S7-LAN Connector | Art.Nr. 9352-LANCON  

Documentation for Version 1.71

The S7/MPI-LAN connects the computer via a TCP / IP network, with a MPI - or Profibus - interface (9 pin connector of the PLC).

Windows

• 10
• 8
• 7
• Vista
• XP
• ME/2000/NT

• PLC - programming software (eg. PG2000, Step © 7, S7 for Windows, Microwin)
• Direct driver for Simatic-Manager for LAN
• PLC - VCOM Software

A video description of the installation of direct-driver and how to configure it can be found on the page support!

• Network card 10/100MBit
• 24V power supply (Phoenix socket or RS485 interface)

• S7-200
• S7-300 (provides baud rates up to 12M (when the PLC is able to support this)
• S7-400 (provides baud rates up to 12M)
• FM-devices
• Sinamix (Step7-direct-driver up V1.20 or PLCVCom up V2.71)
• MicroMaster and other electrical drives and inverter-feds (Step7-direct-driver up V1.20 or PLCVCom up V2.71)
• Sinumerik (only PLC-side)
• SEW-EURODRIVE power inverter
• and at last routing of S7-PLCs

S7-LAN connected directly to the PC

S7-LAN connected to the PC via a switch or hub

S7-LAN connectivity with operating terminal

The S7-LAN module is plugged directly to the PLC. About the network connection of the module, the PLC can be connected as follows:

S7-LAN to Switch/Hub
Here, the network cable is plugged from the S7-LAN module to the switch / hub. If you use a crosslink cable, you plug this cable to the uplink port on the switch / hub. If you use a switch with auto - negotiating function, then you can plug the network cable into a free port on the switch.

S7-LAN to PC
In this variant, you must use a crosslink cable. This you plug with one end into the S7-LAN module and with the other end into the network card of your computer.

S7-LAN with operating terminal
The connecting cable of the panel must be plugged on the PPI / MPI / PROFIBUS - interface of the PLC. The S7-LAN module will be plugged directly into the cable end (PLC side) of the operator terminal. The S7-LAN module is connected to the network as described above.

To communicate with the PLC, please install following products for MPI-USB, S7-USB, MPI-II[only USB], MPI-LAN and en:hardware:s7:s7-lan:

To communicate with the PLC, please install following products for MPI/PPI and MPI-II[only serial]:

The lateral LEDs behave exactly like the LEDs on the Ethernet socket.

1. Open the web browser on your PC and enter the IP-address of your module. Confirm with <enter>. The main window of the module will open now.

2. In the main window of the module you can select your desired language, it shows you which options the S7/MPI-LAN owns and which options are unlocked for you.
3. Click on the desired language and then you will get into the configuration interface. Here you are able to select from different configuration options on the tab.
4. Further steps and the configurations of your module/ cable are descript in the chapter Configuration.

With following browser you can connect to the S7-/MPI-LAN:

1. Open the web browser on your PC and enter the IP-address of your module. Confirm with <enter>. The main window of the module will open now.

2. On the top you can see the Firmware-version, the name and the IP-address of your module.
3. On the left side on your menu you can do various settings of your S7-LAN.
4. In the middle you have an overview of those information, which parameters you have already set to the network and the bus profile and further options which you can unlock for an extra charge.
5. Simultaneously you will see the current operating mode of the module. You are able to set this in the menu “configuration”. So you are able as a user to quickly click on one of the necessary parameters and if it is necessary to separate the not used parameters.

6. Here are the possible selectable opportunities:

7. Further steps and the configurations of your module/ cable are descript in the chapter Configuration

Connect your module as described in the chapter Hardware Installation to the PLC and to the programming device or to your computer.

(The PLC-VCOM is only needed if your module is not connected via the 9 pin COM port to the computer. For products with USB, Ethernet connection, etc., the PLC-VCOM is required)

1. Start the PLC - VCOM application (If it has not already started yet).
2. Click in the main window of the PLC-VCOM, in the status area “configure”. The configuration wizard will start.
3. It lists all the found modules / cables and the additional information’s such as IP address and MAC address of the module.
4. Choose the desired MPI cable and click „OK“ to go on.
5. If the connection is established the chosen cable is shown in the section state and on the left side you can see the status connected.
6. It also displays, the PLC-VCOM the IP address for the module and the IP address of the computer which is connected to the module.

The PLC-VCOM supports as well the communication to special assemblies like Sinamix, MicroMaster and other drives also to S7-200 - S7-400 devices.

After you have adjusted and connected the PLC-VCOM or the programming adapter to the COM-port on your computer, you will be able to connect with your programming software to the PLC and work with it.

How you have to adjust your programming software is described in the following points:

1. Start the PG 2000 software by using the desktop link or by using the application entry in the start menu.

2. Choose from “View” ⇒ “S7-300/400”. In the menu “Options“ click “Interfaces“..

3. A dialog appears, in which you are able to set the “AG-Interface” (COM-port) in the section “Interfaces”.
4. Configure the baud rate in the section “Bus access“ to “19,2k“. Below change the value for PC - MPI to “187,5kBaud“.
5. Save your configuration by pressing “OK“.

6. Now the software is ready to establish a connection to the PLC
Click the symbol “Open“ and afterwards press “PLC”.
Alternative you can click:
„File“ ⇒ „Open“ ⇒ „PLC“

The connection between PG 2000 and the PLC is now established.
A new window appears. Now you can edit the blocks in the PLC.

1. Open the system configuration by using the start menu.
2.Click on „Set PG/PC interface“.

3. A Dialog with a list box named “Interface Parameter Assignment Used:” appears. This box should offer some “PC - Adapter” entries
If this is the case, please continue with the step MPI settings or Profibus settings.
If you can't find these entries go ahead with step PC-Adapter or TCP/IP installation.

4. Click on „Choose“ to add these entries to the PG/PC interface configuration

5. In this dialog you can deinstall every installed construction set
Furthermore you can add various modules (see “Selection”)
Choose „PC - Adapter“ from the „Selection“ box on the left side and click on „Install“.
6. The chosen construction set will be installed and a question appears which asks you to use the “MPI“ access for the PLC used.
Click “Yes“ if you want to use the „MPI“communication type.
Otherwise click “No“(e.g. if you want to use the “PROFIBUS“ communication type).

7. Press “Select” to add the RFC1006 required elements to the PG / PC - interface configuration.
8. In the dialog “Select”, choose“ TCP / IP” and click on “Install”.
9. After successful installation, click “Close”.
10. Back to the “Set PG/PC interface“ dialog you will now find the desired entries called “PC - Adapter(Auto)“ (not supported), “PC - Adapter(MPI)“ and “PC - Adapter(PROFIBUS)“. Now you are able to configure the bus.
If you want to use the “MPI“communication type go ahead with stepMPI Settings.
The settings for “PROFIBUS” is explained in Profibus settings.

11. Select “PC Adapter (MPI)” and click “Properties”.
12. Open the properties dialog
Choose the register “Local Connection”

13. Set here the COM port.
14.You also change the “transfer rate” to “19200”.

15. In the register card “MPI“choose the “Transmission Rate” to “187,5 kbit/s“.
Change the “Highest Station Address” (HSA) to “126”.
16. Accept your settings with “OK” and exit the “PG / PC interface setting” dialog with “OK”

17. Mark the entry „PC - Adapter(PROFIBUS)“ and click on „Properties“.

18. In the registry card “Locale connection” you have to set the COM Port.
19. Set the “Transmission Rate” to “19200”

20. Choose the registry card “PROFIBUS” and set the “Transmission Rate” to “187,5kbit/s”.
21. Set the “Profile“ to “DP“ (“decentralized Peripherals “).
22. Save your settings by clicking the “OK“button and close the opened “Set PG/PC - interface“dialog.

23. For this kind of communication you only have to install the corresponding software.

24. If you want to use ProTool/Pro RunTime you can set the “PG/PC Interface” by selecting the entry “DPSONLINE”. Therefore you have to select “Access Point of Application” and configure it as described above. The easiest way is to use the S7-LAN/MPI-LAN/MPI-USB- driver which supports USB and LAN products.
The interface configuration for these programs is finished.
Continue with the software which you want to use:

⇒ SIMATIC Step© 7 Manager (v5.2 + SP1)
⇒ Windows Control Center (WinCC) (v6.0)
⇒ Windows Control Center flexible 2004 (WinCC flexible) (v5.2.0.0)
⇒ ProTool/Pro (v6.0 + SP2)
⇒ Microwin 3.2

1. Klick in the drop - down menu “target system” on “Display Accessible Nodes”.
2. If you can see the list with possible Bus-devices, a communication over the cable has taken place. “Direct” connected devices will be shown, also the conditions if it is an “active” or “passive” assembly.
3. In this window you can edit each assembly with his blocks.

1. Start WinCC by using the desktop link or the program entry in the start menu.
2. Choose „New” in the menu „File” or click on the white („letter”) symbol to start a new project.

3. he next dialog offers you several project types “Single-User Project”, “Multi-User Project” and “Client Project”.
The next steps are the describing for the “Single- User Project”.

4. “OK” leads you to a new dialog. Type in the “Project Name” and the “Subfolder” of the project path. The chosen configuration is confirmed with “Create”.

5. Please wait until the project is created. The project content will be shown in the left part of the main window.

6. For a proper working communication with the PLC there must be defined how the software has to communicate with the PLC
Therefore you have to right-click on “Tag Management” it opens the context menu. Choose “New Driver Connection … “.

7. In the „Add new driver“ dialog select the driver which fits to your PLC
For a S7 PLC choose „SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite.chn“.
If you want to use an other PLC please inform yourself first, which driver fits with your PLC.

8. You should see now in the Explorer under the branch “Tag Management” the branch “SIMATIC S7 PROTOCOL SUITE”. Expand the branch and many protocols for various compounds will appear.
The General way of proceeding a new connection is to:
Right-click on the desired connection (MPI - > Picture: “MPI“, TCP/IP - > Picture: “TCP/IP“). A context menu opens. Click on „New Driver Connection…”.
This manual describes the connection configurations:

• for MPI (MPI-II-cable, MPI-USB-cable, S7-USB-modul, S7-LAN-modul and MPI-LAN-cable)
• for TCP/IP (only S7-LAN-modul and MPI-LAN-cable).

MPI

TCP/IP

9. Now you are able to type in the name of the connection. With a click on “Configuration“ a new dialog will appear. Now you are able to set the properties of the connection.
Set up the station address of the PLC (in this example “2“).
Confirm with “OK” until you are back to the main window.
Read further ”Communication and fault diagnosis”.

10. A dialog appears where you can configure the connection parameters.
Set up the IP - Address of the module and configure the rack number as well as the slot number.
Confirm this configuration by clicking “OK”.

Example configuration:
IP - address 192.168.1.55
Rack - Number: 0
Slot - Nr.: 2

11.With a right-click on the new connection you can start the properties dialog. In this dialog please click on properties.

12. In this “Channel unit properties” you are able to see all “available connections”.
Choose the latest created connection and click again on „Properties”.
Now you can see all the variables which has been created for this connection.
In fact this connection is a new connection so there should not be any variable in the list.
To add a new variable click on „New”.
13. INow you are able to set up the name of the variable and different more properties.
In our example, we assign the following values:

Name: „S7LAN_MW0“
Data type : „unsigned 16 - Bit value“
Length: „2“
Address: „MW0“
Format adaptation: „WordToUnsignedWord“

Click on „Choose” beside the Address to define the address from the variable.
Example configuration: The data area from the variable is set to „Mark“ and the address is set to „Word”. The edit box „MW“ is set to „0”.
14. Confirm all open dialogs with „OK“ until you reach the main window.
15. The connection needs to know which network interface card it should be used to send data via the Ethernet. Open the “System parameters“dialog from the context menu (right-click on TCP/IP).
16. Choose from the registry card „Unit“ and set the “logical device name“ to your network interface card (usually the name of the NIC begins with a „TCP/IP - > „).
17. Confirm with „OK“.
18. Now you are able to start the communication. Stop it by clicking on .

To clean up errors faster the WinCC Software offers a tool named “Channel Diagnosis”. This tool analyses all connections from your WinCC software. For demonstration purposes please stop the last started connection from your WinCC explorer. 19. Start the software “Channel Diagnosis“ by using your link in the start menu.


20. The tool could not detect a running connection so it marked the connection/s with a red ‘X’ (registry card “Channels/Connections“).
Click on the last created, not active connection (with the red ‘X’) and some informations from the connection will appear in the right part of the dialog.
One of these counters is called “Last Error Code“.

21. If you take a right-click on the error value a window opens with “Help”.
Click on the “Help” window and a yellow window appears (tooltip) with detailed error descriptions.

22. Lets see what happens if the connection runs properly. Start the connection from your WinCC Explorer.
The “Channel Diagnosis“dialog marks the connection with a green hook if everything worked out.

1. Start the WinCC flexible 2004 software by using the desktop link or the program entry in the start menu.
2. First you need to select “Create an empty project” on your first page.

