Communication With Controllers - Siemens SIMATIC HMI KP400 Comfort Operating Instructions Manual

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8.11 Communication with controllers

8.11 Communication with controllers
Number of connections
Connection
Number using a bus connection
Number of connections based on
"SIMATIC HMI HTTP Protocol"
Note
Communication faults with PROFINET IO
If you enable PROFINET services in the Control Panel of the HMI device, communication
problems can occur if you use controllers from other manufacturers.
Controllers that are not compatible with PROFINET services are noted in the following table
in the footnote. Do not enable PROFINET services for these controllers.
Controllers
The table below shows the controllers and the communication drivers which can be used
with the HMI devices.
Controller
SIMATIC S7-1500
SIMATIC S7-1200
SIMATIC S7-300/400
SIMATIC S7-200
SIMATIC HTTP protocol
LOGO!
Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP
Allen-Bradley DF1
Mitsubishi MC TCP/IP
Mitsubishi FX
Modicon Modbus TCP/IP
Modicon Modbus RTU
Omron Hostlink
Direct communication with PLC 5 with the KF2 module, otherwise only released via the optional
1
RS422-RS232 converter, article number 6AV6 671-8XE00-0AX0.
PROFINET IO must be disabled.
2
226
KP400 Comfort KP700 Comfort to KP1500 Comfort
KTP400 Comfort TP700 Comfort to TP2200 Comfort
4
4
HMI devices
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1,2
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
2
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