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GSD and I/O Module Setting
GSD (Electronic data sheet of a device) files contain and describe the functions and
characteristics of PROFIBUS devices. The abbreviation GSD means Generic Station
Description (Device Base Files). All the available GSD files together form the device
database.
When Proficy machine edition/ configuration tool is started, the system configurator
automatically retrieves all the GSD files stored in the GSD directory.
The device names are placed into an internal list. During the configuration, the device-
specific data is retrieved directly from the GSD files.
If a DP Slave device does not appear in the selection list, a corresponding GSD file can
be added as shown below:
Right click on the GEIP profibus master and choo
se “add slave”, a pop up indo ill
open showing the available slave modules.
Figure 29: Adding slave modules
Choose the desired slave device or choose “Have Disk” to add other slave devices. No
click on “Toolchest”, choose “Profibus Devices”, select the desired net ork adapter and
hit F1 to see the contents of the GSD file. For latest GSD file, please visit GE-IP support
site.