Setting the KP8 and KP8F
6.3 Setting controller - communication HMI device
KP8, KP8F
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Operating Instructions, 10/2010, A5E03284305-01
Display catalog structure
KP8 and KP8F are displayed in the catalog structure of the HW config, "GSD" folder - see
red labeling in the following image.
6.3
Setting controller - communication HMI device
HW Config of the STEP 7 project has to be configured and set to enable communication
between HMI device and controller.
Note
The KP8F can only be configured with a – non fail-safe – standard controller if this standard
controller supports Shared Device.
Set parameters for the slots as follows:
● For the KP8:
– Slot 0
– Slot 1
● For the KP8F:
– Slot 0
– Slot 1
– Slot 2
The fail-safe mode is set with slot 2.
The setting of slots 0 and 1 is the same for the KP8 and KP8F.