Technical data

Introducing the Product and Installing the Software
1.4 Extended Uses of the STEP 7 Standard Package
Programming with STEP 7
40 Manual, 05/2010, A5E02789666-01
Tools for Linking with Windows
• PRODAVE MPI is a toolbox for process data traffic between SIMATIC S7, SIMATIC M7, and
SIMATIC C7. It automatically controls the data flow across the MPI interface.
• An M7 DDE server (Dynamic Data Exchange) can be used to link Windows applications to
process variables in SIMATIC M7, without additional programming effort.
Real-Time Operating System
• M7-SYS RT contains the operating system M7 RMOS 32 and system programs. It is a
prerequisite for the use of the M7-ProC/C++ and CFC for SIMATIC M7 packages.