p-net Profinet device stack =========================== Web resources ------------- * Source repository: [https://github.com/rtlabs-com/p-net](https://github.com/rtlabs-com/p-net) * Documentation: [https://rt-labs.com/docs/p-net](https://rt-labs.com/docs/p-net) * Continuous integration: [https://travis-ci.com/rtlabs-com/p-net](https://travis-ci.com/rtlabs-com/p-net) * RT-Labs: [https://rt-labs.com](https://rt-labs.com) [](https://travis-ci.com/rtlabs-com/p-net) p-net ----- Profinet device stack implementation. Key features: * Profinet v2.4 * Conformance Class A and B * Real Time Class 1 * Easy to use * Extensive documentation and instructions on how to get started. * Build and run sample application on Raspberry Pi in 30 minutes. * Portable * Written in C. * Linux, RTOS or bare metal. * Sources for supported port layers provided. The RT-Labs Profinet stack p-net is used for Profinet device implementations. It is easy to use and provides a small footprint. It is especially well suited for embedded systems where resources are limited and efficiency is crucial. The stack is supplied with full sources including porting layers and a sample application. Also C++ (any version) is supported for application development. The main requirement on the platform is that it can send and receive raw Ethernet Layer 2 frames. Features: * TCP/IP * RT (real-time) * Address resolution * Parameterization * Process IO data exchange * Alarm handling * Configurable number of modules and sub-modules * Bare-metal or OS * Porting layer provided * Supports I&M0 - I&M4. The I&M data is supported for the device, but not for individual modules. Limitations or not yet implemented: * Only a single Ethernet port (no media redundancy) * No startup mode legacy * No support for RT_CLASS_UDP * No support for DHCP * No fast start-up * No MC multicast device-to-device * No iPar (parameter server) support * No support for time synchronization * No UDP frames at alarm (just the default alarm mechanism is implemented) This software is dual-licensed, with GPL version 3 and a commercial license. See LICENSE.md for more details. Requirements ------------ The platform must be able to send and receive raw Ethernet Layer 2 frames, and the Ethernet driver must be able to handle full size frames. It should also avoid copying data, for performance reasons. * cmake 3.14 or later For Linux: * gcc 4.6 or later * See the "Real-time properties of Linux" page in the documentation on how to improve Linux timing For rt-kernel: * Workbench 2020.1 or later An example of microcontroller we have been using is the Infineon XMC4800, which has an ARM Cortex-M4 running at 144 MHz, with 2 MB Flash and 352 kB RAM. It runs rt-kernel, and we have tested it with 9 Profinet slots each having 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs (one bit each). The values are sent and received each millisecond (PLC watchdog setting 3 ms). Dependencies ------------ The p-net stack contains no third party components. Its external dependencies are: * C-library * An operating system (if used) Tools used for building and documentation (not shipped in the resulting binaries): * cmake (BSD 3-clause License) * Sphinx (BSD license) Contributions -------------- Contributions are welcome. If you want to contribute you will need to sign a Contributor License Agreement and send it to us either by e-mail or by physical mail. More information is available on [https://rt-labs.com/contribution](https://rt-labs.com/contribution).