Обзор

BANYnet is a tool based on Microsoft Windows for documentation, monitoring, diagnostics, recording and analysis of Ethernet and PROFIBUS networks.

• Management of all IP and MAC addresses in the network
• Generation of a network overview map
• Automatic scanning of network
• Monitoring of network nodes for "Failure", "Newly added", "Not registered"
• Reading out of data, message frame types and error statistics from the network components
• Display of bus load
• Recording of message frame traffic
• Recording of PROFINET communication
• Recording of PROFIBUS communication
• Comprehensive trigger, filter and sorting functions

BANYnet plant configuration

Область применения

The functionality for this is distributed as follows between five independent program modules:

• The Plant Manager of BANYnet Ethernet offers valuable support toward configuration of your plant through management of IP and MAC addresses, automatic generation of the plant display, and import and export functions.
• The Observer scans the network using various protocols, and displays safety-related changes in the network topology both in an overview and in a hierarchy.
• The Plant Diagnostics reads the configuration data as well as comprehensive message frame type and error statistics from the SNMP-capable network components, and provides information to assist searching for errors in the Ethernet network. Data such as bus load or lifelist are evaluated and displayed online.
• The Bus Analysis records the message frame traffic on one or more Ethernet buses synchronously, and interprets the message frames throughout all levels, including SIMATIC S7/PCS 7 and PROFINET. Comprehensive trigger, filter and sorting functions allow fast localization of errors.
• The Profibus Scope records the message frame traffic of a PROFIBUS network using a CP 5512, and interprets the message frames accordingly. Comprehensive trigger, filter and sorting functions allow fast localization of errors.

Особенности

• Continuously updated overview of the configured network (number/type of components)
• Permanent bus load display ensures sufficient performance in the network
• Fast localization of errors in network components
• Network optimization through statistics on type and length of message frame, cycle time, etc.

Функции

The Plant Manager is used to configure the database of the BANYnet project. All information required is created in data structures. An import/export function allows data exchange with other programs. A user-friendly plant overview is automatically generated from the data structures. The Plant Manager can therefore be used for both documentation and configuration of Ethernet networks. Tables provide detailed information on the properties of the nodes. Furthermore, any type of information can be assigned to the individual nodes for documentation purposes.

The Plant Diagnostics scans the system data of SNMP-capable network nodes (e.g. switches, PCs), and thus provides information on the configured nodes. The bus load display of the individual ports (numeric or graphic) and the list of nodes provide great assistance in locating errors in the Ethernet network.

Statistics functions provide information on the number of individual message frame types (packet lengths, message frame types, error types, etc.). The events (traps) sent by the switch can be displayed in a list.

Parameterization of the SCALANCE X and OSM/ESM Industrial Ethernet switches is supported in addition, e.g. IP address, port configuration or firmware update.

The Bus Analysis allows user-friendly analysis of recorded files (import/export of Netmon or Sniffer files is also possible) over several interfaces simultaneously (e.g. for redundancy analyses) by means of the integral BANYmon. Errors can be rapidly located using predefined or user-generated filter and sorting functions. When one of the listed message frames is clicked, the associated detailed information is output. SIMATIC S5/S7/PCS 7-specific message frames are interpreted and displayed according to their type (e.g. redundant message frames, alarm-8 message frames, etc.).

When using a CP 1616, PROFINET data traffic can be recorded without time losses and with complete message frame interpretation.

The Observer permits user-friendly and reliable dynamic monitoring of your network. The actual state is compared with the project created in the Plant Manager, and changes are displayed immediately. In order to locate events such as errors or the penetration of unknown nodes, it is possible to graphically trace the network hierarchy back to the source. In addition, these events are saved in log files for later analysis and documentation.

Furthermore, the scanned data can be imported into the project and updated supplementary to the Plant Manager.

The PROFIBUS Scope permits recording, saving and user-friendly analysis of bus events. It supports all baud rates from 9.6 Kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s, and determines these automatically. The recording can be carried out in a linear buffer or a cyclic buffer of selectable size. Long-term recording is possible in this manner. The start and end of recording can be automated using triggers. The data quantities can be reduced during the recording using predefined or user-created filter and sorting functions, and errors can be easily located by means of the subsequent analysis. When a listed message frame is clicked, its detailed information is output. The SIMATIC S7/PCS 7-specific message frames are interpreted and displayed depending on their type (e.g. redundant message frames, alarm-8 message frames, etc.). The following protocols are interpreted: DP, FDL, DPV1, DPV2, FMS and S7.

The BANYnet function for executing several recordings in parallel can be used for the redundancy analysis. BANYnet PROFIBUS is connected to the redundant bus segments for this purpose. Since the recorded message frames are assigned synchronous time stamps, the communication flow information can be easily compared. This allows fast and exact locating of redundancy problems.

Note:
The computer with the BANYnet PROFIBUS program package requires a CP 5512 (PC card) for the PROFIBUS connection.

Дальнейшая информация

Support:

SIEMENS AG
I&S IS E&C IT OOP 4

Contact:
Bernhard Kraft
Siemensallee 84
D-76187 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 (0) 721 595 4339
Fax: +49 (0) 721 595 5151
E-mail: bernhard.kraft@siemens.com