Specifications

29 GX Configurator-DP

When a group is selected in the box ”Slave Device Group”, the model names of the devices

belonging to the selected group are displayed in the lower list box ”Available Slave Systems”.

Upon selecting a device entry in this list box the bitmap, which has been assigned to the device, is

displayed on the right side of the list box.

By double-clicking on the bitmap display or using the button "Replace Bitmap", a file dialog is

opened, in which a file with a new bitmap can be selected. Via the group of radio buttons the type

of bitmap that is replaced can be selected. The GSD standard specifies bitmaps for:

normal operation (this is used in the GX Configurator-DP editor)

diagnostic status

special operations mode

Beneath the bitmap both vendor name and revision string are displayed, as well as the name of

the GSD file and the bitmap file. The so called GSD file describes the features of the slave such

as the supported baud rate and the slave structure (modular slave/compact slave). The displayed

vendor name and revision are included in the GSD file as well.

Please ask the manufacturer of the slave device for the matching GSD file.

Adding Devices

A slave device can be added to the database by pressing the <Add> button. A file dialog appears

to select the GSD file. When leaving the dialog with <Ok>, the GSD file is parsed and its contents

stored in the local GSD device database. The GSD file itself is no longer required. If the GSD file

references a bitmap file for the slave device GX Configurator-DP automatically tries to load the

respective bitmap file and store it in the GSD database. In case the file is not found a default

bitmap is used instead. This can lateron by replaced with a device specific bitmap.

The PROFIBUS standard specifies the following format for the bitmap file:

Width

70 pixels

Height

40 pixels

Colors