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NETLink PRO ETH
4
Installation of the driver software
With installation of the NETLink PRO driver for the NETLink PRO ETH, it
is easy to access controllers with a PPI, MPI or PROFIBUS interface from
the PC via TCP/IP.
4.1
Introduction
The NETLink PRO driver is inserted in the PG/PC interface of an existing
Simatic application and can then be used from most Simatic engineering
tools (STEP7, ProTool, WinCC, etc.).
Access is possible to any controllers of the Simatic S7-200, S7-300 or S7-
400 series. The NETLink PRO ETH communication adapter is required to
connect a Simatic S7-200, S7-300 or S7-400 controller with the Ethernet
network.
4.2
System requirements
A PC with a 32-bit Windows operating system is required to operate the
NETLink PRO driver at the PU end. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP
operating systems can be used.
A further requirement is the existence of a Simatic engineering tool such as
STEP7, Version 5.1 and higher or STEP7 Micro/Win, version 4.0 and
higher, which ensures that the PG/PC interface is installed on the computer.
Installation under Windows 98/ME/NT is possible but is not supported by
our technical support team. Please pay attention to the requirements of the
SIMATIC package used.
A functioning network link using TCP/IP must have been set up on the PCs
that are used
.
The network configuration of the PC must be known. You can
use normal commercial type network cards
.
To maximize performance, 100
Mbps network cards and switches should be used in the local area network
.
Of course, you can also use 10 Mbps network cards and hubs but that would
slow down status operation
.
4.3
Running the installation setup
After the installation CD is inserted, a menu will start automatically, which
gives the choice to install the NETLink PRO driver.
If setup does not start automatically, the setup file ‚
SetupNETLinkPRO.exe
’
can be launched manually in directory ‘
CD drive:NETLinkPRO\
’.
If necessary, you can download the latest NETLink PRO
driver from our
homepage (http://www.softing.com)
.
Please note that for installation you have to log on as an administrator under
the 32-bit Windows operating systems because the setup program has to
make entries in the Windows registry
.
4.3.1
Adding the interface to the PG/PC interface
After initial installation, the new interface parameter set ‘
NETLink PRO’
has
to be set up. Administrator rights are necessary for this.
After you have started ‘
Set PG/PC Interface
’ in the Control Panel, click the
‘
Select…
’ button there.
Administration rights are
required for installation.
