Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

Configuring a SIMATIC PC Station (SIMATIC PC based)
Procedure
The following figure shows the structure of the Hardware Catalog for SIMATIC PC
stations:
1. In the SIMATIC Manager, insert a SIMATIC PC station in your project) menu
command Insert > SIMATIC PC Station).
2. Change the name of the SIMATIC PC station as you see fit.
If the computer that you are now using for configuration and for loading stations
is identical with the SIMATIC PC station inserted in the SIMATIC Manager,
then the name of this station must be identical with the name specified in the
Component Configuration Editor. Only then is the SIMATIC PC station properly
"assigned" in the project; in other words, it is then recognized in the SIMATIC
Manager and in the network view as an assigned SIMATIC PC station.
3. Double-click the SIMATIC PC station object and then the Configuration object.
HW Config opens for editing the station configuration. Row 125 of the
configuration table is occupied by the station manager (cannot be deleted).
4. Use a drag-and-drop operation to insert those components into the
configuration table of the SIMATIC PC station that represent the configuration
of the real PC. The components are located in the "Hardware Catalog" window
under SIMATIC PC Station:
- Software PLC WinLC in slot 2 (for information on expanded configuration
options, see Slot Rules for PC-based SIMATIC Controllers)
- Slot PLC CPU 41x-2 PCI (WinAC Slot 412 and WinAC Slot 416) in slot 3
(for information on expanded configuration options, see Slot Rules for PCbased
SIMATIC Controllers)
- CPs in one of the slots from 1 to 32 (if necessary, observe the restrictions
in the Product Information for the current slot-CP!)
- SW placeholder for configuring connections such as "User Application" or
HMI components (if installed) also in slots 1 to 32
- OPC Server for OPC Clients accessing the variables of remote automation
systems via configured connections also in slots 1 to 32.
Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections with STEP 7
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