Commissioning; Preparation; Connecting The Hardware Components - Siemens S7-1200 Manual

3 Commissioning

Commissioning
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3.1

Preparation

As preparation for the application example to function, the above-mentioned
hardware components should be placed into a rack or on a solid table to prevent
slip or fall.
Risk of electric shock
To operate this application example the connection of the above hardware to
electrical power is required. Disregarding local regulations and common sense
WARNING
may cause an electric shock and because of that injury or death.
Always follow the rules for working with electrical equipment. If in doubt, have
someone familiar with these rules and regulations set up the hardware for you.
Further download the TIA Portal project and make sure you have the MFCT
installed and properly functioning. Another good idea is to have a text editor, such
as Notepad on your computer, as several values will be taken from the EDS files,
which are in turn text files.
3.2

Connecting the hardware components

As mentioned above please observe electrical guidelines and rules when
connecting power to the components, which is the first step to take.
Secondly setup the Ethernet cables. There are two options to do that.
The first option is the Line topology as shown below:
Figure 3-1: Line topology setup
L+
SIMATIC
S7-1500
PN PN
NOTE The line topology is an easy to setup topology. Although it does not allow
network debugging as easy on a protocol level.
EtherNet/IP Scanner
Entry-ID: 109782314, V1.1.0,
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L+ M L+
SIMATIC
ET200SP MF
PN PN
PN PN
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SIMATIC
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