Siemens SIMATIC S7 - 3.5 Pin Assignment; 3.6 Pin Assignment of Connecting Cables

Tool operations
3.7 Download new programs to CPUs
SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC
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3.7
Download new programs to CPUs
Preparing a program for use with the SIMATIC Automation Tool
A TIA portal program must be transferred by the TIA portal software to a SIMATIC memory
card, USB flash drive, or another partition of your PG/PC hard drive before the program is
usable with the SIMATIC Automation Tool. Refer to the TIA portal documentation about how
to transfer a program to a storage device.
Note
For safety reasons, the Program Update operation is not allowed on fail
-safe CPUs.
After the TIA portal transfers the program to a storage device, you can use the Windows
Explorer to transfer the program to the folder that is used by the SIMATIC Automation Tool.
Copy the "SIMATIC.S7S" folder for each program
Follow these steps to make a program accessible to the SIMATIC Automation Tool
1. Run the SIMATIC Automation Tool and view the
Tools>Options
setting and note the path
assignment for program update files. The default path is
C:\ProgramData\Siemens\SIMATIC Automation Tool\Programs. You can modify the path,
if you prefer to use another folder.
2. Create folders under the programs path that is assigned in the Options dialog. Create one
folder for each program and create a folder name that identifies the program. The folder
names that you create will appear in the SIMATIC Automation Tool program drop-down
list.
3. Use the Windows Explorer to copy the "SIMATIC.S7S" folder (including all subfolders and
files) to the folder assigned in the SIMATIC Automation Tool. The SIMATIC Automation
Tool can only download programs to a CPU. Optional data log and recipe folders that
may exist cannot be downloaded. A TIA portal program (a "SIMATIC.S7S" folder) can be
put in a zip file archive and sent to a remote location.
Note
TIA portal program data is encrypted
Details like the project name or target CPU, of a TIA portal program, cannot be discovered
from the encrypted data that is stored in a SIMATIC.S7S folder. You cannot identify one
program's SIMATIC.S7S folder from another program's SIMATIC.S7S
folder.
You must create and name subfolders under the SIMATIC Automation Tool program update
folder that identify a program's function or target CPU. Copy a program's SIMATIC.S7S
folder into the subfolder that you named. The folder names that you create a
ppear in the
SIMATIC Automation Tool "Program" column drop
-down list and provide the path to the
correct SIMATIC.S7S folder.