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Rockwell Automation 284D ArmorStart - Safety Version - User Manual User Manual

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DeviceNet™ Commissioning

6-3

Building and Registering an EDS
File

The EDS file defines how RSNetWorx for DeviceNet will
communicate to the ArmorStart. Follow the steps below to build and
register the EDS file.

To register a device you must first obtain the EDS file from the
following web page: http://www.ab.com/networks/eds

After obtaining the files do the following:

1. Right mouse click on the “Unrecognized Device” icon and

choose Register Device from the menu.

2. Click Next. The following screen appears:

3. Choose “Register an EDS file(s)” as shown above and then click

the Next button.

4. Choose to “Register a single file” and specify the file name or use

the Browse button to locate the EDS file on your computer. If
connected to the Internet you may use the Download EDS file
button to automatically search for the correct EDS file.