11/18/2021 4:41 PM | |
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in my opinion GSD is a standardized file format which should work in all automation programs that offer a GSD interface. You find the GSD file for download on SIOS here: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/de/en/view/49216293 (make sure you select the right one for your Firmware version). Or on your CF card under this path: ..\SIEMENS\SINAMICS\DATA\CFG |
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11/18/2021 5:12 PM | |
Joined: 9/27/2006 Last visit: 9/25/2024 Posts: 12283 Rating: (2685) |
Hello mpakrabvanan; A gsd file is a device description file for Profibus networks only. You cannot use it for EtherCAT. To add a S120 drive (with a specialized communication board for EtherCAT) to an existing EtherCAT master project, you need an ESI device decription file. You can download this device description file for the Sinamics S120 Robox Communication Board EtherCAT from the following link: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109757414 (Sinamics_S120_v5_01_04.zip) This document should be a guide for your application: EtherCAT interface for SINAMICS S120 CU320-2 DP/PN https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109757300 Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
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11/18/2021 10:20 PM | |
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Hello mpakravanan; I have misunderstood your original question, very sorry. To set the S120 drive as a Profibus slave to your Profibus master, you need to download the gsd file for the version of firmware of your CU.And Robert (RB91) already provided you with the downoad link for these gsd files in the forum: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/49216293 Robert also mentionned that the correct gsd file version is already installed on the CF card of the S120 under this path: ..\SIEMENS\SINAMICS\DATA\CFG. If you need further help or documentation please do not hesitate to come back to the forum. Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
11/19/2021 3:31 PM | |
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Hello mpakravanan; A gsd file is a document designed for a specific Profibus slave, in such a way that any Profibus master can read in the data for that particular slave through its Profibus configuration software. Actually gsd files are structured text files (you can open them with Wordpad or any ASCII text editor to examine the contents) that contain basic information such as the make and model of the slave, the maximum speed it can exchange data over Profibus, the different "modules" you can use to build the data exchange with the master... If you are interested in learning more, these very short presentations from Profibus International and the Felser Profibus manual could be a brief introduction: https://www.profibus.com/products/gsd-files https://www.felser.ch/profibus-manual/gsd_dateien.html For Profinet networks, there exists something very similar, the gsdml file, presented as an XML document. Hope this helps, |
Last edited by: dchartier at: 11/19/2021 15:48:51 |
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11/21/2021 4:39 PM | |
Joined: 1/9/2019 Last visit: 8/20/2024 Posts: 87 Rating: (10) |
thank you all, your answers were so helpful |
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