Guide To Installation And Commissioning; Pg Operation Or Configured Mode - Considerations - Siemens SIMATIC NET Manual

1.4

Guide to Installation and Commissioning

Before you start commissioning, you should clarify the area of operation of your
PC station and select the required mode for your communication module. The
steps involved in commissioning differ depending on the mode you select for your
communication module.
Below, you can see an overview of the steps involved in commissioning. The
sections following then describe the individual steps and tools in greater detail.
1.4.1

PG Operation or Configured Mode - Considerations

When commissioning and operating a SIMATIC PC station, distinctions must be
made between the following areas of application: Depending on the area of
application, select the mode of the communication module.
S PG Operation
This is the default mode for a programming device (PG/PC) and HMI station.
S Configured Mode
This mode should be selected for productive communication between
applications in the PC station and the programmable controllers, for example
SIMATIC S7-400.
The primary use of your PC station
is:
S
For diagnostics and maintenance
and for programming and project
engineering (STEP 7).
S
For process control tasks (operator
control and monitoring).
It should be possible to use the
station independent of a STEP 7
project.
S
For project engineering (STEP 7) in
an automated plant operated with
S7 stations
S
For tasks in process control and
visualization.
S
As an automation system
networked with programmable
controllers.
Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start
Release 5/2005
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1 Welcome to Advanced PC Configuration
resulting area of
application:
Programming
device (PG/PC)
HMI station
Engineering
station (ES)
Runtime PC
Selectable mode:
PG operation
(default)
Configured
mode mode
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