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4.11 Copying configuration data of another station
In the next steps, you are shown how to reuse the HW and technology
configuration data and the user program in a second station of the same project.
Conditions to be satisfied in the next steps:
• The HW Configuration of the source station is compiled and saved.
• The configuration data of the technology in S7T Config is compiled and saved
in the source project.
• SIMATIC Manager is opened (S7T Config, HW Config etc. are closed)
Step Description
1. In SIMATIC Manager, select the source station, then select the Edit > Copy command.
2. Select the destination project, then select the Edit > Paste command.
After this insertion, a new station with a unique name is shown in the project. All STEP 7
components were copied to this new station.
3.
Open the hardware configuration for the new station. Add it to the configuration of the
DP(DRIVE) interface, and of the MPI/DP interface as required, because the logical network links
or the networks are not included in the copy operation. You should therefore create new
network objects, and then adapt these to the synchronization cycle of the configured drive
component.
4.
Save and compile the hardware configuration. Close HW Config.
5.
In SIMATIC Manager, select "Technology objects," and then run "Technology Objects
Management" by selecting Edit > Open object.
Adapt the generated technology DBs as required.
You have now created a new station that contains the corresponding data of the
source station (save for the difference in names).