Working With The Device Integration Manager; Integrating Device Descriptions - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Integrating devices into SIMATIC PDM

5.4 Working with the Device Integration Manager

5.4 Working with the Device Integration Manager
5.4.1

Integrating device descriptions

The Device Integration Manager is the SIMATIC PDM function for integrating device
descriptions.
Device descriptions of the "Device Library" DVD
Make sure the device descriptions are always integrated in SIMATIC PDM from the "Device
Library" DVD provided with your version of SIMATIC PDM. Changes in the device descriptions
and the catalog structure may exist between the different versions.
Note
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
The SIMATIC PDM option "FOUNDATION Fieldbus" must be installed to integrate device
descriptions for devices on FOUNDATION Fieldbus.
You can find information on this in section "Installing SIMATIC PDM (Page 23)"
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Note
Checking for all device types used in the project
After integrating the device descriptions, you need to check the assignment of the device
description (by opening the parameter assignment interface once).
Procedure
1. Close all SIMATIC programs that are open on the PDM PC.
2. Go to the Windows Start menu and select the menu command SIMATIC PDM > Device
3. Select the File > Read device descriptions from source directory... or File > Read device
4. Navigate to the folder with the device descriptions in the tree structure.
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Integration Manager under the Siemens SIMATIC programs.
You must accept the license agreement to be able to use the Device Integration Manager .
descriptions from compressed source... menu command.
Note
"Device Library" DVD
The "Device Library" DVD is supplied with SIMATIC PDM. Select the drive containing the
DVD.
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