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Page 38 SITRANS LR260 (PROFIBUS PA) – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS A5E32337685
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SIMATIC PDM
Electronic Device Description (EDD)
You can locate the EDD in Device Catalog, under Sensors/Level/Echo/Siemens Milltronics/
SITRANS LR260. Check the product page of our website at: www.siemens.com/LR260, under
Downloads, to make sure you have the latest version of SIMATIC PDM, the most recent
Service Pack (SP) and the most recent hot fix (HF). If you need to install a new EDD see
Configuring a new device
on page 38
Configuring a new device
1. Check that you have the most recent EDD that applies to your device version, and if
necessary download it from the product page listed above. Save the files to your
computer, and extract the zipped file to an easily accessed location. Launch SIMATIC
PDM – Manage Device Catalog, browse to the unzipped EDD file and select it.
2. Set Address via handheld programmer (default for PROFIBUS PA is 126). (See
Device
Address
on page 88 to use SIMATIC PDM.)
Point the handheld programmer at the display then press Mode to activate
PROGRAM mode, menu item 1.0.
Press DOWN arrow , RIGHT arrow , RIGHT arrow to navigate to
5.1.Device Address
.
Press RIGHT arrow to open Edit mode: the PROGRAM icon will flash.
If required, key in a new value and press RIGHT arrow to accept it. The LCD
displays the new value and the PROGRAM icon disappears.
Press Mode to return to Measurement mode.
3. Launch SIMATIC Manager and create a new project for LR260. Application Guides
for setting up PROFIBUS PA devices with SIMATIC PDM can be downloaded from
the product page of our website at: www.siemens.com/LR260
.
4. Open the menu Device – Device Reset and click on Factory Defaults.
5. After the reset is complete click on Close, then upload parameters to the PC/PG.
6. Calibrate the device.
Note: SITRANS LR260 requires the EDD for SIMATIC PDM version 6.0 with SP3 or
higher.
Note: Clicking on Cancel during an upload from device to SIMATIC PDM will result in
some parameters being updated.