Hello all.

I am working with a S7-300 CPU with Tia portal and I need to use a Simatic Timer, because I can't use the IEC timers with this CPU. 

I insert the timer into the network, but can't assign a DB to it. In Simatic manager, you just had to enter a free DB and that was that, but in TIA portal it does not seem to work like that.

Best regards.

Aleix 

Poljo77

Hello all.

I am working with a S7-300 CPU with Tia portal and I need to use a Simatic Timer, because I can't use the IEC timers with this CPU. 

I insert the timer into the network, but can't assign a DB to it. In Simatic manager, you just had to enter a free DB and that was that, but in TIA portal it does not seem to work like that.

Best regards.

Aleix 

S5-timers have addresses, just like inputs and outputs have addresses. Try something like %T20.

..because I can't use the IEC timers with this CPU.
Could you explain the logic in this statement.

When I compile I get the following error message

The CPU is 314C-2DP, this must be the reason I think.

Thanks for the info regarding the timers. I used T20 and it works.Thank you.

Best regards.