Modular EDSs and other EDS enhancements for DeviceNet
Viktor Schiffer · 2003
The current EDSs in use for DeviceNet are very versatile tools to configure slave de-vices, but they have certain shortcomings when modular devices are to be configured, specifically when it comes to determining the I/O sizes of the device to be configured and working with parameters in the modular section of the device. Using modular EDSs as already defined in the CIP common spec [1] in conjunction with a suitable software configuration tool opens up a whole scope of new capabilities. This paper describes several enhancements for EDSs including the concept of modular EDSs in a