Gambrinus Member G Join Date Oct 2005 Location Riga Posts 248 Sep 13, 2006 #1 Does anybody knows what additional software packages are needed to work with this systems?
dchartier Member D Join Date May 2003 Posts 1,546 Sep 13, 2006 #2 Hello Gambrinus; From Siemens' support webpage: Hardware and software components for building up and operating an S7-400F/FH system QUESTION: Which hardware and software components are necessary to build up and operate a SIMATIC S7-400F/FH System? ANSWER: For building up and operating an S7-400F/FH System, the following components are necessary: Hardware components: The error-proof and highly available S7-414F/FH resp. S7-417F/FH Error-proof input and output blocks ET 200M including interface module for the local peripherial connection. Engineering Software Basic package STEP 7 from Version V 5.1 on with Service Pack 3 Optional package CFC ab Version V 5.2 and S7-SCL V 5.1 with Service Pack 1 Optional package S7 F-Systems ab V 5.1 with Service Pack 1 Runtime Software For every S7-400F/FH - CPU, an S7 F-System "Runtime License" is necessary. Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier
Hello Gambrinus; From Siemens' support webpage: Hardware and software components for building up and operating an S7-400F/FH system QUESTION: Which hardware and software components are necessary to build up and operate a SIMATIC S7-400F/FH System? ANSWER: For building up and operating an S7-400F/FH System, the following components are necessary: Hardware components: The error-proof and highly available S7-414F/FH resp. S7-417F/FH Error-proof input and output blocks ET 200M including interface module for the local peripherial connection. Engineering Software Basic package STEP 7 from Version V 5.1 on with Service Pack 3 Optional package CFC ab Version V 5.2 and S7-SCL V 5.1 with Service Pack 1 Optional package S7 F-Systems ab V 5.1 with Service Pack 1 Runtime Software For every S7-400F/FH - CPU, an S7 F-System "Runtime License" is necessary. Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier
Hydro Power Guy Member H Join Date Jun 2005 Location Montreal, Quebec Posts 252 Sep 13, 2006 #3 If you are connecting a PC to it over ethernet, you will need a CP-1613 module. It handles the master/slave switch overs on a hardware level and only the master is passed through to the HMI software.
If you are connecting a PC to it over ethernet, you will need a CP-1613 module. It handles the master/slave switch overs on a hardware level and only the master is passed through to the HMI software.
RolfB Member R Join Date Sep 2003 Posts 119 Sep 13, 2006 #4 For S7-31x F you'll need: 'S7-Distributed Safety V 5.4' package and 'S7FConfigurationPack V5.3' or higher <-- this pack is available here. regards Rolf
For S7-31x F you'll need: 'S7-Distributed Safety V 5.4' package and 'S7FConfigurationPack V5.3' or higher <-- this pack is available here. regards Rolf