Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

Networking Stations
Displaying/Changing the Properties of Components
To display or change the properties of stations or modules, proceed as follows:
1. Select the component (station symbol or module).
2. Select the Edit > Object Properties menu command.
Copying Subnets and Stations
1. Select the network objects you want to copy by clicking them with the left
mouse button. If you want to copy more than one network object at the same
time, select additional network objects with SHIFT + left mouse button.
2. Select the Edit > Copy menu command.
3. Click the position in the network view (place the cursor there) where you want
to place the copy and select the Edit > Paste menu command.
Note: You can copy individual network objects or whole subnets with network
connections, stations, and DP slaves. When copying, remember that every
node in a subnet must have a unique node address. You should therefore
change the node addresses if necessary.
Deleting Network Connections, Stations, and Subnets
1. Select the symbol for the network connection, the station, the DP slave or the
subnet.
2. Select the Edit > Delete menu command.
When you delete a subnet, the stations which were previously connected to the
subnet are retained and can be connected to another subnet if required.
Positioning Stations and Subnets
You can move subnets, stations, and DP slaves (with or without a network
connection) anywhere in the view window. This means you can replicate your
hardware structure visually on the screen.
• Click the subnet or station/DP slave, hold the mouse button down, and use
"drag & drop" to move the subnet or station/DP slave to the required position.
Invalid positions for subnets or stations/DP slaves in the view window are
shown by a sign instead of the cursor.
You can also move stations/DP slaves that are already connected to a subnet. The
network connections of the stations/DP slaves are retained.
Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections with STEP 7
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