Siemens S7-1200 interfacing via HMS Anybus Gateway
to Maguire 12-12 Weigh Scale Blender
V1.00
PLC configuration
The PLC system hardware configuration is done solely with the Siemens TIA Portal. The starter
package contains a project named S7-1200 WSB V1_00_V13. Open the project and open the devices
and networks section.
Figure 14: Devices and Networks
Double click on the WSB 1 Graphic at the bottom of the display as shown in figure 14. The display
should now show the details for the Anybus Gateway as shown in figure 15.
Figure 15: Anybus Gateway Detail
To the right the input and output ranges of the device is shown the columns are marked "I address"
and "Q address", I being input Q being output. If you total the number of input and output bytes
Ref: S7-1200-12-12-WSB
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