This Manual - Siemens S7-300 Configuration Manual

This manual...

● ... supports you when commissioning your SIMATIC NET CP modules in an S7 station.
● ... supports you so that your applications can communicate successfully and effectively
● ... expands the description in the online documentation of the STEP 7 configuration
Audience
This manual is intended for commissioning engineers, programmers of STEP 7 programs
and service personnel.
Scope of this manual
Note
Note that the availability of the functions described here for the device type you are using
depends on the firmware version of the CP and the version of STEP 7. You can check which
functions your module supports in the description of the properties dialog for the module in
STEP 7.
Note
STEP 7
In this manual, the name STEP 7 is used for all the available versions of STEP 7.
This manual is valid for the following versions of the configuration software:
● STEP 7 V5.5 SP2 Hotfix 4
● STEP 7 Professional V12.0 SP1
Description of the STEP 7 functions
This manual takes into account the expanded information in the help systems and
information systems of the STEP 7 configuration tools. Explicit screenshots and explanations
of input dialogs have therefore been largely avoided in this manual.
If specific properties relate to the version of STEP 7, this is indicated in the text.
Configuring and commissioning S7 CPs for Industrial Ethernet
Configuration Manual, 09/2013, C79000-G8976-C182-13
via the SIMATIC NET CPs.
software. You should always read the instructions on the individual topics available there.
In addition to this, for CP modules with integrated Industrial Ethernet security
functionality: Security Configuration Tool (SCT) version V3.1
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