Getting Started; Requirements - Siemens SIMATIC S7-400H System Manual

Getting started

4.1 Getting started
This guide walks you through the steps that have to be performed to commission the system,
based on a specific example. and results in a working application. You will learn how an
S7-400H programmable logic controller operates and become familiar with its response to
a fault.
It takes about one to two hours to work through this example, depending on your previous
experience.
4.2

Requirements

The following requirements must be met:
Correctly installed and valid version of the standard STEP 7 software on your programming
device; see section Configuring with STEP 7 (Page 179). Any necessary hardware updates
are installed.
Modules required for the hardware configuration:
● an S7-400H automation system consisting of:
● an ET 200M distributed I/O device with active backplane bus and
● all necessary accessories, such as PROFIBUS cables, etc.
S7-400H
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– 1 x UR2–H rack
– 2 power supply modules, PS 407 10A
– 2 x H–CPUs
– 4 synchronization modules
– 2 fiber-optic cables
– 2 IM 153-2
– 1 digital input module, SM321 DI 16 x DC24V
– 1 digital output module, SM322 DO 16 x DC24V
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