SAI Active Universal GSD/EDS files

GSD/EDS files are the electronic data sheets of a device that provide a respective master with straightforward

information about the characteristics of the field device.

Including other information, these files describe

• The supported transmission rates
• The length of the input and output data to be exchanged
• The meaning of the diagnostics parameters and the application parameters
• The field device type
• The supported services

Bitmap-files are symboles for normal operations and diagnostics for display in the hardware configurator.