Product specifications

Device Library Wizard
3BDS011222-510 B 219
3. Browse to
– Control Products and Systems / 800xA / Device Management -
FOUNDATION Fieldbus / Device Library - <category>
for FOUNDATION Fieldbus device types or
– Control Products and Systems / 800xA / Device Management -
HART / Device Library - <category>
for HART device types or
– Control Products and Systems / 800xA / Device Management -
PROFIBUS / Device Library - <category>
for PROFIBUS device types
and download device type files to your local machine or media.
Extract Device Type Files
Execute the steps below to extract device type files on all 800xA system nodes of
the following types starting with the Aspect Server:
• Aspect Server
• Connectivity Server
• Application Server
• Clients
Extract the device type files in the following sequence:
1. Open the Device Library Wizard: Start > All Programs > ABB Industrial IT
800xA > Device Mgmt > ABB Device Library Wizard or double-click the
ABB Device Library Wizard shortcut on the Desktop.
2. When the Device Library Wizard opens with main window select Extract
Device Types and click Next
3. Click Browse button and navigate to the corresponding folder that contains the
device type files. See also Source for Device Types on page 218.
Device type files exist as zip files (.zip) or self extracting zip files (.exe).
The location where device type files are stored can be different from the currently
used system node. It is not required to copy all the device type files to local disk.