1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
SCase b) Initial configuration with existing project engineering (XDB file)
With this method, it is assumed that the PC station and its components and applications is first created in project engineering in STEP 7 / NCM PC. This produces a database (XDB file) that is then available for the commissioning engineer for the initial configuration.
The advantage of this is that the project engineering data and the PC configuration are consistent and the total effort is minimal.
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Project engineering | Steps in project engineering of the PC | NCM PC / STEP 7 | |
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initial configuration) | S Create the PC station in NCM PC | S | SIMATIC Manager |
| S Enter modules and applications | S | HW Config |
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| S Create connections in NetPro | S | NetPro |
| S Use symbols (in the project | S | HW Config |
| engineering of the OPC server) |
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| S Project engineering data of the PC | S | SIMATIC Manager |
| station is saved in an XDB file . |
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1.Installing SIMATIC NET software
Install the SIMATIC NET software based on the installation instructions
SIMATIC NET CD / Windows
2. | Installing the | Install the communication module in the | Refer to the documentation on the |
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3. | Initial configuration | Import XDB | Station Configuration Editor |
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| Project engineering data is transferred | (later download of project |
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Result:
PC station is ready for productive communication
4.Testing the configuration
Configuration Console
Configuration Console
Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start | 23 |
Release 5/2005 |
