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fix(plc4j/profinet): Updated documentation around the ip address usage
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src/site/asciidoc/users/protocols/profinet.adoc

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An example of this connection string would be:-
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Where the {ip-address}, unlike other PLC4X driver, uses the local IP address of the network interface you would like to bind to.
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This allows us to connect to multiple devices at once via the devices parameter.
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An example of this connection string which has two devices test-device-1 and test-device-2, connected on the localhost interface would be:-
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=== Some useful tips
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The GSD file contains all the information of what the addresses will end up being. The easiest approach is to use the browsing
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function of the Profinet driver to return a list of all available tags. Then only the address of interest can be selected.
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Although the GSD file contains all the information needed to configure which data will be available from a device.
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The easiest approach is to use the browsing function of the Profinet driver to return a list of all available tags.
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Then only the addresses of interest can be selected.
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