Commissioning and configuring SIMATIC PCS 7 AS 
mEC RTX
9
9.1 Overview of configuration tasks
Overview  
The configuration of PCS 7 AS mEC RTX consists of the following steps. 
Step Where? What?
1 Engineering station Expanding the PCS 7 project to include a SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX 
(Page 95) 
2 Engineering station Changing the network settings for a Remote Desktop connection 
(Page 100) 
3 Engineering station Configuring the automation functions
Find more information in the configuration manual 
Process Control 
System PCS 7; Engineering System
.
4 Engineering station Compiling and downloading the AS data (Page 114) 
5 Engineering station Activating write protection (EWF) for the Compact Flash card (CF 
card) (Page 116) 
Time synchronization
You can find information about how to perform time synchronization for PCS 7 AS mEC RTX 
in the function manual 
Process Control System PCS 7; Time Synchronization
.
Additional information
● Operating instructions 
Embedded Automation; S7-modular Embedded Controller
● Manual 
SIMATIC; Windows Automation Center RTX; WinAC RTX
● Function manual 
Process Control System PCS 7; Time Synchronization
9.2 How to expand your PCS 7 project with a SIMATIC PCS 7 AS mEC 
RTX
Introduction
You can expand an existing PCS 7 project with a SIMATIC PCS 7 AS mEC RTX. 
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