Using Step 7-Micro/Win To Set Up The Communications Hardware - Siemens Simatic S7-200 System Manual

Installing and Using the STEP 7-Micro/WIN Software
3.2

Using STEP 7-Micro/WIN to Set Up the Communications Hardware

General Information for Installing or Removing the Communications Hardware
If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, the Install/Remove Modules dialog box
appears automatically at the end of your software installation. See Figure 3-1. If you are
using Windows 3.1, follow these steps:
1. Select the menu command Setup
box appears.
2. Click the "PG/PC Interface..." button. The Setting the PG/PC Interface dialog box
appears.
3. Click the "Install..." button. The Install/Remove Modules dialog box appears. See
Figure 3-1.
You will need to base your installation of communications hardware on the following criteria:
The operating system that you are using (Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0)
The type of hardware you are using, for example:
– PC with PC/PPI cable
– PC or SIMATIC programming device with multipoint interface (MPI) or
communications processor (CP) card
– CPU 212, CPU 214, CPU 215, CPU 216
– Modem
The baud rate you are using
Table 3-1 shows the possible hardware configurations and baud rates that
STEP 7-Micro/WIN supports, depending on the type of CPU that you are using. For more
detailed information on communications setup, see Section 3.3.
Table 3-1 Hardware Configurations Supported by STEP 7-Micro/WIN
Type of CPU STEP 7-Micro/
WIN Version
CPU 212, Micro/WIN 16
CPU 214,
CPU 216 CPU 216
CPU 215 port 0
Micro/WIN 32
CPU 215 port 1 Micro/WIN 16
(DP port)
Micro/WIN 32
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Communications.... The Communications dialog
Hardware Supported Baud Rates
Supported
PC/PPI cable, MPI-ISA 9.6 kbaud or
card 19.2 kbaud
PC/PPI cable, MPI-ISA 9.6 kbaud or
card, MPI-ISA card on 19.2 kbaud
board, CP 5411,
CP 5511, CP 5611
Not supported Not supported Windows 3.1
MPI-ISA card, 9.6 kbaud to
MPI-ISA card on 12 Mbaud
board, CP 5411,
CP 5511, CP 5611
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Operating Type of
System Parameter Set
Windows 3.1 PPI,
PPI multi-master
Windows 95 or PPI
Windows NT
Windows 95 or PPI,
Windows NT PPI multi-master
Not supported
Windows 95 or
Windows NT
Windows 95 or MPI
Windows NT
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