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             Table of contents
             1     Notes on the TIA Portal................................................................................................................................5
                   1.1          General notes...........................................................................................................................5
                   1.2          Notes on libraries.....................................................................................................................7
                   1.3          Notes on memory cards...........................................................................................................7
                   1.4          Notes on the hardware configuration.......................................................................................8
                   1.5          Notes on using the TIA Portal in a virtual environment (private cloud)....................................9
                   1.6          Notes on using the TIA Portal Teamcenter Gateway...............................................................9
                   1.7          Information on working with Multiuser Engineering................................................................11
                   1.8          Information about engineering options...................................................................................13
             2     STEP 7.......................................................................................................................................................15
                   2.1          Security information...............................................................................................................15
                   2.2          Notes on use..........................................................................................................................16
                   2.3          Editing devices and networks.................................................................................................18
                   2.3.1        General information on devices and networks.......................................................................18
                   2.3.2        Information about OPC UA functions.....................................................................................18
                   2.3.3        Hardware detection of IO devices..........................................................................................21
                   2.3.4        HW ID of type "Hw_SubModule" for an HMI Panel IO device................................................22
                   2.3.5        Use of modules on the S7-1200.............................................................................................22
                   2.3.6        CP 343-2 on SIMATIC S7 Embedded Controller EC31-RTX.................................................23
                   2.3.7        Loading of S7-1500 CPUs (SIPLUS).....................................................................................23
                   2.3.8        ET 200MP (IM 155-5 DP ST) on a WinLC RTX.....................................................................24
                   2.3.9        Compiling ET 200SP HF V2.1 and higher, ET 200SP HS V4.0.............................................25
                   2.3.10       Notes on online and diagnostics............................................................................................26
                   2.3.11       Network components.............................................................................................................26
                   2.3.11.1     Network and communication modules...................................................................................26
                   2.3.12       Notes on the S7-1500R/H redundant system........................................................................31
                   2.4          Programming a PLC...............................................................................................................31
                   2.4.1        General notes on PLC programming.....................................................................................31
                   2.4.2        Notes on instructions..............................................................................................................35
                   2.4.3        Note on software units...........................................................................................................36
                   2.4.4        Testing the user program.......................................................................................................36
                   2.4.4.1      Testing with the watch table...................................................................................................36
                   2.4.4.2      Testing with the force table....................................................................................................37
                   2.4.5        Compatibility of PLC programs from older versions...............................................................38
                   2.4.5.1      Compatibility of PLC programs from versions prior to V15.1.................................................38
                   2.4.5.2      Compatibility of PLC programs from versions prior to V15....................................................40
                   2.4.5.3      Compatibility of PLC programs from versions prior to V14 SP1............................................43
                   2.4.5.4      Compatibility of PLC programs from versions prior to V14....................................................45
                   2.4.5.5      Compatibility of PLC programs from versions prior to V13 SP1............................................50
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                 2.5          Inter Project Engineering (IPE)..............................................................................................55
                 2.5.1        Notes on IPE..........................................................................................................................55
                 2.6          Technological functions..........................................................................................................55
                 2.6.1        Notes on S7-1500 Motion Control (S7-1500).........................................................................55
                 2.6.2        Notes on additional technology functions (S7-1500)..............................................................58
                 2.6.3        Notes on technological functions (S7-1200)..........................................................................59
                 2.6.4        Notes on technological functions (S7-300, S7-400)...............................................................60
                 2.6.5        SIMATIC STEP 7 Easy Motion Control..................................................................................60
                 2.6.5.1      Notes on SIMATIC STEP 7 Easy Motion Control..................................................................60
                 2.6.6        SIMATIC STEP 7 PID Professional.......................................................................................61
                 2.6.6.1      Notes on SIMATIC STEP 7 PID Professional........................................................................61
          3      WinCC........................................................................................................................................................63
                 3.1          Security information...............................................................................................................63
                 3.2          Notes on use..........................................................................................................................69
                 3.3          Migration................................................................................................................................71
                 3.4          Engineering System...............................................................................................................73
                 3.4.1        Screens and Screen Objects.................................................................................................73
                 3.4.2        Tags and connections............................................................................................................77
                 3.4.3        Alarm system and alarm displays..........................................................................................79
                 3.4.4        System functions and scripts.................................................................................................80
                 3.4.5        Reports...................................................................................................................................83
                 3.4.6        Recipes..................................................................................................................................83
                 3.4.7        User administration................................................................................................................83
                 3.4.8        Communication......................................................................................................................83
                 3.5          System-wide functions...........................................................................................................87
                 3.6          Compiling and loading............................................................................................................88
                 3.7          Runtime..................................................................................................................................90
                 3.7.1        Notes on operation in Runtime...............................................................................................90
                 3.7.2        Notes on operation of panels in Runtime...............................................................................92
                 3.7.3        Notes on operation of Runtime Advanced.............................................................................94
                 3.7.4        Notes on operation of Runtime Professional..........................................................................95
                 3.8          HMI devices...........................................................................................................................99
                 3.8.1        Notes on HMI devices............................................................................................................99
                 3.9          Add-ons................................................................................................................................104
                 3.9.1        Sm@rtServer.......................................................................................................................104
                 3.9.2        Audit.....................................................................................................................................104
                 3.9.3        DataMonitor..........................................................................................................................105
                 3.9.4        WebNavigator......................................................................................................................106
                 3.9.5        WebUX.................................................................................................................................107
                 3.9.6        Redundancy.........................................................................................................................108
                 3.9.7        SIMATIC Information Server................................................................................................108
                 Index.........................................................................................................................................................109
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