3. In the “Device selection“mark the used operator panel (example: “TP 170A“) → confirm with “OK“.

4. After the project has been created right-click in the project window on “Connections“of the sub menu “Communication“.
In the context menu click on “Add Connection“.
5. A new configuration window “Connections” opens in the right part of the main window. This offers you different setting options.
Important for the connection is:
⇒ the communication driver (set up which PLC you are using (example: “SIMATIC S7 300/400“))
⇒ the Baud rate (Set this on “187 500”)
⇒ the address of the terminal (HMI) (in this example “1“)
⇒ the Profile (“MPI“ for example)
⇒ the Highest Station Address (HSA) (e.g. “126“)
⇒ the address of the PLC (e.g. “2“)

6. Now you can start with your work.
If you have finished work you can transfer this project to the panel by reading the next steps.
7. Wählen Sie im Menü Projekt das Untermenü „Transfer“ ⇒ „Transfereinstellungen“.
8. Es erscheint ein Dialog in dem Sie den Modus (im Beispiel auf „MPI/DP“) einstellen und die Stationsadresse des Terminals angeben (Beispiel: „1“). Nach Wunsch können Sie nun den „Delta - Transfer“ „Ein“ oder „Aus“ schalten (im Beispiel „Aus“).

9. Press the button „Transfer“ to start communication with the terminal. Your project is about to be transferred.
The WinCC flexible software is now able to communicate with your operator panel.

1. Start ProTool/Pro by using the desktop link or program entry in the start menu.
2. Choose from the menu „File“ the sub menu „New“ or click on the right symbol.

3. The next dialog askes you which operator panel you are using. Mark the used panel (e.g. „TP 170A“)

4. „Next“ leads you to a new dialog. Type in the specfic fields the name of the PLC device and choose the used PLC in the driver selection (e.g. „SIMATIC S7 – 300/400 V6.0“).

5. Via „Parameter…“ you are calling an configuration dialog from the chosen PLC driver
Set up the station address of the panel (example „1“) and of the PLC (example „2“).
Leave the point “Interface” in the standard configuration. In the sector „Net parameter“ choose the interface which uses your module on the PLC (e.g. „MPI“). Configure the baud rate to „187.5“.

6. The button „More …“ leads you to a small dialog where the „Highest Station Address“ should be configured to „126“. Set up the „Number of masters“ (e.g. „1“)
7.confirm with „OK“ until you got back to the „Control Selection“.Go on with „Next“.
8. In the main window start the Transfer Settings dialog by clicking on „File“ „Transfer“ „Settings…“. Choose „MPI / PROFIBUS DP“ from the listbox and type in the station address of the operator panel (e.g. „1“).
Confirm with „OK“ and start with your work
If you have finished working on this project you can go on with the next steps.

9. If you want to transfer you project to the panel you have to generate the project first. This can be done with a click on „File“ -„Compile“.

10. To transfer the project just click on „File“ „Download“ „Start Project Download“ or click on the right symbol .
Please wait while the project is transferred. The communication between the operator panel is now established.

1. Start Microwin using the desktop link or program entry in the Start menu.

2. Click on „Type“ in the menu „PLC. Configure the „PLC Type“ (e.g. „CPU 224“) as well as the „CPU Version“ (e.g. „01.22”) to the dialog.


3. Click on „Communications…” to start the next dialog.
In the sector „Address” set up the „Remote” listbox with the station address of the PLC (e.g. „2”).

4. In the right part of the dialog double click on the blue arrow symbol to test the communication with the PLC.
5. The sector „Address“ should be updated and displays the „PLC Type”. Also the CPU of the PLC is displayed in the right part of the dialog.

6. Confirm with „OK“ until you get back to the main window. The communication with the PLC is now established.

1. The PPI-Multimaster-Mode was developed that more devices can communicate parallel with one PLC. The following steps describe how to configure this mode in hardware and software.
2. The module or cable has to switched in the PPIMulti-Mode. This mode can be switched in the menu-tree under „Generally“ and „Bootconfiguration“
3. There you have to select „PPIMMaster“ and confirmed with „Saving“.
For LAN-devices you can do this in the integrated WebServer, also.
4. Now, you have to configure the PG/PC - Interface. This could you also do within the Microwin-Software.
5. Start your Microwin-Software.
6. Click on the button „Set PG/PC-Interface“ under „View“ in the left down part of the window.
7. Select the entry „PC/PPI cable(PPI)“ and click on the button „Properties“.


8. In the menu „PPI“ you are able to configure diverse settings like for e.g. “HSA“.

9. In the menu “Local Connection“ you select the com-port “Interface to“ to the port which is served from the tool PLCVCom.
10. Click on the button “OK“ and click in the left down area in your windows on „Communikations“.


11. Click double on “Double-Click to refresh“. The PLCs would be searched.

12. When the PLC was found, the picture changes it like this:

13. Prove the dialog with „OK“ until you would be in the main window. The communication to the PLC is now ready.

1. Start the „S7 for Windows” software by using the link on your desktop or use the link in your start menu (standard is „Programs\S7 for Windows\S7 for Windows“)
2. Choose File - >Preferences… to configure the communication configuration between the computer and the PLC.
A new dialog appears which provides to set up a lot of configuration data about the communication with your PLC.


3. Choose the first registry card „Interface“ (standard) and set up the configuration data as descriped below:
⇒ Area: „Preferences from:“ ⇒PC
⇒ Area: „PLC Type:“ ⇒ S7
⇒ Area: „Protocol:“ ⇒ MPI - converter
⇒ Area: „Serial Port:“ ⇒ Choose the virtual COM port which has been created by PLC - VCom (e.g. „COM 4”).
⇒ Area: „Baud Rate“ ⇒ Choose the speed you want to use at the bus (e.g. „115200“)
⇒ Area: „MPI Converter:“

• Activate the checkbox „Only Master at the Bus“ if you have only one PLC in the bus.
• Leave the fields „ S7W MPI Address“ and „MPI Address PLC“ as it is.
• The number in the listbox „Max MPI Address“ must be higher than the PLC with the highest station address in your MPI bus. Otherwise every PLC which is higher than this number will not been seen (e.g. if there is only one PLC in your bus „15“ is more than enough).
  

4. After the software is configured , please click „Select PLC” in the area „MPI Converter“. A new dialog appears where you can select the desired PLC

5. The dialog displays all the PLCs that can be found in your MPI bus.
Select the desired one and confirm with „OK”.
6. Close the preferences dialog by pressing the „OK“ button.

7. Back in the main window press the „PC Block List“ button for testing the new established communication configuration.
8. Please wait a moment for the software to read the desired blocks from the PLC. The blocks will be displayed in the listbox below the menu bar (see picture to the right).

The communication between the software and your PLC is established.

This communcation does not need a simulated virtual COM port (PLC – VCom is not needed). A direct connection will be established to your network device. The CP mode is also called ISO protocol or RFC1006. At the moment it is not possible to exchange a CP completely.

1. SExecute the Step 7 software by using the link on your desktop or use the link in your start menu.
2. Open your existing project and start the „Set PG/PC Interface…“ dialog by using the menu „Options“.


3. WIn the listbox „Interface Parameter Assignment Used:“ choose „TCP/IP - > XXX“. The „XXX“ stands for the network interface card you want to use. Confirm your input with „OK“.

4. Back in the main window call, by using the menu „Options“, „Configure Network“. A new window appears

5. This window shows the available devices and busses (in this example there is a PLC „CPU 315“ with the station address “2” using the “MPI” bus).

6. In the explorer „Selection of the network“ choose „Subnets“ and do a double click on „Industrial Ethernet“. The left part of the window should change like the picture (below) shows.


7. Now add a S7-PLC as replacement for S7-LAN/MPI-LAN which will be used for the CP mode later. In the explorer „Selection of the network“ choose „SIMATIC 300“ from the branch „Stations“ to add a new virtual PLC. This takes effect to the left part of the window (see picture below). A rectangle with a orange (not always orange) marked area is shown.


8. This is our replacement-PLC which is called „SIMATIC 300(2)“. Change this with a right click on the object. From the context menu choose „Object Properties…“ to open the “Object Properties“ dialog.


9. Type in the edit box “Name“ the new name of the PLC (e.g. “S7-LAN-module/MPI-LAN-cable for CP mode“).Confirm the new name with a click on “OK“. The rectangle should be updated by the application.
10. In the explorer “Selection of the network“ choose the branch “Stations” and from there choose the object “PG/PC“. The graphical presentation will be extended with a „PG/PC(1)“ object.


11. To configure the newly created object perform a right click on the „PG/PC(1)“ object and in the context menu choose “Object Properties…“.


12. The “Properties - PG/PC“ dialog offers the possibility to create new interfaces. Therefore choose the registry card “Interfaces“. With the registry card “Interfaces” opened click on “New…”.

13. Select “Industrial Ethernet“ from the selection box and confirm with “OK“.
14. Now configure the IP address and the subnet mask from your (e.g. IP address: „192.168.2.106“, subnet mask: „255.255.255.0“). Before confirming with “OK” choose “Ethernet(1)“ as the subnet you want to use.
15. The dialog “Properties – PG/PC“ should have two interfaces added to his list.

16. Select the registry card “Assignment“ and mark “Ethernet port(1)” by using the list “Configured Interfaces:”. In the list “Interface Parameter Assignments in the PG/PC:“ choose “TCP/IP - > XXX“. “XXX“ stands for the network interface card you want to use.
17. Assign the active connection to the device.

18. If this warning message appears just ignore it. Press “OK”.


19. SBe sure to activate the checkbox “S7ONLINE Access:”. Confirm the dialog with “OK“. Because of your “PD/PC(1)” configuration the graphical presentation should have changed (as shown in the picture below). The yellow marked connection (green line) between “PG/PC(1)“ and „Ethernet(1)“ shows that the assigned interface („Ethernet(1)“) from the “PG/PC(1)“ object is used for the „S7ONLINE - Access“.

20. Now “Save and Compile…” your configuration by using the menu “Network“. The option “Compile changes only“ is good enough for our purpose.

21. A small window appears with a lot of error and warn messages. Do not panic that is part of the plan.

As you can see in the graphical section the “S7-LAN-module/MPI-LAN-cable for CP mode“ has a red marked area. This signals that this object is currently not working.

To solve this problem perform a double click to the “S7-LAN-module/MPI-LAN-cable for CP mode“ or perform a right click to the object and choose “Open Object”.

22. A new window opens (the hardware configuration). On the right you can see the hardware explorer where you should choose “Rail“ from the branch „SIMATIC 300“ - > „RACK - 300“.


The picture below shows how the window should appear after you have added the “Rail”.
23. In the hardware explorer open the branch: “SIMATIC 300“ - > “CPU - 300“ - > “CPU 312“. From there double click on “6ES7 312 - 1AD10 - 0AB0“.
The application is now adding this cpu to your rail.
The view should have changed as shown below.
24. In the hardware explorer mark “V2.0“ from the branches “SIMATIC 300“ - > “Industrial Ethernet“ - > “CP 343 - 1“ - > “6GK7 343 - 1EX11 - 0XE0“ and select one of the green slots at the bottom left (see the dark green marked slot).
Now rapidly click twice on “V2.0“ to add the object to your rail.


25. Before the application can add the object to your rail you have to configure it.
Therefore set, in the registry card “Parameters” of the new dialog, the IP address of the used S7-LAN module (e.g. “192.168.1.55“) and select “Ethernet(1)“ in the list “Subnet:” (the newly created interface).
The subnet mask should fit to the given IP address (e.g.“255.255.255.0“). Confirm with “OK“.

26. Right click on “CPU 312“ in the bottom left sector and in the context menu choose “Object Properties…”.

27. In the dialog “Properties – CPU 312 - (R0/S2)“ press the “Properties…“ button. In the new dialog you can assign the MPI address to the CPU and choose the subnet the CPU should use.
Select the “MPI(1)” “Subnet:” we have created in the steps before. The address (e.g. “10”) of the CPU should be the only one in the entire network.
Also be sure that the next higher address is also free for use (it will be used later for the CP object).
Save your configuration with “OK”.

28. Right-click on the created CP object CP343 - 1 and select Object properties from the shortcut menu.

29. Another property dialog will open.
Set the name of the CP object to “S7-LAN“ (optional). Also set the MPI address which should be exact one station higher than the address you have given your “CPU 312“ in the step 30 (e.g. „10“ has been set for the “CPU 312“ object.
So “11” has been the only right address for the CP object). Confirm with “OK”.

30. „Save and Compile…“ the hardware configuration and the network configuration.


31. After you have saved the network configuration the graphical presentation of the devices and busses should appear as shown in the picture below. As you can see there are no more red marked sections.

32. The last thing you have to do before the connection is established is to configure the S7-LAN module.
You can access the configuration menu via web browser. In the address bar you must enter the S7-LAN IP address. Press the “Enter” key to start the web based configuration menu.

33.Choose the desired language in the first site and click on “CP - Mode” in the second site.
The only option you can configure for the CP mode is the “Destination - PLC”. You can set “255”. In this case the S7-LAN module connects automatically to the directly connected PLC.
If you are using the IPS7Link software you could set the station address of the PLC CPU which is connected directly to your S7-LAN module (in this example “2”).
Or type in the station address of the PLC CPU which you have configured in step 30 for the “CPU 312” (e.g. “10“).

