Programming options
5.1 Easy to configure the hardware devices
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Manual, 05/2009, A5E02486774-01
Uploading an existing hardware configuration is easy
If you are connected to a CPU, you can upload the configuration
of that CPU, including any modules, to your project. Simply create
a new project and select the "unspecified CPU" instead of
selecting a specific CPU. (You can also skip the device
configuration entirely by selecting the "Create a PLC program"
from the "First steps". STEP 7 Basic then automatically creates an
unspecified CPU.)
From the program editor, you select the "Hardware detection"
command from the "Online" menu.
From the device configuration editor, you select the
option for detecting the configuration of the
connected device.
After you select the CPU from the online dialog,
STEP 7 Basic uploads the hardware configuration
from the CPU, including any modules (SM, SB, or
CM).
After uploading the configuration, you can configure the
