Apex Digital 5708009-C manual Profibus Type Files GSD Files

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Table 4-7.Profibus Host Port Pins

Signal	Name	Description
Pin
4	UNASSIGNED
5	ISOLATED GND	Isolated ground
6	ISOLATED +5 V	Isolated +5 V
7	UNASSIGNED
8	B	Data bus B
9	UNASSIGNED

Profibus Type Files (GSD Files)

Type files are computer files that some Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) use to compile their Profibus programs. These files are device-specific and contain information on features found in that device. Thus a different type file should be defined for each Profibus device.

For older Siemens Profibus PLCs, the “type file” is proprietary to Siemens Energy & Automation (SE&A); hence, SE&A must create the type file. Newer Profibus PLCs use a non-proprietary equivalent of a “type file,” generally referred to as a “GSD file.” AE does not create or supervise distribution of either kind of type files.

Type files are available on SE&A’s electronic Bulletin Board Services (BBS). You can download the type files through a modem connection. The telephone numbers for SE&A’s Profibus BBSs are:

•USA.: (423) 461-2751

•Europe: 49 911 737972

You can download type files from a World Wide Web site maintained by the Profibus Trade Organization. The address is http:\\www.profibus.com.

Setting the Network Address with the Profibus DIP Switch

Use the DIP switch next to the Profibus port on the rear panel to set the Apex generator's address. Allowable addresses are even numbers between 0 and 126, selected in binary format.

To enter the unit's address, set the switch positions for binary representation, starting with the switch on the left and proceeding to the right (descending order of significance). The switches are numbered 1 through 8. Switch 1 is the most significant byte (MSB), and switch 8 is the least significant byte (LSB).

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