Determining EDS File Numbers

EDS Files

• EDS files can be downloaded from ODVA.ORG

• EDS files are hex values derived from the device’s property pages.

• You must convert the values on the property page to hex to obtain the EDS file number.

RightSight Sensor General Properties Page

Values used to determine EDS file

Converting to Hex

• EDS file names represented in hex

• Must know how to convert from binary and decimal to hex

• Following chart illustrates binary to hex conversion

Binary to Hex Conversion

0000 0 1000 8

0001 1 1001 9

0010 2 1010 A

0011 3 1011 B

0100 4 1100 C

0101 5 1101 D

0110 6 1110 E

0111 7 1111 F

EDS Files Location On Personal Computer

• EDS files are typically stored– Program files

• Rockwell software• RS common• EDS

Can You Select The Desired File?

Example One: RightSight Sensor

0001

0006

002B

0100

00010006002B0100.eds

Example Two: Bulletin 160 Analog Drive

0001

0002

0006

0700

0001000200060700.eds

Example Three: 1756-DNB

0001

000C

000E

030A

0001000C000E030A.eds

Example Four:800E Pushbutton Station

0001

0007

0452

0100

0001000704520100.eds

Example Five: 871TM Inductive Prox

871TM EDS File

0001

0005

0006

0100

0001000500060100.eds