Siemens SIMATIC ET 200S - Integrating the Device Database File in Your Configuration Software

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ET 200S Distributed I/O System
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GSD file
You configure the ET 200S distributed I/O system using the device database file
(*.GSD file). The ET 200S is added to your system as an I/O device with this file.
You can download the *.GSD file in either of the following ways:
• From the Internet at http://www.ad.siemens.de/csi_e/gsd
The following device database file is available for the IM151-3 PN:
• GSDML-V1.0-Siemens-ET200S-”date in yyyymmdd format”.xml
Integrating the device database file in your configuration software
Table 6-24 below describes how you integrate the device database file in
SIMATIC S7.
Table 6-24 Integrating the device database file in your configuration software
Step
STEP 7 as of V5.0, ServicePack 1
1 Start STEP 7, and call the Options " Install New *.GSD Files menu command
from HW Config.
2 From the next dialog box, select the GSD file you want to install and confirm with
OK.
Result: The IO device is displayed in the hardware catalog in the PROFINET IO
directory.
3 Configure the ET 200S using STEP 7 (refer to the help system in STEP 7).