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Getting Started
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4.1 Getting Started
Based on a specific example, these instructions guide you through the steps to implement
commission all the way to a functional application. You will learn how an S7-400H
automation system operates and become familiar with its response to a fault.
It takes about 1 to 2 hours to work through this example, depending on your previous
experience.
4.2 Requirements
The following requirements must be met:
A correctly installed and valid version of the STEP 7 basic software on your programming
device; see section Configuring with STEP 7 (Page 259). Any necessary hardware updates
are installed.
The module
s required for the hardware setup available:
● An S7-400H automation system consisting of:
– 1 UR2–H rack
– 2 PS 407 10 A power supply units
– 2 H–CPUs
– 4 synchronization modules
– 2 fiber-optic cables
● An ET 200M distributed I/O device with active backplane bus with
– 2 IM 153–2
– 1 digital input module, SM321 DI 16 x DC24V
– 1 digital output module, SM322 DO 16 x DC24V
● All necessary accessories such as PROFIBUS cables, etc.