Additional Commissioning and Configuration
Process Control System PCS 7 - PCS 7 BOX
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5.1.8 Step 11: Compiling and Downloading the AS and OS Data for an
External ES
The differences in the "Compile and Download Objects" dialog between a single
station system and the "SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX for an external ES" configuration
variant are as follows:
1. Both configurations, that of the ES and that of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX
station, need to be compiled and downloaded.
2. The OS must be compiled and downloaded. The network path from the
external ES to the OS must be specified and an appropriate destination folder
for the OS should be created on the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX station.
Requirements
• The SIMATIC Manager is open and your PCS 7 project is displayed in the
component view.
• CPU 416-2 PCI is in "STOP".
• In NetPro the menu command PLC > Download to current project >
Selected Stations was executed with SIMATIC Station selected.
Follow These Step:
Note
Only the difference to the "single station system" configuration variant in the
"Compile and Download Objects" dialog is described in the following.
3. Activate the option boxes in the "Compile" and "Download" columns for the
"OS(1)" folder in the "Compile and Download Objects" dialog.
- Click on the "OS" folder and then on the "Edit" button in the "Settings for
compiling/downloading" section.
- In the "Settings: Compile OS" dialog, click the "Next" button.
- Select the S7 program in the right window and click on the "Connection"
button to check if the connection "WinCC Unit" ="Named Connection" is
correctly configured.
- Click the "Next" button again.
- In the next dialog, activate the options "Variables and Messages" and
"Picture Tree" under "Data". Under "Compile", activate the options "Entire
OS" and "With memory reset".
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