Appendix
A.1
Communication with STEP7
This section describes the communication with a SIMATIC control system using examples.
To configure the control you require the SIMATIC STEP 7 software tool with HW Config.
It is assumed that you are knowledgeable about working with SIMATIC control systems and
that you have a sound understanding of the STEP 7 engineering tool.
A.1.1
Configuring PROFIBUS communication
A.1.1.1
Creating a STEP 7 project and network
Procedure
In order to create a STEP 7 project, proceed as follows:
1. Create a new STEP 7 project, e.g. "G120_in_S7".
2. Insert a SIMATIC control S7 300 CPU.
3. Select the SIMATIC 300 station in your project and open HW Config.
4. Insert an S7 300 mounting rail from the hardware catalog into your project with drag &
drop.
5. Locate a power supply at slot 1 of the mounting rail and a CPU 315-2 DP control at slot 2.
When inserting the control, HW Config opens the network setting.
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