A Notes for Users of Older Versions
A.3 Continued Use of Previous Project Engineering
Continued Use of Databases and Project Engineering Tools
The following table shows an overview of the previous database types and the corresponding project engineering tools and indicates whether continued use is possible:
Protocol
Database
Type
Project
Engineering Tool
Continued Use
DP | LDB | COM PROFIBUS | Continued use not possible, the project |
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| engineering must be recreated with |
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| SIMATIC NCM PC V5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| STEP 7 Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| higher. |
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FDL | TXT | Text Editor | Continued use not possible, the project |
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| engineering must be recreated with |
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| SIMATIC NCM PC V5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| STEP 7 Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| higher. |
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FMS | LDB | COM PROFIBUS | Continued use not possible, the project |
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| engineering must be recreated with |
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| SIMATIC NCM PC V5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| STEP 7 Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| higher. |
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S7 | LDB | COML S7 | Continued use not possible, the project |
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| engineering must be recreated with |
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| SIMATIC NCM PC V5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| STEP 7 Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| higher. |
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S7 | XDB | STEP 7 | Continued use possible, the XDB database |
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| must be imported. |
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SEND/RE | TXT | Text Editor | Continued use not possible, the project |
CEIVE |
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| engineering must be recreated with |
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| SIMATIC NCM PC V5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| STEP 7 Version 5.1 Service Pack 2 or |
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| higher. |
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TF | LDB | COML TF | Continued use possible, as previously with |
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| COML TF. |
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Note
If you want to continue using the previous project engineering tools, use the SIMATIC NET CD 05/2000.
280 | Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start |
Release 5/2005 |
