Programming Port Lockout; System Part Number - Siemens SIMATIC 505 User Manual

Simatic 505 SoftShop

Programming Port Lockout

Use Port Lockout to prevent program changes from being made at
different ports simultaneously.
If the controller is unlocked, the Port Lockout button will display
Locked. If the controller is locked, the Port Lockout button will display
Unlock.
To execute Port Lockout:
1. Click Port Lockout from the PLC Utilities menu (Alt+U, O).
The Port Lockout dialog box appears (Figure 6.12a). Click
Lock or Unlock from the Port Lockout on the Port Lockout
dialog box.
Figure 6.12a
NOTE Programming devices connected through the same Dual
Communication Port (DCP) cannot lock each other out.
When you receive the message, Lock or Unlock
2.
communication ports? Select either YES or NO.

System Part Number

Use System Part Number to read the software part number and the
release number of the cards installed in your controller.
To execute System Part Number:
1. Click System Part Number from the PLC Utilities menu
(Alt+U, N). The System Part Number dialog box appears
(Figure 6.12b). The part number and release for each card,
along with the slot number and name of the card, displays as
shown.
Figure 6.12b
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