Maintenance functions (I&M0)
• PROFIdrive parameters
• Diagnostic and alarm mechanism
• Fault buffer mechanism
