Migrate a S7 300 PLC system controlling
Urgent Help needed I have to migrate a S7 300 PLC system controlling a plant which is currently in operation, from SIMATIC NET V6.3 to V.15 Present condition is: CPU :S7 300 OPC Server: V6.3 PC...
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Hi I am new to Siemens,I was trying to find input causing error and it lead me to data block.I cannot find where or how this data block is ;to find the actual input(DB301.DBx22.1) Can you guide me
View ArticleSiemens PLC get data from OPCUA server.
Good day all, I'm going to get a new Siemens PLC (model haven't decide) for a project using OPCUA server. I'm curious to know whether I made the right choice or not? Cause I planning to use that PLC...
View ArticleSimatic C7-621, USB interface won't work.
Bought a USB interface, mainly because the old TS Adapter programming interface needed a COM-port and a COM<>USB adapter didn't help (as expected). Can't get it to work though in STEP 5.5,...
View ArticleCommunication of S120 with Mitshubishi over profibus/Profinet
Hello, how will i communicate Siemens S120 drive with mitshubishi PLC and what i need to configure in starter. Please help me with step by step Process. Thanks & Regards Shubham Thakur
View ArticleWhy does Q = output?
Hello, Some co-workers and I have recently started learning Siemens after spending our professional lives in Allen-Bradly world. One thing we cannot wrap our heads around is that in Siemens, the short...
View ArticleIs it possible to read data from NI cDAQ 9185 via ProfiNet?
Last year, we had a measuring machine with a bunch of LVDTs. The data from these devices were read by LabVIEW. The LabView VI would make a bunch of calculations, and declare whether the component is...
View ArticleMaster Doesn't see Holding Register
Dear Engineerds, My Master (non siemens) doesn't see the Holding Registers of the Slave (S7-1200) plc. However the Q coils are fine and all Diagnostics don't show errors. The Hardware: S7-1200 – CPU...
View ArticlePasswords in Runtime
Hi I'm looking for a little bit of help. I have a WinCC HMI which will not let me log on with one of the passwords. The general logon and admin both work fine. The Engineer password doesn't work (no...
View ArticleSimatic TP 1200 Comfort
Has anyone ever had any luck in carrying out a factory reset or OS Update of a TP 1200 Comfort panel? I have a TP 1200where the "Start Center" does not show when the panel is rebooted, nor does the...
View ArticleCM1241 send only zeros RS 485
Hello! I have a Siemens S7-1200 and CM1241 module. I use them for my pressure sensor. But I had to test the sensor on Mitsubishi PLC. Then I went back to Siemens (which I hadn't turned on for a while...
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S7 200 SEG INSTRUCTION
Hello guys. We are trying to replace a S7 200 PLC at our station with S7 1200. We are reading the program on the S7 200 and recreating the same on the S7 1200. However, we have encountered the SEG...
View ArticleHeidenhain EnDat
Hi What are the rules for choosing a heidenhain EnDat encoder? I have a broken encoder on my Baumuller servo motor need to be replaced, Apparently the encoder model is outdated (ECN 1313), and you...
View ArticleUpdate TXT List using external software
Hi, I am new using SIEMENS. I am programming a KTP 400 Comfort. linked to a S7-1200. I would like to ask you how to do a solution I normally used in OMRON. There, I use an "indirect label" to index...
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Tia Portal - Bit to byte array element via put command
Hi, I am trying to send a true bit (1) to the 1st bit of the 8th byte element of an array at a remote (partner) PLC through the Put FB. In the remote PLC, the array is stored in the [DB200] data...
View ArticleUsing MODBUS TCP with PROFINET device
Hi All,I have a closed loop stepper motor (Nanotec make), https://en.nanotec.com/products/2512-pd4-e601l42-e-65-4. This uses MODBUS TCP for interfacing to host devices. I would like to connect this to...
View ArticleConnect Siemens HMI 6AV2 124-0MC01-0AX0 with PC/Laptop
I have a Siemens HMI 6AV2 124-0MC01-0AX0 in my machine. I want to clone the display on the HMI to PC/Laptop. My question is: 1. What software that I need for this task? 2. What kind of interface that...
View ArticleSimatic pc to simple pc with profibus card
Hi every one, One of my machine i have to fix , has simatic pc unit installed that causing too much trouble and client want to replace it with simple pc with additional profibus card installed in PCI...
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Hello everyone, it helps me please. I have a problem in I have a Scale analog signal at 4.20 mA, you can save them through the button, for example, I have the button on 500Kg and save and after the...
View ArticleS7 200 Comms trouble
Hello, I recently bought a brand new RS232/PPI Multi-Master cable (6ES7 901-3CB30-0XA0) so that I can play with an S7 200 CPU 226 that I have. Everything was going ok for the first few hours of...
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