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7.3 SIMATIC STEP 7 in the TIA Portal
PSU8600power supply systems
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Manual, 04.2016, A5E35883207-7-76
7.3 SIMATIC STEP 7 in the TIA Portal
The SITOP PSU8600 power supply system can be used with STEP 7 in the TIA Portal from
version 13.0.
In STEP 7 in the TIA Portal, the SITOP PSU8600 basic device and its SITOP CNX8600 and
SITOP BUF8600 supplementary modules can be integrated, parameterized and diagnosed
in the projects.
Note
To be able to use SITOP PSU8600 and the supplementary modules with STEP 7 in the TIA
Portal you must install the corresponding Hardware Support Package (HSP) - or the
appropriate generic station description file (GSD).
You can find additional information at Installing the Hardware Support Package (HSP)
(Page 118) or Geräte-Stammdaten-Datei (GSD) installieren (Page 119).
7.3.1 Installing the Hardware Support Package (HSP)
To use SITOP PSU8600 and the supplementary modules with STEP 7 in the TIA Portal, you
must install the corresponding hardware support package (HSP). You can obtain the HSP at
our SITOP- homepage ( http://www.siemens.com/sitop ) or directly at
( https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/102254062 ).
Procedure
To install the hardware support package, proceed as follows:
1.
Start STEP 7 V13 in the TIA Portal.
2. Click in the project view in the "Options" menu on "Support Packages"
Dialog "Detailed information" opens. All support packages from the directory that you
specified as storage location for support packages in the settings are listed in a table.
3. You have the following possibilities to install the hardware support package:
–
If the support package is already present on your computer or on a connected data
storage medium, you can add it to the list using "Add from file system".
– If you wish to load a support package from the "Service & Support" page in the
Internet, initially download it using "Load from the Internet".
You can then add from the file system.