When PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO bus is used for communication, it is sometimes necessary to configure third-party devices or I device devices, and the GSD files of these devices need to be installed. ,
Installing GSD in STEP7 V5. X
Installing GSD in TIA V1x
What is the GSD file and what is the actual function of GSD file
Who will provide the GSD documents
PROFIBUS GSD file of Siemens simatic-cpu / CP (used as slave station)
PROFIBUS GSD file of Siemens et200
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Installing GSD in STEP7 V5. X
Open STEP7 software, click the configured s7cpu site, and double-click to open "hardware"
Click menu bar - Options - install GSD file
Click Browse. Find the folder where the GSD file is located in the browse page.
Select the installation file and click Install.
After installation, search for additional file devices on the right side of hardware configuration -- PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO --- additional file devices according to the selected DP or PN bus.
Installing GSD in TIA V1x
In TIA software, the GSD file is imported by using the "manage GSD" command under the "options" menu
Select the file to be saved in "GSL" and then select the file to be saved in "GSL".
After the prompt "installation has been completed successfully", the installation is successful. You can click the close button to close the window.
Then, you can find the IO device just added under "other field devices" in the "hardware directory" and see the version information of its corresponding GSDML file
What is the GSD file and what is the practical function of GSD file?
GSD file is the abbreviation of general station description file. As the name implies, GSD files are used only when PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO communication is involved. It's not the same thing as the STEP7 hardware support package.
Configure PROFIBUS DP master station
Configuring PROFIBUS DP slave
PROFINET configuration controller
Configuring PROFINET IO devices
Is GSD required
unwanted
need
unwanted
need
GSD files can be multilingual to support different languages. Replace the last letter of the "GSD" file name extension with a language recognition letter.
The file extension GSD indicates that the file is a standard file, the extension GSG indicates that the file is German, GSE is English, GSF is French, GSI is Italian, GSS is Spanish, GSDML is PROFINET device description file written in XML format.
Who will provide the GSD documents?
Provided by the equipment manufacturer. For example, if there is a third-party inverter to be hung on Siemens 300plc PROFIBUS bus bus as a slave station, a third party is required to provide the GSD file of the frequency converter.
PROFIBUS GSD file of Siemens simatic-cpu / CP (used as slave station)
PROFIBUS GSD file: SIMATIC
PROFIBUS GSD file of Siemens et200
PROFIBUS GSD file: et 200m
