User Manual
Section 8
GFK-2958L
May 2021
Commissioning
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Name
The name assigned to the slave. You can edit the name or use the default
name. The name appears in the title bar of the dialog box (in the figure above,
the default name is Station 1.
Station
The address of the slave on a PROFIBUS DP network. The slave is defaulted to
the next highest available address.
Description
An optional description for the slave device. The Inspector displays a
maximum of 254 characters. However, more than 254 characters can be
entered in the dialog box.
Vendor
The manufacturer of the slave device, from the GSD file. This is a read-only
field
Device ID
The ID of the PROFIBUS device. This is a read-only field.
Model
The model of the slave device. This is a read-only field.
Hardware Rev.
The hardware revision of the device, from the GSD file. This is a read-only field.
Class
The class of the slave device. This is a read-only field.
Software Rev.
The software revision of the device, from the GSD file. This is a read-only field.
4.
Enter Name, Description and Station if desired.
5.
To add modules to the slave, select the Modules tab and click Add. The Select New
Module dialog box displays.
Note:
To add the slave to the configuration, you must configure at least one module.
