Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

Contents
6 Configuring a SIMATIC PC Station (SIMATIC PC based)........................................... 6-1
6.1 Creating and Assigning Parameters to SIMATIC PC Stations.................... 6-1
6.2 Slot Rules for a SIMATIC PC Station .......................................................... 6-4
6.3 Comparison: S7 Station - PC Station .......................................................... 6-4
6.4 Appending SIMATIC PC Configurations of Previous Versions ................... 6-5
6.5 Highlighting the SIMATIC PC Station to be Configured
in the Network View..................................................................................... 6-7
7 Saving, Importing and Exporting Configurations....................................................... 7-1
7.1 Saving a Configuration and Checking the Consistency .............................. 7-1
7.2 Importing and Exporting a Configuration..................................................... 7-2
7.3 Exporting and Importing CAx Data.............................................................. 7-5
8 Synchronous Operation of Multiple CPUs (Multicomputing).................................... 8-1
8.1 What You Should Know About Multicomputing........................................... 8-1
8.1.1 Special Features of Multicomputing ............................................................ 8-3
8.1.2 When to Use Multicomputing....................................................................... 8-4
8.2 Configuring Multicomputing Operation ........................................................ 8-5
8.2.1 Configuring Modules for Multicomputing Operation .................................... 8-6
8.2.2 Displaying the CPU Assignment.................................................................. 8-6
8.2.3 Changing the CPU Number......................................................................... 8-7
8.3 Programming CPUs..................................................................................... 8-8
9 Modifying the System during Operation (CiR)............................................................ 9-1
10 Configuring H-Systems ............................................................................................... 10-1
11 Networking Stations .................................................................................................... 11-1
11.1 Networking Stations within a Project ......................................................... 11-1
11.2 Properties of Subnets and Communication Nodes ................................... 11-2
11.3 Rules for Network Configuration ............................................................... 11-3
11.4 Ethernet Address Assignment................................................................... 11-4
11.5 Importing and Exporting Stations in the Network View ............................. 11-7
11.6 How to Configure and Save a Subnet ..................................................... 11-10
11.6.1 Procedure for Configuring a Subnet........................................................ 11-10
11.6.2 Creating and Assigning Parameters to a New Subnet............................ 11-14
11.6.3 Creating and Assigning Parameters to a New Station ............................ 11-15
11.6.4 Creating and Assigning Parameters to a Network Connection............... 11-16
11.6.5 Creating and Assigning Parameters to a New DP Slave ........................ 11-18
11.6.6 Creating and Assigning Parameters to Programming Devices/PCs,
'Other' Stations, and S5 Stations............................................................. 11-19
11.6.7 Taking Connections for Programming Devices/PCs into Account
in the Network Configuration ................................................................... 11-21
11.6.8 Checking the Consistency of the Network............................................... 11-24
11.6.9 Saving the Network Configuration........................................................... 11-26
11.6.10 Tips for Editing the Network Configuration.............................................. 11-27
11.7 Networking Stations that Represent Network Gateways ........................ 11-30
11.7.1 Networking Stations that Represent Network Gateways ........................ 11-30
11.7.2 Programming Devices / PCs Connected to a Subnet
via TeleService or WAN .......................................................................... 11-33
11.8 Networking Stations from Different Projects............................................ 11-35
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