Integrating Simatic S7 Devices into the Platform

Scenario

You want to integrate Simatic S7 devices into the management platform.
For background information, see the reference section.

Prerequisites

For all procedures performed in Desigo CC applies:

System Manager is in Engineering mode.
System Browser is in Management View.

Overview

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Configure the PG/PC Interface
Create an S7 Driver
Create an S7 Network
Configure an S7 Network
Configure an S7 Device
(Optional) Configure S7 RedConnect (HardNet-IE)
(Optional) Configure S7 RedConnect (SoftNet-IE)
Import Simatic PC-Station into the System Computer
Define Hierarchies Mapping
Import the Simatic Project Data Files

To speed configuration, make sure the Desigo CC Transaction Mode is set to Simple or the Automatic Switch of Transaction Mode is set to True.
The automatic switch setting is recommended. Without it, to re-enable the logs, you need to set the Transaction Mode to Logging at the end of the configuration procedure.