Commissioning
4.4 Setting up a STEP 7 project
Connecting the SIMODRIVE 611U to the Technology CPU
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● A new S7 300 station is created in the Insert > Station > SIMATIC 300 Station menu.
Figure 4-2 Inserting a SIMATIC station 300
● A double-click on the Hardware element in the SIMATIC 300 station opens the hardware
configuration:
Figure 4-3 Open the hardware configuration
The HW Config application starts and opens the empty SIMATIC 300 station. Now select
the mounting channels from the SIMATIC Technology CPU hardware catalog and add
them to the configuration using drag-and-drop. Add the CPU 317T-2 DP at slot 2 of the
mounting channels.