Technical data

Introducing the Product and Installing the Software
1.2 The STEP 7 Standard Package
Programming with STEP 7
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1.2 The STEP 7 Standard Package
Standards Used
The SIMATIC programming languages integrated in STEP 7 are compliant with EN 61131-3. The
standard package matches the graphic and object oriented operating philosophy of Windows and
runs under the operating systems MS Windows XP Professional (simply Windows XP below), MS
Windows Server 2003 and MS Windows 7 Business, Ultimate and Enterprise.
Functions of the standard package
The standard software supports you in all phases of the creation process of an automation task,
such as:
• Setting up and managing projects
• Configuring and assigning parameters to hardware and communications
• Managing symbols
• Creating programs, for example, for S7 programmable controllers
• Downloading programs to programmable controllers
• Testing the automation system
• Diagnosing plant failures
The STEP 7 software user interface has been designed to meet the latest state-of-the-art
ergonomics and makes it easy for you to get started.
The documentation for the STEP 7 software product provides all the information online in the online
Help and in electronic manuals in PDF format.