Siemens SINAMICS G120 Operating Instructions Manual page 168

Functions
5.11 Operation in fieldbus systems
Configuring the inverter and integrating it in the Profibus network
In STEP 7, the inverter can be connected to an S7 control in two ways:
1. Using the inverter GSD
2. Via the STEP 7 object manager
The following section describes how to configure the inverter using the GSD.
Installing the GSD in STEP 7
The GSD of the SINAMICS inverters are available in the Internet.
It is integrated in STEP 7 via HW Config.
Figure 5-27
168
The GSD is a standardized description file for a PROFIBUS slave. It is used by all
controllers that are PROFIBUS masters.
This somewhat more user-friendly method is only available for S7 controls and installed
Drive_ES_Basic.
Install the GSD in STEP 7 with HW Config
CU240S and CU240E Control Units, FW 3.2
Operating Instructions, 03/2009, A5E02440075B AA