SIMATIC MV420/SIMATIC MV440
8 A5E02370910-06, 04/2013
4 Commissioning
To commission the device, you require a PC that meets the following requirements:
● Operating system Windows XP Professional SP 1 or higher
● Internet browser with Java Runtime Environment as of V1.2
– The user interface is optimized for display with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and Java Runtime Environment V.1.7.x.
● SIMATIC Primary Setup Tool (PST) is installed.
● There is a network connection via Ethernet TCP/IP.
Note
● Java Runtime Environment is also known as:
– Java Runtime
– Runtime Environment
– Runtime
– JRE
– Java Virtual Machine
– Virtual Machine
– Java VM
– JVM
– VM or
– Java Download.
Whenever possible use the latest Java version. You can find information on this topic on the Internet under
(www.java.com
), or ask your system administrator.
● You will find the Primary Setup Tool (PST):
– In your SIMATIC installation
– On the product CD of the reader
– As a free download on the SIMATIC Support Internet pages
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/19440762
).
Steps for initial commissioning
Step Activity
1 Connect the reader and PC using an Ethernet cable.
2 Turn the reader on.
3 Configure the Ethernet connection between reader and PC.
4 Start the user interface with the Internet Explorer.
5 Adjust the reader using the user interface.
Note
The user interface of the reader is known as the setup support. The setup support takes the form of a Java applet stored on
the reader and this can be activated using an Internet browser.