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5.1.4 Installing the display in TIA Portal V13
This section indicates the steps for the integration of the visualizer into the Profinet
network.
1.
Install the GSD/s of the Displays
In TIA Portal V13, click on the menu bar, the "
Options
" button and select "
Manage
device description files
" (The "
source path
" field must contain the directory where the
GSDs have been saved, to view them).
Mark the GSDs of the visualizers, which will be included in the project and press the
"
Install
" button. Wait for the installation process to complete and you can configure the
devices in the following steps.
1. Add the displays to the project
Press the "
Devices and networks
" button (1), then the drop-down list in the "
Hardware
catalog
" section, display "
Other field devices
" (2), select the "
serial
" module and in the
"
Version
" field (3) choose the GSD of the viewer that you want to include in the project. Drag
the serial module to the Network View window.
Fig. 7 Install the Device Description File (GSD)
Fig. 8 Add displays to your project
