Preface
S7-1200 Programmable controller
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System Manual, 11/2011, A5E02486680-05
Documentation and information
S7-1200 and STEP 7 provide a variety of documentation and other resources for finding the
technical information that you require.
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The S7-1200 system manual provides specific information about the operation,
programming and the specifications for the complete S7-1200 product family. In addition
to the system manual, the S7-1200 Easy Book provides a more general overview to the
capabilities of the S7-1200 family.
Both the system manual and the Easy Book are available as electronic (PDF) and printed
manuals. The electronic manuals can be downloaded from the customer support web site
and can also be found on the companion disk that ships with every S7-1200 CPU.
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The online information system of STEP 7 provides immediate access to the conceptual
information and specific instructions that describe the operation and functionality of the
programming package and basic operation of SIMATIC CPUs.
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My Documentation Manager accesses the electronic (PDF) versions of the SIMATIC
documentation set, including the system manual, the Easy Book and the information
system of STEP 7. With My Documentation Manager, you can drag and drop topics from
various documents to create your own custom manual.
The customer supp) provides a
link to My Documentation Manager under mySupport.
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The customer support web site also provides podcasts, FAQs, and other helpful
documents for S7-1200 and STEP 7. The podcasts utilize short educational video
presentations that focus on specific features or scenarios in order to demonstrate the
interactions, convenience and efficiency provided by STEP 7. Visit the following web sites
to access the collection of podcasts:
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STEP 7 Basic web page (
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STEP 7 Professional web page (
You can also follow or join product discussions on the Service & Support technical forum
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Forum for S7-1200
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Forum for STEP 7 Basic
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