What is the convention for naming an EtherNet/IP™ EDS file?

03 May 2023

This article describes how an EDS file for EtherNet/IP should be named.

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What is the convention for naming an EtherNet/IP™ EDS file?


An EtherNet/IP EDS file should be named as follows:

VendorID + DeviceType + ProductCode + MajorRevision + “00.eds”

Example:

This is the default device identity information for an Anybus Communicator for EtherNet/IP, p/n ABC3007:

 

Vendor ID 0x005A
Device Type 0x000C
Product Code 0x005D
Major Revision 0x01


Therefore, the EDS file is named 005A000C005D0100.eds.