34. In the menu “MPI/PROFIBUS“ set the “Locale Station Address” which you have configured to your CP object in the step 32 (e.g. “11”).

35. Back in the main application window (the SIMATIC Manager) set the real existing PLC into “Online” state.
Therefore just click on “Online” in the menu “View”.

36. To test the communication open the branch of your real existing PLC (e.g. “SIMATIC 300(1)”). The branch below the PLC is the CPU Type (e.g. “CPU 315“). A additional red symbol is displayed next to the standard CPU symbol. Open this branch, too. The next branch you should open is named as „S7 Program“ (e.g. “S7 Program(3)”). Finally click on “Blocks” to get a complete list of available blocks from your PLC.

As soon as the blocks are shown, right beside the device explorer, the CP communication with the PLC over the S7-LAN module is established.

Another possibility is to keep including a S7-LAN-project. This project will be delivered with the S7-LAN as a zip file and must dearchived on Step 7. It is currently not possible to replace a CP completely.

1. Start the Step - 7 © software. This can be run through the desktop shortcut or Start menu.
2. Next open the existing project and start with the menu “extras” the dialog “PG / PC interface set”


3. Select under “Used Interface”. The entry “TCP / IP ⇒ XXX”, where “XXX” is for the used network card. Then confirm with “OK”.

4. Back in the main window of software STEP 7 in the menu “Extras” select “network settings”. It opens a new window.

5.The window shows the available devices and busses (in our example, a PLC “CPU 315” on one MPI - Bus Station with the address “2”).

6. Select in the network explorer the subnet “industrial ethernet”. The window should change how the image


7. Now unzip the zip file included and select the location to unzip the files.


Shoot open the project with the name S7-LAN and open the network configuration.
8.Select the preconfigured S7-LAN Projekt and copy it into your own project.

9. Here you only have to connect the S7-LAN with the network and the addresses may change according to your project.

10. Double clicking on the CP, open the properties of the object. Here addresses the CP with the IP of your S7-LAN and networked it with the industrial network

11. You can also adjust the back panel bus in the object properties of the CP.

12. Below save and translate everything and transfer it to the PLC

13. Now we just have to configure the S7-LAN accordingly. This is done via the web browser.Enter the IP - address of your S7-LAN module into the address bar of your browser and press “Enter”.

Nun öffnet sich die Startseite des S7-LAN’s wo Sie nun rechts im Menübaum in die Configuration müssen
14. These are the settings that you need to do in the configuration of the en:hardware:s7:s7-lan:

• The same IP that you have given your CP in the Step7 project and the S7-subnet-ID of the net which you communicate to your real PLC
• The local station address must be the same as that of the backplane bus of your CP's in the Step 7 project
  

• In the target CPU must you enter the value “255” so that the S7-LAN can communicate automatically with the directly connected CPU. If you use the Software IPS7Link, please enter here the address of the CPU station which is directly connected to the S7-LAN (in our example would be “2”)

15. Back in the main program (the SIMATIC Manager). You put your real existing PLC (eg “SIMATIC 300 (1)”) in the “online” - status. Just click on “Online” in the menu “View”.
16. To test the communication you click on your real PLC (example: “SIMATIC 300 (1)”). A sub-branch with the corresponding CPU specification appears (example: “CPU 315-2 DP”).This now has a blue icon (which stands for the run mode). Open this and the next branch “S7 - Program (1)”. Finally, you click on the “blocks” to a block list of the PLC to receive.

Once the blocks of your PLC is listed, is the communication with your PLC established successfully

It can be inserted instead of a S7-PLC-replacement or S7-LAN-project immediately a CP in your configured PLC to communications. Under the presuppositions that the structure of the PLC with the CP (S7-LAN) is not checked for correctness, but ignores any errors and anyway the PLC switches to RUN mode.

1. Start the Step - 7 © software. This can be run through the desktop shortcut or Start menu.
2. Now open your existing project and start using the “Tools” and “PG / PC - Setting interface …” - dialog.


3. Select under “used Interface parametrization” the entry “TCP / IP ⇒ XXX”, where “XXX” for the used network card. Then confirm with “OK”.

4. Back in the main window of the Step 7 software, call up the menu “Tools”, “Configure network”. A new window appears.

5. The window shows the existing devices and buses (in our example a PLC “CPU 315” on an MPI bus with the station address “2”).

6. Select the Subnet Industrial Ethernet in the Explorer for Network Objects . The window should then change as in the picture.


7. Now open the HW configuration of your PLC. Here you can see the menu tree under SIMATIC 300 on the right
⇒ CP-300
⇒ Industrial Ethernet
⇒ CP 343-1
⇒ The CP 6GK7 343-1EX10-0EX0 in the V1.0. Please add this to your PLC.
8. In the now populating window, you must now give the IP of your S7-LAN to the CP and connect it to Ethernet


9. Now the CP has been added to your rack with the CPU. Double-clicking on the CP opens its properties. Here, only the backplane connection is to be set. The address should be 1 higher than the MPI or Profibus address on which your S7-LAN is to be plugged. In this example, the 3 should be set since the MPI interface of your CPU is addressed with 2.


10. In the network configuration, open the object properties of the CPU. There you will find under the tab Start-up the option start-up for construction of the building is not the actual version , this option must be set with the hacking.
11. Then save and translate everything and transfer the PLC into your.

12. Now you just have to configure the S7-LAN accordingly. This is done via the web browser. Enter the IP address of your S7 - LAN module in the address bar of the browser and confirm with Enter .

Now open the start page of the S7-LAN where you have to go to the right of the menu tree to the configuration.
13. You must set up everything in the
configuration of the en:hardware:s7:s7-lan:

• The same IP that you have given to your CP in the Step 7 project and the S7 subnetwork ID of the network with which you are addressing your real PLC
• The local subscriber address, which must be the same as the backplane of your CP's in step 7 project
  

• You should enter 255 for the target CPU so that the S7-LAN automatically connects to the directly connected CPU. If you are using the IPS7Link software, please enter the station address of the CPU, which is connected directly to the S7 - LAN (in our example the 2 ).
  14. Back in the main program (the SIMATIC Manager ), Place your existing PLC ( SIMATIC 300 (1) ) in the Online state. To do so, click Online in the View menu.
  

15. To test the communication, click on your real PLC (example: SIMATIC 300 (1) ). A branch with the relevant CPU specification opens (example: CPU 315-2 DP ). This has now a blue symbol (which stands for the run mode). Open this and the next branch S7 program (1) . Finally, click Blocks to get a block list from the PLC.

As soon as the blocks of a PLC are listed, communication with your PLC is successfully established

1. Creating a new project
Start the ProTool/Pro CS software and click on File ? New. . A assistant will appear for entering the project settings.(for more Information about creating projects with ProTool/Pro CS v6.00 read the manual of the developer).
2. Choosing a destination device
The destination device must support the Ethernet interface.
3. Choosing a PLC
Enter a typical PLC Name and select the used PLC type (e.g. „SIMATIC S7 300/400 V6.0“).
After choosing the PLC type click on parameter.

OP-Parameter

Interface
If the desired destination device supports “Ethernet” you can change the interface to “Ethernet”.

Protocol
Communication is established by using the IP protocol.

Address
Enter the IP address of your computer.

Subnet mask
Enter the subnet mask of your computer.

Routing
Activate this check box to reach members outside your subnet. Requires that the construction components of the station supports routing (CPUs und CPs). More information you will get in the “STEP 7 Online Help”.

Parameter of the partner

Address
Enter the IP Address of the S7-LAN module which is plugged onto the PLC.

Slot
Enter the slot number of the destination CPU

Construction components
Enter the construction components.

Cyclic operation
If this check box is active the PLC optimizes the operation between ProTool/Pro Runtime and the PLC. This is used to get a better performance. For Parallel operations of more than one computers the cyclic operation check box should be deactivated.
Confirm the configuration with “OK“.

4. Complete the project
Click on “Next“ and then on “Complete“ to end the project start configuration.
5. Alternative configuration
If you select the group “Controls“ in the left part of the window you can see the available PLCs in the right part. Right click with the mouse button on the PLC and select “Properties” in order to get back to the configuration dialog we used in the project configuration at the beginning. At least to get there you have to click on “Parameter“.
6. Transfer Properties
In the file menu click on „Transfer“ - „Properties…“ and the following dialog appears.
Choose “Ethernet“ so that the connection can be established in the CP mode. If “Ethernet“ is activated you can enter the “IP address“ of the destination device (S7-LAN).
Confirm with “OK“ to complete the configuration.

7. Configuration is complete
Now you can transfer the project.

By coupling two PLCs it is possible to transfer data from one PLC to the other one. Can be joined two S5/S7 PLCs or one S5 with a S7. Per each S7/MPI-LAN are up to 8 connections possible, per S5 Gateway up to 2.
For this example one S7-PLC was coupled with one S5-PLC. The interface between S7 and S5 are a S7/MPI-LAN and a S5-Gateway.

Enter here the IP address of your S7-LAN module in the address bar of the browser and confirm with Enter . Call up the configuration page S7 at S5 / S7 Bridge. The following window appears.

Connection type

(* 1) DB Use the Active and Passive function blocks FC 55 (send) and FC 56 (receive) to exchange data
(* 2) S7 Active and passive use a bridge function for data exchange.

Station number:
Defines the local communication partner of the connection. These stations must be in the same MPI bus as the S7 module. Data block:
Determines the data block used for the communication.

Data word:
Determines the memory area used for communication. At least 32 bytes per connection.

IP – Address Partner:
Enter the IP address of the partner with whom a connection should be established. You can specify an S5 gateway here to establish communication with an S5 PLC.

TSAP:
In order to uniquely identify the connection, the transport service access point must be specified here. Both devices must have the same TSAP. Maximum of 16 characters.

Polling time:
The module must constantly read from the partner. The polling time can be increased to reduce the load on the network. The specification is in 10ms units. With 20 units, the communication module of the counter is read in 200 ms. Note the higher this value is, the longer the communication can last.

⇒ Structure of the communication data block

Format von TXERRRDY und RXERRRDY
These bytes are containing the transfer status.

Usable data types
The following values are possible with the data types TX.TYP and RX.TYP.

Status values (TXSTATUS, RXSTATUS)

⇒ Function blocks
- FC 55 (S7LAN_SEND)
- FC 56 (S7LAN_RECV)
These function blocks are used to send and receive data.

To support this way of communication you need an S7-LAN with firmware version V2.12 or later, or a MPI-LAN with firmware version V2.38 or later. You have to unlock the “Gratuitous-ARP” in the integrated web server.

Agree the button “Send Gratuitous-ARP” and your device will send this ARP as the modul or the cable will recognize a link-state.
Only with this ARP builds the connected WLAN-Klemme or the S7-WLAN-Bridge the WLAN-connection to the notebook (for Ad-Hoc-mode) or to the WLAN-router.

With the S7-LAN-module or MPI-LAN-cable and Step7-direct-driver V1.21 (or later) and the MPI-II-cable (only with USB) or S7-USB and Step7-direct-driver V1.22 (or later) is it possible to give a directly connected Profibus-Slave a bus-address.
Important here is that the subscriber is connected directly to the S7-interface and the external supply of 24V DC is also connected. In the Step7-direct-driver must then in the properties set that “PD/PC is only master”. There is no another note in this case, you will use this function as if you are connected with your PD to the module.

With this charge option you can get the current time of an time server and save it inside the project PLC-device.
This option is configurated over the WebBrowser. Open in the WebBrowser “Options” the “NTP-Server” and following issue appears:

Agree the button “synchronize automatically with a time-server” and your device gets the time from the parameterized time-server.
In the area “Condition” the condition of the NTP-option is shown. When was the last synchronized, could you write into the PLC-device.
For that you have the following parameter:

Here an example of the datablock format:

1. With this Option (you must buy it to use it) you could continueosly check the MPI/Profibus. The Number of detected Parity errors and Spikes are counted and saved into a 8 Bit Register. This Register could then be read from the PC or displayed by a WebBrowser. Try to use the special WebSide „WD.HTM“, the following Output is displayed.

This side will refresh every second after completely loaded. The Counters are always reset to 0 when read.

2. You could also access the S7/MPI-LAN directly. Start in a Command-Shell
You could also access the S7/MPI-LAN directly. Start in a Command-Shell „telnet 192.168.1.56 133“ and Press <ENTER>.
Telnet will establish a connection to the S7/MPI-LAN with the IP-Address 192.168.1.55 and on Port 133 (Statistic Service), a blank screen is displayed:

3. The S7/MPI-LAN sends only data when something is recieved on the open TCP/IP Socket on Port 133 (regardless of the length).
Press now the <ENTER>-Key several times, then the S7/MPI-LAN will response with some data:

4. The Structure of the recieved data is descriped in the next table:

5. On the product website is also a console-application including source available which shows an example of access to S7/MPI-LAN.

