BusWorks Model XT1533-000
4 CH Current 4 CH Digital I/O w/USB & Profinet
Acromag, Inc. Tel: 248-295-0880
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http://www.acromag.com
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http://www.acromag.com
Profinet GSDML File
SIMATIC is an acronym for
SI
emens and Auto
MATIC
, and is a
registered trademark of Siemens
Corporation. It refers to an
automation system that they
developed for machine control.
Because every automation
system needs a program to
control a machine, you need
software to create a program.
Step7 is one version of SIMATIC
software used to create
automation programs. Step7
runs on your PC and can be used
to program Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLC).
For all Profinet devices, the process of network configuration is based on electronic
device datasheets (GSD files), required for each device, and provided by the device
manufacturer. These files define the electronics of the device, as well as its relevant
communication parameters.
During the setup phase of a Profinet network, a Profinet IO Controller must be
programmed with a special Profinet Configuration tool, such as Step7 from Siemens.
Profinet IO devices (like this module) are also configured using a Profinet
configuration tool which either acts as an IO Controller (like a Siemens PLC), or an IO
Supervisor (a Profinet programming device, PC w/software, or an HMI).
The IO Controller or Supervisor uses a type of GSD file similar to the GSD files of
Profibus devices, but XML based and containing more information than Profibus GSD
files. These files contain a complete electronic description of the device and all of its
relevant communication parameters.
GSDML (Generic Station Description Markup Language) refers to the file that
describes the implementation of a Profinet device to another device on a Profinet
network. It is a combinational acronym taken from its language XML (eXtensible
Markup Language) and its function GSD (General Station Description).
For this device, the file is
GSDML-V2.30-Acromag-XT1533-xxxxxxxx.xml
, where
xxxxxxxx = YYYYMMDD of the revision (YearMonthDay). V2.30 deals with the version
of the GSDML schematic that the file was based on.
