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Siemens SIMATIC NET PROFIBUS User Manual

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Configuring Networks

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PROFIBUS Networks SIMATIC NET
6GK1970-5CA20-0AA1 Release 2 05/2000

3.3.1

Configuring Optical Buses and
Star Topologies with OLMs

Creating a System Overview

You configure the PROFIBUS network, for example with SIMATIC STEP 7. The
bus-specific configuration begins with the creation of the system overview in the
hardware configuration dialog “HW Config” of STEP 7 (V5.0).

Figure 3-3

“HW Config” Dialog in STEP 7 (V5.0)