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7ML19985LT01 SITRANS LR560 (PROFIBUS PA) – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Page 39
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SIMATIC PDM
Operating via SIMATIC PDM
SIMATIC PDM is a software tool 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 151 for a chart
1)
and
Changing parameter settings using SIMATIC
PDM
on page 44 for more details.
See
Parameters accessed via pull-down menus
on page 44 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.
To install a new EDD
1) Go to www.siemens.com/LR560 > Support > Software Downloads to download the
most up-to-date EDD from the product page of our website.
2) Save the files to your computer and extract the zipped file to an easily accessed
location.
3) Launch SIMATIC PDM – Manage Device Catalog, browse to the unzipped EDD file
and select it.
Notes:
For a complete list of parameters see
Parameter Reference
on page 62.
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.