To make the testing environment as real as possible I bought that Intel Ethernet card. Actually this was pretty good solution, as this ethernet cards cost around €20-25, which is not too bad. 

The only problem is, I cannot use this on a laptop on the field - but ok - I do most of the test stuff in the office anyway. 

This package might be useful, however changing all T-blocks just for tests and then back might get annoying in a while. However, I might try it anyway :-)

Could you please describe a little bit more your final solution to this? I'm really interested in having a solution based on WinAC RTX and virtual machines to test our control code in simulation.

Thanks in advance,

Could you please let us know your current implementation? It would be very useful for all of us.

Thanks

I didn't virtualize it in the end. I am using WinAC natively on one PC with a supported Intel ethernet card. We use it only to test profinet communication with different devices. Regarding the price of the WinAC license, the intel ethernet card is for free!

Anything else can be pretty much tested in PLCSIM. 

If you really need it virtual, I would try that proposition above with IP driver v2. However, I am not sure if the profinet communication will work this way...

Rgds,

Jure