Plc And Nc Settings - Siemens SINUMERIK Series Function Manual

3 Setting up functions
3.5 Global settings

3.5.2 PLC and NC settings

Function description
To be able to use PLC triggers, PLC conditions, and PLC traces on a machine, the
data blocks for the machine used in the control must be made known and perform-
ance enabled for the ePS Network Services functions.
Feedback messages must be configured (data format) in order for them to be sent
to the PLC via DB10 DBB118 to DBB121 in a SINUMERIK and a freely configur-
able data block area in a SIMATIC.
An AC marker must be configured in order to perform axis tests.
Fig. 3-71: Basic settings for the feedback messages to the PLC
Function
Trigger configu-
rations
Monitor configu-
rations
Monitor data
3-188
Description
Number of the data block for PLC trigger
configurations (number only; without DB)
digits from 0 to 9999
Number of the data block for PLC trace con-
figurations (number only; without DB)
Digits from 0 to 9999
Number of the data block for PLC trace data
(number only; without DB)
 Digits from 0 to 9999
 PLC performance index
 Display and input
 Digits from 1 to 100
ePS Network Services, Function Manual (FH) - 03/2012
Type
DISPLAY
INPUT
DISPLAY
INPUT
DISPLAY
INPUT
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03/2012