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1.0
19/01/07
Description
Summary:
This Quickstart provides you the minimal step to start up a Profibus MPI and/or a S7 Protocol
communication with an S7-300 or S7-400 PLC.
This Communication Quickstart completes the Product Quickstart that explains how to install
and use the product you have. Please read first the Product Quickstart.
Note : According to the product (NIC, gateway, software driver) you use, the console
configuration software may differ on few topics, but communication configurations parameters
will be identical.
Channels
available to
define the
protocols used
Library of
equipments to add
in the active
configuration
Loggin area to see
warning and error
messages during
the configuration
Status
Board configured
Board status
Configuration status
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Important note: for an S7 Protocol communication with the PLC prefer always the Universal
(DP/FMS) communication timing profil.
The default timing values of the Profibus channel for the applicom PCNIC are defined
according to the Universal (DP/FMS) profile.
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You can also check the communication with configured equipments. For this use the
ReadWait communication test tool
Type of the
needed data (bit,
Byte, Word,
Double Word)
2 mode types :
-Standard uses the
data address
- Equipment descriptor
uses the data syntax
(Please refer to the
Help file)
If all works fine, you
must see some return
data in this array.
Also, when you active
the read function, you
can see a return status
about the exchange (0
= ok, other = not ok).
Click on read button
to read just one time and
get the return status.
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To add items to read on the MPI/S7 network you can reference to the following Siemens S7
syntax table:
Note: if any problem appears during the connection to the OPC server refers to the OPC
documentation and technotes.
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Can be a wrong Profibus address or a PLC that is not ready to run or badly
configured.
Please check your network wiring, connectors, Profibus address and
configuration of the remote PLC, configuration set in the communication
solution Test in direct connection over Ethernet Cross Cable
Use the Profibus monitor to verify the quality of the wiring (Chapter 3).
Refused connection
usually means a bad wire or a bad configuration of the remote stations, but also means
that the S7 CPU does not accept the S7 connection.
Can be a PLC CPU that is in STOP mode or OFF.
Please check that the CPU is started an in RUN mode, check the Slot and Rack
parameters. Check also the Profibus cable.
Can be related to a connection request when the CPU does not have anymore free
connections available. Each PLC is limited in the number of connection available.
Refer to the following table with some samples of connection limitations or contact
your PLC manufacturer.
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If this is the first connection that is not accepted, change the link type in the PLC
properties windows from Standard to PG or OP or reduce the number of
connection used by additional equipment in communication with this PLC.
If you have selected more than one request simultaneously, it can be that your
PLC has not enough ressources to manage all configured connections. Reduce
this value to 1
Table with some exemples of connection limitations (for more information
contact Siemens with the CPU reference)
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5.5 What is the difference between Profibus S7/MPI and Profibus DP?
The 2 main differences is in the data access :
- Profibus DP protocol is an Input / Output data exchange between one Master
and one slave. This communication is cyclic and very fast (ex: every 10 ms) but
very limited in the amount of Data (only 244 Bytes Input and 244 Bytes Output).
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