Manually register EDS files in the Device Description File Installation Tool

You can manually register EDS files of hardware devices by launching the Device Description File Installation Tool.
IMPORTANT:
  • Starting from RSLinx Classic version 4.40.00, the EDS Hardware Installation Tool is renamed to Device Description File Installation Tool.
  • You must have a valid and complete EDS file of the hardware device. To search and download the EDS file of a specific hardware device, visit Rockwell Automation Support Center.
  • If an icon file (*.ico) exists for the hardware device, save it with the same name as the EDS file in the same directory. You can save one or more EDS files (and the related icon files) in one directory.
To register EDS files of hardware devices:
  1. Launch the Device Description File Installation Tool from
    Start > Rockwell Software > Device Description File Installation Tool
    .
  2. On the
    Device Description File Installation Tool
     dialog box, click
    Add
    .
    The
    Device Description File Installation Tool
     dialog box opens.
  3. On the
    Registration
     screen, do one of the following, and then click
    Next
    :
    • Select
      Register a single
      device description
       file
       to register one EDS file at a time, and click
      Browse
       to select the EDS file.
    • Select
      Register a directory of
      device description
       files
      to register two or more EDS files at a time, and click
      Browse
       to select the directory of the EDS files.
  4. On the
    Device Description File Installation Test Results
     screen, review the hardware device list, and click
    Next
    .
  5. On the
    Change Graphic Image
     screen, review the icon(s) of the hardware device(s), and click
    Next
    .
    TIP:
    The Device Description File Installation Tool assigns a default icon to each hardware device. You can specify another icon for the hardware device(s) by selecting the hardware device and clicking the
    Change icon
     button.
  6. On the
    Final Task Summary
     screen, review the hardware device list and click
    Next
    .
  7. When the registration is complete, click
    Finish
    to return to the
    Device Description File Installation Tool
     dialog box.
  8. Click
    Exit
    .
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