Quickstart Guide
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Siemens
Gen 2 Drivers

Siemens S7 CommPlus Symbolic Driver

7min

Note: This driver is available for Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.11.0 and later.

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Siemens S7 CommPlus Symbolic driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Ethernet

Validated devices/series

S7-1200 v2.2 When configuring tags for this driver, you must enter the case-sensitive register name exactly as it is defined in the PLC. See the Free Tags section below to learn more.

To set up and configure this device in Manufacturing Connect Edge, you will need to do the following:

  • Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
  • Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub
  • Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device

If the device is configured for Ethernet access, find its network parameters. Otherwise, use PLC software on your computer to configure your device for Ethernet access.

Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub



Important: The following settings are currently supported.

  • PLC Type: Only S7-1200 is currently supported.
  • Firmware Version: v2.x and v3.x are currently supported.

Parameter

Value

Type

Siemens

Driver

Siemens S7Comm Plus

Network Address

The device address you defined during Step 1

Network Port

102

PLC Type

Select S7-1200

Firmware Version

Select v2.x or v3.x

Read Timeout (ms)

1000

Retry Count Read Retries

0

Keep Alive TCP Keep-Alive

60



Note: The following data types are available for Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.11.4 and later.

  • dt
  • dtl
  • wchar
  • bool
  • byte
  • word
  • dword
  • lword
  • usint
  • uint
  • udint
  • ulint
  • sint
  • int
  • dint
  • lint
  • real
  • lreal
  • s5time
  • dt
  • dtl
  • time
  • ltime
  • tod
  • ltod
  • ldt
  • date
  • char
  • wchar
  • string
  • wstring
  • bool[]
  • byte[]
  • word[]
  • dword[]
  • lword[]
  • usint[]
  • uint[]
  • udint[]
  • ulint[]
  • sint[]
  • int[]
  • dint[]
  • lint[]
  • real[]
  • lreal[]
  • s5time[]
  • time[]
  • ltime[]
  • tod[]
  • ltod[]
  • ldt[]
  • date[]