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Optional: Configuring Networks
Using the menu commands Station > Consistency Check ("Configuring Hardware"
window) and Network > Consistency Check ("Configuring Networks" window), you can
check the configuration for errors before saving. Any errors are displayed and STEP 7 will
suggest possible solutions.
You can find more information under Help > Contents in the topics
"Configuring the Hardware" and "Configuring the Distributed I/O."
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Configuring the Distributed I/O
Finally, save and compile the
distributed I/O configuration.
Close the window.
The menu command Save and Compile means that the
configuration is automatically checked for consistency. If
there are no errors, the system data are generated and can
be downloaded to the programmable controller.
With Save, you can save the configuration even if it
contains errors. However, you cannot then download the
configuration to the programmable controller.
You can also configure the distributed
I/O using the optional package
"Configuring Networks."
Double-click the network PROFIBUS
(1) in the SIMATIC Manager.
The "NETPRO" window is opened.
You can drag and drop additional
DP slaves onto the PROFIBUS DP
from the catalog of network objects.
Double-click any element to configure
it. The "Configuring Hardware" window
is opened.
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