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5.2.1 Siemens S7 Settings
The
Siemens Settings
view allows to configure the IP address and the type of the Siemens PLC.
Note
This description only applies to the
edgeGate
and
uaGate SI
products!
The following settings are available:
Machine Access
Connection Name
Connection name to be used
Special characters are not supported.
IPv4 Address
IPv4 address of the PLC to which a connection should be established
PLC Type
The type of the SIMATIC S7 PLC to be connected
Possible values are:
S7 300/400
and
S7 1200/1500
.
Polling interval [ms]
Time in milliseconds between individual read requests to the PLC
This setting is used to limit the traffic between the device and the PLC. The polling interval also defines the
lower limit of the OPC UA sampling interval. This value has to be be greater or equal to 50 ms.
In special cases it might be necessary to configure the TSAP settings to allow a connection to your S7. Deactivate
the
Default TSAP-Settings
checkbox for doing so.
TSAP Own
The TSAP to be used as own address
By default this value is configured by your choice of the PLC type in the machine network part of the web
page.
TSAP Destination
The TSAP to be used as foreign address
By default this value is configured by your choice of the PLC type in the machine network part of the web
page.
Saving and applying settings
1.
Click the
Save
button to save your settings.
A hint will appear reminding you that the application of some other settings is pending:
2.
Click at this link. Your settings will be applied.
Depending on the number of modified settings this process may take some time before being completed.
3.
A message in the upper window part will inform you about the successful modification(s).