●
STEP 7 / SIMATIC PCS 7 basic software, in particular:
– Working with
SIMATIC Manager
– Hardware configuration with
HW Config
–
SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System
– Process Device Manager
SIMATIC PDM
● FOUNDATION Fieldbus
Scope of these operating instructions
These operating instructions apply for the following products:
Product
Article number
Note
Compact FF Link
6ES7655-5BA00-0AB0
Module of the bus link; redundancy
possible
BM Compact FF Link
6ES7655-5EF00-0AA0
Bus module for redundancy mode
The use of two Compact FF Links make redundant operation possible and additional functions
when using active field distributors:
Active Field Distributor and Active Field Splitter (Page 15)
● Coupler redundancy with active field splitter (AFS)
● Ring redundancy with active field distributor (AFD..)
You can find supplementary information on this in Operating Instructions DP/PA coupler, Active
Field Distributor, DP/PA Link, and Y Link (
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/
These operating instructions contain a description of the components that was valid at the time
the operating instructions were published. We reserve the right to include product information
with information updates with new components and components with a new product status.
Information on approved components:
Catalog Overview
Process control system PCS 7, Released modules
Configuring with
SIMATIC PCS 7
The Compact FF Link can be configured with SIMATIC PCS 7: as of V8.1 SP1 (STEP 7 V5.5
SP4 HF6)
This requires the use of SIMATIC PDM: V8.2 SP1 or higher
Preface
1.2 Preface
Compact FF Link
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Operating Instructions, 03/2015, A5E35651552-AA