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Operating Instructions
Chapter
6
Flexi Soft Gateways
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Fieldbus gateways
Step 1: Install the generic station description file (GSD file)
Before the FX0-GPRO can be used as device in the network configuration tool, e.g.
SIEMENS SIMATIC Manager, for the first time, the generic station description (GSD) of the
gateway must be installed into the hardware catalogue of the tool.
Download the GSD file and device icon from www.sick.com, on the FX0-GPRO product
page.
Follow the instructions in the online help or in the user manual of the PROFINET network
configuration tool for installing generic station description files.
Using the SIEMENS SIMATIC Manager — HW Config, the gateway then appears in the hard-
ware catalogue under >>
PROFIBUS DP
>
Additional Field Devices
>
Gateway
>
SICK
>
Flexi Soft
.
Step 2: Add the gateway to the project
In order to have the Flexi Soft system data available in the PLC process image, the gate-
way must be added to the hardware configuration first. The procedure associated with this
depends on the hardware configuration program of the PLC being used. On this topic,
please also read the documentation for the corresponding program.
The example below shows how to add the gateway to a SIEMENS SIMATIC Manager
project.
In the SIEMENS SIMATIC Hardware Manager, the gateway can be found in the hardware
catalogue under >>
PROFIBUS DP
>
Additional Field Devices
>
Gateway
>
SICK
>
Flexi Soft
.
Drag & drop the device into the PROFIBUS network. Example:
The universal module does not support any data exchange. Please select only Input/
Output Data Block 1-5.
Fig. 63: PROFIBUS DP gate-
way in the PROFIBUS HW
Config
Note