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1. Overview
This driver provides the software interface and communication protocol between XPanel and Siemens Simatic S7 PLCs. It supports the following families of Siemens Simatic S7 system. S7-300 CPU via the communication card CP343-1 IT S7-400 CPU via the communication card CP443-1 IT
I/O Device Name Give a device name. This name will be used in the TAG configuration window of database accompanied by the Station Name.
(2) Select a network type : SIEMENS S7 Ethernet After selecting the OK button of previous step, Ethernet Communication SIEMENS S7 Ethernet - 1
In this window, select the Device Type as SIEMENS S7 Ethernet and TCP protocol. This driver supports only TCP/IP protocol stack.
(3) Create a station Move to the Station tab of Ethernet Communication Configuration dialog box.
In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the SIEMENS S7 Ethernet - 2
XPanel. Each field can be configured with following rules. Station Name Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied with the Device Name. Station Type Choose the S7. (No other type can be selected.) Network ID This network ID is a combination of CPUs rack and slot number. This ID must be given by decimal number with following format. (000..714)