Configures a Sofing Profinet controller stack.

ProviewR has support for a Profinet stack from Softing (www.softing.com).
The Profinet stack is implemented as three Linux kernel modules. The stack
is configured by the current object and is placed below the $Node object.

See ProviewR documentation 'Guide to I/O System' for more information. See also
a Case Study in class help class ABB_ACS880_PnDevice

Note due to Softing licens requirements the NIC must have a specific macadress.

Example:

 auto eth1
 iface eth1 inet static
                 address 192.168.90.1
                 netmask 255.255.254.0
                 hwaddress ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

 where  xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx needs to be:

       AA:00:04:00:xx:14 where xx is 21-52 (hex, i.e. max 50 device available)

 See also an example 9 'Ethernet interface settings in file' /etc/network/interfaces
 in class ABB_ACS880_PnDevice.

• PnDevice
• PnModule
• ABB_ACS880_PnDevice

Description.

Defines your ethernet device (typically eth0/eth1).

Process that will run the Profinet i/o.

Plc-thread that will run the i/o.

Status of Profinet controller stack.