Preface - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Function Manual

Preface

Purpose of the documentation
This documentation will support you in configuring and programming control tasks with the
S7-1200 and S7-1500 automation systems.
Basic knowledge required
The following knowledge is required in order to understand the documentation:
● General knowledge of automation technology
● Knowledge of the industrial automation system SIMATIC
● Experience of working with STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
Validity of the documentation
This documentation applies to the use of SW controllers on the CPUs of automation systems
S7-1200 and S7-1500 together with STEP 7 (TIA Portal). Additional SW controllers that are
not covered in this documentation are available for the use of S7-300 and S7-400 with
STEP 7 (TIA Portal). Section Overview of software controller (Page 38) gives a complete
overview of all SW controllers in STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and their possible applications.
Conventions
Please observe notes marked as follows:
Note
The notes contain important information on the product described in the documentation, on
the handling of the product or on part of the documentation to which particular attention
should be paid.
Additional assistance
● Information on the offers of our Technical Support are available in the appendix Service &
Support (Page 523).
● The range of technical documentation for the individual SIMATIC products and
automation systems is available on the Internet
(http://www.siemens.com/simatic-tech-doku-portal).
● The online catalog and the ordering system are available on the Internet
(http://mall.automation.siemens.com).
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