1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
Mixed operation is possible.
Since you can set the mode for individual communication modules, you can also use the PC station in mixed operation.
Mixed operation, in this sense, means the use of several communications modules some in the configured and some in the PG mode.
Depending on the selected mode, the information below applies to the individual modules of the PC station.
Characteristics of the Selectable Modes
The table below shows the differences between the two selectable modes and how this affects handling of the PC station during commissioning and operation.
Table
Mode | Characteristics/Advantages when Commissioning and During |
| Operation |
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PG operation (default | The module used in a PC station in this mode is not included in the STEP 7 |
mode) | project (it is, however, possible to take this module into account in the bus |
| parameter calculation using the PG/PC station object). |
| If your module in the PG or engineering station is configured for this mode, |
| you must specify the interface on the PG or the engineering station explicitly |
| with the “Set PG/PC Interface” or Configuration Console tool. |
| With HMI stations, connections to communication partners are set up for |
| process control over unconfigured S7 connections. |
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Configured mode | The PC station along with the modules planned in the project engineering is |
| included in a STEP 7 project so that the communication relations with the |
| stations can be planned in the project. |
| This has the following advantages: |
| S Very simple commissioning (initial configuration) by using this |
| configuration. |
| S Networking parameters stored in the project are adopted (PROFIBUS). |
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20 | Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start |
Release 5/2005 |
