GE Industrial Solutions AF-600 FP Profibus DP - Manual (Page 17)

3.2 Configure the Master
3.2.1 GSD File
In order to configure a PROFIBUS Master, the configuration tool needs a GSD file for each type of slave on the network. The GSD file is a PROFIBUS DP standard
text file containing the necessary communications setup data for a slave. Download the GSD file for the AF-6 Series drives at www.geelectrical.com/drives.
The first step in configuration of the PROFIBUS Master is to import the GSD
file in the configuration tool. The steps outlined below show how to add a new
GSD file to the Simatic Manager software tool. For each drive series, a GSD
file is typically imported once only, following the initial installation of the soft-
ware tool.
Using the browser for the GSD file, choose to install All files, which will mean
that both a GSD file and a bitmap for the device will be imported into the
Hardware catalogue.
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