Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.2 User Manual

Introduction to STEP 7
1-4
STEP 7 Getting Started
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1.3 Basic Procedure Using STEP 7
Before you create a project, you should know that STEP 7 projects can be created
in different orders.
Option 2Option 1
If
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ou are creatin
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comprehensive pro
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rams with man
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inputs and outputs, we
recommend
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ou confi
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ure the hardware first. The advanta
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e of this is that STEP 7
displa
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s the possible addresses in the Hardware Confi
g
uration Editor.
If you choose the second option, you have to determine each address yourself, depending
on your selected components and you cannot call these addresses via STEP 7.
In the hardware configuration, not only can you define addresses, but you can also change
the parameters and properties of modules. If you want to operate several CPUs, for
example, you have to match up the MPI addresses of the CPUs.
Since we are only using a small number of inputs and
outputs in the Getting Started manual, we will skip the
hardware configuration for now and start with the
programming.
Configuring the hardware
(Chapter 6)
Creating a program
(Chapters 3 to 5)
Creating a program
(Chapters 3 to 5)
Configuring the hardware
(Chapter 6)
Transferring the program to the CPU and debugging
(Chapter 7)
Designing the solution to the automation task
Creating a project (Chapter 2)

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.2 Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.2
Category	Industrial Equipment
Language	English