Operation Prosonic M - FOUNDATION Fieldbus
38 Endress+Hauser
5.8 Operation with a FOUNDATION Fieldbus
configuration program
5.8.1 FOUNDATION Fieldbus configuration programs
The user can obtain special configuration and operating programs offered by different manufacturers
for use in configuration. These can be used for configuring both the FOUNDATION Fieldbus
functions and all the device-specific parameters. The predefined function blocks allow uniform
access to all the network and fieldbus device data.
5.8.2 Device Description files
File names
You will need the following files for commissioning and network configuration:
• Device Description files: *.sym, *.ffo
These files describe the structure of the blocks and their parameters. They offer guided setups with
the help of menus and methods.
• Capability file: *.cff
This file enables offline configuration and describes the device capability in terms of
communication stack and function blocks.
The file names consist of the following parts:
• Device Revision (0C3)
1)
• DD Revision (0C4)
(use the most current version)
• CFF Revision (use the most current version)
Example:
• Device Revision (0C3) = 03
• DD Revision (0C4) = 01
• CFF Revision = 02
• -> files to be used: "0301.sym", "0301.ffo", "030102.cff"
Directory structure
The files are normally stored in the following directory structure:
• /452B48/1011/*.sym
*.ffo
*.cff
The directory names have the following meaning:
• 452B48: manufacturer ID of Endress+Hauser
• 1011: device ID of Prosonic M
1) "Device Revision" (0C3) and "DD Revision" (0C4) can be obtained through the display and operating module VU331. For details refer to section 5.2: "Operation
with the display and operating module VU331"
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