Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 166

Commissioning
10.3 Procedure for commissioning the S7-1500 automation system
Inserting the SIMATIC m emory card
To insert a SIMATIC memory card, follow these steps:
1. Open the front cover of the CPU.
2. Ensure that the CPU is either switched off, or in the STOP mode.
3. Insert the SIMATIC memory card, as depicted on the CPU, into the slot for the SIMATIC
memory card.
Figure 10-1
4. Insert the SIMATIC memory card with light pressure into the CPU, until the SIMATIC
memory card latches.
Removing the SIMATIC m emory c ard
To remove a SIMATIC memory card, follow these steps:
1. Open the front cover.
2. Switch the CPU into STOP mode.
3. Press the SIMATIC memory card into the CPU with light pressure. After audible
unlatching of the SIMATIC memory card, remove it.
Only remove the SIMATIC memory card in POWER OFF or STOP mode of the CPU. Ensure
that no writing functions (online functions with the programming device, e.g. loading/deleting
a block, test functions) are active in STOP mode or were active before POWER OFF.
If you remove the SIMATIC memory card during a write process, the following problems can
occur:
● The data content of a file is incomplete.
● The file is no longer readable, or no longer exists.
● The entire content of the card is corrupted.
Also note the following FAQ on the Internet
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/59457183) in connection with the
removal of the SIMATIC memory card.
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Slot for the SIMATIC memory card
Automation system
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