Reading Out The Configuration - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

6.1.1

Reading out the configuration

Introduction
When a connection exists to a physically present CPU, you can load the configuration of this
CPU (including centrally present modules) from the device into your project using the
"Hardware detection" function. You do not need to manually configure the CPU and the
centrally present modules, as the physical configuration is read out automatically.
If a CPU and the centrally present modules have already been configured and you want to
load the current configuration and parameters in a new project, it is advisable to use the
"Upload device as new station" function. For additional information about this function, refer
to section Backing up and restoring the CPU configuration (Page 179).
Procedure for reading out an existing configuration
1. Create a new project and configure an "Unspecified CPU 1500".
Figure 6-1
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Click the link "detect" to open the "Hardware detection for PLC_x" dialog. An example can
be found in the following FAQ on the Internet
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/de/view/41885693/en).
An alternative procedure is described in step 2 and step 3.
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Unspecified S7-1500 CPU in the device view
Configuring
6.1 Configuring the CPU
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