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2.6 Axioline E Device description file
An Axioline E device is intrated into a control system via a standardized device description
file. This is evaluated at runtime, thus enabling the Axioline E device to be operated with the
specific settings. Axioline E devices in the ETH (Modbus / TCP) network are excluded.
These do not require a device description file.
Device description file Network
GSDML
Generic Station Description
Markup Language
Axioline E.PROFINET devices are intrated language in-
dependent XML-based files (GSDML).
EDS
Electronic Data Sheet
Axioline E-EtherNet/IP ™ devices are intrated using
Electronic Data Sheets (EDS).
SDDML
Sercos Device Description
Markup Language
For Axioline E Sercos devices the intration is via
XML-based device description files (SDDML).
ESI
EtherCAT
®
Slave Information
Axioline E-EtherCAT® devices are intrated via
EtherCAT
®
Slave Information (ESI).
GSD
General Station Description
Axioline E PROFIBUS devices are intrated using device
description files (GSD).
You will find current device description files at the address
phoenixcontact.net/products
.