Hi all,
I've been asked to make a change on a Siemens PLC and HMI. German is not my first language, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction for the HMI software?
The HMI part # is 6AV6 643-0CD01-1AX1. Is this enough information for anyone to tell me which software package/license I need to program it with? I don't think it's TIA portal, because the PLC program was done in Step 7 - I'd expect the PLC to be done in TIA as well if the HMI had been.
My other query is (as always) how to talk to the PLC and HMI? The PLC is a CPU312, which doesn't have an ethernet inteface, only MPI. The HMI has an ethernet interface, but is communicating with the PLC via the purple profibus cable.
[edit due to realising that I've been sent the wrong set of drawings and what I thought was in the panel is not actually what is in the panel]
I'm assuming that I'm going to have to have an MPI cable to get online with the PLC and HMI - does anyone know the correct part number for the cable?
I'm also guessing that I'm going to have to unplug the cable between the PLC and HMI to program them - or can I do something tricky with connecting to the ethernet port of the HMI and talking through to the PLC without disrupting their connection?
I'm a bit of a newbie with Step 7 (most of the Siemens stuff I've done has been in TIA) so any small basic info or tips on how to do any of this would be appreciated
Thanks all!
I've been asked to make a change on a Siemens PLC and HMI. German is not my first language, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction for the HMI software?
The HMI part # is 6AV6 643-0CD01-1AX1. Is this enough information for anyone to tell me which software package/license I need to program it with? I don't think it's TIA portal, because the PLC program was done in Step 7 - I'd expect the PLC to be done in TIA as well if the HMI had been.
My other query is (as always) how to talk to the PLC and HMI? The PLC is a CPU312, which doesn't have an ethernet inteface, only MPI. The HMI has an ethernet interface, but is communicating with the PLC via the purple profibus cable.
[edit due to realising that I've been sent the wrong set of drawings and what I thought was in the panel is not actually what is in the panel]
I'm assuming that I'm going to have to have an MPI cable to get online with the PLC and HMI - does anyone know the correct part number for the cable?
I'm also guessing that I'm going to have to unplug the cable between the PLC and HMI to program them - or can I do something tricky with connecting to the ethernet port of the HMI and talking through to the PLC without disrupting their connection?
I'm a bit of a newbie with Step 7 (most of the Siemens stuff I've done has been in TIA) so any small basic info or tips on how to do any of this would be appreciated
Thanks all!
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