Specifications

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different to that of the existing device or choose to replace the existing entry.

If you choose to replace the GSD file, internally the existing entry is deleted first and then the new

GSD file is parsed. This will however not effect existing projects, which already use the device

type and where the GSD information is part of the project file.

Slave Device Group

DP slaves are grouped in one of the so-called ‘slave families’. The default group is usually

specified in the GSD file. The slave can be assigned to a different group in the

Slave Device

Group

dialog.

Click on the <Group> button to open the dialog

Select Slave Family

Click on one of the radio buttons to select a family. If the device group has not been specified in

the GSD file, the slave is placed by default into the ‘

General

’ group.

Importing GSD-Extract Files

When pressing the 'Import' button, an external GSD database file can be selected for adding the

devices contained therein to the local GSD database. The external database file can also be a

'GSD Extract' file exported by previous GXDP versions together with a project.