Lenze Drive Server Bus server S7 getting started - Manual (Page 7)

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2 System requirements
The following minimum requirements on hardware and software must be met in order to use the bus
server S7:
• Microsoft © Windows © 98/Me, Windows NT © oder Windows 2000/XP
• IBM compatible PC with Intel © Pentium © -90 processor
• 64 MB Random Access Memory (RAM)
(128 MB RAM with Windows 2000/XP)
• 80 MB free hard disk capacity
• CD-ROM drive
Please also observe the system requirements of the interface module!
(See the following sub-section.)
Tip!
We recommend to use a Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system!
• With the same hardware, the program execution times are much shorter under
Windows NT/2000/XP than under Windows 98/Me.
• When several computers are interconnected, it is not possible to start OPC servers
automatically through a DCOM connection with Windows 98/Me.
2.1 Connection to the PLC
The PC must be equipped with a suitable interface module to communicate with the PLC.
• The following interface modules are available for MPI/PROFIBUS:
Manufact
urer
Designation Article No. Version/description
Siemens CP5611 6GK1561-1AA00 PCI card (32-bit) to connect a PU or PC with PCI bus
to PROFIBUS or MPI.
CP5511 6GK1551-1AA00 PCMCIA card (16-bit) to connect a PU or notebook
to PROFIBUS or MPI.
PC adapter for connection to S7-300/-400 for:
RS-232/485 6ES7972-0CA23-0XA0 RS-232 W MPI or PROFIBUS
USB 6ES7972-0CB20-0XA0 USB W MPI or PROFIBUS
Helmholz SSW7 700-751-1VK11 RS-232 W MPI or PROFIBUS
IBH Softec IBHLink 2026 Adaptor cable Ethernet W MPI
• It is possible to use standard network cards for Ethernet connections.
Note!
Please observe the Installation/Commissioning Instructions for the interface module given by the
manufacturer.
More information on the configuration of the interface module can be found in chapter 4.1.
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