Configuring Communication Connections; Procedure - Siemens SIMATIC NET S7-300 Manual

5 Configuring Communication Connections

5.1

Procedure

Initial Situation
The steps described here assume the following:
1. You have created the local S7 station and the required partner stations in your
STEP 7 projects (refer to the description in Chapter 3).
2. You have clarified the other station types with which connections must be
established. You create substitute objects for these station types in your
STEP 7 projects.
Setting up Connections and Using Them in the User Program
The following steps are necessary to operate connections on the SIMATIC S7 PLC
with the Ethernet CP:
Configuring
Create new connections.
(see Section 5.3.1)
Configure connection properties.
(see Sections 5.4 to 5.4)
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Download connection configurations
and user programs to the S7 station.
Legend:
S7-CPs for Industrial Ethernet Configuring and Commissioning
Programming
Program the SEND/RECEIVE
interface in the user program.
(Refer to Section 4.2 and the detailed
FC description in Chapter 7).
necessary steps
optional steps
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