Quickstart Guide
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Siemens
Gen 1 Drivers

Siemens S7-400 (Gen1)

6min

Important: This driver was deprecated in Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.10.0. We recommend using the Gen 2 Siemens S7 or Siemens S7-Advanced (Gen1).

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Siemens S7-400 (Gen1) driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Ethernet

Validated devices/series

S7-400

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



Parameter

Value

Type

Siemens

Driver

Siemens S7-400 (Gen1)

Network Address

The device address you defined in Step 1

Port

102

Slot

1



Name

Value Type

Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

PE

bit

DDDDd

0

40957

PE

word

DDDD

0

4095

PA

bit

DDDDd

0

40957

PA

word

DDDD

0

4095

MK

bit

DDDDd

0

40957

MK

byte, word, dword, real, cou

DDDD

0

4095

DB

bit

DDDDDd

0

327677

DB

byte, sint, word, int, counter

DDDDD

0

32767