//WDTest.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
#include stdafx.h
#include stdafx.h
 
typedef struct {
 
   unsigned char ucASCIIParity[4]; //Number of parity errors since last query
   //3 Digits with final '\0' 
   unsigned char ucASCIISpikes[4]; //Number of detected spikes since last query 
   //3 Digits with final '\0'
   unsigned char ucBINParity; //Binary value of the number of parity errors
   unsigned char ucBINSpikes; //Binary value of the number of spikes 
 } S7LANINFO;
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])\\ {
 
   int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   {
 
      SOCKET sS7LAN;
      DWORD dwTimeout = 1000L; // 1 second Timeout
      int NaggleOn = 1;
      struct sockaddr_in sS7LANAdr;
      struct linger sLinger;
      S7LANINFO sInfo;
      WSADATA sWSAData;
 
      printf("S7LAN Watchdog Test V1.00\n\n");
      memset(&sInfo,0,sizeof(sInfo));
 
      if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(1,1),&sWSAData) != 0) {
        printf("WSA Startup faulty => Cancel\n");
        return(0);
   }
 
   sS7LAN = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0); //0
   if (sS7LAN != INVALID_SOCKET) {
 
        // set Send/Receive timeout 
        setsockopt( sS7LAN, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO,(char *)&dwTimeout, sizeof(dwTimeout));
        setsockopt( sS7LAN, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO,(char *)&dwTimeout, sizeof(dwTimeout));
 
        // Naggle-Algorithms off
        setsockopt(sS7LAN, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,(char*) &NaggleOn, sizeof(NaggleOn));
 
        sS7LANAdr.sin_family = AF_INET;
        sS7LANAdr.sin_port = htons(133); // Port 133; Statistic Service
        sS7LANAdr.sin_addr.S_un.S_un_b.s_b1 = 192; // IP-Address of S7LAN's
        sS7LANAdr.sin_addr.S_un.S_un_b.s_b2 = 168;
        sS7LANAdr.sin_addr.S_un.S_un_b.s_b3 = 1;
        sS7LANAdr.sin_addr.S_un.S_un_b.s_b4 = 56;
 
        if (connect(sS7LAN, (struct sockaddr *)&sS7LANAdr, sizeof(sS7LANAdr)) != SOCKET_ERROR) {
 
            // send something => Then end S7LAN answer
            send(sS7LAN, (const char *) "A", 1, 0);
 
            // receive data from S7LAN
            if (recv(sS7LAN, (char *)&sInfo, sizeof(sInfo), 0)) {
            printf("Parity: %s Spikes: %s\nParity: %3d Spikes: 3d\n",&sInfo.ucASCIIParity[0],&sInfo.ucASCIISpikes 0],(unsigned int) sInfo.ucBINParity,(unsigned int) sInfo.ucBINSpikes );
 
            } else {
            printf("Received by the S7LAN disturbed\n");
            }
 
            sLinger.l_linger = 0;
            sLinger.l_onoff = 1; // immediately grind
 
            shutdown(sS7LAN,2); // Read and Write
 
            setsockopt(sS7LAN, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER, (char *)&sLinger, sizeof(sLinger));
 
            closesocket(sS7LAN);
 
        } else {
        printf("S7LAN not reachable\n");
        }
 
    } else {
    printf("Socket not openable\n");
    }
    return 0;
 
}

Please proceed as follows:

• configure S7-LAN
  • set IP-Address
  • set MPI-Address
  • select Protocoll (e.g. MPI 187 KB)
  • use Bus-config from PC → disable
  • Permanently on the bus → enable
  • Save config permanently

• In the TIA, a “proxy” / replacement must be created for the S7-LAN which is the gateway to the MPI bus.
• This PLC does not have to be programmed since it corresponds to the S7-LAN. The S7-LAN has an MPI / ProfiBus interface and an Ethernet interface. The IP address of the S7-LAN corresponds to the entered IP address and the entered MPI address corresponds to the set MPI address in the S7-LAN.
• Set the mains connection as shown in the figure

• Use the Ethernet driver from Siemens

For full operation via VPN, you need the following ports

Since no broadcast is passed via VPN, you will not find the S7-LAN via the “undefined” search. Select “S7-LAN” from the drop-down menu and enter the IP address of the S7-LAN module.

You may have to enter a gateway in the S7-LAN so that the S7-LAN can process the data correctly.

1. Start the Web – Browser and enter in the address line “http://” and the IP address from the module you are using. The IP address is shown in the PLC-VCOM software. Confirm with ENTER to load the main page (Select language).

2. In the main page select the desired language to go on with the configuration pages
3. If a password for general access is defined, you are asked for it.

On the top of the window you can see the unselected menus (gray background) and the selected menu (green background). The configurations are listed up below of the menu hyperlinks and are marked with a yellow background. The button “Save” is displayed below the configuration part and is always on the left.

Set up the main configuration part of the cable.

Operating System:
Displays the current operating system version.

Name:
Enter the name of your MPI cable (up to 16 characters).

TS-Function:
Switches the TeleService function “ON“ or “OFF“.

use BUS-Configuration from PC:
Select “YES“ if you want the cable to take the configuration from the PC.

Booting:
This configuration sets the mode of the cable.

The following booting modes are available:

Protocol-Type
Select the protocol version that should be used to communicate on the bus.

Baudrate (only when Booting Special):
Set the desired speed on the bus.

Databit (only when Booting Special):
Defines how many usable bits will be transferred per block. A high value speeds up the connection.

Parity (only when Booting Special):
To make the transfer more checkable you can set the parity.

Stopbit (only when Booting Special):
Configure how many stop bits should be send per block. A high value could make the communication more stable.

Special configurations are needed in the network. On this page they can be set more comfortable.

DHCP-Client:
Since the version 1.68 you can start a DHCP client for the MPI-LAN cable. In this case the IP address of the cable is set automatically. Requires a DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server in the network the cable sets the IP address automatically to a standard value.

IP-Address:
To make the module recognizable in the network you have to set the IP address. This address consists of four numbers separated by a point. Each number can be a value between 0 and 254. It has to be unique which means that the IP address does not appear more than 1 times in the whole network.

Ask your system administrator for a usable IP address for the cable.

SubNet-mask:
The format of the subnet mask is identical to the format of the IP address. It describes the subnet (IP address range in the network) of your cable. In the picture above it is set to 255.255.255.0 which means that the cable is a member of the subnet 1 (third number of the IP address).

Gateway-Address:
For the reason that the cable can receive requests from other subnets you can define a gateway. The format is identical to the format of the IP address.

Usually the gateway is another computer or a router which routes the received packets to another subnet.

Also known as CP-Mode (CP = Communication Processor).
Destination-PLC:
Enter the PLC number of the device you want to communicate with directly. The value 255 defines that the MPI-LAN cable takes the PLC it is connected with.

S7-Subnetz-ID:
This ID marks the used bus unique. Enter the S7-Subnet-ID of the bus where the MPI-LAN cable is connected with.

Busparameter:
You could choose if at connection start the BUS-Parameter are determined automaticaly or if the configuration from the S7/MPI-LAN is used (See MPI/PROFIBUS). The Automatic is only possible when one of the PLC’s is cyclic distributing the Bus - parameters.

State:
In this bloc you see if at minimum one RFC1006 communication is active and on a per channel basis the connected IP-address and PLC. Errors are also displayed here.

The MPI/PROFIBUS needs specific configurations, too. This configurations are listed up on this page.

Baudrate:
Sets the speed of communication. Alternatively you can set it to the option “From PC“ (takes the configuration from the PC) or “Automatic“ (selects the baud rate automatically).

Highest Station Address:
Enter the maximum station address. A high value slows down the communication.

Local Station Address:
Enter the station address of the cable. This number must be unique and has to be smaller than the number in the Highest Station Address field.

Profile:
Select “Standard“ to use the standard PROFIBUS mode. “DP“ (Decentral Peripherie), “DP/FMS“ (Field Message System) and “MPI“ (Multi Point Interface) are deviations of the PROFIBUS standard.

In this dialog some functions are inserted which could not be inserted in the other dialogs.

Set to Default:
The configuration of the S7/MPI-LAN is erased and set to default. There will be an Query to acknowledge the erase, keep in mind that the IP-address of the S7/MPI-LANs is changed to the default-address 192.168.1.56 and additionally the DHCP-Client is activated.

Change language of WebSide to:
Click on the link to change the used language of the WebSide to German.

Restart:
The S7/MPI-LAN is restarting straight after the receive of the click, so no response is possible to send.

In this Dialog you could remotely access the Menü of the display. The usage is exactly the same as when you are using the built in Keyboard. With „Display“ a refresh of the LCD-Display is done.

This configuration page makes it possible to define connections with other PLCs for data exchange. The MPI-LAN cable supports up to 8 connections.

Connection-type

(*1)DB Active and Passive are using, for data exchange, the function block FC 55 (send) and FC 56 (receive).
(*2)S7 Active and Passive are using for data exchange a special bridge function.

With this Option you could access up to 16 variables of PLC’s which are connected on the same MPI/Profibus as the S7/MPI-LAN. In the Demo version is only a single operand possible.

If a password for VarModif defined, you encounter a password check at access to this Dialog, if the password is wrong or not inserted the modification of operand-values is not permitted.

With the Button on the bottom of values you could reread the status value. If the PLC is not accessible or the operand could not be read the Text is colored red and displayed a corresponding error message.

According to the Display format the Modify value is inserted, erroneous inputs are ignored and not transferred to the PLC. The transfer of the value is started with the buttons “→” on the right side. Only one of the modified value is transferred,

After transfer the status values are reread and displayed.

In this dialog the operands for „VarModif“ are configured. When you choose this dialog a possible defined configration password is checked.

With „cyclic View in seconds“ the reread of the status values of the operands is done automatically.

The value is in seconds, 0 up to 255. The value 255 is the same as 000.

The reread of the status value is only started by the button below the status value or at seletion of “VarModif”.

With the button „Save“ the configured data is written in a permanent flash memory.

You could select the used PLC, the address of the operand and the display format on a line-by-line basis.

If one of the parameters are missing, this line is not used or displayed in „VarModif“.

The PLC could be 1 to 126.

The following operands are possible, you could also input the addresses in the German format:

The operands could be displayed in the following display-formats, Binary operands (F123.4) are always displayed in binary, regardless the display-format.

Here you can monitor your MPI / Profi-BUS for parity errors and spikes. These are counted up into a counter and output as decimal values.

After the page is fully loaded and the errors are read, the counters are reset.

In this dialog the passwords are configured. All passwords could be maximal 4 chars wide. To Display this dialog, the needed password must be checked. According the configuration the higher prior password is denied:

The configuration of the passwords are done in normal text-mode, if the usage of a passowrd is activated but the password is empty, saving the confioguration will deactivate the password (on the upper image the password for Variable Modif will be DEACTIVATED on saving)

The general Access-Password is checked at access to the WebSides of the Device right after the Language Selection:

On all HTML-Pages will then be an additional link „Log out“ on the top right corner, which could erase ALL the inserted passwords. On the next access to the HTML- Pages the password is then again checked.

Please check that these ports are open (in/out) in your firewall on the PC or external!

Start your Web browser and enter the IP address of the module in the address bar with the preceding "http://". Confirm with the <ENTER> key to load the Main page (Language selection).

This is a purely informational site that always appears at the beginning without password query because nothing can be changed.

Is also referred as CP-mode (CP = Communication Processor).

Existing RFC1006 connections:
In this field is indicated, whether a RFC1006 communication is active and per channel, the associated destination IP address, as well as the addressed CPU. Also here are displayed possible errors.

No TCP / IP connection = it is no computer or PG connected to the module via RFC1006.
not in the MPI bus = the participants connected via RFC1006 does not access the MPI bus

State:
Displays whether RFC1006 is enabled in your module (ON) or disabled (off).

In this mask it is possible to remote control the menu on the screen as in the MPI cables. Operation is the same as with the keyboard. “Upgrading” the display is new read in.

First row:
#02 ⇒ Means that (in this example) 2 active stations have been found on the MPI bus
PD ⇒ Is the character recognition of the PC baud rate

Second row:
! ⇒ Means how the S7-LAN is connected to the PLC.

AG ⇒ The protocol type that leads the S7-LAN to the PC.

The menu tree will unfold and you have the following options to choose:

• control variable
• S7-Gateway
• Watchdog
• NTP-Server

The main window shows which of these options are licensed in this module and thus you can use.

This option allows access to up to 16 variables of the controllers that are connected to the same MPI or Profibus. In the demo version only a single operand is possible.

Controlling variables can always be opened with a configured password, and the configured status values can be read out. Do you want at a configured password transferred the control values in the PLC you are asked for the password. At incorrect or missing input the controlling of the variables is not allowed.

With the “Reload” button below the status values can be triggered a reading out of the operands . If the CPU can not be reached or the specified operand could not be read, it will be highlighted in red and indicated with an appropriate error message.

