Siemens SITRANS P DS III - Introduction to SITRANS P DS III; Purpose of Documentation; Product Information and History

SITRANS P DS III with PROFIBUS PA
Operating Instructions, 06/2013, A5E00053276-07
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Introduction
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1.1
Purpose of this documentation
These instructions contain all information required to commission and use the device. It is
your responsibility to read the instructions carefully prior to installation and commissioning. In
order to use the device correctly, first review its principle of operation.
The instructions are aimed at persons mechanically installing the device, connecting it
electronically, configuring the parameters and commissioning it, as well as service and
maintenance engineers.
1.2
Product information
The programming manual is an integral part of the CD, which is either supplied or can be
ordered. The programming manual is also available on the Siemens homepage.
On the CD, you will also find the catalog extract with the ordering data, the Software Device
Install for SIMATIC PDM for additional installation, and the required software.
See also
Process instrumentation catalog (http://www.siemens.com/processinstrumentation/catalogs)
Product information on SITRANS P in the Internet (http://www.siemens.com/sitransp)
1.3
History
This history establishes the correlation between the current documentation and the valid
firmware of the device.
The documentation of this edition applies to the following firmware:
Edition
Firmware identifier
nameplate
System integration
Installation path for PDM
06/2013 FW:300.01.08
FW:301.01.10
PROFIsafe
FW:301.02.03
FW:301.02.04
SIMATIC PDM V8.x SITRANS P DSIII
The most important changes in the documentation when compared with the respective
previous edition are given in the following table.