Table Of Contents - Siemens PCS 7 Service Manual

Table of contents

1 Preface.........................................................................................................................................................7
2 Additional support.......................................................................................................................................11
3 Ensuring Availability....................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................13
3.2 Data backup................................................................................................................................14
3.2.1 Options for data backup..............................................................................................................14
3.2.2 Backing up ES project data.........................................................................................................16
3.2.2.1 How to back up parameter settings of the SIMATIC station........................................................16
3.2.2.2 How to archive a project..............................................................................................................17
3.2.2.3 How to retrieve a project..............................................................................................................19
3.2.2.4 How to archive and retrieve a multiproject..................................................................................20
3.2.2.5 How to archive custom libraries...................................................................................................21
3.2.2.6 How to export operator and display texts....................................................................................22
3.2.2.7 How to back up custom functions and actions............................................................................23
3.2.3 Backing up OS project data.........................................................................................................24
3.2.3.1 Backing up configuration data.....................................................................................................24
3.2.4 Backing up batch data.................................................................................................................25
3.2.4.1 Backing up configuration data.....................................................................................................25
3.2.4.2 How to generate a backup...........................................................................................................25
3.2.4.3 How to restore data from a backup.............................................................................................27
3.2.4.4 How to archive batches...............................................................................................................28
3.2.5 Backing up SIMATIC Route Control data....................................................................................29
3.2.5.1 Backing up configuration data.....................................................................................................29
3.2.5.2 How to back up project data from SIMATIC Route Control ........................................................29
3.2.5.3 How to restore data from a backup.............................................................................................30
3.2.6 Creating an image.......................................................................................................................31
3.2.6.1 Backing up data by generating an image file...............................................................................31
3.2.7 Comparing project versions.........................................................................................................32
3.2.7.1 Comparing project versions with VXC.........................................................................................32
3.3 Hardware update.........................................................................................................................32
3.3.1 Hardware updates.......................................................................................................................32
3.3.2 How to make adjustments after a hardware change...................................................................35
3.3.3 Updating the CPU........................................................................................................................35
3.3.3.1 How to perform a firmware update for the CPU (as of V5.0).......................................................36
3.3.3.2 How to perform a firmware update for the H-CPU (as of V4.5)...................................................38
3.3.4 Updating an interface module......................................................................................................39
3.3.4.1 Updating an interface module (IM)..............................................................................................39
3.3.4.2 How to perform a firmware update of an interface module (IM)..................................................40
3.3.5 Updating a CP xxx.......................................................................................................................41
3.3.5.1 Updating a communication processor (CP).................................................................................41
3.3.5.2 How to perform a firmware update of the CP 341.......................................................................42
3.3.5.3 How to perform a firmware update of the CP 443-1....................................................................43
3.3.5.4 How to perform a firmware update of the CP 443-5 Extended....................................................45
3.3.6 Working with GSD files................................................................................................................48
Service support and diagnostics (V8.0)
Service Manual, 03/2012, A5E02779775-02
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