Product specifications
Device Management FOUNDATION Fieldbus
3BDS011222-510 B 273
Target Group
The instructions address users, who are familiar with FOUNDATION Fieldbus and
are acquainted with the parameter setting of the FF devices used.
Step 1: Check, Save, and Upload FF Libraries
After device object types have been added to the FF device library with the Device
Library Wizard, a plausibility check of the FF libraries has to be carried out
following the procedure below.
1. Open a Plant Explorer Workplace.
2. Use the Structure Selector to open the Object Type Structure.
3. Use the Object Browser to navigate to FF Libraries Object Type Group.
4. Select the FF Management aspect.
5. Click Open Project.
6. If necessary edit Library.
7. Select menu item: Tools > Check whole project.
The Plausibility Check Error List is displayed. In the list, a differentiation is
made between errors, warnings and information. Errors must be remedied for a
successful plausibility check. The logical error checking status is indicated in
the library tree. Here, stands for a plausible element and indicates an
element which has not yet been checked for logical errors or which has an error
(refer to Figure 159).
Figure 159. FF library Checked for Logical Errors