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Getting Started: Communication between a CPU 416-2 PCI and an S7-400
7.4
Step 2: Station Configuration Editor
Function of the Station Configuration Editor
The Station Configuration Editor allows you to communicate the following settings
to the PC:
•
Station name
•
Type of CPU 41x-2 PCI
•
Adding CP 1613
Note
The following settings in the Station Configuration Editor must agree with the
subsequent configuration made in the STEP 7 Hardware Configuration application:
•
Station name
•
Type
•
Index (corresponds to the slot in the STEP 7 Hardware Configuration application)
Index
The CPU 41x-2 PCI can be operated on an index from 2 to 18. The index
corresponds to a virtual slot in the PC.
Name of the CPU 41x-2
You can select any name for the CPU 41x-2 PCI in STEP 7 (default: CPU 41x-2
PCI). Only characters that can be used in file names are permitted. Leading blanks
are not permitted.
Note
Information on the Station Configuration Editor
For more information, e.g., on diagnostics in the Station Configuration Editor, refer
to the relevant online help.
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The name that you assign to the CPU 41x-2 PCI in STEP 7
corresponds to the name that you use to access the controller panel
of the CPU via the PC desktop. For example, if you name the CPU
41x-2 PCI "Slot_CPU", you then access the controller panel via
Start > Simatic > PC Based Control > Slot_CPU.
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