
3 Operating the PROFIBUS CP with STEP S7
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S7-CPs for PROFIBUS Configuring and Commissioning
Release 09/2011
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3. If you prefer a NetPro graphic network display, select the network object
”PROFIBUS” and confirm with Edit
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Open Object.
Figure 3-2 Graphical Network Representation − here with stations already networked
From this graphical representation, you can also access all the functions for
networking and configuring connections with PROFIBUS CPs.
You can also create the subnets in NetPro! Open the catalog using the menu
command Insert
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Network Objects.
Organization in a Multiproject
If you use the multiproject form of organization, this has the following effects when
creating subnets.
You create subnets initially in the subprojects as described above. To be able to
network S7 stations, you will, for example, need to create a suitable subnet of the
type Industrial Ethernet in each subproject.
If this is physically a subnet that extends beyond the boundaries of the subproject,
you should first merge the subnets before configuring the communication
connections between the S7 stations.
If you do not merge the subnets, NetPro assumes that you are connecting the
subnets via routers and displays warning messages to this effect.
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