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Appendix B: Profibus
™
DP Slave Communication
312785C 59
Setup the PLC
The Siemens Simatic Manager software is used to set
up the S7300 PLC. The following figures and explana-
tions are extracted from this software.
Install the GSD file
The first step is to install the GSD file so Simatic is able
to map data blocks to our device. Contact Graco Techni-
cal Assistance for Profibus GSD files.
Start Simatic Manager and open or create a new PLC
project. Select the Simatic 300 Station in the navigation
pane as shown in F
IG. 49.
Double-click Hardware in the right hand window. This
will start the HWConfig where most of the work is done.
The HWConfig shows the current PLC hardware config-
uration. Close this configuration (NOT HWConfig) and
choose Options>Install GSD File… F
IG. 50.
F
IG. 49: Select Simatic 300 Station
FIG. 50: Install the GSD File