Quickstart Guide
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Siemens
Gen 1 Drivers

Siemens S5 Ethernet (Gen1)

6min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Siemens S5 Ethernet (Gen1) driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Ethernet

Validated devices/series

S5

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, follow the steps below.

To configure your device:

  1. Note down the following information and refer to it when needed. Device: Simatic S5-95U Communication I/F: Ethernet Softing S5-PCLINK Ethernet gateway. Refer to the following figure.

    Reference image of device
    Reference image of device
    
  2. Launch S5-LAN Manager Step5/ST v7.23, click Search in the local network to browse the gateway hardware, and then click Settings to set up the network parameters.
  3. Launch PLC-VCom and click Configure to configure the S5-PCLINK to have a virtual port along with its IP. Make sure the status is connected.
  4. Launch Step 5, and then click File > Project > Set.
  5. From the PLC page, double-click Offline.
  6. Connect to the device.

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



Parameter

Value

Type

Siemens

Driver

Siemens S5 Ethernet (Gen1)

Network Address

The device address you defined in Step 1

Port

102



Name

Value Type

Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

A

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

1277

C

word, int

DDD

0

127

E

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

1277

F

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

2557

I

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

1277

M

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

2557

Q

bit, byte, sint, word, int, dword, dint

DDDd

0

1277

T

word

DDD

0

127

Z

word, int

DDD

0

127

DB

bit, left_byte, right_byte, word, int, counter, timer, dword, dint, real, string

DDDDDdd

0

3276715