Operating Fct010; Remote Operation; Overview Of Device Configuration Software; Simatic Pdm - Siemens SITRANS F MASS 2100 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating FCT010

7.1

Remote operation

For information on Modbus addresses, registers and function codes see appendix Modbus
communication FCT010 (Page 151).
7.1.1

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.
7.1.2

SIMATIC PDM

7.1.2.1

Overview SIMATIC PDM

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
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
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