Page 2 - Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal; Table of Contents; Startup order of VMWare, LinkManager and STEP 7
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 2 of 42 Table of Contents Prerequisite for this guide 3 System overview 4 1. STEP7: TCP connection via native Siemens Ethernet port 5 2. TIA Portal: TCP connection via native Siemens Ethernet port 8 3. MPI or PPI connection via RS232...
Page 3 - Prerequisite for this guide; Ethernet; NOTE that the LinkManager and SiteManager must
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 3 of 42 Prerequisite for this guide The following guide will assist you to setup a remote and online connection to the Siemens PLC equipment placed on the customer site using your Siemens SIMATIC S7 PLC or TIA Portal programming soft...
Page 4 - System overview; The communication path is as follows:; Siemens Software; GateManager
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 4 of 42 System overview The communication path is as follows: Siemens Software LinkManager GateManager SiteManager PLC. This guide will elaborate on the components marked with bold. The following system overview depicts a Sit...
Page 5 - net port; Start the STEP 7 software and select; Options
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 5 of 42 1. STEP7: TCP connection via native Siemens Ether- net port The following describes how to connect the SIMATIC STEP 7 program to a Siemens PLC with a native Ethernet module, such as the CP-343 SIMATIC NET for S-300 or the int...
Page 6 - OK; The LinkManager does not allow STEP 7 to scan for network attached; PLC; Neither will you see any activity on the LinkManager be-
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 6 of 42 4. Select TCP/IP -> VirtualBox TAP Adapter: 5. Press OK to save. NOTE: The LinkManager does not allow STEP 7 to scan for network attached devices. Therefore you will NOT see the PLC under the menu PLC Display Accessible ...
Page 7 - In the project select
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 7 of 42 7. In the project select PLC Establish Connection to Configured CPU . You should see the green RUN indication at the bottom..
Page 8 - TIA Portal: TCP connection via native Siemens; You are in principle now connected to the PLC, and you could make a
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 8 of 42 2. TIA Portal: TCP connection via native Siemens Ethernet port The following describes how to connect via the Siemens TIA portal to a Sie-mens S7-1200 PLC equipped with an Ethernet module that is attached to a SiteManager via...
Page 9 - Open your project in the TIA portal and enter project view.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 9 of 42 4. Open your project in the TIA portal and enter project view. 5. Ensure that your project is configured with the IP address that the LinkManager is connected to, by selecting the PLC 6. If matching the LinkManager, you can g...
Page 10 - You can now also observe data traffic in the LinkManager:
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 10 of 42 7. You can now also observe data traffic in the LinkManager:
Page 11 - Adapter; connection via Siemens PC USB Adapter; or; MPI or PPI connection via; The following illustrates setup of a MPI connection via Step7.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 11 of 42 3. MPI or PPI connection via RS232-to-MPI/PPI Adapter The following describes how to connect to the SIMATIC program, to a Siemens PLC that is attached to a SiteManager via a Siemens RS232-to-MPI or RS232-to-PPI adapter or th...
Page 12 - Now right click the LinkManager system tray Icon, and select; Status; Right click the LinkManager system tray icon again, and select; You must stop and start the LinkManager for the forced port to
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 12 of 42 3. Now right click the LinkManager system tray Icon, and select Status . Make note of the Serial port that has been assigned (in this case COM6): 4. Right click the LinkManager system tray icon again, and select Options . En...
Page 13 - , If you do not see this adapter in the list, click; Select
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 13 of 42 5. In the SIMATIC program, select Options Set PG/PC interface : 6. Select PC Adapter(MPI) , If you do not see this adapter in the list, click Select and install the PC Adapter:
Page 14 - , select properties and select the COM port you
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 14 of 42 7. For the PC Adapter (MPI) , select properties and select the COM port you found on the LinkManager Status screen. (Make sure that “Apply settings for all modules” is NOT checked) 8. In the SIMATIC software select PLC Dis...
Page 16 - MPI connection via Siemens PC USB Adapter; pop up. Select to not search for drivers on Windows Update site:
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 16 of 42 4. MPI connection via Siemens PC USB Adapter The following describes how to connect to a Siemens PLC that is attached to a SiteManager via a Siemens PC USB adapter. The following screenshots de-picts the SIMATIC Step7 softwa...
Page 17 - Select “Install the software automatically”, click; Next; and the process
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 17 of 42 3. Select “Install the software automatically”, click Next and the process should proceed automatically.
Page 18 - Start the SIMATIC Manager program, and select
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 18 of 42 4. Start the SIMATIC Manager program, and select Options Set PG/PC In- terface .
Page 19 - Properties
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 19 of 42 5. Select “PC Adapter (Auto) from the list, and click Properties . 6. Select “Local Connection” and choose USB from the dropdown menu. Click OK twice.
