Configuration in STEP 7
5.5 Configuring stations in STEP 7 / HW Config
TIM DNP3
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The module catalog in the window on the right of HW Config contains the available objects.
For telecontrol networks, these are:
● Racks
● Power supplies
● CPU modules
● DNP3 modules
● Other modules
● Applications for control centers in the SIMATIC PC station directory
The devices are installed in the station from the module catalog. Possible slot restrictions are
checked and reported immediately during configuration of the object. This makes an
incorrect hardware configuration impossible.
The installation rules include, for example:
● S7-300 + S7-400 + S7-400H: Power supply permitted only in slot 1
● S7-300: CPU permitted only in slot 2
● S7-300: IM module permitted only in slot 3
● S7-300: Function modules (CPs, I/O, FMs, TIMs) permitted in slots 4 - 11
● S7-300: There must be no gaps between the modules inserted in slots 4 - 11
The installation rules for function modules are different in the expansion racks depending on
the interface module (IM) with which the expansion rack is connected to the basic rack.
The catalog of the hardware configuration contains hardware from the following system
families:
● PROFIBUS-DP
● SIMATIC 300
● SIMATIC 400
● SIMATIC PC based Control 300/400
● SIMATIC PC Station
The SIMATIC 300 / SINAUT ST7 directory contains the TIM modules of the telecontrol range
Telecontrol Professional.