Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual page 80

Functions
7.3 Device management
The devices are structured by the device types in a tree structure.
Note
Integrated devices
You can only select devices for which a device description file has been integrated via the
Device Integration Manager.
Object types
When assigning objects, select the object type. The following object types can be assigned,
depending on the nature of the higher-level object:
Higher-level object
PDM "Networks" folder
● Selection:
Remote I/O
Modules
● Selection:
"Device identification" Button
When you click this button, a connection to the device is established and an attempt is made
to read the information from the device. If not all the required information could be read out,
only the structures necessary for the device will remain in the tree structure. Make your
selection from these structures.
Device identification procedure:
● For PA devices:
● For DP devices:
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– PROFIBUS DP network
– PROFIBUS link
– PROFINET network
– MODBUS
– Ethernet
– HART modem network
– HART server
– Foundation Fieldbus network
– Module
Select the "PROFIBUS PA" folder and then press the "Device identification" button
Select the "PROFIBUS DP" folder and then press the "Device identification" button
Object to be inserted
Communications network
● As part of the assignment process, select the
communications network via which the PDM objects
are to be connected.
Header module
● Selection:
– Remote I/O
– PROFIBUS Link
– PROFIBUS DP device
– PROFIBUS PA device
– HART device
Modules
● Selection:
– Module
Field device
● HART device
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