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6 Commissioning | Commissioning with the SIMATIC Manager (PROFINET)
25Manual Communication module UR20-4COM-IO-LINK2547720000/03/09.2019
6.4 Commissioning with the SIMATIC Manager
(PROFINET)
Installingthedevicedescriptionles
Projects must not be open in the hardware
conguration tool while the les are being
installed!
▶ Close any open projects before installing the
device description files!
▶ In the hardware configuration tool, open Installing
Extras / GSD files
▶ Select the directory in which you have stored the device
description files.
The available les are displayed.
Selecting the GSD(-ML) file
▶ Select the files that you would like to install.
▶ Click Install.
▶ When the installation is complete, click Close.
▶ Update the device catalogue via Extras / Update cata-
logue.
The devices associated with the current device description
le are now listed in the device catalogue.
Integrating IO-Link master with SIMATIC Manager
▶ Start SIMATIC Manager.
▶ Create a new project or open an existing project.
▶ Configure the controller and the network as usual.
▶ Add the appropriate u-remote fieldbus coupler to the sub-
net.
▶ In the hardware conguration tool, click the icon for the
eldbus coupler.
The module list is displayed in the lower part of the window.
▶ In the module list, click the slot to which you want to add
the IO-Link master.
The device description les support various congura-
tions for the UR20-4COM-IO-LINK module. The congu-
rations differ only in the length of the process data for the
IO-Link devices connected, e.g. 16bytes input data and
16bytes output data for IO-Link devices for the conguration
UR20-4COM-IOL-16BYTE-INOUT.
Select module with the appropriate process data length
▶ Determine the required process data length of the
IO-Link master, by adding the length of the input data and
output data of the IO-Link devices connected.
▶ In the device catalogue, select the UR20-4COM-IO-LINK
module with a process data length greater than or equal
to the required length.
▶ Double-click the module, or drag it into the module list.
The module is displayed in the module list.