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8.5
Operation via FDT (Field Device Tool)
8.5.1
Features and Functions
FDT is a standard used in several software packages designed to commission and maintain
field devices such as SITRANS LUT400. Two commercially available FDTs are PACTware and
Fieldcare.
FDT is very similar to PDM [see Operation via SIMATIC PDM 6 (HART) in the LUT400
Communications manual
• To configure a field device via FDT, you need the DTM (Device Type Manager) for the
device.
• To configure a field device via SIMATIC PDM, you need the EDD (Electronic Data
Description) for the device.
Communications for SITRANS LUT400 (HART) Manual (7ML19985NE01).
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8.5.2
Startup and Configuration
To startup the SITRANS LUT400 using an FDT, you must first install the DTM (see below). You
can then configure the device using the parameters available with the FDT.
The full process to configure a field device via FDT is outlined in an application guide for
SITRANS DTM, which can be downloaded from the product page of our website. Go
to:www.siemens.com/sitransLUT400 (www.siemens.com/sitransLUT400) under Support and
click on Application Guides.
8.5.2.1
Device Type Manager (DTM)
A DTM is a type of software that 'plugs into' FDT. It contains the same information as an EDD
but an EDD is independent of the operating system.
8.5.2.2
SITRANS DTM version 3.1
• SITRANS DTM is an EDDL interpreter developed by Siemens to interpret the EDD for that
device.
• To use SITRANS DTM to connect to a device, you must first install SITRANS DTM on your
system and then install the instrument EDD written for SITRANS DTM.
• You can download SITRANS DTM from our website at:
http://www.siemens.com/sitransdtm (http://www.siemens.com/sitransdtm).
Click on Support then go to Software downloads.
SITRANS LUT400
Operating Instructions, 04/2021, A5E33329501-AG
for more detail].
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