Were set points assigned to each variable, then the condition is also shown in the table. As long as the condition is fulfilled should be the table with a “green” status value deposited. If the condition is not fulfilled the background color changes and by activated e-mail-delivery (only for S7-LAN) an e-mail is sent. If the condition is satisfied again, on exchange an e-mail (only for S7-LAN) will be sent again.

Update every x seconds, shows the automatic update time of the status values that was adjusted under “Configure”.

Depending on the display format the control value must be indicated. Incorrect entries are ignored and are not transferred to the PLC. The transfer value of the individual is triggered by the button “OK”. There is always only the value that is to transfer at the left side of this button.

After the transfer, a reading in of the status values is triggered.

In this mask, the operands for “variable Controlling” configured. In the selection this mask if you have a configured password that previously queried.

When set to “update in seconds” can the reading in the status values effected cyclically.

This specification is in seconds, value range is from 000 to 255.

A value of 255 is such as the value of 000 is triggered only on request or during the first display of the “Variable Control” screen, the status values reading in

There would be following query possible:

With the button “Save”, the configured data are transferred to a permanent storage.

Per line can be selected a CPU, the address and the display format.

Missing any of this information, the line “Variable Control” will be not used or displayed.

The value range of the CPU is 1 to 126

If an e-mail (only for S7-LAN) has to be sent on a condition change, then this is by the selest-field “E-Mail Supervision” activated.

To send a test-e-mail, you can call the “sm”-page in the WebBrowser:

The call of this page would be confirmed with following message:

When the settings were done correctly, the user gets an e-mail with the following content:

Now, the sending of the e-mails would be OK.

The following operands are possible:

(Entry can also be made in the English format)

The operands can be displayed in the following formats in binary. Operands (M123.4) are always displayed binary, no matter what was selected for a display format.

This configuration page is possible to establish connections with other controls for the data exchange. S7/MPI-LAN is supporting up to 8 connections.

Connection type:

(*1) DB Active and Passive used for data exchange the function block FC 55 (send) and FC 56 (received)

Here you can monitor your MPI / Profibus bus on Parity Error and spikes. These are counted in a counter and displayed as decimal values .

The counter will be reset after the site is fully loaded and the errors have been read out.

General:

Network:
In the network are necessary special settings which you can edit here.

The following operating modes are available:

For RFC1006 connections:

Other:

Protocol type:
Select the protocol version to be communicated on the bus.

TS-adapter function:
Error output on screen:
Displays the error code on the display in the web browser in the case of an error. Disabled by default.

In this mask, the passwords are configurated. All passwords have up to 4 digits. To invoke this screen, the corresponding password is required. Depending on configuration, the higher priority password is required.

Put a “tick” in the password you want to set up, and for erasure the password remove this “tick”. The input of the passwords are hidden with points. Confirm below to be able to exclude your password to an input error. Should the use of the password and the password is switched among them his empty then activate NO password for safety reasons.

Click on “Restart” to restart your module for a configuration or possible changes in the bus again.

This appears after logging into your module with a defined password. Confirm this entry in order to unsubscribe from your module and to protect it against outside intervention.

If a problem occurs during the update, the device is located in the EMERGENCY Loader.
Possible causes:

• Firewall
• Network
• Defect in the device

Fix error:

• Download the current TIC version
• Connect the device directly to your PC. Make sure you have a network address in your PC.
  
• S7-LAN connection
• S7-LAN automatically obtains an IP address (its IP address + 1)
• Follow the instructions in the TIC under the menu “Extra” → “Notloader”
• The S7-LAN receives the current version

Language selection
User interface
Bus configuration
Network settings
Parameterize TELEService
Index “Network”
Index “Modem”
Index “Serial Parameter”
Index “Access Protection”
Index “GSM/ISDN/SMS”
Index “Internet/Mail”
Tuning
Factory defaults
PPI Boot off
Emergency-Loader

Select the menu Configuration to change the language permanently:

Select near Search which interfaces are searched permanently for devices.
You could choose:

The button Search starts a parallel search on all selected interfaces. After selecting a updateable device the button Update gets available.

Below the buttons is a list of the found devices. In each line an image, the type of the device, name (if existing), interface, serial number (if possible) and the OS-version of the device is displayed. On the rightmost position the actual OS-version on the harddisk is displayed.

DThe background of the lines could use the following colours:

Double click onto a device which could be updated shows the version-documentation of the device (only available in German):

The button Update with FD updates the OS of the device and sets the factory default.

The button Bootstrap sets the firmware/configuration to factory default.

The button Factory defaults sets the configuration to factory default.

The button Parametrize activates a dialog regarding to the device:

Overview:

The button PPI Boot off disables the PPI boot option of a serial connected device.

The button Emergency-Loader tries to repair LAN products which are in emergency-loader mode.

The button Tuning activates a dialog for special parameters.

The button Exit leaves the application.

To parametrize the connection to the device, select a device and click “Parametrize”.

Regarding to the device you maybe have to click on the button Bus configuration (see parameterize table).:

param_frage.html
Here you can parametrise the following:

Here you can set the network configuration of the selected device:

Factory default:

To parameterize the device, first click on the device, after that on “Parametrize”.
Regarding to the device, you maybe have to click on the TELEService button.

After clicking on “TELEService” a message will show up:

Depending on the version of your TELEService software choose Yes or No.
The regular parameters can be changed manually in the following categories:

Here you can configurate following:

Station related::

Network related::

In this dialog you could configure the modem related setup.

Modem Settings::

Location:

Call Preferences:

In this dialog the transfer rate between modem and TS-Adapter is selected.

Connection Preferences:

The access over a telephone line could be configured in this dialog.

Access Protection:

Information about the three different devices:

Analog Modem:

ISDN Modem:

GSM Modem:

Information about the rest of the Index GSM/ISDN/SMS:

SMS:

Error analysis:
The possible error conditions for the modem, mpi bus problems or other problems are displayed in this text-field. First the modem-related information is shown:

Message

• Modem ready
• Modem error
• No answer from modem
• Modem detects ring
• End of connection
• connected via modem line
• No dialtone detected
• Phone-line or telephone busy
• Phone-number is blacklisted in modem
• Phone-number delayed. Access denied for 1 minute.
• Fax-call detected
• Data-call detected
• unknown error
• The selected direct-access-number not configured
• The configured PIN-Number is wrong for the inserted SIM-Card
• The SIM-Card is not or wrong inserted or the SIM-Card is a 5V

Possible MPI-Bus error-messages

• MPI/Profibus-Configuration erroneous
• Timeout at MPI/Profibus detach from device.
• The local station-address is used twice in the MPI/Profibus.
• A20/M20/TC35 Modem operation
• The MPI/Profibus is not correctly configured
• The HSA is not configured optimal
• The MPI/Profibus-Baudrate is not detectable
• Overflow in the internal MPI-Readbuffer
• Overflow in the internal LAN-Readbuffer
• Overflow in the serial Buffer
• The selected MPI/Profibus-Baudrate is wrong
• Overflow in internal LAN-Writebuffer
• LAN-Recieve-Error
• LAN-Send-Error
• The PD-Numberr is wrong
• The transferred SAP is wrong/unknown
• ErrCode 01: The Destination address (XXX) of a State protocol > 127 detected. In the MPI/Profibus-Bus there are no stations possible which station number is greater than 127. (FC=YYh)
• ErrCode 02: At state-protocol the Source-Address is detected as 127. This is the Broadcast-address which is not possible.
• ErrCode 03: The received State protocols destination address (XXX respectively YYY) does not exist in the MPI-Bus. (FC=ZZh)
• ErrCode 04: The function-code (YYh) of the received State protocol from XXX is incorrect. The 7th Bit is High, but according to the specification the Bit has to be low.
• ErrCode 05: A State protocol has been received. But the function-code (YYh) means that the participant is not ready to enter the bus.
• ErrCode 06: The function-code in the State-protocol received from XXX is unknown (FC=YYh)
• ErrCode 11: The sender (XXX) of the received data-protocol is unknown. To send data the participant must get the Token. (SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 12: Data-protocol with Source-address 255 (Broadcast) is useless. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 13: The sender (XXX) of the received data-protocol is unknown. To send data the participant must get the Token. (SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 14: The 7th Bit of the function-code is High, but according to the specification the Bit has to be low. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 15: The upper 4 Bit of the Function-code are wrong/unknown) (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 16: Unknown function-code has been transmitted to the cable. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 17: Destination-SAP are defined till 3Fh in data-protocols. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 18: Source-SAP are defined till 3Fh in data-protocols. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
• ErrCode 19: Received a data-protocol with destination-SAP=0, Connection request from another bus-participant with our cable. (CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DSAP=UUh)
• ErrCode 1A: Participants are sending data to our cable with source-SAP = 0, which means that the participant has not made a connection establishment or has lost the negotiated SAP. (CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DSAP=UUh)
• ErrCode 1B: Data-protocol with unknown data-function-code received. (CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DFC=UUh)
• ErrCode 1C Data-protocol with unknown data-function-code received. (CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DFC=UUh)
• ErrCode 1D: Received a state-protocol with error-code. (CPU=XXX,FPGA=YYh,RAM=ZZh)
• ErrCode 1E: FPGA has caused an interrupt although no data present. (SD1=XXh,SD1=YYh,CPU=ZZZ,FC=UUh)
• ErrCode 20: Unknown protocol at PPIMultimaster-Mode. (FC=XXh,Länge=YYY)
• ErrCode 21: Unknown baud-rate at PPIMultimaster-Mode. (Baudrate=XXh)

After that additional hints are displayed.

The internet connection is configured by PPP, often a username and password is needed. Define them in “Internet access over PPP”.
Attention: This is NOT the username and password of your E-Mail-account!

In the next section “Mail” the E-Mail-account is defined:
Internet access over PPP:

Unter dem Bereich Mail wird der E-Mail-Zugang konfiguriert:

Internetzugang per PPP:

Mail:

This menu is only used in some special cases. Select the device and click the button “Tuning” and after that the following dialog is displayed:

The following configuration is possible, it will be transferred to the Cable by pressing the button „OK“. The configuration is saved permanently in the Flash-ROM:
The first selection fields:

Boot settings:
Normally the MPI-Cable automatically selects the correct bus type, no changes are needed. In special-cases the MPI-Bus could be selected as PPI.

For example: This application and the PLC are powered on at the same time. The application is communicating immediately with the cable, the PLC is booting, in this case the MPI-Bus is not running. The MPI-Bus is erroneous, so no communication is starting. If this occurs you could choose, that the cable is working as MPI-Adapter only.

Language:
You could select the language which is used on the cable (German or English).

S5 on MPI mode off:
Deactivates temporary the “S5 on MPI” function, the cable doesn't poll the bus anymore.

send reset to cable:
Send reset to cable.

Console:
Shows some information about the status of the connection.

This button sets the configuration of the selected device to factory defaults.

In PPI boot mode S7IFC cannot communicate with the cable. To disable the PPI boot mode, click on the button PPI Boot off. In the following dialog you must select the serial port where the cable is connected:

LAN products running in emergency-loader are automatically found by S7IFC:

After a click on Emergency-Loader the following dialog appears:

On a click on Yes the emergency-loader tries to run the main program of the firmware. On a click on No the emergency-loader tries to rewrite the complete firmware.

The MPI cable manager allows you to install an update in your cables and modules and configure them.

The MPI cable manager can be used for the following products:

• MPI-LAN Cable – Art. Nr. 9352-LAN
• S7-LAN Module – Art. Nr. 9352-LANCon
• MPI-USB Cable – Art. Nr. 9352-USB
• S7-USB Module – Art. Nr. 9352-S7-USB
• MPI-II Cable (USB – operation) – Art. Nr. 9352 + 9352.1
• MPI/PPI Cable – Art. Nr. 9350
• Tele-Service – Art. Nr. 9377-(ANALOG/ISDN/GSM)-OP
• MPI/PPI-Profibusmodem – Art. Nr. 9379-(G)-OP

1. Download the MPI-Kabelmanager from the product-page of your MPI-product and start the installation.

2. Following the Language selection the installation starts and a welcome-screen is displayed.
Next click onto the button „Next“.
To change the installation path, click on “Browse”.
Then click “Continue”.

3. Select in this dialog the program folder for the MPI cable manager startup items.
Then click “Continue”.

4. Wait for the installation of the files.
5. End the installation after a successful copy of data with “Finish”.

After starting the application the tab Language is displayed at first:

In this Dialog you could choose the used language in the application.

You could choose between German and English and confirm by clicking on the desired language.

In „set interface“ you can choose the COM-port you device is connected at. Only the COM-port which was aktive at starting the MPI-Kabel-Manager are shown.

„Search“ update the COM-port listed in „set interface“ and put the Kabelmanager to the respective COM-port.

For access query choose „Direct“ if your product connects via USB-cable or Nullmodem-cable. „Modem“ if your product connects via telephone line or „TELE-Network“ if your product connects with a TELE-Network device via telephone line.

The bars below shows at which COM-port something was found or not.

The diskette show the current operating system installed on your PC for corresponding product.

The cabel-symbol on the right show the operating system which is installed on your product at the moment.

