Definitions - Siemens SIRIUS 3RW44 User Manual

8.1.1 Definitions

S7 slave
Writing data
Reading data
GSD
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An S7 slave is a slave fully integrated into STEP 7. It is embedded via OM Soft
Starter ES. It supports the S7 model (diagnosis alarms).
Writing data means that data are transmitted to the soft starter.
Reading data means that data are transmitted from the soft starter.
The device master file (GSD) contains DP slave descriptions in a uniform format.
Use of the GSD simplifies the configuration of the DP master and the DP slave.
See "Configuration with the GSD File" on Page 8-15.
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