Device Database File: Gsd - Siemens SIMATIC S7 System Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for SIMATIC S7:

Table of Contents

Communication

8.5 PROFIBUS

Device database file: GSD

Different PROFIBUS devices have different performance characteristics. These

characteristics differ with respect to functionality (for example, the number of I/O signals and

diagnostic messages) or bus parameters, such as transmission speed and time monitoring.

These parameters vary for each device type and vendor and are usually documented in a

technical manual. To help you achieve a simple configuration of PROFIBUS, the

performance characteristics of a particular device are specified in an electronic data sheet

called a device database file, or GSD file. Configuration tools based upon GSD files allow

simple integration of devices from different vendors in a single network.

The GSD device database file provides a comprehensive description of the characteristics of

a device in a precisely defined format. These GSD files are prepared by the vendor for each

type of device and made available to the PROFIBUS user. The GSD file allows the

configuration system to read in the characteristics of a PROFIBUS device and use this

information when configuring the network.

If your version of software does not include a configuration file for the EM DP01, you can

access the latest GSD file (SIEM81C7.GSD) from Siemens Customer Support.

If you are using a non-Siemens master device, refer to the documentation provided by the

manufacturer on how to configure the master device by using the GSD file.

System Manual, V2.3, 07/2017, A5E03822230-AF

S7-200 SMART

Show Quick Links

Table of Contents

Simatic s7-200 smart