Omron SYSMAC CS Series Operation Manual page 79

CX-Profibus
DTM List Window
DTM Group Selection
Window
Note
Additional DTM
Information
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The list items in the right view are described in the following table.
Column
Device The Device column contains the names of the DTMs, as provided by
the DTM or the GSD file. If the device is defined by a GSD file, the
Generic Slave Device DTM reads out the GSD file entry "Model
Name". The string provided by this variable is the name displayed in
the list.
Version The version number defines the revision number of the device. If the
device is defined by a GSD file, the Generic Slave Device DTM reads
out the GSD file entry "Revision". The string provided by this variable is
the version number displayed in the list.
Date For DTMs, Date is the date associated with the revision. For GSD file
based slaves, the date listed in this column is the date the GSD file
was last modified.
Vendor The Vendor name is provided by the DTM or the GSD files.
The left view allows selection of specific groups of device DTMs with common
attributes, e.g. Vendor name, Protocol type etc. If a group is selected, all
device DTMs which belong to that group will be listed in the right view. The
table below lists the possible groups that can be selected.
List item
Device Sub groups, which can be selected are:
Types
• Communication DTMs, e.g. PROFIBUS Master devices
• Gateways, e.g. to another network type
• Modular devices
• Other devices, e.g. slave devices
Vendors Sub groups, which can be selected are all available vendors. This infor-
mation is provided by each DTM. It allows the user to select a group of
devices from one vendor.
Groups Sub groups are the device types, e.g. digital I/O, analog I/O etc.
Protocols Sub groups which can be selected are all the communication protocols
found in the Device Catalogue.
1. The sub groups will be displayed by clicking on the + sign next to each
main group
2. Selecting the main group displays all devices in the group.
In order to obtain more information of a specific DTM, right-click the DTM in
the list, and from the pop-up menu, select DTM Information. This opens a
Section 3-2
Description
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