8.5.3.2
PROFIBUS interface in operation
Generic Station Description
A generic station description file clearly and completely defines the properties of a
PROFIBUS slave.
The GSD files can be found:
● On the Internet. For the link, see Preface (Page 5).
● On the DVD SINAMICS DCP Documentation at Accessories.
For ordering data, see Chapter Ordering information for options and accessories
(Page 28).
● On the memory card in the \\SIEMENS\SINAMICS\DATA\CFG directory.
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The SINAMICS S DXB GSD file contains among other things standard telegrams, free
telegrams and slave-to-slave telegrams for configuring direct data exchange. With the aid of
these telegram parts and an axis separator, a telegram for the drive unit must be composed
for each drive object.
Processing a GSD file in HW Config is covered in the SIMATIC documentation. Suppliers of
PROFIBUS components can provide their own bus configuration tool. The description of the
respective bus configuration tool is described in the relevant documentation.
Device identification
Identification for individual slaves facilitates diagnostics and provides an overview of the
nodes on the PROFIBUS.
The information for each slave is stored in the following CU-specific parameter:
r0964[0...6] device identification
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Hardware catalog of the GSD file with direct data exchange functionality
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