Commissioning
6.6 Initial setup
FC410 with Modbus
Operating Instructions, 02/2016, A5E33120874-AC
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Deactivating buffers for RS 485 com port
This deactivation is required to align SIMATIC PDM with the Modbus modem for Windows
®
operating systems.
Note
Support for Windows operating systems can be found here:
support.automation.siemens.com (
http://support.automation.siemens.com
1.
Click
Start → Control Panel
to begin configuration.
2.
Click on Hardware and Sound and then on Device Manager.
3.
Open Ports folder and double-click the COM Port used by the system to open the
Communications Port Properties window.
4.
Select the Port Settings tab and click the Advanced button.
5.
If the Use FIFO buffers check box is deselected, click to select.
6.
Set Receiver Buffer and Transmitter Buffer to Low (1).
7.
Click OK to close out. Close all screens and then reboot.
Updating the Electronic Device Description (EDD)
You can locate the EDD in the SIMATIC PDM Device Library under
Devices → Modbus →
Sensors → Flow → Coriolis → Siemens AG → SITRANS FC410
. Check the product page of
our website at: www.siemens.com/FC410, under Downloads, to make sure you have the
latest version of SIMATIC PDM, the most recent Service Pack (SP) and the most recent hot
fix (HF).
Installing a new EDD:
1.
Download the EDD from the product page of our website at: www.siemens.com/FC410
and save the files to your computer.
2.
Extract the zipped file to an easily accessed location.
3.
Launch the SIMATIC PDM Device Integration Manager, browse to the unzipped EDD file
and select it.