Installing The Generic Station Description File (Gsd) - Siemens SITOP UPS1600 Equipment Manual

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3.4 SIMATIC STEP 7 in the TIA Portal
3. You have the following possibilities to install the Hardware Support Package:
– If the support package is already available on your computer or on a connected data
– If you want to add a Support Package from the "Service & Support" page in the
4. Select the support package that you want to install.
5. Click on "Install", and follow the instructions of the installation program. During the
installation you will be prompted to close all TIA Portal instances.
6. Close all TIA Portal instances and click on "Continue".
7. After the Support Package has been installed, the TIA Portal is reinitialized by clicking on
"Restart".
The installed devices are imported into the module catalog and can then be integrated in
the project.
You can find SITOP UPS1600 in the hardware catalog under "Power supply and
distribution\Power supplies\SITOP UPS\UPS1600".
Note
You can find more information on installing hardware support packages in the manual of
your STEP 7 software.
3.4.3

Installing the generic station description file (GSD)

Note
The GSD is available at our SITOP-homepage (http://www.siemens.com/sitop-ups1600) or
directly at (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/75854605).
Preconditions
• You know where the GSD file is saved.
Procedure
To install the generic station description file, proceed as follows:
1. Download the GSD file from the Internet.
2. Start SIMATIC STEP 7 in the TIA Portal.
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storage medium, you can add it to the list using "Add from file system".
Internet, download it with "Load from the Internet".
You can then add it to the file system.
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