Page 20 - Now, you should be able to access the PLC via the USB PC Adapter. To
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 20 of 42 7. Now, you should be able to access the PLC via the USB PC Adapter. To get a list of available nodes, select PLC Display Accessible Nodes .
Page 21 - adapter; The IP address of the NL-50 adapter must be configured locally and; Appendix B - Setting; Start the SIMATIC Manager program, and click
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 21 of 42 5. MPI or PPI connection via netX NL 50-MPI/PPI adapter The following describes how to connect the SIMATIC program, to a Siemens PLC that is attached to a SiteManager via a Hilscher netX NL 50-MPI/PPI adapter (Secomea part n...
Page 22 - button
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 22 of 42 5. Select the “IBHNet(MPI)” interface from the list, and click Properties . 6. Click the IBH network settings button
Page 23 - New station
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 23 of 42 7. Click the New station button.
Page 24 - and; Close
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 24 of 42 8. Give the station a name, so you can identify it later on, and type in the IP address of the NL-50 adapter. Click OK and Close . 9. Select the station you just created from the dropdown list, and click OK twice.
Page 25 - Now, you should be able to access the PLC via the MPI. To get a list of
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 25 of 42 10. Now, you should be able to access the PLC via the MPI. To get a list of available nodes, select PLC Display Accessible Nodes .
Page 26 - VMWare: TCP connection via native Siemens; , and for LinkManager
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 26 of 42 6. VMWare: TCP connection via native Siemens Ethernet port You can run the Siemens software inside a VMWare engine, to a Siemens PLC that is Ethernet attached to a SiteManager. From LinkManager version 12155 you can choose t...
Page 27 - NAT
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 27 of 42 2. Make sure the Network Adapter settings is set to NAT (If running LinkManager inside VMWare, you can run either NAT or Bridged mode) 3. Start the VMWare engine, and on the host PC start LinkManager. 4. Follow the procedure...
Page 28 - er; MPI or PPI connection via; enter; Edit virtual machine settings.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 28 of 42 7. VMWare: MPI connection via RS232-to-MPI Adapt- er You can run the Siemens software inside a VMWare engine, to a Siemens PLC that is attached to a SiteManager via a MPI-to-RS232 adapter. You can choose to run the LinkManag...
Page 30 - Set the port to the COM port used by the LinkManager (see section; MPI or; twice, and select the Select; Finish; WindowsXP image, and start the STEP 7 software.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 30 of 42 5. Set the port to the COM port used by the LinkManager (see section 3 MPI or PPI connection via RS232-to-MPI/PPI Adapter) 6. If VMWare does not allow you to add a Serial port, it may be because the PC does not have a physic...
Page 31 - VMWare: MPI connection via Siemens PC USB; Edit
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 31 of 42 8. VMWare: MPI connection via Siemens PC USB Adapter You can run the Siemens software inside a VMWare engine, to a Siemens PLC that is attached to a SiteManager via a MPI-to-USB adapter. Important: LinkManager must run insid...
Page 32 - USB Controller; has been added as Hardware component; MPI connection via Siemens PC USB; to get access to the PLC via LinkManager
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 32 of 42 2. Make sure that USB Controller has been added as Hardware component : 3. Start the VMWare engine and the LinkManager inside the VMWare engine. 4. Follow the procedure of section 4 MPI connection via Siemens PC USB Adapter ...
Page 33 - Appendix A - Organizing COM ports in Windows; Clean up Windows Registry for redundant COM ports:
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 33 of 42 Appendix A - Organizing COM ports in Windows Clean up Windows Registry for redundant COM ports: We have experienced that some versions of the Siemens software require a COM port number less than 7. In case your PC assigns a ...
Page 39 - After reboot, start the “IBH Link S7” search application.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 39 of 42 4. After reboot, start the “IBH Link S7” search application. 5. If you have more than one network adapter in your computer, select the one that the NL 50-MPI adapter is attached to, and click OK .
Page 40 - Settings; Give the adapter a temporary IP address; in the same subnet as the net-
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 40 of 42 6. The software will automatically search for the MPI adapter, and it will show up on the screen. Select it, and click Settings . 7. Give the adapter a temporary IP address in the same subnet as the net- work adapter of your...
Page 41 - network of the SiteManager. Press; Save permanently; and select; Yes; ready to be attached to the DEV side of the SiteManager.
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 41 of 42 8. If the IP address is in the correct subnet, the software will tell you that it has set the IP address temporarily, and it needs to be saved permanently. Click OK , and then click Settings again. 9. Type in the IP address ...
Page 42 - Notices; Publication and copyright
Application note, Siemens PLC and SIMATIC STEP 7 / TIA portal Page 42 of 42 Notices Publication and copyright © Copyright Secomea A/S 2008-2014 . All rights reserved. You may download and print a copy for your own use. As a high-level administrator, you may use whatever you like from contents of thi...