1. This document provides guidelines for connecting Siemens S7-300 PLCs via MPI to HMI devices like cMT and eMT series.
2. It describes the recommended HMI settings for communicating with S7-300 PLCs via RS-485 MPI interface as well as the address formats for reading and writing PLC tags of different data types.
3. Wiring diagrams and system register addresses are also included to support multi-HMI to multi-PLC communication in pass-through mode for connecting STEP 7 applications.
1. This document provides guidelines for connecting Siemens S7-300 PLCs via MPI to HMI devices like cMT and eMT series.
2. It describes the recommended HMI settings for communicating with S7-300 PLCs via RS-485 MPI interface as well as the address formats for reading and writing PLC tags of different data types.
3. Wiring diagrams and system register addresses are also included to support multi-HMI to multi-PLC communication in pass-through mode for connecting STEP 7 applications.
1. This document provides guidelines for connecting Siemens S7-300 PLCs via MPI to HMI devices like cMT and eMT series.
2. It describes the recommended HMI settings for communicating with S7-300 PLCs via RS-485 MPI interface as well as the address formats for reading and writing PLC tags of different data types.
3. Wiring diagrams and system register addresses are also included to support multi-HMI to multi-PLC communication in pass-through mode for connecting STEP 7 applications.
1. This document provides guidelines for connecting Siemens S7-300 PLCs via MPI to HMI devices like cMT and eMT series.
2. It describes the recommended HMI settings for communicating with S7-300 PLCs via RS-485 MPI interface as well as the address formats for reading and writing PLC tags of different data types.
3. Wiring diagrams and system register addresses are also included to support multi-HMI to multi-PLC communication in pass-through mode for connecting STEP 7 applications.
W DBn FFFFFDDDD 0 ~ 655359999 Data Register (must be even) PLC Connection Guide Bit/Word Device type Format Range Memo W DBx FFFFFDDDDD 0 ~ 1070065532 Data Register Double Word DW DBDn FFFFFDDDD 0 ~ 655359999 (must be even)
DW DBDx FFFFFDDDDD 0 ~ 1070065532
W DBn_String FFFFFDDDD 0 ~ 655359999
W DBx_String FFFFFDDDDD 0 ~ 1070065532 W DBn_String1 FFFFFDDDD 0 ~ 655359999 W DBx_String1 FFFFFDDDDD 0 ~ 1070065532 DW DBDn_String FFFFFDDDD 0 ~ 655359999 DW DBDx_String FFFFFDDDDD 0 ~ 1070065532 W DB1 ~ DB99 DDDDD 0 ~ 65532 Data Register (must be even)
Double word and floating point value must use DBDn device type.
Multi-HMIs-Multi-PLCs Communication Setting:
For SIEMENS S7-300 MPI driver in Multi-HMIs-Multi-PLCs communication, [Max. station
no. (MPI network)] parameter must be correctly set. This setting is relevant to the station no. of the devices, as shown, two HMI (station no. 0, 1) and two PLC (station no. 2, 3) are in MPI network, Max. Station No. should be set to 3. PLC Connection Guide
For the effectiveness of communication, users may set PLC device in STEP 7 as shown below. In Properties MPI / Network Settings, set Highest MPI address to the number closest to the actual device station number.
■ HMI sta. no. can not be the same as PLC sta. no. ■ Highly recommended that the device station numbers start from 0 sequentially and correctly set [Max. station no. (MPI network)]. ■ Available for EasyBuilder V4.50 and later. ■ X Series does not support multiple-HMI-to-multiple-PLC communication, and supports only 1-HMI-to-1-PLC communication. PLC Connection Guide
How to Import Tag:
SIEMENS STEP 7 program allows building files of user-defined tag (*.dif file and *.AWL file), and import these files in EasyBuilder8000/EasyBuilderPro -> System Parameter Settings. The following describes how to build and import these two types of files. 1. Building *.dif File a、 In “Symbols” create user-defined tag.
b、 Click Export to export the edited file and click Save.
PLC Connection Guide 2. Building *.AWF File a、 In Blocks create items as shown below:
c、 Select Sources as storage path, specify the file name then click OK. PLC Connection Guide d、 Select the objects to be exported then click OK.
e、 Under Sources there will be names of the saved files, select Export Source to build *.AWL file. PLC Connection Guide The generated *.dif and *.AWL files can be imported in EasyBuilder8000/EasyBuilderPro System Parameter Settings, by clicking Import Tag.
Tag information successfully imported.
PLC Connection Guide
Pass-Through Settings: [Designate client IP]: In Pass-through mode designate the client IP address to connect HMI. The “client” usually refers to Siemens Step 7 application.
[Utility Manager Settings]:
Utility manager -> Serial Pass-through Mode: MPI ISOTCP PLC Connection Guide The following lists the system registers relevant to Siemens S7-200 PPI and Siemens S7-300 MPI Pass-through feature. [LW-10850: disable/enable (0 : disable, 1 : normal, 2 : IP limited) (siemens pass-through)] [LW-10851: destination COM port (siemens pass-through)]: Generally refers to the COM port connected with PLC. [LW-10852: destination PLC station no. (siemens pass-through)] [LW-10853: communication protocol (0 : invalid, 1 : PPI, 2 : MPI) (siemens pass-through)] [LW-10854 to LW-10857: IP of connecting client (siemens pass-through)]: Displays current client IP address connected with HMI. [LW-10858 to LW-10861: IP of designated client (siemens pass-through)]: If LW-10850 is set to 1, the system registers can be used to designate the client IP connected with HMI. [LW-10862: connection status (0 : ready, 1 : client connecting) (siemens pass-through)] [LW-10863: execution status (0 : normal, 1 : error) (siemens pass-through)] [LW-10864: the last error (siemens pass-through)]
The following table lists the error codes, the description of each code, and the possible reason. Error Code Description Possible Reason 0 Successfully executed 1 Prohibit client from connecting HMI is already running pass-through HMI and won’t accept any request from other client. 2 Prohibit client from connecting When LW-10850 is set to 1, the HMI client IP for connecting HMI is different from the IP specified in LW-10858 ~ LW-10861. 3 Invalid communication Invalid setting in LW-10853. protocol 4 Invalid PLC station number The PLC station number specified in LW-10852 does not exist. 5 Delayed communication PLC connection failure. 6 Busy communication PLC does not accept pass-through request, please confirm PLC settings. 7 Invalid pass-through request Environment setup failure. PLC Connection Guide
Wiring Diagram: S7-200 PPI , S7-300 MPI :RS485 2W Diagram 1 cMT Series cMT3151