With the button „default settings“ you can set your products on default settings. Should the device be out of order after configurated. This button is selectable after the version check.

With „Update“ you can install the current operating system. This button also is selectable after version check.

With „version check“ your cable which is connected to the COM-Port reviewed.

The symbol next to version check shows the running update.

While update do not plug out the cable from the PLC or turn off the power supply (The cable will lost all data)!

If the update is breaking before finished, it could be that the MPI-Cable displays in the first line of the LCD „Load 1.50“ and in the second line „CheckUpd“. Close the MPI-Cable-Manger and restart it. After “check version” (which could time about 30 seconds) and following „Update“ the broken update is restarted and finished.

In this dialog the spezific configuration of the Tele-Service is taken. There are 3 Tabs, where the last one is activated:

At the moment not implemented!

In this dialog you could define new elements or edit/erase existing elements in your telephone-book.

You could edit the following data:

⇒ Name for the connection (these are displayed at connection)
⇒ street
⇒ ZIP-code and country
⇒ Telephone number you can reach the TS-adapter

At the moment not implemented!

In this dialog the connection to another modem with a MPI-cable connected is started. Choose on the right side the named connection, then press „connect“ to establish it.

With „Hang-Up“ you could stop an existing connection.

With the button „State“ the state of the connection is displayed at the lower side of the dialog.

In this dialog, all configuration to the TS-adapter is done.

The actual state of the MPI-cable is displayed right of the button “TS-function”, where the follwing 4 possible Messages could apear:

„TS-Adapterfunction is NOT activ. To activate press TS-function“

The MPI-cable acts like an PC-Adapter. There will no answer for TS-spezific protocols, the attached modem will not initialized and the baud-rate to the PG/Modem is not fixed. The baud-rate is detected automatically.

„TS-Adapterfunktion is ACTIVE. To disable press TS-function“

The MPI-cable acts like an TS-Adapter. There will an answer to TS-spezific protocols, the adapter could now configured. An attached Modem will be initiliazed and the baud-rate to the modem is fixed.

„SNDERR“ or „RCVERR“

There is a communication error at sending or recieving data from the mpi-cable. Disconnect the MPI-cable from the power supply (PLC). Change to the tab Connect and after that back to Extra. If the problem remains, check the connection to the MPI-cable, especially the COM-port in the dialog interface.

With the buttons you could define which modem is used, activate or disable the TS-function or configure the TS-adapter:

In the follwing dialog you could choose the used modem.

Here you can define the modem, the location of the modem as well as the monitoring times.

With this button you select the function of the MPI-cable as TS- or PC-adapter. Right of this button the actual state of the MPI-cable is displayed.

In the following dialog you could, after activating the MPI-cable as TS-adapter, configure the TS-spezific setup.

Network

station related:
Here you can configurate following:

The TS-Adapter is the one and only master in the MPI-bus

Which local station-address is used for the TS-Adapter. Please consider that a programming device has normally the number 0, operator panel have 1, PLC’s use 2, FM/CP’s 3 etc.

Please: Never use the same station-number for 2 different stations!

network related:
Here you can configurate following:

The Nettype MPI or PROFIBUS

The transfer-speed on the MPI-bus

The highest station-adress in the bus (the less you use, the more performanceon the MPI-bus, must be corresponding with the configuration in the PLC’s)

Modem

In this dialog you could configure the modem-related setup.

The Init-String is composed out of several commands to the modem:
AT ⇒ start command
&F ⇒ use factory settings
E0 ⇒ Echo off
L1 ⇒ loudness of speaker is low
M1 ⇒ speaker is on at connection
Q0 ⇒ output of the return values
V1 ⇒ return values plain text
&C1 ⇒ DCD shows status of the carriersound
S0=1 ⇒ automatic connection after 1 ring

The Hang-Up-String is composed of 2 elements:
+++ ⇒ Change to command-mode
AT ⇒ start command
H ⇒ Hand-Up connection

There are 2 possible calling technics: MFV tone, the telephone-number is transfer by several frequencies IWV pulse, the telephone-number is transferred with the count of several pulses on the line

When you must a pre-call to establish a call outside your company, you could define it at Official number.

When the modem should wait for a free line, so you should set the corresponding checkbox.

At number of retries you could configure the number of retries for a connection before the call is stopped.

When using a retry you could choose the seconds which the application should wait between calls.

Serial Parameter

In this dialog the transfer-rate between modem and TS-Adapter is selected.
The transfer-rate could chosen between the following values:
2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k and 115.2kBaud

The Parity could be chosen, but this is modem-dependant because some modems could not transfer the parity-bit:

None: (There is no parity testing)
Odd: (The number of one-bits are odd)
Even: (The number of one-bits are even)

Password

The Access over a telephone-line on the PLC could be configured in this dialog.

The Administrator could change the configuration over a telephone line, where an 2 User could not change the configuration.

The User-Name is maximal 8 Chars long.Every user and the administrator could use a password which is used to log into the PLC over a telephone-line. These have to enter for each new call.

After 3 wrong retries the connection is hanged up, so you must call again (Not so with an original TS-adapter).

After changing the password for one user/administrator you must re-type it again correctly before it is used.

In call-back-number you could define a telephone-number which is used for call-back from the TS-adapter. After you connect with the TS-adapter, you are asked for your user-name and password. When the correct password and user-name is transfered, the connection is hanged-up and the TS-adapter is calling back this configured call-back-number.

GSM/ISDN/SMS

Analogue Modem:

You could choose the Location of the Modem.

ISDN Modem:

Type: Choose the type of the ISDN-network switch:

AT&T 5ESS
Nothern Telecom DMS-100
EuroISDN NET3 (Standard)
INS64
US NI-1
VN4

Protocol: Choose the transfer-protocol-type:

Modem like
V.120
X.75 (Standard)
ML-PPP
SoftBonding
HDLC
CLEAR

DN/MSN: Directory Number resp. Multiple Subscriber Number Is used for both ISDN-channels. When using the number 255 no DN/MSN is used.

GSM Modem:

PIN:
PIN-Number of the SIM-Card, up to 8 numeric chars, (only for TELE-SERVICE GSM).

Provider:
With the button „Provider“ the provider could be choosen. Reading of the list of providers could be elapse more than a minute. At end the possible provider are listed for selection. With „Automatic“ the GSM-Modem tries to connect automatically to a provider. On the right side of the button, the actual used selection is displayed.

Display Description:

Automatic: The provider is automatically searched and selected from the GSM-modem.
Manual: The Provider is selected manually from the GSM-Modem
no network registered: No connection to the GSM-network, the receive-quality is too bad
set format: The format of the provider is set
Manual/automatic: The modem tries to select manually the provider, if this fails an automatic search is done
unknown: Unknown response from GSM-Modem

Refresh: The button „Refresh“ reads from the Modem the receive quality, the quality is displayed.

Display Description:

Unknown: Unknown state of the GSM-network
no registration: The modem is not registered in the GSM network, no provider found
registration denied: Registration in the GSM-network is denied
Search network: In Search for a GSM-Provider
GSM: Attached to GSM
GSM(ROAMING): Attached to GSM, but with a Roaming-Partner. This could lead to high costs!

The Receive Quality is displayed, also as value together with the bit-error-rate.

Value Description:

Error analysis:
The possible error conditions for the modem, mpi-bus-problems or other problems are displayed in this text-field. Firstly, the modem-related information is shown:

Message
Modem ready
Modem error
No answer from modem
Modem detects ring
End of connection
connected via modem line
No dialtone detected
Phone-line or telephone busy
Phone-number is blacklisted in modem
Phone-number delayed. Access denied for 1 minute.
Fax-call detected
Data-call detected
unknown error
The selected direct-access-number not configured
The configured PIN-Number is wrong for the inserted SIM-Card
The SIM-Card is not or wrong inserted or the SIM-Card is a 5V Type

Following the possible MPI-Bus error-messages

Message
MPI/Profibus-Configuration erroneous
Timeout at MPI/Profibus detach from device.
The local station-address is used twice in the MPI/Profibus.
A20/M20/TC35 Modem operation
The MPI/Profibus is not correctly configured
The HSA is not configured optimal
The MPI/Profibus-Baudrate is not detectable\ Overflow in the internal MPI-Readbuffer
Overflow in the internal LAN-Readbuffer
Overflow in the serial Buffer
The selected MPI/Profibus-Baudrate is wrong
Overflow in internal LAN-Writebuffer
LAN-Receive-Error
LAN-Send-Error
The PD-Number is wrong
The transferred SAP is wrong/unknown
ErrCode 01: The Destination address (XXX) of a State protocol > 127 detected. In the MPI/Profibus-Bus there are no stations possible which station number is greater than 127. (FC=YYh)
ErrCode 02: At state-protocol the Source-Address is detected as 127. This is the Broadcast-address which is not possible.
ErrCode 03: The received State protocols destination address (XXX respectively YYY) does not exist in the MPI-Bus. (FC=ZZh)
ErrCode 04: The function-code (YYh) of the received State protocol from XXX is incorrect. The 7th Bit is High, but according to the specification the Bit has to be low.
ErrCode 05: A State protocol has been received. But the function-code (YYh) means that the participant is not ready to enter the bus.
ErrCode 06: The function-code in the State-protocol received from XXX is unknown (FC=YYh)
ErrCode 11: The sender (XXX) of the received data-protocol is unknown. To send data the participant must get the Token. (SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 12: Data-protocol with Source-address 255 (Broadcast) is useless. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 13: The sender (XXX) of the received data-protocol is unknown. To send data the participant must get the Token. (SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 14: The 7th Bit of the function-code is High, but according to the specification the Bit has to be low. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 15: The upper 4 Bit of the Function-code are wrong/unknown)
(CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 16: Unknown function-code has been transmitted to the cable. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 17: Destination-SAP are defined till 3Fh in data-protocols. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 18: Source-SAP are defined till 3Fh in data-protocols. (CPU=XXX, SSAP=YYh, FC=ZZh, length=UUU)
ErrCode 19: Received a data-protocol with destination-SAP=0, Connection request from another bus-participant with our cable. (CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DSAP=UUh)
ErrCode 1A: Participants are sending data to our cable with source-SAP = 0, which means that the participant has not made a connection establishment or has lost the negotiated SAP.
(CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DSAP=UUh)
ErrCode 1B: Data-protocol with unknown data-function-code received.
(CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DFC=UUh)
ErrCode 1C Data-protocol with unknown data-function-code received.
(CPU=XXX,SSAP=YYh,FC=ZZh,DFC=UUh)
ErrCode 1D: Received a state-protocol with error-code.
(CPU=XXX,FPGA=YYh,RAM=ZZh)
ErrCode 1E: FPGA has caused an interrupt although no data present.
(SD1=XXh,SD1=YYh,CPU=ZZZ,FC=UUh)
ErrCode 20: Unknown protocol at PPIMultimaster-Mode. (FC=XXh,Länge=YYY)
ErrCode 21: Unknown baud-rate at PPIMultimaster-Mode. (Baudrate=XXh)
After that additional hints are displayed.

SMS:
SMS: Switches Processing OFF / Only Receive / Only Send / Receive and Send. Attention: before setting ON check configuration, after activating the device will go into the MPI-BUS and tries to connect to the defined PLC. Receive of SMS only with TELESERVICE-GSM Receive of DTMF only with with TELESERVICE GSM

TS: local station-address (should not be used twice in the MPI/Profibus!)
PLC: from this station-address the Flagword and Data-block is accessed for communication
MW: communication-flagword (the first byte is the command, the second is the state). Use even operand-addresses.
DB: communication-data-block.
Provider 1/2/3/4: Configure the SMS-Provider to use, including type, phone-number and char-code.

Internet/Mail

With this button you could import the parameter from an ASCII-file. This file is compatible to the original file-format.

With this button you could export the parameter to an ASCII-file which has the same file-format as the original.

This tab is only used in some special cases. If you press the button „Check Adapter“ the cable is connected und after that the following dialog is displayed:

There are the following configuration possible, they will be transferred to the MPI-Cable by pressing the button „Transfer“. The configuration is saved permanently in the Flash-ROM:

Time to send:
At ProTool RT the communication could break down, because the MPI-Cable is transferring the answer-protocol to fast. In this property you could insert a time in 0.1ms ticks. Insert at first 300, to great values are preventing the communication.

HMI-Cable-Version:
Some Touch-panels have the problem, that when they get a wrong version-information they never retry to connect (and then the correct version is transferred). In this case the HMI-version-information could be transferred immediately.

A20-Terminal:
When using the A20 or M20-Terminal, the control-lines on the serial port are not used. In that case the tele-service-function is not working. With this property the control-lines are no longer used and therefore the A20/M20 can communicate over tele-service.

Bootconfiguration:
Normally the MPI-Cable automatically selects the correct bus-type, no changes are needed. In special-cases the MPI-Bus could be selected as PPI.

For example: This application and the PLC are powered on at the same time. The application is communicating immediately with the cable, the PLC is booting, in this case the MPI-Bus is not driven. The MPI-Bus is erroneous, so no communication is starting. If this occurs you could choose, that the cable is working as MPI-Adapter only..

