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1606218 02 08/2006
Characteristics of an EDS File
Description The EDS file describes all configurable objects for CANopen products. These
configurable objects are used to identify the product and specify the appropriate
behavior. The parameters of an EDS file contain all the important information
relating to the product. For example:
The product type
The manufacturer
The identification of the vendor
The item number
The software version
The hardware version
The details of all the configurable objects
etc.
Each EDS file is specific to a product type and cannot be re-used on other products
as this will result in the incorrect I/O configuration. It is up to the user to make sure
that the correct EDS file is used.
An EDS file can be recognized by its ".eds" extension. Each EDS file is associated
with one or more ".dib" image files.