Note
● To test the color_gs project in process mode, the hardware configuration of the project must
correspond to your actual hardware configuration. If necessary, replace the hardware
components of the color_gs project with the actual hardware components present.
● You will find additional information about opening and adapting the color_gs project in the
"Starting and adapting the color gs project" chapter.
Conventions
In this document, all the instructions are given using their full menu commands. You can also
access virtually all of the functions through the shortcut menu or by double-clicking.
Note
In this documentation, the versions of profiles, libraries and modules are always displayed as
Vxx.
Ensure that you use an appropriate version for your hardware or software.
Example:
● Profile: PCS7_Vxx
● PCS 7 AP Library Vxx
● IE General: SW Vxx
Note
The names of elements in the software interface are specified in the language of this
documentation. If you have installed a multi-language package for the operating system, some
of the designations will be displayed in the base language of the operating system after a
language switch and will, therefore, differ from the designations used in the documentation.
In PCS 7 SMART, you can use standard Windows functions in many situations:
● Multiple selection using the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys
● Column sorting in tables by clicking on the column header
● Use of "drag and drop" instead of "copy and paste"
The individual tutorials in this document build on each other to create a complete PCS 7
SMART project step-by-step by working through all the modules in the specified sequence.
For this reason, please work through all the tutorials in the given sequence.
PCS 7 SMART glossary
The PCS 7 SMART glossary containing the definitions of important technical terms used in
the documentation are available within the PCS 7 SMART software through the Help menu in
the SIMATIC Manager ( Help>Contents).
Preface
PCS 7 SMART Getting Started - Part 1 (V9.0 with APL)
Getting Started, 12/2017, A5E42181435-AA
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