Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX, Function Manual

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Requirements
● The hardware of the two PC stations has been configured in HW Config on the engineering
station.
● The PCS 7 project is displayed in the component view of SIMATIC Manager on the
engineering station.
Procedure
1. Open NetPro with the menu command Options > Configure Network.
2. Close the displayed "Multiproject" dialog box.
3. Open the shortcut menu of the WinCC application in the SIMATIC PC station of the
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX station and select the menu command Insert New Connection.
4. Under the PC station representing the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX station, select the CPU. Leave
the other default settings in this dialog box.
5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
6. In the "Properties S7 Connection" dialog box, enter a name under "Local ID" in the
"Connection Identification" area.
7. Click "OK".
8. Save and compile your changes.
9. Select the SIMATIC station and select the menu command PLC > Download to Current
Project > Selected Connections.
10.Click "Yes" to acknowledge the displayed message box.
11.Close NetPro.
Downloading the connection in runtime
You can download configured S7 connections within a PCS 7 project in runtime. The
communication partner can be either a CPU or a WinCC application.
Proceed as follows:
1. To do so, select the corresponding CPU within a module and select the desired connection
in the connection table.
2. Select the menu command PLC > Download to Current Project > Selected Connections.
The selected connection is downloaded to both the local and the remote communication
partners.
Additional information
● Online help for NetPro
Commissioning and configuration of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
7.4 Configuring SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with external engineering
BOX (V8.1)
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