Simatic Manager

Hi guys ,



Greetings to all and a Merry Christmas to the moderators of this forum,

I am relatively new to the S7 plc programming but i had some basic troubleshooting and very basic programming while i was a technician over at a MNC running some moulding machines.

I wish to rekindle my interest on S7.

I wish to simulate the outputs using a simulator so that i can test my ladder programs without the need of a plc controller.

I have managed to obtain a S7 software and i have installed it in my laptop running windows xp sp3.

The software that i have installed is a S7 V5.4 SP3, no issues in the installation here.

And i have also installed a S7PLC Sim Version 5.4.



I hope anyone here can guide me on how to test a simple ladder prgrm and see the simulated results.

How do i configure my laptop and how to set pg/pc interface and so on?

I did try something on my own but when i try to add the plcsim v5.x into the list of modules installed i get an error stating " S7einstx.dll module can't be started.

I humbly request that someone here can point me to the right direction or so?

Thank you and have a nice day.



Rgds

Ruben

If you have installed plcsim, you get the icon (in the red box) on the Simatic manager tool bar. Do you have this?

Hello Ruben,

Just try to follow this link:

http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/sce/en/a...s/Documents/basics-programming/a06_plcsim.pdf



hope this could help...

L D[AR2 said:

If you have installed plcsim, you get the icon (in the red box) on the Simatic manager tool bar. Do you have this?

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Thank you for the reply and i am sorry for the delay in my reply to you.
Yes i do.
I have the icon.

Rgds
Ruben

Hi there Jairus,

Greetings to you and to all in Cebu.
Thank you for the steps outlined by your good self.
I have followed it closely but at point number 11( Debugging the program with PLC simulator) - when i highlight OB1 and then i click download - i get this error - A CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUR PC/PROGRAMMING DEVICE AND THE PLC CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED.
I believe this could be some minor issue and i hope you can advise me on the next thing to do.
Thank you

Rgds
Ruben