Hello!

I have installed SIMATIC WinCC Comfort/Advanced V13 SP1.

I am trying to connect TP1200 to S7 315 via Profibus DP.

In Hardware catalog of Device configuration, I cannot find SIMATIC S7-315.

How can I add S7-315 CPU?

Best regards

BlueSkyPoint

Hello!

I have installed SIMATIC WinCC Comfort/Advanced V13 SP1.

I am trying to connect TP1200 to S7 315 via Profibus DP.

In Hardware catalog of Device configuration, I cannot find SIMATIC S7-315.

How can I add S7-315 CPU?

Best regards

 Hi.

1)
Each component in the TIA Portal installation has its own licensing level. This Mr. Christoph already mentioned - you need Step7 Professional.

2)
Perhaps you missed the PLC you need even if you have the right software. Perhaps show a screen capture of what PLC devices you have to choose from.

3)
Which part number CPU315 do you have? Not all are listed.

4)
Perhaps you need to design the TP1200 project for an existing PLC project. Maybe someone already designed the PLC project under TIA Portal or even Step7 V5.5? For this case you can create a proxy.. a stand-in for the PLC inside you WinCC project.

What are your thoughts?
w

Thank you all very much for answering to my question.

>>1)
>>Each component in the TIA Portal installation has its own licensing level. This Mr. Christoph >>already mentioned - you need Step7 Professio2 nal.

I understood.

>>2)
>>Perhaps you missed the PLC you need even if you have the right software. Perhaps show a >>screen capture of what PLC devices you have to choose from.

Only I have SIMATIC WinCC Comfort/Advanced V13 SP1. So there is no S7-300 series in the list.

>>3)
>>Which part number CPU315 do you have? Not all are listed.

CPU 315-2 DP (6ES7 315-2AG10-0AB0)

>>4)
>>Perhaps you need to design the TP1200 project for an existing PLC project. Maybe someone >>already designed the PLC project under TIA Portal or even Step7 V5.5? For this case you can >>create a proxy.. a stand-in for the PLC inside you WinCC project.

I have Step7 V5.5. 

Do you mean that I just create S7 315 PLC project on Step7 V5.5 and convert or open it with WinCC Comfort/Advanced V13 SP1 software?

Best regards,

BlueSkyPoint

>>4)

>>Perhaps you need to design the TP1200 project for an existing PLC project. Maybe someone >>already designed the PLC project under TIA Portal or even Step7 V5.5? For this case you can >>create a proxy.. a stand-in for the PLC inside you WinCC project.

I have Step7 V5.5. 

Do you mean that I just create S7 315 PLC project on Step7 V5.5 and convert or open it with WinCC Comfort/Advanced V13 SP1 software?

Hi.

I would assume there is an existing PLC (CPU315) and PLC project for which you are needing to create an HMI design (TP1200) for. It is from this project that you can create a 'proxy' from. The 'proxy' can be created from a Step7 V5.5 project or from a Step7 under TIA project.

This link may interest you: [LINK].

A 'proxy' is a stand-in for the PLC. It contains only the data structures that is required to make your HMI project work. The 'proxy' does not contain the program... the HMI does not need it.

The nice thing is that you can more quickly create links to the data that needs to be handled by the HMI. The PLC design and HMI design can flow more-or-less independently after the linking data structures between them are in place.

I should mention also - it is not only the data structures but the communication linking that is also configured.

The HMI and PLC projects does not have to be integrated into one project.

Does this help you?
w