Siemens Commissioning PC Stations C79000-G8976-C156-07 - Manual (Page 13)

1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
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Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start
Release 5/2005
C79000-G8976-C156-07
1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
1.1 A New Concept for Your Benefit
Advanced PC Configuration is the new tool with which you can commission a PC
station as part of an industrial communication network.
SIMATIC NET supports the option of using Advanced PC Configuration on a
central engineering station (ES) to configure not only PC stations but also, for
example, operator stations (OS). The engineering station is a networked PC with
the SIMATIC NCM PC program or STEP 7 installed.
Characteristics - Comparison with Previous Products
The new features of the SIMATIC NET software involve several changes to the
previous configuration and project engineering procedures and these are
summarized below:
S You can make all settings with one tool during project engineering and
download them completely to the PC station.
The tool is SIMATIC NCM PC or STEP 7. Depending on your system
configuration, you also use the Station Configuration Editor during the initial
configuration.
The functions of these two tools are now so clearly delineated that you no
longer need the aid of a further tool the Commissioning Wizard.
S Properties that you previously configured using the “Set PG/PC Interface”
program are now part of the project engineering and are downloaded to the PC
station. These include, for example, the station address and the bus
parameters. It is no longer necessary to create several databases.
S
Properties that were previously specified in various project engineering
programs are now configured in the project engineering in SIMATIC NCM PC /
STEP 7. Examples of such project engineering tools include COML S7, COM
PROFIBUS.
S
Configuration parameters for the OPC Server that were previously stored in
TXT files are now configured in the project engineering in SIMATIC NCM PC /
STEP 7 and downloaded to the PC station.
S
The OPC server can also handle communication on unconfigured S7
connections in PG operation. This function is, for example, required for use in
HMI stations.
Supported Modules
You will find a list of modules supported and not supported by Advanced PC
Configuration in the “hinw_e.rtf” file on the SIMATIC NET product CD (
/ sw / cdintern / hinw_e.rtf).