# Robot as Profinet controller?

**URL:** https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/robot-as-profinet-controller/685
**Category:** Robot Communication
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/robot-as-profinet-controller/685 "2017-04-19T11:35:11Z")
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### Author: ![anon33922132](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@anon33922132](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon33922132)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/robot-as-profinet-controller/685/1 "2017-04-19T11:35:11Z")

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Which roles does the Profinet interface on the robot support?

The guide and configuration page only shows the robot as a Profinet Device.

Is it also able to function as a Profinet Controller? And how do I set this up?

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### Author: ![jbm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/jbm/32/614_2.png) [@jbm](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jbm)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/robot-as-profinet-controller/685/2 "2017-04-20T15:20:03Z")

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The robot only generically works as a PROFINET Device.

However setting it up to work as a controller, could be a potential URCap you (or someone else) to develop 🙂