SD750
POWER ELECTRONICS
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ETHERNET/IP PROTOCOL
EDS (Electronic Data Sheet) file
An EDS is a simple ASCII text file that can be generated on any ASCII editor. The CIP specification
lays down a set of rules for the overall design and syntax of an EDS which makes configuration of
devices much easier. The main purpose of the EDS is to give information on several aspects of the
device's capabilities, the most important ones being the I/O Connections it supports and what
parameters for visualization or configuration exist within the device.
The EDS file is structured into sections, each of which starts with a section name in square brackets []:
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[Device]:
Is equivalent to the Identity Object information and is used to match an EDS to a
section.
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[Device Classification]:
Describes what network the device can be connected to.
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[Params]:
Identifies all configuration parameters in the device.
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[Assembly]:
Describes the structure of data items.
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[Connection Manager]:
Describes connections supported by the device.
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[Capacity]:
Specifies the communication capacity of Ethernet/IP devices.