francevendee Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Hi, I am new to Siemens S7. I need to know what software I need to program/monitir S7 300 processors. Also what lead I need to get between my laptop and PLC. I am using Windows XP but also have a laptop with Windows 98 installed. Quote
Berg Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 hallo, You need SIMATIC Step 7 to program/monitor PLC S7-300. You can use Windows XP or 98 as well. To connect you PC to PLC you'll need a PC adapter cable. Siemens has two options RS232 ou USB to RS485 port: 6ES7 972-0CA23-0XA0 -> RS232 to RS485 6ES7 972-0CB20-OXA0 -> USB to RS485 So you can choice between these two options. Best Regards, Berg Quote
JesperMP Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) Hi francevendee, you have several options for programming S7-300. Siemens "STEP7 BASIC" (price approx 1800 Euro) Siemens "STEP7 LITE" (price approx 100 Euro, yes it is very cheap). Limitations are: Only for S7-300 (not S7-400) and only via MPI (not Profibus or Ethernet). No networking can be configured. IBH "S7 for Windows" http://www.ibhsoftec-sps.de/ (price approx 500 Euro) MHJ "WinSPS-S7" http://www.mhj-software.com/de/ (price approx 500 Euro) Edited February 23, 2006 by JesperMP Quote
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