Commissioning
6-12 AutomationSystem S7-400 Hardwareand Installation
A5E00850741-01
Inserting a Memory Card
Toinsert a memory card, follow the steps outlined below:
1. Setthe mode selector switch on the CPU to STOP.
2. Insertthe memory card in the submodule slot of the CPU and push the memory
card in as far as it will go.
Note the position of the marker dot. Youcan only insert the memory card in the
card slot in the direction shown in Figure 6-3.
Result: The CPU requests a memory reset by slow flashing of the STOPLED
at 0.5Hz.
3. Performa memory reset on the CPU by pressing the mode selector switch in
MRES position and then resetting it to STOP.
Result: The STOP LED flashes for at least 3 seconds at 2 Hz (reset is being
executed) and then remains lit.
Marker dot
Figure6-3 InsertingaMemoryCardinaCPU
Note
If you insert or remove the memory card with the controller switched on, the CPU
inidcates a memory reset request by the slow flashing of the STOP indicator at 0.5
Hz.
If you insert or remove the memory card with the controller switched off, the CPU
performs an automatic memory reset after power on.