Siemens S7-400 6.3 Connecting a Programming Device (PG) to an S7-400

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According to the backup concept, Table6-2 shows how you must set the battery
monitoring switch on the different power supply modules.
Table6-2 Setting the Battery Monitoring Switch
If You... ...Then
do not use battery monitoring, set the BATTINDIC switch to OFF.
use battery monitoring with a single-width
power supply module,
set the BATTINDIC switch to BATT.
want to monitor a backup battery with a
double or triple-width power supply module,
set the BATTINDIC switch to 1BATT.
want to monitor two backup batteries with a
double or triple-width power supply module,
set the BATTINDIC switch to 2BATT.
6.3 Connecting a Programming Device (PG) to an S7-400
Connecting a Programming Device (PG) to an S7-400
Youmust connect the programming device via a connecting cable to the MPI of the
CPU. This allows access via the communication bus to all CPUs and
programmable modules.
PG cable
S7-400
Programming device
Figure 6-1 Connecting PG to an S7-400