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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.
Note: The Select New Module list of modules is determined by the .GSD for the slave type. Each type
of slave may have a different list of modules.
6. Select a module and click OK . The module is added to the Modules list in the Slave Properties
dialog box. Add additional modules as required for your system. The following figure shows
the
Modules tab after several modules have been added.