Table Of Contents - Siemens SIMATIC S7 User Manual

Table of contents

Preface ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 SIMATIC Automation Tool overview ........................................................................................................ 9
1.1 Managing networks ................................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Network access ....................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 Network options ...................................................................................................................... 14
1.4 .NET API (application interface) .dll file .................................................................................. 16
2 Prerequisites and communication setup ................................................................................................ 17
2.1 PG/PC Operating system requirement ................................................................................... 17
2.2 Installing the SIMATIC Automation Tool ................................................................................. 17
2.3 Starting the SIMATIC Automation Tool ................................................................................... 18
2.4 CPU configuration requirements ............................................................................................. 18
2.5 Communication setup ............................................................................................................. 21
3 Tool operations ..................................................................................................................................... 25
3.1 CPU passwords ...................................................................................................................... 25
3.2 Scan a network and use the device table ............................................................................... 26
3.3 Download new IP, subnet, and gateway addresses ............................................................... 32
3.4 Download new PROFINET device names .............................................................................. 33
3.5 Set CPUs to RUN or STOP mode .......................................................................................... 34
3.6 Flash the LEDs on devices ..................................................................................................... 36
3.7 Download new programs to CPUs .......................................................................................... 37
3.8 Install new firmware in CPUs and modules ............................................................................ 40
3.9 Backup and Restore CPU data ............................................................................................... 45
3.10 Reset CPUs and modules to factory default values ............................................................... 47
3.11 Reset CPU memory ................................................................................................................ 48
3.12 Upload service data from CPUs ............................................................................................. 49
3.13 Set time in CPUs ..................................................................................................................... 51
3.14 Read diagnostic buffer in a CPU ............................................................................................ 52
3.15 Execution order of operations ................................................................................................. 53
4 Saving your device table information ..................................................................................................... 55
4.1 Save/Save as - Device table stored in encrypted .sat format ................................................. 55
4.2 Import/Export - Device table loaded from/stored in open .csv format .................................... 56
SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC
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