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6.7 PROFINET IO interface
The PROFINET interface provides a cyclical process image, which can be freely assembled by the user.
6.7.1 General stations description file (GSD)
The GSD file describes the functionality available via the PROFINET interface of the device. During
system design by means of a configuration tool (e.g. TIA or Simatic Step 7 of Siemens) the GSD file
serves to implement devices with a minimum effort.
The description language of the GSD file for PROFINET is GSDML (Generic Station Description Markup
Language), thus a language independent XML format. Sources for the download of the GSDML file of the
device are:
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USB stick with software and documentation, no.156‘027 (optional)
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The website of the device itself:
Before a device can be used in a project, the associated GSD file must be imported in the configuration
tool (e.g. TIA Portal).