Monitored components Constraints and displayed information
PROFIBUS DP/PA standard
slaves (field devices integrated
via GSD)
● Failure monitoring
● Display of the electronic rating plate based on the PNO
specification
If data cannot be read from the components, the data (if existing)
from the project is displayed.
● Maintenance status "Good" and "Maintenance alarm"
PROFINET standard slaves
(field devices integrated using
GSDML)
● Failure monitoring
● Display of the electronic rating plate based on the PNO
specification
If data cannot be read from the components, the data (if existing)
from the project is displayed.
● Maintenance status "Good" and "Maintenance alarm"
HART field devices (integrated
via EDD into SIMATIC PCS 7
standard I/Os)
● Detailed device-specific/EDD-based diagnostics
● Display of electronic rating plate (based on specification of
HART Communication Fundation - HCF)
● Detailed error messages
● Detailed maintenance status
SIMATIC TIA objects
● Failure monitoring
● Display of the electronic rating plate based on the PNO
specification
If data cannot be read from the components, the data (if existing)
from the project is displayed.
● Maintenance status "Good" and "Maintenance alarm"
SIMATIC PCS 7 add-on objects
(field devices integrated via
EDD)
● Detailed device-specific/EDD-based diagnostics
● Display of the electronic rating plate based on the PNO
specification
If data cannot be read from the components, the data (if existing)
from the project is displayed.
● Detailed error messages
● Detailed maintenance status
What is monitored in the field devices area for SIMATIC PDM MS?
Monitored components Constraints and displayed information
Field devices
● PROFIBUS DP/PA field devices (integrated via EDD)
● PROFIBUS DP/PA Remote I/Os (integrated via EDD)
● Ethernet field devices (integrated via EDD)
● HART field devices (integrated via EDD)
● Wireless HART field devices (integrated via EDD)
● Modbus field devices (integrated via EDD)
Using the Maintenance Station
3.2 Components with diagnostics capability
Maintenance Station
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