Configuration Control - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

Flexible automation concepts

9.2 Configuration control

Additional information
You can find additional information on configuration control in the chapter Configuration
control (Page 124).
You can find additional information on multiple use IO systems and on configuration control
for IO systems in the function manual PROFINET with STEP 7 V13
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/49948856).
9.2 Configuration control
Operating principle of configuration control
You can use configuration control to operate different real configurations (station options)
with a single configuration of the S7-1500 automation system/ET 200MP distributed I/O
system.
● A station master is configured in a project (maximum configuration). The station master
comprises all modules that are required in a series of similar plant units or machines.
● The user program for the project provides for several station options for various plant
units or machines as well as selection of a station option. A station option uses, for
example, only some of the configured modules of the station master and these modules
are inserted in the slots in a different order.
● An operator selects a station option for a specific plant on-site. To do this, the project
need not be modified, which means that it is not necessary to load a modified
configuration.
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