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SIMATIC PDM
Operating via SIMATIC PDM
SIMATIC PDM is a software package used to commission and maintain SITRANS LR560 and
other process devices. Please consult the operating instructions or online help for details on
using SIMATIC PDM. (You can find more information at www.siemens.com/simatic-pdm
.)
Functions in SIMATIC PDM
SIMATIC PDM monitors the process values, alarms and status signals of the device. It allows
you to display, compare, adjust, verify, and simulate process device data; also to set schedules
for calibration and maintenance.
Parameters are identified by name and organized into function groups. See
LCD menu
structure on page 147 for a chart
1)
and Changing parameter settings using SIMATIC PDM
on page 41 for more details.
See Parameters accessed via pull-down menus on page 48 for parameters that do not appear
in the menu structure in SIMATIC PDM.
SIMATIC PDM Version
Check the support page of our website to make sure you have the latest version of SIMATIC
PDM, the most recent Service Pack (SP) and the most recent hot fix (HF). Go to:
https://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/
llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&siteid=csius&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&vie
wreg=WW&objid=10806857&treeLang=en
Electronic Device Description (EDD)
You can locate the EDD in Device Catalog, under Sensors/Level/Echo/Siemens AG/
SITRANS LR560. The EDD revision must match the Firmware revision in the device.
See
To install a new EDD on page 38.
Notes:
• For a complete list of parameters, see Parameter Reference on page 76.
• While the device is in PROGRAM MODE, the output remains active and
continues to respond to changes in the device.
1)
The menu structure for SIMATIC PDM is almost identical to that for the LCD.
matching
Firmware
and EDD
revisions
To check it in PDM,
go to Level Meter >
Identification >
Device.