Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 FOUNDATION Fieldbus Commissioning Manual page 41

● The FF devices have been created in the PCS 7 project.
● The Engineering Station has a communication connection with the FF devices.
Reading device data
Note
Default values are not entered for device data of the FF devices in EDD files.
Before you assign the parameters of the FF devices for the first time, you will have to read out
the device data directly from the FF device once.
1. Select the following object in HW Config:
– The FF device if you want to read the device data from one FF device.
– The bus link (FF Link or Compact FF Link) if you want to read the device data from all
2. Select the following menu command: Edit > SIMATIC PDM > Upload to PG/PC.
The "Upload to PG/PC" dialog opens.
3. Select one of the following options:
– If you want to read the device data of an FF device:
– If you want to read the device data of all FF devices on the FF segment:
4. Click "Start".
Procedure in SIMATIC PDM
1. Select an FF device in one of the following views:
– In SIMATIC Manager in HW Config
– In the Process device plant view
– In the process device network view
2. Double-click the FF device in HW Config, or select the Edit > Open object menu command
in the process device plant view or process device network view.
SIMATIC PDM starts.
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
Commissioning Manual, 02/2015, A5E32711026-AC
FF devices.
"Object with all subordinate objects" option.
"Object with all subordinate objects and networks" option
Engineering
5.3 Parameter assignment
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