Create A Network Connection Between The Cpu And Hmi Device; Create An Hmi Connection To Share Tags - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Manual

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3.8 Create a network connection between the CPU and HMI device

3.8 Create a network connection between the CPU and HMI device
3.9

Create an HMI connection to share tags

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Creating a network is easy!
 Go to "Devices and Networks" and select the
Network view to display the CPU and HMI
device.
 To create a PROFINET network, drag a line
from the green box (Ethernet port) on one
device to the green box on the other device.
A network connection is created for the two
devices.
By creating an HMI connection between the
two devices, you can easily share the tags
between the two devices.
 With the network connection selected, click
the "Connections" button and select "HMI
connection" from the drop-down list.
 The HMI connection turns the two devices
blue.
 Select the CPU device and drag the line to
the HMI device.
 The HMI connection allows you to
configure the HMI tags by selecting a list of
PLC tags.
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