Technical data

Configuration software for SINAUT ST7
1.6 Configuring networks and network nodes in STEP 7 / NetPro
Software
System Manual, 07/2009, C79000-G8976-C222-07
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1.5.9 Consistency check and saving
Saving and consistency check
Once you have completed the parameter assignment in the hardware configuration, the
current version must be saved with the
Station / Save menu. You can generate system data
blocks (SDBs) using the
Save and compile menu later since there are still other configuration
steps necessary before the SDBs can be generated completely. When you close hardware
configuration, a dialog opens automatically prompting you to save your entries.
When you select the
Save and compile... function, a consistency check is run and a
message is displayed if configuration errors are detected.
Note
To be able to acquire all the configured parameters for the TD7 software following changes
in the hardware configuration of existing SINAUT installations when the system data is
generated, the SINAUT configuration tool must first be started with connection configuration
and then with subscriber administration. The project should be saved there, and the SDBs
should be generated exclusively in
subscriber administration .
Printing module information
The information on all configured modules in the current rack or for a selected module can
be printed out using the
Station / Print... menu.
1.6 Configuring networks and network nodes in STEP 7 / NetPro
For the following configuration steps,
● Configuring SINAUT connections
● Configuring SINAUT subscriber data
● Configuring SINAUT objects of an Ethernet TIM
● Generating system data blocks (SDBs) and data blocks (DBs)
a fully configured network is required.
During the initial network configuration, the following tasks are performed:
● The modules with network capability are connected to the networks
● A graphic view of the network consisting of one or more subnets is created
● The required properties and parameters for each subnet and each networked module are
specified
● The network configuration is documented