Operating Via Fdt; Device Type Manager (Dtm); Sitrans Dtm - Siemens SITRANS LR250 Operating Instructions Manual

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7.2 Operating via FDT

7.2 Operating via FDT
FDT is a standard used in several software packages designed to commission and maintain field
devices. Two commercially available FDTs are PACTware and Fieldcare.
Functionally FDT is very similar to PDM. See Operating via SIMATIC PDM (Page 75) for more
detail.
● 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.
7.2.1

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.
7.2.2

SITRANS DTM

● 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 device EDD written for SITRANS DTM.
● You can download SITRANS DTM from the Siemens service and support website. Go to
Service & Support (http://www.siemens.com/automation/service&support), click on Product
Support, and drill down to Product Information/Automation Technology/Sensor
systems/Process Instrumentation/Software & Communications.
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