MINI RECEIVER WITH FIELD BUS
USER MANUAL
5-1
5. SETTING THE MASTER
5.1 GSD OR EDS FILE
Once the slave device, in this case the TUNNER receiver, has been configured and is ready to
operate, it is necessary to configure the device within the network. To do this, a GSD file, used by
Profibus and Profinet, is supplied with the equipment or an EDS file is provided for the other bus
types, which contain the parameterization data of the equipment for communication within the
network.
The available files are:
Profibus:
itowa_01.gsd
Profinet:
GSDML-V2.3-ITOWA-ABICPRT-20170612.xml
CANopen:
EDS_ITOWA_COP_V_1_00.eds
DeviceNET: ITOWA000.eds
EtherNET/IP: EDS_ITOWA_EIP_V_3_0.eds
Modbus-TCP: EDS_ITOWA_EIP_V_3_0.eds
These files must be imported from the configuration interface of the master bus device to identify the
equipment and configure their properties. In this way the equipment is registered in the network and
the master can communicate with him.
5.2 DATA SETTING
Once the device parameters are loaded on the control interface of the master device, the inputs and
outputs of the master are configured according to the specifications of the frame allocation document
that is provided with the equipment.
When importing the GDS or EDS file into the configuration application, the device is incorporated into
the network and depending on the data to be used, the required input or output bytes are selected
from the configuration parameter catalogue.
For example to read 2 bytes in a Siemens S7 1200 PLC from an ITOWA device in a Profinet network,
the 2-byte block of input would be chosen in the Siemens TIA PORTAL configuration software. As
shown in Figure 10
