Uploading an EDS file from a Drive.

The following example will illustrate how to upload the EDS file from an Allen-Bradley drive.The EDS Wizard in RSNetWorx for Device Net has an option to create a new EDS file that allows our software to recognize your device. This option will automatically detect if a device supports uploading the parameter list or not. If not, this option will create an EDS Stub without the parameter list.

The list of software used: The Allen-Bradley drive used:

RSLinx 2.30.01 (48) 160-DN2 3.002 (Interface)RSNetWorx for DeviceNet 3.00.03 (4) Bulletin 160 Analog 0.37kW 110vMinimum revision 2.11.51

Start RSNetWorx with a “New” file.Note: To use this feature, you must have Administrative Privileges in Windows. You can’t just copy the EDS file onto a machine, it has to be registered using the EDS Wizard.

Go “On-Line” and browse network. Then “Right Click” on the Unrecognized Device and Select Register Device.

The following is an example of what you should see:

After selecting Register Device, this will start up the “EDS wizard”. Continue “Next” to the Options Menu and choose “Create an EDS file.”

The following is an example of what you should see:

Selecting this option will allow you to upload a EDS file (If this feature is supported by the device). Allen-Bradley scanport connected devices and160-DN2's, support this feature. If uploading is not supported by the device the EDS wizard, this option will Create an EDS Stub. (See following screen capture to depict what happens when the EDS Wizard can’t upload the parameters and is about to create a Stub. Note that you have to supply a product name and it is not grayed out. The EDS wizard puts a default name as: “Product Name”.

Continue through the EDS Wizard by clicking “Next”.

Note: The Product Name is filled in correctly as “Bulletin 160 Analog 0.37kW 110v”

The following screen you will Enter the device’s default Rx / Tx type and size.This information comes from the device’s User Manual. If a drive for example generally has data links enabled or uses a non-default assembly that alters the input/output connection size then the size entered may be different than default. With a data link enabled you would add four bytes to the input/output sizes for every Data Link enabled. This affects the size used when a device is added to the scanlist in RSNetWorx for DeviceNet. This can be changed by selecting the Edit I/O Parameters button that is available on the Scanlist tab of a scanner module.

Chosen was “Polled with Basic Speed Control defaults: four bytes in andfour bytes out:

Shut down and restart RSLinx to update EDS information. Open RSNetWorx select file “New” and go on-line to network. Browse and “Upload from Network” to view device’s parameter list.

The Icon and parameters for this drive should appear on RSNetWorx for DeviceNet now.