Configuring A New Device - Siemens SITRANS F series Operating Instructions Manual

SIMATIC PDM
C.1 Commissioning with PDM
– To insert the Modbus device, select the Modbus network object in the right window
– To set the device address, select the inserted Modbus device in the right window and
– Enter the device-specific information (Modbus address 0-247) in the Communication
– To change the device address, select the inserted Modbus device in the right window
– Start SIMATIC PDM by double-clicking the newly inserted Modbus device in the right
Note
Multiple PCs in one project
If there are several PCs in your project, you have to define one of them as the current one.
To do this, select the desired PC object in the left window and then select the menu
command Options → Define Current PC.
C.1.6

Configuring a new device

Note
Clicking on Cancel during an upload from device to SIMATIC PDM will result in some
parameters NOT being updated.
1. Check that you have the most recent EDD, and if necessary update it, see Updating the
Electronic Device Description (EDD) in Initial setup (Page 343).
2. Launch SIMATIC PDM – Device Integration Manager, browse to the EDD file and select
it.
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and right-click. In the displayed shortcut menu, select the Insert New Object → Object
command. In the displayed dialog box, enter the name of the Modbus device
right-click. Select the Object Properties command in the displayed shortcut menu.
tab of the Properties dialog for the Modbus device.
and then select the Object Properties menu command in the shortcut menu. Select the
Communication tab in the displayed dialog and enter the new short address.
window. Select the relevant device in the menu tree (only required for the first call),
and assign parameters for the device.
Figure C-2 Set COM port
SITRANS F Ultrasonic flowmeters FST030 (Modbus)
Operating Instructions, 08/2017, A5E37367739-AC