Siemens 020-011 User Manual
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SCE Training Curriculum
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TIA Portal Module 020-011, Edition 04/2014
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SCE_EN _020-011_R1404_Startup Programming with SIMATIC S7-1500
Option 1: Creating the hardware configuration offline
The complete hardware configuration for each controller is stored in the TIA portal. It is important
regarding error search and is part of a complete plant documentation.
In the initial variant, we are creating this configuration without being connected to the controller. We
obtain the information about the modules used from the data imprinted there, or an available order list.
4.
Below, we
‘Add (a) new device’ with the ‘Device name: Press control‘. From the catalog, we
select the
‘CPU 1516-3 PN/DP’ with the matching order number. (
Add new device
Press
control
Controller
SIMATIC S7-1500
CPU
CPU 1516-3 PN/DP
6ES7 516-3AN00-
0AB0
V1.5
Add)