Remote Operation; Overview Of Device Configuration Software; Simatic Pdm - Siemens SITRANS F Series Operating Instructions Manual

Remote operation

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Overview of device configuration software

There are currently two competing technologies for configuring field devices:
● Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL)-based software
● Field Device Tool / Device Type Manager (FDT/DTM)-based software
From a practical point of view, both EDDL and FDT/DTM solutions do the same thing: provide
a way of reading and writing configuration parameters to field devices and viewing advanced
diagnostics.
Note
● SIMATIC PDM (an EDDL-based software) configures a field device using the Electronic
Device Description (EDD) for that device.
● PACTware and Fieldcare (FDT-based software) use the DTM for that field device.
In addition, there is a new standard called Field Device Integration (FDI) which is a merger of
these two technologies. Many of the major vendors have stated that their configuration
software will evolve into being an FDI host. At the time this manual was written, Siemens had
announced that SIMATIC PDM will become a FDI host system in the near future.
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SIMATIC PDM

Overview
SIMATIC PDM (Process Device Manager) is a general-purpose, manufacturer-independent
tool for the configuration, parameter assignment, commissioning, diagnostics and
maintenance of intelligent field devices and field components. Follow-up installations and
additional information on SIMATIC PDM are available on the Internet at SIMATIC PDM
(www.siemens.com/simatic-pdm).
SIMATIC PDM monitors the process values, alarms and status signals of the device. It allows
you to display, compare, adjust, verify, and simulate process device data; also to set schedules
for calibration and maintenance.
For information on, for example, how to install and integrate devices, commission the software,
see Operating Manual 'Help for SIMATIC PDM'. The manual is delivered with SIMATIC PDM
software. Once the SIMATIC PDM is installed on your computer you find the manual under:
Start > All programs > Siemens Automation > SIMATIC > Documentation. Link at our website:
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