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== Profinet overview ==
== Profinet overview ==
First we start with an overview of the Profinet master and all Profinet
First we start with an overview of the Profinet master and all Profinet
devices that communicated with the master or each other. Open the web interface
devices that communicate with the master or each other. Open the web interface
with your browser and go to 'Application' -> 'Profinet Statistics'.
with a browser and go to 'Application' -> 'Profinet statistics'.


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On this page an overview of the whole Profinet communication is given. Here the
On this page, an overview of the entire Profinet communication is provided. Here,
communication was running at pretty constant 250 kbit/s and then stopped.
traffic was running at a constant 250 kbit/s and then it stopped.
You can immediately see alarms at around 14:11:53. Errors will be presented
You can see alarms at around 14:11:53. Errors will be presented in
the same way. A jitter graph with minimum, average and maximum values shows
the same way. A jitter graph with minimum, average and maximum values shows
you at a glance when there is a deviation in the timing of real-time frames. At
at a glance when there is a deviation in the timing of real-time frames.  
around the same time the alarms were sent, the jitter becomes bad drastically.
Around the same time the alarms were sent, the jitter signifcantly increases.


The PCAP button allows for capturing the whole Profinet related traffic.
The pcap button allows you to capture the entire Profinet-related traffic.


If you like to see what has happened in the same time at this network point,
If you wish to see what has happened at the same time at this network point,
zoom into a time frame with the mouse and then navigate to the dashboard. It
use the mouse to zoom into a time frame, then navigate to the dashboard. It
will show an overview of the complete traffic during this time interval. This helps to
will show an overview of the entire traffic during this time interval. This helps to
identify Profinet issues which are related to non-Profinet traffic like updates
identify Profinet issues which are related to non-Profinet traffic such as updates
or streams which can disturb a Profinet setup.
or streams which can disturb a Profinet setup.


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