Commissioning 
  8.5 Commissioning PROFIBUS DP 
S7-300, CPU 31xC and CPU 31x: Installation 
Operating Instructions, Edition 08/2004, A5E00105492-05 
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8.5.3  Commissioning the CPU as DP Slave 
Requirements for commissioning 
•  The DP master is configured and programmed. 
•  If the MPI/DP interface of your CPU must be a DP interface, you must configure the 
interface as DP interface. 
•  Prior to commissioning, you must set the relevant parameters and configure the DP CPU 
for operation as DP slave. That is, in STEP 7 you must 
–  "power on" the CPU as DP slave, 
–  assign a PROFIBUS address to the CPU, 
–  assign a slave diagnostic address to the CPU, 
–  specify whether the DP master is an S7 DP master or another DP master, 
–  specify the address areas for data exchange with the DP master. 
•  All other DP slaves are programmed and configured. 
Reference 
Information on migration to a CPU 31xC, 312, 314, 315-2 DP, 317-2DP and 317-2 PN/DP 
can be found in the applicable section in the
 CPU Data 31xC and 31x Reference Manual
. 
GSD files 
If you are working on an IM 308-C or third party system, you require a GSD file in order to be 
able to configure the DP CPU as a DP slave in a DP master system. 
COM PROFIBUS
 V 4.0 or later includes this GSD file. 
When working with an older version or another configuration tool, you can download the 
GSD file at: 
•  Internet URL http://www.ad.siemens.de/csi/gsd 
or 
•  via modem from the SSC (Interface Center)  Fürth, Germany; phone number  
(0911) 737972. 
 
 
Note 
This note applies to CPU 31xC-2 DP, CPU 315-2 DP and CPU 317. If you wish to use the 
CPU as a standard slave using the GSD file, you must not set the Commissioning / Test 
mode check box on the DP interface properties dialog box when you configure this slave 
CPU in STEP 7.