Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections STEP 7.pdf

How to merge subnets in NetPro
Working With Projects in the Multiproject
To merge or unmerge subnets, proceed as follows:
1. Select the menu command Edit > Merge / Unmerge Subnets > ...
Select the type of subnet in the last part of this menu command.
2. In the next dialog, assign the multiproject subnets to a merged subnet.
- In the right-hand field ("Merged"), select a whole subnet.
- In the left-hand field ("Subnets in the multiproject"), select subnet that is to
be made part of the merged subnet.
- Click the button with the arrow pointing to the right.
Subnets are grouped so that you can maintain an overview of the subnets you
are going to assign common properties (e.g. an identical S7 subnet ID).
All subnets are merged to form a "Merged Subnet" (Default name, for example:
PROFIBUS_merged(1)). You can change the default name of the merged
subnet.
The properties of the first subnet you add to the subnet group determine the
properties of all subnets you subsequently add to the group. You can later
specify another "leading" subnet, that is, the one that determines the properties
of all others via the "Select" button. The icon for the leading subnet has green
border to clearly identify it.
3. If you need more merged subnets, click the "New" button and assign subnets
from the field ("Subnets in the multiproject") to this merged subnet, as
described above.
4. If required, you can change the subnet properties via the "Properties" button.
This may be necessary, for example, for changing the bus parameters of
PROFIBUS subnets you are going to merge.
5. Confirm the settings with "OK" or "Apply".
The transferable subnet properties of a leading subnet are then applied to all
other subnets of the group.
Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections with STEP 7
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