Siemens S7-1200 Manual page 12

3 Commissioning
Another topology is the star topology, which in the application example is used. It is
shown in the next schematic.
Figure 3-2: Star topology setup
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NOTE The star topology is using a network switch as the center point. If the used switch
allows port mirroring/ port spawning network protocol analysis is much easier.
In this document some network traces will be shown to illustrate the explained
mechanisms.
Network traces are taken used the application Wireshark®.
EtherNet/IP Scanner
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