Types of Network/Project

S7-400/1 S7-300/1
"Production"
system Other station

Ethernet subnet 1
(Industrial Ethernet)
SIMATIC S5

S7-300/2

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Contents Page

Configuring Networks in STEP 7 Projects................................................................................... 2

Different Types of Network and How to Configure Them in STEP 7........................................... 3

Network/Project Type: One Subnet - One Project....................................................................... 4

Network/Project Type : SIMATIC S5 and Other Stations in a Subnet......................................... 5

Network/Project Type : Two or More Subnets - One Project....................................................... 6

Network/Project Type : One Subnet - More than One Project..................................................... 7

Network/Project Type : More than One Subnet in More than One Project.................................. 8

Network/Project Type : Connections Between Subnets.............................................................. 9

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 Configuring Networks in STEP 7 Projects

To enable stations to communicate with one another, the necessary networks

must be configured in the STEP 7 projects.

Configuring a network or subnet means:

1. You create one or more subnets of the required type in the project

2. You define properties of the subnets; the default settings are usually
sufficient

3. You establish a “logical” connection between the stations and the subnet

4. You establish communication connections.

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The SIMATIC Manager NETPRO function is a user-friendly, graphical tool for

configuring and documenting networks.

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 Different Types of Network and How to Configure them
in STEP 7

Type Features / Configuration

1 1 subnet - 1 project

2 SIMATIC S5 and other stations in a subnet

3 2 or more subnets - 1 project

4 1 subnet - more than 1 project

5 More than 1 subnet - more than 1 project

6 Connections between subnets (ISO-on-TCP)

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The table shows examples of different types of networks which are discussed on
the following pages to illustrate how you can represent different configurations in
a STEP 7 project.

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 Network/Project Type: One Subnet - One Project

S7-400/1 S7-300/1

"Production"
system

Ethernet (1)

S7-300/2

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System In the simplest case, your system will consist of SIMATIC S7 stations that
Configuration you want to link together in one subnet, using Industrial Ethernet for example.

STEP 7 Project To do this, you create an Ethernet object in the STEP 7 project.
Representation Stations created in the same project refer to this object as soon as they are
configured as network nodes.

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 Network/Project Type: SIMATIC S5 and Other Stations in
a Subnet

S7-400/1 S7-300/1
"Production"
system Other station

Ethernet (1)

SIMATIC S5

S7-300/2

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System In addition to SIMATIC S7 stations you may have SIMATIC S5 and non-
Configuration SIMATIC stations connected to Industrial Ethernet in your system.

STEP 7 Project You can select SIMATIC S5 stations direct.

Representation You enter non-SIMATIC stations in your project as Other Stations.

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 Network/Project Type: Two or More Subnets -
One Project

S7-400/1

Ethernet (1)
"Production and Ethernet CP
Management Level"
S7-400/2
system
PROFIBUS CP

PROFIBUS (1)

S7-300/1 S7-300/2

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System The different functions of the stations or the size of the system may make
Configuration it necessary to have more than one network.

STEP 7 Project You can put all the subnets in one STEP 7 project. This is the simplest
Representation way of configuring the stations for communication.

Summary
• More than one subnet can be handled in one project.

• Each station is only created once in the project.

• A station can be included in more than one subnet by assigning the CPs
accordingly.

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 Network/Project Type : One Subnet - More Than One
Project

“Production 1” “Production 2”

S7-400/1 S7-400/2

Ethernet (1)

S7-300/1 S7-300/2 S7-300/3

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System For complex networks it may be more practical to divide the management
Configuration of the stations into different projects.

S7 Project In order to be able to address stations in other projects (e.g. Production 2),
Representation you also enter them as Other Stations in the rest of the projects (e.g. Production
1).

Summary One subnet can be divided into several projects.

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 Network/Project Type : More Than One Subnet in
More Than One Project

Ethernet (1)
Cell level

Ethernet CP
S7-400/1

PROFIBUS CP

Field level

PROFIBUS (1)

S7-300/1 S7-300/2

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System If the different functions of the stations or the size of the system make it
Configuration necessary to have different types of network and you want to use different
projects to manage them, the stations in other projects can also be accessed by
configuring “Other Stations”.

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 Network/Project Type : Connections between Subnets
with TCP/IP
Ethernet CP

S7-400/1

Ethernet (1)

or Internet
Router WAN

Ethernet (2)
S7-300/1
Ethernet CP
S7-400/2
S7-300/1

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System If the different functions of the stations or the size of the system make
Configuration it necessary to link subnets to one another via a WAN or a router, the stations in
other subnets can be accessed by configuring "Other Stations".

STEP 7 Project The screenshot below shows the NETPRO representation if the stations in
Representation both subnets are managed in the same project.

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