Page 100 SITRANS LR 400 (Solids) – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 7ML19985JC02Appendix VIAppendix VIPROFIBUS PA Communications for SITRANS LR 400PROFIBUS PA is an open industrial protocol. Full details about PROFIBUS PA can beobtained from PROFIBUS International at www.profibus.comSITRANS LR 400 is a Profile 3.0, Class A, PA device. It supports Class 1 Master for Cyclicdata exchange, and Class 2 for acyclic services: (See below for details).SITRANS LR 400 can be configured using a software package. The recommendedsoftware package is the SIMATIC® Process Device Manager (PDM) by Siemens.SITRANS LR 400 should work well with any of the different software packages available.Please consult the operating instructions or online help for details on using PDM. Formore information, go to www.fielddevices.com: go to Products and Solutions->Productsand Systems-> Process Device Manager.Device DescriptionIn order to use Process Device Manager (PDM) with PROFIBUS PA, you will need theDevice Description, which will be included with new versions of PDM. Currently you canlocate the Device Description in Device Catalog, under Level/Echo/Siemens Milltronics.If you do not see SITRANS LR 400 under Siemens Milltronics, you can download it fromour web site. Go to the SITRANS LR 400 product page at:https://pia.khe.siemens.com/index.asp?Nr=4936 and click Downloads.The GSD fileThe GSD file SM_062A.GSD is available from our website. You can download it from ourweb site. Go to the SITRANS LR 400 product page at:https://pia.khe.siemens.com/index.asp?Nr=4936 and click Downloads. (There is anexample on page 104:To configure and use PROFIBUS PA with an S7-300 PLC.)Bus address (Device Address)• This value can be set via Bus Address in the Auto-setup parameters, or over thenetwork. (After changing the value, turn the unit off and back on again in order forthe change to take effect.)Values Range: 0 to 126Pre-set: 126