Device configuration
6.4 Configuration control
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6. In this data block, configure the Block_length, Block_ID, Version, and Subversion as
shown below. Configure the values for the slots based on their presence or absence and
position in your actual installation:
– 0: Configured module is not present in the actual configuration. (The slot is empty.)
– 1 to 9, 101 to 103: The actual slot position for the configured slot
– 255: The STEP 7 device configuration does not include a module in this slot.
Note
Configuration control not available for HSCs and PTOs on the signal board
If you have a signal board in the CPU that you configure for HSCs or PTOs, you must not
disable it with a "0" in Slot_1 of the configuration control data record. Configured HSC and
PTO devices of the CPU are mandatory regarding configurati
on control.
See Example of configuration control (Page 166) for an explanation of how to assign the
slot values.