Starting operation
Technical manual LioN-Link BusHead EtherNet/IP™
Release 1.1 04/2016
5.1 Electronic Data Sheet (EDS)
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5 Starting operation
5.1
Electronic Data Sheet (EDS)
An EDS file is required for the configuration of a module in the control system.
Download the EDS file from the Belden Web page, or request the EDS file
from the Support Team.
The website address for the download is:
http://www.beldensolutions.com/en/Service/download_center/
The EDS file is provided as an archive file named
EDS-V3.9-
LumbergAutomation-0940ESL611_yyyymmdd
.
yyyymmdd
stands for
the file output date (year|month|day).
Download this archive file and extract the EDS file with the same name.
Install the EDS file with the aid of your controller manufacturer's hardware
or network configuration tool.
After the installation, the modules are available in the hardware catalogs as
a "General Purpose Discrete I/O" device.
5.2
Reading the MAC addresses
Each module has an unique MAC address assigned by the manufacturer that
cannot be changed by the user. The MAC address is printed on the front of
the module.
