Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 264

Flexible automation concepts
12.2 Configuration control (option handling)
You can flexibly vary the distributed configuration with configuration control. As a
precondition for this, it must be possible to derive the station option from the station master.
The following figure shows three configuration levels of a standard machine with the
corresponding station options of the ET 200SP distributed I/O system.
Figure 12-2
Advantages
• Simple project execution and commissioning by using a STEP 7 project for all station
options.
• Easy handling during maintenance, versioning and upgrades.
• Hardware savings: You only install the I/O modules needed for the current station option
of the machine.
• Potential savings when building, commissioning and creating documentation for standard
machines
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Various configuration levels of a standard machine with the corresponding station
options of the ET 200SP distributed I/O system
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