Simatic 505 SoftShop
Index
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Contents
1 - Introduction
Manual Design ................................................................................................................................1
Customer Support............................................................................................................................2
505 SoftShop for Windows Overview.............................................................................................3
What is 505 SoftShop for Windows? ................................................................................3
Package Contents ..............................................................................................................3
System Requirements ......................................................................................................................3
Hardware Requirements....................................................................................................3
Software Requirements .....................................................................................................4
Parallel Port Compatibility................................................................................................4
2 - Installation
Installing 505 SoftShop ...................................................................................................................5
505 SoftShop Access Level...............................................................................................6
Installing the Siemens-Key..............................................................................................................7
What is the Siemens-Key? ................................................................................................7
Connecting the Siemens-Key ............................................................................................7
Troubleshooting the Siemens-Key ....................................................................................7
Connect the Communications Cable ...............................................................................................9
Cable Pin-Outs for RS-232-C Ports ..................................................................................9
Cable Pin-Outs for RS-422 Ports ....................................................................................11
Ethernet Connection........................................................................................................11
3 - 505 SoftShop Basics
Welcome to 505 SoftShop.............................................................................................................13
Software Features............................................................................................................13
Starting 505 SoftShop .....................................................................................................13
The Landscape: 505 SoftShop Window ........................................................................................14
Window Description .......................................................................................................15
Instruction Bars ...............................................................................................................15
Menu Bar.........................................................................................................................16
Multiple Program Windows ............................................................................................16
Status Line.......................................................................................................................17
Title Bar ..........................................................................................................................18
Toolbar............................................................................................................................18
Working With Logic Programs .....................................................................................................20
Creating a New Logic Program.......................................................................................20
Fast PLC Connection - Connecting to a PLC..................................................................20
Open an Existing Logic Program Offline or Online........................................................21
Loading Parts of an Existing Logic Program Online ......................................................22
Transfer Offline Program to Online ................................................................................24
Connecting Online to a 575.............................................................................................24