Technical data

Configuration software for SINAUT ST7
1.4 Configuring stations in STEP 7 / HW Config
Software
System Manual, 07/2009, C79000-G8976-C222-07
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attached to the master TIM over the MPI network. The station is then recognized as a
SINAUT master station PC.
For detailed information on configuring a single or redundant ST7cc/ST7sc control center,
refer to the SINAUT ST7cc or ST7sc documentation.
1.4 Configuring stations in STEP 7 / HW Config
The hardware configuration program HW Config is used to install hardware components in
stations. The
HW Config program is opened by double-clicking on one of the station icons
configured in the network configuration
.
The module catalog in the window on the right of HW Config contains the available objects.
For SINAUT networks, these are:
● Racks
● Power supplies
● CPU modules
● SINAUT ST7 modules
● Other modules
● Applications for control centers in the SIMATIC PC station directory
The devices are installed in the station from the module catalog. Possible slot restrictions are
checked and reported immediately during configuration of the object. This makes an
incorrect hardware configuration impossible.
The installation rules include, for example:
● S7-300 + S7-400: Power supply permitted only in slot 1
● S7-300: CPU permitted only in slot 2
● S7-300: IM module permitted only in slot 3
● S7-300: Function modules (CPs, I/O, FMs, TIMs) permitted in slots 4 - 11
● S7-300: There must be no gaps between the modules inserted in slots 4 - 11
The installation rules for function modules are different in the expansion racks depending on
the interface module (IM) with which the expansion rack is connected to the basic rack.
1.4.1 The hardware catalog
The catalog of the hardware configuration contains hardware from the following system
families:
● PROFIBUS DP
● SIMATIC 300
● SIMATIC 400