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Configuration software for SINAUT ST7
1.14 Configuration practice
Software
System Manual, 07/2009, C79000-G8976-C222-07
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1.14.3 Uploading stations with the Upload Station to PG function
The STEP 7 function Upload PLC/Station to PG allows the configuration of a connected
station to be adopted. In conjunction with TIM modules, this function can only be used with
certain restrictions.
● If the station to be uploaded is a TIM rack; in other words if the rack contains only stand-
alone TIM modules, it is not possible to upload the station. The
Upload Station to PG
function can only be used in racks with CPU modules.
● If there is a 300 series CPU in the rack, the configuration can be uploaded, the TIM
module represented in the rack is, however, not fully initialized and is not suitable for
further configuration. This must be replaced by a new module from the hardware catalog.
WARNING
If the TIM modules uploaded in this way are further configured, problems can arise
particularly in SINAUT communication and when handling the relevant module.
1.14.4 Changing the MPI address of the CPU
In hardware configuration, it is possible to change the MPI address of the CPU. If TIM
modules are installed in the same rack, when downloading the SDBs ,it is necessary that the
download is performed in two steps.
1. Download SDBs only to the CPU not to the TIM. Once the CPU module has received its
new MPI address, the TIM modules go through a reset.
2. Download the SDBs to the TIM modules when they have completed the restart.