Language:
You could select the language which is used from the cable (German or English).

It creates a new, virtual com-port in your system, with which the programming software of your PC (such a. PG 2000, Step© 5/7, S5/S7 for Windows, WinCC, Microwin) can communicate with the device

The PLC-VCom application is needed for use with the following devices:

• MPI-LAN Kabel – Art. Nr. 9352-LAN
• S7-LAN Modul – Art. Nr. 9352-LANCon
• MPI-USB Kabel – Art. Nr. 9352-USB
• S7-USB Modul – Art. Nr. 9352-S7-USB
• MPI-II Kabel (USB – mode) – Art. Nr. 9352 + 9352.1
• S5-LAN Modul – Art. Nr. 9359-LAN
• Tele-Service (as programming adapter) – Art. Nr. 9377-(ANALOG/ISDN/GSM)-OP

By installing the PLC-VCOM adiconalmente were installed the S5-LAN and the MPI-LAN. Both offer the possibility to manage the network configuration of your products

1. Download the PLCVCom from the product-page of your MPI-product and start the installation.

2. After choosing language the welcome dialog appears in the chosen language.

Click “Next“ to define the installation path (see right picture).

This can be done with a click “Browse…”

If you are ready press “Next“ to go on.

3. In the next dialog you can choose the program folder for your start menu.

Go on with “Next”.

8. Choosing the COM – Port

Already occupied COM port can be viewed in Windows Device Manager if you are not sure which COM ports are still available.

9. The installation ends with a click on “OK”.

Beside your watch, in your Windows – Taskbar, appears a new Symbol. This one is for the PLC – VCom software.

It shows the actual connection status with your cable/module MPI-II, MPI-USB, MPI-LAN, S7-USB, S7-LAN or S5-LAN.

PLC –VCOM is connected with your cable/module and operational.
PLC – VCOM is not connected.
The red symbol indicates that sending/receiving data has been failed.
Send status: (left field): Data is send to the cable/module if this one is green.
Receive status: (right field): Data is received from the cable/module if this one is green.

1. Configuration: Select and open the configuration program for your products.
⇒ PLC-VCOM: Management, connection and communication with the cables
⇒ S5-LAN: configuration of your S5-LAN modules
⇒ MPI/en:hardware:s7:s7-lan: Configuration of your MPI-LAN or S7LAN

2. Info: information about the PLC-VCOM and your computer.

3. Status: Display the connection parameters of the cable connected.
⇒ Top left: shows the name of the currently connected product
⇒ semi-left: shows the connection status
⇒ half right: shows the IP address of the connecting cable
⇒ Top right: Click here to search or select a device
⇒ right middle: name of the connected cable
⇒ bottom right: displays information about current computer connections

4. Virtual Port: Display of selected virtual COM ports and
the program that the last has accessed on this COM port.

5. Program: Buttons to adjust the PLC-VCOM
⇒ Exit. This button closes the program and the COM – Port
⇒ Language: Switch the Language to english/german.
⇒ Help: opens the Help menu of the PLC-VCOM, when they should have problems or questions
⇒ “Minimize” the dialog. This button does not close the program. It just minimizes the program. You will find the PLC – VCom symbol in the Windows – taskbar beside the watch.

1. List of available cable / modules:
⇒ Line wise display of the products found with your properties

2. IP-Adress:
⇒ IP address and MAC address of the selected cable / module

3. Via network card:
⇒ Selection of the used network interface card

4. LAN-Type:
⇒ Selection of the be connected cable / Module Types

5. Several check boxes:
⇒ Manual entry: allows you to enter the parameters manually
⇒ no network: for products which are not in any network
⇒ Installing in the device Manager: Installs the PLC-VCOM COM port in Device Manager
(required only for S7 for Windows and S7 Doctor software)
⇒ RFC1006: activation of RFC1006 communication method
⇒ no network card selection: Passes the routing of packets to the operating system
⇒ serial interval times: slow down the serial transmission eg panel transfers

6. Search:
⇒ With a click on Search you are sending an broadcast to every cable/module that is connected with your network or your system. Every responding cable/module will be inserted to the list.

7. Help:
⇒ opens the Help menu of the configuration, if they have problems or questions

8. OK:
⇒ Ends the PLC-VCOM configuration and accepts the entered / selected settings

9. Cancel:
⇒ Ends the PLC-VCOM configuration and discards the entered / selected settings

1. Start the PLC – VCom application, if this is not already running.
2. Open the PLC-VCOM by clicking on the icon PLC-VCOM in the system tray.
3. After the PLC-VCOM is open, click in the status area on the “Configure” and the wizard to configure is launched.

1. With a click on “Search” you send a broadcast to all cables and modules that are located on your network or directly connected to the computer. Each reacting cable / module to this broadcast, is entered in the list of participants.

2. Select the desired cable / module so that it is highlighted in blue. Here, all parameters are automatically included in the configuration wizard.

1. If the IP address of your cable is known, you can enter them manually. To activate the input field for this purpose, click on the box “Manual input”.

2. Type in the “IP address” the address of your cable / module, with that you want to connect and select your type of cable in the “LAN Type”.

3. Select the options that you may need, eg. RFC1006, no network card selection, installation in the device manager or serial breaks.

4. Confirm your entry / selection with “OK”.

5. After a successful connection, in the main window of the PLC VCOMs appears the cable type with which the computer connects, the connection status is “connected”, the IP address and the name of the connected participant and the existing connections to the cable / module.

6. Finally click “Minimize” to decrease the PLC-VCOM in the notification area, so that this can continue to manage the virtual COM port.

The MPI-LAN Manager is installed automatically with the PLC-VCOM and the S5-LAN Manager. See chapter ” PLC – VCOM ”, to install this pack.

Start the PLC-VCOM and connect to the S7/MPI-LAN as described in ” PLC - VCOM ”.

Now start the MPI-LAN Manager from either the Start menu or in the PLC-VCOM menu under “Configuration” ⇒ “MPI/S7-LAN“

Search devices:
With a click on “Search devices” you send a broadcast to all cables which are available in your network. Each cable is responsive to these broadcast entered in the list.

Settings:
Click on a found cable / module to mark it.
Click on “Settings”.

This dialog gives you the option:

• read adjusted parameter
• To activate the DHCP mode
• To change the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and the name of the cable

Click “OK” to save the settings.

Factory settings:
This feature allows you send the default setting to all the devices MPI/S7-LAN. For security reasons, here asked twice.

Note:
The shield is attached with the MPI/PPI connector via the shield of the adapter casing. To find directly attended PLC´s , RTS-AS and M5V must be connected in the cable. P5V means a output of the cable and works only as an output for a bus-termination with resistors. This 5V output doesn’t drive any load and have a 100R resistor inside his direction.

Observe:
Don’t lengthen the connection by a 1:1 cable to the PLC, because there are 24V and 5V inside of the cable. The quality of the bus-signal will be risen down!

To lengthen the connection, please use a MPI-NETZ-Adapter and connect only the signals Ltg_A and Ltg_B 1:1 and the shield at both sides of the metal-casing at the SUB-D connector

Requirements: S5-LAN Manager
Supported since firmware version 0.44 of the S5 - Gateway.

1. Start the S5-LAN Manager and search for your S5 - Gateway module. As soon as found, select it and click on the button “S5 - Gateway - connection”. It appears a dialog where you can set up the gateway connection.

2. In the lower part of the dialog you will find the connection list where you select the connection you want to edit.

3. At the top of the dialog a edit box called “name:” allowes you to give the connection a logical name.

4. Below set up the position of the “configuration data block”. Therefore just set the position of the data block (DB) to the left edit box (e.g. “1” for DB1). Then set up the starting point which specifies when the configuration area starts (the edit box is called “ from DW”).

5. Set the connection type list box (it is called “connection type“ in the dialog) to “ISO - on - TCP - connection“. This connection type uses the TCP port 102.

6. The polling cycle (ms) specifies the elapsed time until the S5 - Gateway reads the configuration area and checks wether something has to be done. If this box is set to 0, the configuration area will be readed constantly.

7. Only the member of the IP address (“Partner”) can be set in the address part (“Adresses”). The IP address of the S5 - Gateway you have to set as known by using the S5-LAN Manager.

8. Configure the TSAP (Transport - Service - Access - Point) to both devices. This one consists of 16 characters and identificates the connection. This will be needed to identify a connection to an IP address which has running more than one connections.

9. The communication is compatible to the “ISO - on - TCP - connection“ connection of the CP343 - 1. In this case only has to be configured the required connections of the S7 - CP343 - 1. Set the TPDU - size (Transport - Protocol - Data - Unit) to 512. So you have specified that the maximum package size which can be received or transmitted is 512.

Finally the S5 - Gateway communication is set up.

Start your Internet Explorer and type in the address bar the IP of the S7-LAN module. This will open the configuration page of the S7 - LAN.

Set in the “General” what should be the name for your module.
Among other things, the “TS function” must be turned off and “BUS - configuration use from PC” must be set to “NO”. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both be set to “Automatic”.
Under “Network” you must set the “DHCP - client” to “OFF”, and adjust the IP - address of the module.

Set the baud rate in “MPI / PROFIBUS” on 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Under “Local Station Address” give an number to your S7-LAN. The “profile” must be set to “MPI”.

The next step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to set “Connection Type”, “DB - Active” (the partner device “passive”) and in the “Station Number” you must enter the number of your PLC. Now you should decide which of the configuration data block is in your PLC and from which data word. Type in the IP - address of your S5 - LAN in the field “IP - address partner”. In “TSAP” your store the same name as you have assigned in the S5 - LAN Manager to your - S5 LAN.

Finally, you still have to enter the number of your CPU that is stored in your PLC about “RFC1006” in “destination - CPU”, and the “Bus” should be “Config”.

Set in the “General” what should be the name for your module.

Under “Network” you must set the “DHCP - client” to “OFF” and adjust the IP - address of the module.

Set the baud rate in “Bus Settings”, to 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Under “Local Station Address” you give a number to your S7-LAN. The “profile” must be set to “MPI” and at “BUS - use config from PC” must be set no “tick.

Under “other”, the “TS Adapter functionality” must be off. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both be set to “Automatic”.

Finally, you still have to enter the number of your CPU that is stored in your PLC about “RFC1006” in “destination - CPU” and the “Bus” should be “Config”.

The final step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to set “Connection Type”, “DB - Active” (the partner device “passive”) and at “Station Number” you have to enter the number of your PLC. Now you should decide which is the configuration data blocks in your PLC and from which data word. Type in the IP - address of your S5 - LAN in the field “IP - address partner”. In “TSAP” your store the same name as you have assigned in the S5 - LAN Manager to your - S5 LAN.

1. Start your programming software and open the S5D - file “S5toS5 - Gateway”.

2. Now connect with your S5 - Gateway modules and transfer all the blocks (OB1, FB55 and FB56) in the module belonging to the PLC. The same blocks you now even transfer into the second PLC. The blocks DB20 and DB100 are generated by itself.

3. Now open the S7P - file “S5toS7 - Gateway”.

4. Now connect with your S7 - LAN module and transfer the blocks (OB1, FB10, FC15, FC16, DB10 and DB14) into the PLC

S5-controller
In the following example, the DB20 is used as configuration - DB. M10.0 controls the sending and M12.0 controls the receiving. If M10.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes of the DB100 are sent from the DW0. M12.0 the receive mailbox DB100 gives free 20 bytes from DW100.

Set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 to “1” for sending and receiving.

S7-controller
In the following example, the DB10 is used as DB configuration. M10.0 controls the sending and M11.0 controls the receiving. If M10.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes of the DB14 are sent from DW0. M11.0 the receive mailbox DB14 gives free 20 bytes from DW100.

1. Open the each DB100 in your PLCs and enter any values in the first 20 bytes.
e.g.:(1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9)

2. Save the blocks and set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 to “1” in your PLC with the active S5 - Gateway module and restart the cycle.

3. Now open the DB100 and check whether the values of the 20 bytes which you have configurated in the other PLC in DB100 match with those from DW100.

If they match, the communication was successful.
4. Open the DB14 in your S7 - PLC and enter any values in the first 20 bytes.
e.g.: (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10)

5. Save the blocks and set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 to “1” in your S5 - PLC and restart the cycle.

6. Open the DB14 in your S7 - PLC and check if the values of the 20 bytes which you configurated in the other PLC in DB100 and DB14 from DW0 match with those from DW100. If that is the case, the communication between S5 and S7 was successfully performed.

The bytes from DW100 should be the same as the ones you have configured in the DB100 S5 - PLC from DW0.

If they match, the communication was successful

Start your Internet Explorer and enter the IP of the S7-LAN module in the address bar. This will open the configuration page of the S7 - LAN.

Set in the “General” what name should be have your module. Among other things must be the “TS” function is turned off, and “use BUS - configuration from the PC” must be set to “NO”. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both be set to “Automatic”

Under “Network” you have to set the “DHCP - client” to “OFF” and set the IP - address of the module.

Adjust the baud rate in the “MPI / PROFIBUS” on 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Under “Local Station Address” give your S7-LAN a number. The “profile” must be set to “MPI”.

