Siemens ST PCS 7 manual Simatic PDM Process Device Manager, Profibus DP fieldbus

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Engineering system

ES software

SIMATIC PDM Process Device Manager

■Overview

SIMATIC	SIMATIC
PDM	PDM

Plant bus

S7-400

SIMATIC PCS 7 engineering station with SIMATIC PDM

S7-400

SIMATIC	SIMATIC
PDM	PDM

SIMATIC

PDM

Stand-alone computer

with SIMATIC PDM

Device on the workbench

SIMATIC

PDM

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SITRANS P

SIMATIC

SIMATIC

PDM PDM

PROFIBUS DP fieldbus		Up to 12 Mbit/s		HART protocol
DP/PA	MICROMASTER	ET 200M	SIMOCODE	RS 232/RS 485
				ET 200iSP
link		(IM 153-2 with	pro
		HART mod-
		ules)
			HART	HART
PROFIBUS PA				multiplexer

SIMATIC	SIMATIC	SIMATIC	SIMATIC
PDM	PDM	PDM	PDM

						HART device
SIPART PS2	SITRANS P	SITRANS				Possible connection point
		T3K			SIMATIC
		SITRANS LR	SITRANS F M	SIPART PS2		of a PG/PC with SIMATIC PDM
					PDM	(stand-alone operation)

Configuration options with SIMATIC PDM

SIMATIC PDM (Process Device Manager) is a universal, vendor- independent tool for the configuration, parameterization, com- missioning, diagnostics and servicing of intelligent field devices (sensors and actuators) and field components (remote I/Os, multiplexers, control-room devices, compact controllers), which in the following sections will be referred to simply as devices.

Using one software, SIMATIC PDM enables the processing of more than 1200 devices from Siemens and over 100 vendors worldwide on one homogeneous user interface. Parameters and functions for all supported devices are displayed in a consistent and uniform fashion independent of their communications inter- face.

From the viewpoint of device integration, SIMATIC PDM is the most powerful open device manager available in the world. De- vices which previously were not supported can be easily inte- grated in SIMATIC PDM at any time by importing their device de- scriptions (EDD). This provides security for your investment and saves you investment costs, training expenses and consequen- tial costs.

SIMATIC PDM is integrated in the asset management of SIMATIC PCS 7. The Process Device Manager provides wider information for all devices described by the Electronic Device Description (EDD), e.g. detailed diagnostics information (vendor informa- tion, information on fault diagnostics and troubleshooting, further documentation), modification logbook (audit trial), parameter in- formation. It is possible to change directly to SIMATIC PDM from the diagnostics faceplates in the maintenance station.

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