Simatic SM374 Addressing

[ceilingwalker]

Hello all. I have a Simatic SM374 (374-sxh01-0aa0) sim module. I am using TIA portal v.18. I can't find this module in my list of hardware devices but read something on Siemens website that said I could select a module similar to it, which I did. My problem is, I can't find any documentation for this module and I don't know how to address it in my PLC program. If someone knows the whereabouts of a document for it, that would be cool. If not, does anyone know how I am to set up addressing for this in my project? Thank you

 

[JRW]

That simulator module can be any module depending on the rotary switch on the front

So any 16 input or 16 output or 8 in 8 out

Hopefully I made sense

In other words, it’s not in the catalog

 

[ceilingwalker]

That simulator module can be any module depending on the rotary switch on the front

So any 16 input or 16 output or 8 in 8 out

Hopefully I made sense

In other words, it’s not in the catalog

I have it installed okay what I don't know is how to create an image table for the I/O. How do I address each bit. I can't find any documentation for it.

 

[JRW]

If it’s a 16 point card with switch set to 16 input then pick any 16 point input card

Then for example you drag in a 24vdc 16 point card

Now your ib (bytes ) 0 and 1

The first input in the card (in my example) is
i0.0

Make a VAT table (watch table) and experiment

 

[AlfredoQuintero]

Did you install the latest HSP (hatdware support package)?

 

[JRW]

He doesn’t need to

Read post 2

 

[ceilingwalker]

If it’s a 16 point card with switch set to 16 input then pick any 16 point input card

Then for example you drag in a 24vdc 16 point card

Now your ib (bytes ) 0 and 1

The first input in the card (in my example) is
i0.0

Make a VAT table (watch table) and experiment

Thank you.

 

[ceilingwalker]

Huh, now I have a new problem, since reloading my TIA. I can't connect to my PLC. I don't even see MPI as an option anymore. It shows S7 USB but that isn't working.

 

[ceilingwalker]

These are my only options now:

 

[ceilingwalker]

I cycled TIA and now it's working. Sorry about that.

 

[ceilingwalker]

I am still having problems getting my sim module to work. It tells me it can't be reached even though it is connected to the PLC. This is what I get.

 

[ceilingwalker]

This is the only error I can see:

 

[ceilingwalker]

Yikes, I keep embarrassing myself even further. I didn't have it configured properly. Now that I do, it's working just fine. Where's the embarrassed emoji?????