How to create a Siemens S7 point

Modified on 2018/06/22 13:40 by MDA Categorized as How to

==Objectives and Requirements==
The objective of this tutorial is to create a point in any of the FLS v8 software system, and to connect it to a Siemens S7 PLC register.


The tutorial assumes that the target PLC is correctly added in the FLS v8 software system, which this tutorial is applicable for. In order to understand fully the content of this tutorial, it is necessary to master:


* few fundamentals of the FLS v8 software architecture such as the concept of point and PointType.
* the basic functioning of Data Blocks in Siemens S7 PLCs’ inner registers


==Procedure==
# Open the Point Editor inside the configuration tab
 
[image:{UP(How-to-create-a-Siemens-S7-point)}1.png|frameless|max1000|left|Point Editor Panel] <br style="clear:both" />
 
# Locate inside the Point Editor and click the node at which you wish to create the Point, and then click on the create Point icon.
''Please note that the location in the figures is purely indicative. The location of the point in the hierarchy should be arbitrarily selected in order to fit better the scope of the point.''
 
[image:{UP(How-to-create-a-Siemens-S7-point)}2.png|frameless|max1000|left|Create Point] <br style="clear:both" />
 
# Insert in the just opened dialog the Name of the point. It is a good practice to select a meaningful name which refers to the scope of the point.
Select a Functional parent an alarm root which makes sense with the signal which will control the point.
Select a PointType which fits with the type of data to be read/written.
Select Sim as I/O Interface.
Press OK.
 
[image:{UP(How-to-create-a-Siemens-S7-point)}3.png|frameless|max500|left|Point Details] <br style="clear:both" />
 
# Link the Point to the desired location in the register through the point cofiguration dialog window.

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