Rockwell Automation PLC-5 Fieldbus Solutions for Integrated Architecture User Manual - Manual (Page 245)

1 Publication 1757-UM006A-EN-P - May 2002
Appendix
E
Fieldbus Library Manager
About Fieldbus Library
Manager The Fieldbus Library Manager (FLM) is an Engineering Tools utility for
reading the vendor supplied Device Description (DD) files for fieldbus
devices and creating device templates to be stored in the Engineering
Repository Database (ERDB). The stored templates are accessible through the
Library tab in Control Builder, where they are cataloged in vendor named
directories. Figure E.1 shows a simplified graphical representation of
the process.
It reads the DD binary files from a user supplied floppy diskette or a
Foundation Fieldbus Compact Disc in an offline mode. It does not
read data directly from an online fieldbus device. DD’s can also be
downloaded from www.fieldbus.org.
Figure E.1 Fieldbus Library Manager uses vendor DD file to create device template
for Control Builder
Vendor
DD
Fieldbus
Library
Manager
ERDB
Server
Control Builder
Library
- Vendor
Open
Make T
empla
te
Save .de
f Files
Template