1 Settings[edit | edit source]
1.1 Settings for the network adapter[edit | edit source]
If the Interface is set to TCP/IP (Auto), check the properties Select Do not assign IP address automatically and acknowledge with OK
1.2 Assign Interface[edit | edit source]
To establish a route from Ethernet to Profibus, you need to assign a network adapter. You need to do this to access for example PosmoA drives or Micromasters.
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Right click on the Station and select PLC -> Assign PG/PC
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Make sure to select the right Network adpater. To assign the Interface, press Assign
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Interface is successful assigned
1.3 General Language Settings[edit | edit source]
In the Simatic Manager go to Options --> Customize
Set the Mnemonics to English
File:Simatic Manager Mnemonik.jpg
The National Language you can set as you want!
1.4 Settings for a Simatic Manager Project[edit | edit source]
Settings for Blocks Open a Simatic Manager project. Go to the folder Blocks mark it an with right mouseclick open the Object Properties
In Adress priority set For all accesses like in the picture below.
1.4.1 Settings in SCL[edit | edit source]
Open any random SCL file Go to Options --> Customize
Make the settings according to the pictures below.
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Create Block
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Compiler
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Editor
2 Assign PLC ip-address over MAC-adress[edit | edit source]
For an empty or new PLC you have to download the PLC-Program the first time and you have to assign the ip-address to the PLC, that you are able to communicate with it.
Attention: On site please connect directly your PC to the ethernet Port of the PLC because when you search the mac-adress over the Firewall, you won't find anything (blocked). Give your PC a fix ip-adress in the PLC's IP range. For example: StrPlc IP is 172.31.52.3 and if you want to check the Connection, after you have assign the address, your PC need this ip-adress: 172.31.XXX.XXX with Subnetmask 255.255.0.0!
First open the Simatic Manager with the project. Click on PLC/Edit Ethernet Node. When the window is open, click on the "Browse" button.
In this window now you see only one device because you are directly connected to the PLC. Anyway compare the MAC-adress from the PC with the printed one on the PLC. Select the device and click OK.
After this you have filled the actual MAC-adress. Then you have to set the IP-adress and the Subnet mask in the ip configuration! For example 172.31.52.3 (depending on the position of the PLC - Ext, Str, Win or Sil). Subnet mask is 255.255.0.0!
At the end you have to Assign the device Name! The Device Name is Kom.MainPlc-30. For example Sfa.MainPlc-30. You find the Device Name also in the Hardware config. (see the picture after next)
3 First download of PLC Program[edit | edit source]
Before downloading first time the complete program make sure that PLC assignment is fine (e.g. with a Ping).
3.1 Download of the Hardwareconfig[edit | edit source]
Open the Hardwareconfig. Save and compile it (A) then download (B) it by clicking on the following button:
The system will take several minutes after the download until it is working fine again.
3.2 Safety Program[edit | edit source]
If you download the PLC first time you can include also the standard blocks and the System Data Blocks.
Another way would be to download the safety without the standard and the system data blocks. These ones you can download afterwards from the blocks. Choose all DB's, FB's FC's, OB's, SFC's and UDT's with a symbolic name.
Click PLC > Download. Do not include in this download the yellow marked DB's, FC's,...
4 Backup[edit | edit source]
5 Alternative Way of Downloading[edit | edit source]
If you want to delete all blocks without using a prommer perform the following steps:
This Procedure also performs as the Reset to factory Settings/Defaults
- Put the CPU into STOP mode
- Make sure that the IP Address is set up right (Check with PING)
- Select the desired CPU, open the PLC menu and click on the Save to Memory Card... entry
- Deselect the Checkbox Current Project
- Start the download by clicking on the OK button
This way is also usefull for downloading a project without safety elements to a CPU which has (already) safety blocks on it.
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Save to Memory Card...
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Start Download
6 Licence sharing[edit | edit source]
For using the licence of the Remote Station on the Field PG Template:Notice bms
- First, transfer licenses from the USB sticks to the Remote station
- open the Automation Licence Manager
- connect to the station where the licences are installed:
- search for the station in the network:
- Activate both checkboxes:
- now you are connected to the other station with the active licences:
- Finally just check if the correct station is in the search list:
- the remote station needs to be the first in the search list:
The Simatic Manager will take now the licence of the remote station automatically.
7 Troubleshooting[edit | edit source]
7.1 download in this modul state not possible[edit | edit source]
When you click on Assign Device Name and you get the message "download in this modul state not possible" or "Download in diesem Baugruppenzustand nicht möglich", then the PLC have already a programm on it. I know, you don't download anything at the moment, but the plc needs to set to factory Settings.
select the CPU in the Simatic Manager -->right click-->PLC-->Clear/Reset After this you are able to assign the Device Name
7.2 No messages during download[edit | edit source]
Normally you will get system messages during download of the safety program like:
"Do you want to include the standard blocks located in the block folder in this download?"
If you have selected the checkbox "Do not display this message again" you will never be asked again.
Anyway you should not load the standard blocks, expect you know exactly what you are doing.
To download the starndard blocks means, that it will be all parameter in PVSS set to 0!
To activate the messages again, go to customize > general and activate the system messages again.
8 Download the PLC Program including Hardware configuration to a 416 Flash card[edit | edit source]
- Put the PLC into Stop
- Start the PLC again, don't switch on any device!!!
- Upload all DBs to the Offline Project
- Stop the PLC and power it off
- replace Memory card
- Switch on the PLC
- Select the Blocks folder in the Simatic Manager
Template:Notice bms File:SimaticManager Select Blocks Folder.jpg
- Navigate in the Menu to PLC -> Download User Program to Memory Card
File:SimaticManager Menu User Program to Memory Card.jpg
- confirm the "Do you really want to download" with yes
- Check that really Files are stored in the Flash
