Weidmuller SAI Active Universal Pro Series, Manual

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Commissioning the PROFIBUS-DP
6.1 The device database file
(GSD) and bitmap files
GSD files (device database files)
GSD files are the electronic data sheets of a device
that provide a PROFIBUS master with straightfor-
ward information about the characteristics of the
PROFIBUS DP field device.
Including other information, these files describe:
•
The supported transmission rates
•
The length of the input and output data to be ex-
changed
•
The meaning of the diagnostics parameters and
the application parameters
•
The field device type
•
The supported services
The files are made available with the file extension
gsd.
The following data is valid for the SAI-AU M12 PB
GW 16DI PROFIBUS gateway:
ID number: 0A74
Bitmap files
Symbols are made available for display in the hard-
ware configurator. The name of the bitmap file for
normal operations is WIAUPRON.DIB. The name of
the bitmap file for diagnostics is WI-AUPROS.DIB.
WIAUPRON.DIB WIAUPROS.DIB
Figure 60 Bitmaps for hardware configurator
NOTE
How the GSD and bitmap files are used
and their memory location depends on
the configuration tool being used.
Hardware configuration is explained below, based
on an example using the programming software Si-
matic
®
Step7.
®
Registered trademark of Siemens AG
6.2 Copy the GSD files to the
local directory
The GSD files are available for downloading free of
charge from Weidmueller’s homepage,
http://www.weidmueller.com/54266/Downloads/Soft
ware/SAI-Active-Data/cw_index.aspx?newsid=
The memory location of the GSD files is determined
by the installation routine of the Step7 programme.
Usually, this is below the installation directory
\Step7\S7DATA\GSD.
The necessary bitmap files are copied into the
\Step7\S7DATA\NSBMP directory.
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