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Procedure via the SIMATIC memory card
Use the SIMATIC memory card to read out the service data only if you are no longer able to
communicate with the CPU via Ethernet. In all other cases it is preferable to read out the
service data via the Web server or STEP 7.
The procedure using the SIMATIC memory card is more time-consuming than the other
options for reading out the service data. You must also ensure before reading out that there
is sufficient memory space on the SIMATIC memory card.
To read service data using the SIMATIC memory card, follow these steps:
1. Insert the SIMATIC memory card into the card reader of your PC / programming device.
2. Open the job file S7_JOB.S7S in an editor.
3. Overwrite the entry PROGRAM with the string DUMP in the editor.
To ensure that the file size is exactly 4 bytes, do not use any spaces/line
breaks/quotation marks.
4. Save the file under the existing file name.
5. Ensure that the SIMATIC memory card is not write protected and insert it in the card slot
of the CPU. Up to CPU 1516 you need a card ≥ 32 MB and from CPU 1517 a card
≥ 2 GB.
Result: The CPU writes the service data file DUMP.S7S to the SIMATIC memory card and
remains in STOP mode.
The transfer of the service data has been completed as soon as the STOP LED stops
flashing and lights up continuously. If the transfer was successful, only the STOP LED lights
up. If the transfer was not successful, the STOP LED lights up and the ERROR LED flashes.
In case of an error, the CPU stores a text file with a note on the error that occurred in the
DUMP.S7S folder.
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