The next step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to adjust “Connection Type”, “DB - Active” (the partner device “passive”) and at the “Station Number” you must enter the number of your PLC. Now you should decide which is the configuration data block in your PLC, and from which data word. Enter the IP - address of your S5 - LAN in the field “IP - address partner”. In “TSAP” you store now have the same name as assigned in the S5 - LAN Manager to your S5 - LAN .

Finally, you still have to see “RFC1006” in “Target - CPU”, enter the number of your CPU that is stored is in your PLC and the “Bus” should be set on “Config”.

Adjust in the “General” what should be the name for your module.

Under “Network” you have to adjust the “DHCP - client” to “OFF” and set the IP - address of the module.

Adjust the baud rate in “Bus Settings” to 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Under “Local Station Address” you have to enter your S7-LAN a number. The “profile” has to be on “MPI” and at the “use BUS - config from PC” must be set no “tick”.

Under “other”, the “TS Adapter Functionality” must be set off. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both to be set to “Automatic”.

Finally, you still have to enter the number of the CPU under “RFC1006” in “Target - CPU”, which is stored in your PLC and the “Bus” should be set “Config”.

The last step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to adjust at “Connection Type”, “DB - Active” (the partner device “passive”) and at “Station Number” you have to deposit the number of your PLC. Now you should decide which is the configuration data block in your PLC and from which data word. The IP - address of your S5 - LAN you enter in the field “IP - address partner”. In “TSAP” you deposit only the same name as you have assigned in S5 - LAN Manager to your S5 - LAN.

1. Now open the S7P - file “S5toS7 - Gateway”.

2. Now connect with your S7 - LAN module and overwrite the blocks (OB1, FB10, FC15, FC16, DB10 and DB14) in the PLC

In the following example the DB10 is used as configuration - DB. M10.0 controls the sending and M11.0 the receiving. If M10.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes are sent of the DB14 from DW0. M11.0 gives free 20 bytes the receive mailbox DB14 from DW100.

1. Open the DB14 in your S7 - PLC and enter any desired values in the first 20 bytes.
e.g: (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10)

2. Save the blocks and set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 in your S5 - PLC to “1” and start the cycle.

3. Open the DB14 in your S7 - PLC and check if agree with those from DW100 the values of the 20 bytes that you configured in each others PLC in DB100 and DB14 from DW0. If that is the case, the communication between S5 and S7 was successfully completed.
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The bytes from DW100 should be the same as the ones you have configured in the DB100 S5 - PLC from DW0.

If they match, then the communication was successful

Required tools: S5-LAN Manager
Supported from firmware - version 0.44 of the S5 - Gateway

1. Start the S5-LAN Manager and search for your module. Mark this, and click with the mouse on the button “S5 - Gateway - Connection”. It opens a dialog for setting the connection.

2. In the bottom of the dialog you find the link list, in which you can select the connection which you want to configure.
3. At “Name” you can now give the connection a logical name.
4. Under “Configuration - DB”, enter the position of the data block in the left entry field, (eg “1” for DB1) and in the right field from which data word (eg “1” for DW1) the configuration area is located.
5. As “connection - type” you adjust “ISO - on - TCP - Connection”. In this setting is used the TCP - port 102.
6. The polling cycle (ms) specifies how much time elapses until the S5 - Gateway cyclically reads out the configuration area and checks if something needs to be done. If 0 is specified here is readed constantly from the PLC.
7. In the area “Addresses” you can only specify the IP - address of the partner. The IP - address of the S5 - Gateway module you further configurated via the S5 - LAN Manager.
8. With both devices you can adjust the “TSAP” (Transportation - Service - Access - Point). This consists of 16 characters and represents the identification of the connection. This is needed when several compounds with a IP - address exists. (From firmware version 0.45 in the S5 - Gateway can be built a connection with any TSAP)
9. In the second module must be described here in addition to the steps and the “tick” must be set on “Active connection establishment” in “Connection - Type”.

Communication via S5 - Gateway is now configured.

1. Start your programming software and load your station in the software.

2. Now open the “NetPro” window over the “Tools” and “Configure Network”, in which you can set up your stations and subnets.

3. If you now execute a double click on your projected S7 opens the “Configure Hardware”.

4. In the “Configure Hardware” you can select your CP in the right library from the list and paste it into your rack from slot 4. Save and translate your settings and close the “Configure Hardware”.

5. Now open the object properties with a right click on your projected CP. Under “General” you can now connect under interfaces these to the Ethernet network and assign an IP to him.


6. At the “Address” you can now determine the “beginning” and the “length” of the inputs and outputs.

7. In the diagnosis part, you can open a diagnostic window that we need later to check our structure. So for the moment, you can close the object properties.

8. Now it is time to project your S5 - PLC in said you select from the right library and create by a double click.

9. By right-clicking on your S5 you must now open the object properties in which you project a “Ethernet Interface” under interfaces as follows.


10. Type in “Parameters” then the IP of your S5 - LAN gateways, and confirm by clicking OK so that the object properties are now closed again.

11. Now mark your CPU that is projected in your S7 by clicking. Now you can generate a new connection below in the connection table and indeed with a right click.

12. Now select here as the connection type the previously configured S5 - PLC and the “ISO-on-TCP connection”.

13. Now open the properties of the connection with “OK”, where you must now put a “tick” under the “General” in “active connection”.

14. Under “Addresses” you just must now adjust the same “TSAP” like the one you have have given in S5 - LAN Manager to your S5 - LAN gateway.

1. Start your programming software and open the S5D - file “S7 CPtoS5 - Gateway”
2. Now connect with your S5 - Gateway module and overwrite all blocks (OB1 FB55 and FB56) in the PLC. The blocks DB20 and DB100 are generated by itself.
3. Now open the S7P - file “S7 CPtoS5 - Gateway”.
4. Now connect with your S7 - PLC and overwrite the blocks (OB1 FB1 FC5, FC6, and DB10) in the PLC

S7 – Control:
The following example DB10 is used as the configuration - DB. M0.0 controls the sending and receiving. When M0.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes of DB10 sent from DW0 and gives free the receive shelf DB10 from DW100 20 bytes.

S5 –Control:
The following example DB20 is used as the configuration - DB. M10.0 controls the sending and M12.0 the receiving. When M10.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes of DB100 sent from DW0. M12.0 gives free the receive shelf DB100 from DW100 20 bytes.

Then set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 to “1” to start the cycle.

1. Open the DB100 in your S5 PLCs and enter any desired values in the first 20 bytes.
e.g:(1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9)

2. Open the DB14 in your S7 - PLC and enter any desired values in the first 20 bytes.
e.g.: (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10)

3. Save the blocks and set the inputs E8.0 and E9.0 in your PLC with the active S5 - Gateway module to “1” and start the cycle.

4. Now open the “NetPro” window again and mark your CPU. Now activate the “Connection Status”. Now should be etablished the connection status below in your connection.

5. Now open the “diagnostic window” in the object properties of the “CP”, as previously mentioned before. Then start the “Cyclic Refresh” and observe under your “ISO-on-TCP connection” the statistics, where the sent and received messages are counted. So you can check if your connection is available and also runs.

6. Now open the DB100 in your S5 - PLC and the DB10 in your S7 - PLC and check if the values are consistent with those from DW100 of the 20 bytes that you configured in the other PLC in DB100 and DB10 from DW0. If that is the case, the communication between S5 and S7 was successfully completed.

The marked bytes should be the same as the ones you have configured in DB10 of the S7 - PLC from DW0.

The marked bytes from DW100 should be the same as the ones you have configured in DB100 of the S5 - PLC from DW0.

Start your Internet Explorer and type in the address bar the IP of the S7-LAN module. Now opens the configuration page of the S7 - LAN.

Set in the “General” which should be the name for your module.
Among other things, the “TS” function is turned off and “use BUS - configuration from the PC” must be set to “NO”. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both be set to “Automatic”.

Under “Network” you have to adjust the “DHCP - client” to “OFF” and set the IP - address of the module.

In “MPI / PROFIBUS” set the baud rate on 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Under “Local Station Address” give your S7-LAN a number. The “profile” must be set to “MPI”.

The next step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to set “Connection Type” “DB - active” (“passive” in partner device) and in “Station Number” you must enter the number of your PLC. Now you should decide what is the configuration data block in your PLC and from which data word. The IP - address of your S5 - LAN is specified in the field “IP - address partner”. In “TSAP” you store now the same name as you assigned in the S5 - LAN Manager to your S5 - LAN.

Lastly, you must now enter the number of your CPU that is stored in your PLC under “RFC1006” in “destination - CPU” and the “Bus” should be “Config”.

Set in the “General” what should be the name of your module.

Under “Network” you have to adjust the “DHCP - client” to “OFF” and set the IP - address of the module.

Adjust the baud rate in “Bus Settings” to 187K5 and determine the highest station address. Give your S7-LAN a number under “Local Station Address”. The “profile” must be set to “MPI” and at “BUS - use config from PC” must be set no “tick”.

Under “other”, the “TS Adapter Functionality” must be set off. “Boot Settings” and “protocol type” must both be set to “Automatic”.

Lastly, you still have to enter the number of your CPU that is stored in your PLC under “RFC1006” in “destination - CPU” and the “Bus” should be “Config”.

The final step is to configure the gateway. Here you have to set “Connection Type” to “DB - active” and at (the partner device” passive) “Station Number” you must enter the number of your PLC. Now you should decide which is the configuration data block in your PLC and from which data word. The IP - address of your S5 - LAN type in “IP - address partner” field. In “TSAP” you store now have the same name as in the S5 - LAN Manager your S5 - LAN are assigned.

1. Start your programming software and load your station in the software.

2. Now open the “NetPro” window over “Extras” and “Configure Network”, in which you can set up your stations and subnets.

3. If you now double clicking on your configured S7, the “Configure Hardware” opens.

4. In the “Configure Hardware” you can select the right in the library your CP from the list and paste it into your rack from slot 4. Save and translate your settings and close the “Configure Hardware”.

5. Now open the object properties by right-clicking on your configured CP. Under “General”, you can now connect these to the Ethernet network under interfaces and assign an IP to him.


6. In the “Address” you can now determine the “beginning” and the “length” of the inputs and outputs.

7. In the diagnosis part, you can open a diagnostic window that we later need for checking our construction. So for now, you can close the object properties.

8. Now it is time for your partner to configure S7 - PLC with S7 - LAN gateway in which you selecting from the right library and double-click to create, like your first S7 PLC.

9. Now you have to adjust the “Configure Hardware” as with the S7 PLC before. There you add the same CP as in the first and of course the CPU of the PLC. The CPU and the CP (see 5 - 7) you adjust in the same manner as before. Download the configured stations in the respective PLCs after configuration.
10. Now mark your CPU in your first have configured S7 - PLC by clicking. Now you can generate a new connection by right-clicking below in the connection table.

11. Now select the CPU of the previously configured partner S7 - PLC and as the connection type the “ISO-on-TCP connection.”

12. With OK now opens the properties of the compound where you have to put a tick under “General” at “active connection”.

13. Under “Addresses” you just have to adjust the same “TSAP” like the one you have already assigned to your S7-LAN gateway.

14. When you have everything configurated, play again everything in the respectively associated PLC.

1. Start your programming software and open now S7P - file “S7-CP.”
2. So connect with your S7 - PLC (the PLC with the CP) and overwrite all the blocks (OB1, FB1, FC5, FC6, and DB10) in the PLC.
3. Now open the S7P - file “S7 - Gateway”.
4. So connect with your S7 - PLC (the one with the S7 - LAN gateway module) and overwrite the blocks (OB1, FB10, FC15, FC16, DB10 and DB14) in the PLC

In the following example DB10 is be used as the configuration - DB. M0.0 controls the transmission and receiving. When M0.0 is “1”, then 20 bytes are sent from DW0 of DB10, and gives free the receive mailbox DB10 from DW100 20 bytes.

1. Click on DB10 in your S7 - SPS (with CP) and enter any desired values in the first 20 bytes. Then open the DB14 in your S7 - SPS (with S7 - LAN gateway), and enter any desired values in the first 20 bytes and start the cycle, you will see later in communicating immediately the changed values.
e.g.: (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10)

2. Save the changes in your DB. Now open the “NetPro” window again and select your PLC CPU (with CP). Now select the “Connection Status”. Now should be established the connecting state below in your connection

3. Now open as previously mentioned the “diagnostic window” via the object properties of the “CP”. There you start the “Cyclic Refresh” and under your observe “ISO-on-TCP connection,” the statistics where the sent and received messages are counted. So you can check if your connection is available and also runs.

4. For added control, you can now take the DB10 in your S7 - SPS (with CP) and take the DB14 in your S7 - SPS (with S7 - LAN gateway), and check if the values of the 20 bytes you have configure in the each other PLC in DB10 and DB14 from DW0, match with those from DW100. If that is the case, the communication between S7 and S7-CP-LAN was completed successfully.

The highlighted bytes should be the same as those that you have configured in the other DB from DW0.