Step 7 Basic Makes The Work Easy - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Manual

STEP 7 Basic makes the work easy

STEP 7 Basic provides a user-friendly environment to develop controller logic, configure
HMI visualization, and setup network communication. To help increase your productivity,
STEP 7 Basic provides two different views of the project: a task-oriented set of portals that
are organized on the functionality of the tools (Portal view), or a project-oriented view of the
elements within the project (Project view). Choose which view helps you work most
efficiently. With a single click, you can toggle between the Portal view and the Project view.
With all of these components in one place, you have easy access to every aspect of your
project. For example, the inspector window shows the properties and information for the
object that you have selected in the work area. As you select different objects, the inspector
window displays the properties that you can configure. The inspector window includes tabs
that allow you to see diagnostic information and other messages.
By showing all of the editors that are open, the editor bar helps you work more quickly and
efficiently. To toggle between the open editors, simply click the different editor. You can also
arrange two editors to appear together, arranged either vertically or horizontally. This feature
allows you to drag and drop between editors.
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The Portal view provides a functional
view of the project tasks and organizes
the tools according to the tasks to be
accomplished. You can easily determine
how to proceed and which task to
choose.
① Portals for the different tasks
② Tasks for the selected portal
③ Selection panel for the selected
action
④ Changes to the Project view
The Project view provides access to all
of the components within a project.
① Menus and toolbar
② Project navigator
③ Work area
④ Task cards
⑤ Inspector window
⑥ Changes to the Portal view
⑦ Editor bar
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