S7 communication
Communication
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Procedure for setting up an S7 connection via different S7 subnets
You have the option of using an S7 connection over multiple S7 subnets (PROFIBUS,
PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet) (S7 routing (Page 219)).
1. Configure the communications partners in the network view of the Devices & networks
editor of STEP 7.
2. Select the "Network" button.
3. Connect the relevant interfaces with the S7 subnets (PROFIBUS, PROFINET/Industrial
Ethernet) using drag-and-drop.
4. Select the "Connections" button and the "S7 connection" entry from the drop-down list.