Downloading The Configuration Data To The Target System - Siemens S7-300 Configuration Manual

Note
In principle, the description applies equally to STEP 7 V5.5 and STEP 7 Professional.
You will find further, more detailed information on the procedures in the online help in STEP
7. There, you will also find further information and alternative methods.
3.7

Downloading the configuration data to the target system

Downloading configuration data
The configuration data of the Ethernet CP is downloaded from the hardware configuration.
All the configuration data of the S7 station is downloaded including the configuration of the
central structure and all parameter assignments.
The data of the connection configuration must also be downloaded; see below.
Note
With CPs that have two interfaces (gigabit interface), note the information in the manual
about the interface you can use to download the configuration data.
Connection type
You can download the configuration data to the S7 station in the following ways or using the
following connections:
● MPI connection
● Industrial Ethernet
Configuring and commissioning S7 CPs for Industrial Ethernet
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You can use this connection to download the configuration data or for the initial
assignment of a MAC/IP address (node initialization - for details on this, refer to the
manual /2/ in the section "Assigning addresses for the first time").
Here, you use the PG mode of the Ethernet CP in the S7 station (see also the section
PG/OP communication via Industrial Ethernet (Page 21)).
Depending on the PG/PC interface of your engineering station, you can download the
configuration data via the TCP/IP interface or via the ISO interface of STEP 7 to the S7
station.
– If you download via the IP interface, the CP must first be supplied with an IP address;
see also the section Setting further CP properties (Page 42).
– If you download via the ISO interface, the default MAC address can be used. Please
note, however:
Configuring the Ethernet CP with STEP 7
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