Local Communication; Figure 4-1 Local Communication Via Softbus; Figure 4-2 Local Communication Via Tcp/Ip - Siemens Simatic S7-1500 Function Manual

4.1

Local communication

Local communication can be performed via the Softbus protocol or TCP/IP.
For local communication, the PLCSIM Advanced instance is on the same PC or on the same
virtualization platform (VMware) as STEP 7 or another communication partner.
Local communication via Softbus
Local communication is performed via Softbus in PLCSIM Advanced by default.
This ensures that no data can be accidentally downloaded to a hardware CPU or that there
is communication with real hardware.
Figure 4-1
Local communication via TCP/IP
Communication is performed via the PLCSIM Virtual Ethernet Adapter, a virtual network
interface that behaves like a real network interface.
Figure 4-2
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Local communication via Softbus
Local communication via TCP/IP
Communication paths
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