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Profibus slot syntax table

Table: Valid Field Values for Profibus Slots

Field

Valid Values

Required for Import

description

As many as 255 characters using any keyboard characters

No

node_name

Any valid node name. 

Yes

card_slot

1 through 8

Yes

profibus_port_slot

The slot to which the Profibus port is assigned.

Yes

profibus_dev_tag

As many as 16 characters. This string must contain one alphabetical character and can include the following: $, -, _

Yes

display_name

Any name that is valid in the system for Profibus slots

Yes

profibus_slot_definition

The definition of the module installed in this slot

Yes

profibus_slot_module_num

The Profibus module number

Yes

Note that for an import or export of a Profibus slot to succeed, the Profibus device must already exist.