Operating and monitoring the process
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10.1 How to operate and monitor the process
Introduction
To operate and monitor the process, open the OS in SIMATIC Manager and activate the OS
project.
Note
You can modify and expand the automatically generated pictures - Picture(3) from the
"UNIT_A" unit and Picture(3)(1) from the "UNIT_B" unit - in the Graphics Designer of the
WinCC Explorer to make them fit your requirements.
Requirements
● In S7-PLCSIM , the CPU simulation is set to the "RUN-P" state.
● SIMATIC Manager is open and the "fast_MP" project is displayed in the Component view.
Procedure
Step Action
1 Open the Tree view of the SIMATIC PC station in the left window of SIMATIC Manager .
2 Right-click the "OS(1)" folder and select Open object from the shortcut menu.
WinCC Explorer opens.
3 Check the following setting:
● Double-click on "Tag Management". The "WinCC Configuration Studio" opens.
● In the "Tag Management" window, go to "SIMATIC S7 PROTOCOL SUITE > TCP/IP".
● Open the shortcut menu and select "System parameters". The "System parameters -
TCP/IP" dialog box opens.
● Select the "Unit" tab.
● In the "Select logical device name" area, the entry for "Logical device name" should now
be "PLCSIM.TCPIP.1". If this is not the case, select this entry from the drop-down list.
● Click "OK". The "System parameters - TCP/IP" dialog box closes.
● Close the "WinCC Configuration Studio".
If you have made changes, you now need to restart WinCC Explorer.
4
● Right-click on the "OS(1)" folder to open the shortcut menu and select the "Object
Properties" menu command.
● Select the "Options" tab.
● Select the "Allow activation on ES" check box.
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