Installing And Using The Step 7-Micro/Win Software - Siemens Simatic S7-200 System Manual

Installing and Using the STEP 7-Micro/WIN
Software
This manual describes Version 2.1 of STEP 7-Micro/WIN. Previous versions of the software
may operate differently.
STEP 7-Micro/WIN is a Windows-based software application that supports both the 16-bit
Windows 3.1 environment (STEP 7-Micro/WIN 16) and the 32-bit Windows 95 and
Windows NT environments (STEP 7-Micro/WIN 32). In order to use STEP 7-Micro/WIN, the
following equipment is recommended:
Recommended: a personal computer (PC) with an 80586 or greater processor and
16 Mbytes of RAM, or a Siemens programming device (such as a PG 740); minimum
computer requirement: 80486 processor with 8 Mbytes
One of the following sets of equipment:
– A PC/PPI cable connected to your communications port (PC COM1 or COM2)
– A communications processor (CP) card and multipoint interface (MPI) cable
– A multipoint interface (MPI) card (A communications cable comes with the MPI card.)
VGA monitor, or any monitor supported by Microsoft Windows
At least 50 Mbytes of free hard disk space
Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0
or greater
Optional but recommended: any mouse supported by Microsoft Windows
STEP 7-Micro/WIN provides extensive online help. Use the Help menu command or press
to obtain the most current information.
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Chapter Overview
Section
3.1 Installing the STEP 7-Micro/WIN Software
3.2 Using STEP 7-Micro/WIN to Set Up the Communications Hardware
3.3 Establishing Communication with the S7-200 CPU
3.4 Configuring the Preferences for STEP 7-Micro/WIN
3.5 Creating and Saving a Project
3.6 Creating a Program
3.7 Creating a Data Block
3.8 Using the Status Chart
3.9 Using Symbolic Addressing
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