Simatic Automation Tool - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

3.7.5

SIMATIC Automation Tool

You use the SIMATIC Automation Tool
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/98161300) to perform commissioning
and maintenance activities simultaneously on various SIMATIC S7 stations as a bulk
operation independent of the TIA Portal. The SIMATIC Automation Tool offers a wide range
of functions:
● Browsing the network and creating a table showing the accessible devices in the network
● Flashing of device LEDs or HMI display to locate a device
● Loading addresses (IP, subnet, gateway) to a device
● Loading the PROFINET name (station name) to a device
● Switching a CPU to RUN or STOP mode
● Setting the time in a CPU to the current time of your PG/PC
● Downloading a new program to a CPU or an HMI device
● Downloading from CPU, downloading to CPU or deleting recipe data from a CPU
● Downloading from CPU or deleting data log data from a CPU
● Backup/restore of data in/from a backup file for CPUs and HMI devices
● Downloading service data from a CPU
● Reading the diagnostics buffer of a CPU
● CPU memory reset
● Resetting devices to factory settings
● Downloading a firmware update to the CPU
SIMATIC Drive Controller
System Manual, 11/2019, A5E46600094-AA
System overview
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