Instruction manual

7ML19981FB06 MultiRanger 100/200 – INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 31
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Operation
SIMATIC Process Device Manager (PDM)
(compatible with product software versions 1.07 and later)
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SIMATIC PDM is a software package for parameterizing, commissioning, diagnosing and
maintaining process devices. For the MultiRanger 100/200, SIMATIC PDM connects
directly to the device using Modbus over Port 1 or Port 2.
The MultiRanger 100/200 comes with Port 1 set for communications to SIMATIC PDM.
SIMATIC PDM contains a simple process monitor of the process values, alarms and
status signals of the device. Using SIMATIC PDM you can
•display,
set,
change,
•compare,
check the plausibility of,
manage, and
simulate
process device data.
More information about SIMATIC PDM is available at
www.siemens.com/processinstrumentation
: go to Products and Solutions > Products and
Systems > Process Device Manager. Please consult the operating instructions or online
help for details on using SIMATIC PDM. An Application Guide on using MultiRanger 100/
200 with PDM and Modbus is available on our website: www.siemens.com/
processautomation.
Device Description
To use Process Device Manager (PDM) with MultiRanger 100/200, you need the Device
Description for MultiRanger 100/200, which will be included with new versions of PDM.
You can locate the Device Description in Device Catalog, under Sensors/Level/ Echo/
Siemens Milltronics. If you do not see MultiRanger 100/200 under Siemens Milltronics,
you can download it from our website: www.siemens.com/processautomation
. Go to the
MultiRanger product page and click Downloads. After downloading the DD file, you need
to execute DeviceInstall.
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See P900 for Software Revision Number.