1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
1.4Guide to Installation and Commissioning
Before you start commissioning, you should clarify the area of operation of your PC station and select the required mode for your communication module. The steps involved in commissioning differ depending on the mode you select for your communication module.
Below, you can see an overview of the steps involved in commissioning. The sections following then describe the individual steps and tools in greater detail.
1.4.1PG Operation or Configured Mode - Considerations
When commissioning and operating a SIMATIC PC station, distinctions must be made between the following areas of application: Depending on the area of application, select the mode of the communication module.
SPG Operation
This is the default mode for a programming device (PG/PC) and HMI station.
SConfigured Mode
This mode should be selected for productive communication between applications in the PC station and the programmable controllers, for example SIMATIC
The primary use of your PC station | resulting area of | Selectable mode: |
is: | application: |
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S For diagnostics and maintenance | Programming |
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and for programming and project |
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device (PG/PC) |
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engineering (STEP 7). |
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S For process control tasks (operator |
| PG operation |
control and monitoring). |
| (default) |
It should be possible to use the | HMI station |
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station independent of a STEP 7 |
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project. |
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SFor project engineering (STEP 7) in an automated plant operated with
S7 stations | Engineering | |
station (ES) | ||
S For tasks in process control and | ||
Configured | ||
visualization. | ||
mode | ||
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S As an automation system | Runtime PC | |
networked with programmable | ||
controllers. |
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