Device Master File (Gsd); File Name Of The Device Master File (Gsd) - Endress+Hauser Proline Promass I 300 PROFINET Operating Instructions Manual

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9.2

Device master file (GSD)

In order to integrate field devices into a bus system, the PROFINET system needs a
description of the device parameters, such as output data, input data, data format and data
volume.
These data are available in the device master file (GSD) which is provided to the
automation system when the communication system is commissioned. In addition device
bit maps, which appear as icons in the network structure, can also be integrated.
The device master file (GSD) is in XML format, and the file is created in the GSDML
description markup language.
9.2.1

File name of the device master file (GSD)

Example of the name of a device master file:
GSDML-V2.3.x-EH-PROMASS 300-yyyymmdd.xml
GSDML Description language
V2.3.x Version of the PROFINET specification
EH Endress+Hauser
PROMASS Instrument family
300 Transmitter
yyyymmdd Date of issue (yyyy: year, mm: month, dd: day)
.xml File name extension (XML file)
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