Configuration and operation
4.9 STEP 7 configuration
CP 1242-7 GPRS V2
62 Operating Instructions, 10/2016, C79000-G8976-C311-02
Figure 4-1 Configuring data points and messages
By double-clicking on the entry, the data point or message editor.
Using the two entries to the right above the table, you can switch over between the data
point and message editor.
Figure 4-2 Switching over between the two editors
With the data point or message editor open, create a new object (data point / message) by
double clicking "<Add object>" in the first table row with the grayed out entry.
A preset name is written in the cell. You can change the name to suit your purposes but it
must be unique within the CP.
Figure 4-3 Data point table
You configure the remaining properties of every object using the drop-down lists of the other
table columns and using the parameter boxes shown at the bottom of the screen.