
Getting Started : Connecting the Controller to the SIMATIC NET OPC Server
Windows Automation Center, WinAC Slot Version 4.0
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Hardware Installation and Operating Manual, Edition 02/2006, A5E00273194-02
8.3.1
Creating the STEP 7 Project
1. Open STEP 7 and create a project (for example, OPCProject).
2. Insert a SIMATIC PC Station with the same name as entered in the Station
Configuration Editor.
3. Double-click the Configuration icon for the PC Station to open the STEP 7
Hardware Configuration application.
4. Insert the CPU 41x-2 PCI in the same index as configured in the Station
Configuration Editor.