Rockwell Automation 198x Modular DeviceNet Starter Auxiliary I/O - Manual (Page 34)

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Publication 198-UM001B-EN-P September 2001
Advanced Topics
Registering New Devices
A new device appears on the RSNetworx screen as “Unrecognized Device”. This means that
RSNetworx has not yet registered the device. If a device is not registered there will not be a
EDS file for that device.
Electronic Data Sheet(EDS) files are specifically formatted ASCII files that provide all of the
information necessary for a configuration tool, such as RSNetworx, to access and alter the
parameters of a device. Information about each parameter, such as parameter minimum,
maximum, and default values and parameter names and units is contained in the EDS file.
There are specific EDS files that describe all of the parameters of the DeviceNet module. The
DeviceNet module uses vendor codes, device type and product codes to identify which EDS
file to use for the Modular DSA DeviceNet Module. Table 3.1 below gives the structure for
the Modular DSA DeviceNet module EDS file.
Device Type Product Code Cat. No. EDS File Name
12 Adapter 67 198-DN Eds\1.vnd\12.typ\67.cod\1.eds
12 Adapter 98 198-DNG Eds\1.vnd\12.typ\98.cod\1.eds
IMPORTANT
The EDS files are included with RSNetworx version 2.51 and above. If
you are working with an older version or with other tools, please visit
http://www.ab.com/networks/eds for a copy of the files.