Instruction manual

Standard CANopen Devices
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890USE18000 September 2003
Exporting an
EDS File
If the fieldbus on which your island will operate uses EDS files to define the devices
it supports, you can export a system-wide device description of your active island as
an EDS file. This feature is fieldbus-specific; some of the fieldbuses that can take
advantage of this feature are:
CANopen
Devicenet
INTERBUS
To export your active island as an EDS file:
Step Action
1 Select Export from the File pull-down menu.
2 In the Export dialog box, user the Browse button to navigate to the path where
the EDS file is located.
3 Type the name of the EDS file in the Name text box.
4 Click Save.
Note: During the export process, the software will save the island configuration,
build the configuration internally, and export it. If the software encounters any
problem while saving or building the configuration, the operation will abort. Errors
are reported in the log window.