Communication
11.5 S7 communication
S7-1200 Programmable controller
System Manual, V4.2, 09/2016, A5E02486680-AK
995
Connection name parameter
The connection name is editable through a special user control, the "Connection overview"
dialog. This dialog offers all the available S7 connections which could be selected as an
alternative for the current GET/PUT communication. The user can create a completely new
connection in this table. Click the button to the right of the "Connection name" field to start
the "Connection overview" dialog.
Configuring a CPU-to-CPU S7 connection
Given the configuration of PLC_1, PLC_2, and PLC_3 as shown in the figure below, insert
GET or PUT blocks for "PLC_1".