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Programming the Hardware
You can program your process hardware to execute programs with your process
hardware's programming software, STEP 7. To learn more about your process
hardware’s programming tools, refer to your process hardware programming
documentation.
Upgrading to SI7 7.x from S_7. 6.x
If you are upgrading from a 6.x S_7 driver, you can re-use your 6.x driver
configuration by exporting it to a CSV file and importing it into the SI7 Power Tool.
When you import the CSV file, the Power Tool does the following:
[1] Creates a channel for each device listed in the 6.x CSV file. Each channel is
named using the Power Tool defaults you assigned in the Templates dialog
box.
[2] Each device created retains its original name. For example, D11 in the 6.x
driver configuration remains D11 in the 7.x configuration.
[3] For each poll record listed in the CSV file, the Power Tool creates a datablock.
All the datablocks are enabled, but none of the devices or channels are
enabled. To establish communications, you must enable each channel and
device yourself.
The Power Tool names each datablock as "Datablock," followed by the
sequence number of the corresponding poll record from the 6.x configuration.
For best results, use the following procedure as a guide. Also refer to Differences
Between 6.x and 7.x Drivers to learn what has changed.
[1] Export your 6.x S_7 driver configuration to a .CSV file.
[2] Import the .CSV file into the SI7 Power Tool.
[3] Reconfigure the SIMATIC NET configuration, so connections share virtual
field devices. This is especially useful if your configuration is low on these
resources. Refer to your Siemens documentation for more information on
configuring SIMATIC NET.
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