3.7.4.4
Device master file (GSD)
The device can be configured for the respective application via a PROFIBUS configura‐
tion program. You will need the device master file (GSD) to do so.
The GSD file can be downloaded at
A device master file contains a description of the properties of a PROFIBUS device, e.g.,
the data transmission rate supported by the device or the digital information the PLC
receives from the device and the format of this information.
The GSD file also includes bitmap files. The status of the PROFIBUS device is visualized
using these files.
The device master file as well as the respective bitmaps are required for projecting of
a PROFIBUS-DP network. Every device receives an ID number from the PROFIBUS user
organization (PNO). The name of the device master file is derived from this.
Name of the device
ID no.
GSD
Bitmaps
DT1000/DL1000
10FD (hex)
SICK10FD.gsd
SICK10FD.bmp
3.7.4.5
Module for cyclical data transmission
The device is a so-called “modular PROFIBUS slave”. The composition of the transmit‐
ted and received data structure of a modular slave is variable and consists of several
individual modules.
The modules can be selected user-defined taking into account the following condi‐
tions:
•
Maximum total length of the parameter data: 200 bytes
•
Maximum total length of the process data: 32 bytes of input and output data
The modules allow flexible adaptation of the device for the various control tasks. The
individual modules with their respective properties are described in the GSD file.
3.7.4.6
Module types and module naming
The device offers the following module types:
Module type
Description
Input modules
Input modules transmit process data to the master. Input
modules can contain configuration data as an option.
Input and output modules
Input and output modules can transmit values to the master
as well as receive values.
Setup modules
Setup modules contain only configuration data. Setup mod‐
ules cannot transfer any process data to the master or
receive process data from the master.
Module naming scheme:
•
<module number>-<description>/<signature>
•
for combined modules: <module number>-<description>/<signature>,<descrip‐
tion>/<signature>,...
Component
Description
<description>
The module description are read from the left to the right and
indicate the values transported by the module without any gap. A
value further to the left is transmitted before a value further to the
right. Input and output values count independently of each other.
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