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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