Device parameters
The device describing parameters are relevant for the Scanner, as it uses this
information to verify the real existing device against the configured device. In case
there is a mismatch the operation of this device is not started.
Such information is:
• vendorIdentifier, in the EDS file called “VendCode” is an ODVA® assigned
number to the manufacturer of this device
• productType, in the EDS file called “ProdType” is a standardized number
identifying the type of the device
• productCode, the “ProdCode” called number identifies this product together
with its type and vendor ID.
• revisionMajor, the major revision number, together with the minor revision
number serves the purpose of compatibility check
• revisionMinor, as above serves the minor revision number the purpose of a
compatibility check.
They can be found at the section [Device] as shown in the below figure.
Figure 4-4: EDS file [Device] section
For the application example the transfer into the configuration inside the
EnetIoSystem data block looks like this:
Figure 4-5: [Device] section parameters
Further parameters are taken from different other sections of the EDS file.
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