Simatic Automation Tool - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

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SIMATIC Automation Tool

You use the SIMATIC Automation Tool
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/98161300) to perform commissioning
and maintenance activities simultaneously on various SIMATIC S7 stations as a bulk operation
independent of the TIA Portal. The SIMATIC Automation Tool offers a wide range of functions:
• Browsing the network and creating a table showing the accessible devices in the network
• Flashing of device LEDs or HMI display to locate a device
• Loading addresses (IP, subnet, gateway) to a device
• Loading the PROFINET name (station name) to a device
• Switching a CPU to RUN or STOP mode
• Setting the time in a CPU to the current time of your PG/PC
• Downloading a new program to a CPU or an HMI device
• Downloading from CPU, downloading to CPU or deleting recipe data from a CPU
• Downloading from CPU or deleting data log data from a CPU
• Backup/restore of data in/from a backup file for CPUs and HMI devices
• Downloading service data from a CPU
• Reading the diagnostics buffer of a CPU
• CPU memory reset
• Resetting devices to factory settings
• Downloading a firmware update to the CPU
Note
When saving/restoring data to/from a backup file, the configuration of the SINAMICS
Integrated is also saved/restored from the SIMATIC Memory Card.
NVRAM data must have been previously backed up to the SIMATIC Memory Card.
More information can be found in the section Configuring SIMATIC Drive Controller backup
and restore (Page 283)
SIMATIC Drive Controller
System Manual, 11/2023, A5E46600094-AD
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