QUESTION:
What settings do I have to make to be able to practice teleprogramming with STEP 5 via Industrial Ethernet?

ANSWER:
You wish to practice teleprogramming in STEP 5 via Industrial Ethernet (ISO Industrial Ethernet, TC/IPA protocol).

You must meet the following requirements for ISO Industrial Ethernet:

1. Your PC must have a network card that is known to the operating system.
2. The "Softnet IE PG" software from the SIMATIC NET CD must be installed.
3. Set the "Siemens ISO Industrial Ethernet" protocol in the network settings.
   Windows 9x:
   The "ISO Industrial Ethernet" protocol is located in the network settings under "Protocols" at "Siemens AG".
   Windows NT:
   The "Siemens ISO Industrial Ethernet" protocol is in the network settings of your computer.
   Windows 2000 or Windows XP:
   The protocol has already been installed with SIMATIC NET CD 7/2001 or 11/2002 and does not have to be installed again.
4. Open the Control Panel via "Start >Settings > Control Panel" and double-click the icon "Set PG/PC Interface".
5. Set the access point "CP_H1_1:" to "ISO Industrial Ethernet >Network Card". (Please do not forget to enter the colon too!)
6. Start STEP 5.
7. In the STEP 5 menu "File > Project > Set", you can now select the interface "Industrial Ethernet (Sinec H1)".

If you are using Industrial Ethernet (TCP/IP), then the same settings are valid for Windows NT as for ISO Industrial Ethernet:

1. Your PC must have a network card that is known to the operating system.
2. The "Softnet IE PG" software from the SIMATIC NET CD must be installed.
3. For implementing in Windows95/98 you need the additional package "PG/OP Communication for CP1430 TCP" (only necessary for TCP, not for TF modules).
   This package is available as an option under order number 2XV9450-1AU04.
4. Now add the "TCP/IP protocol" to the network settings of your computer if the protocol is not yet available.
5. Open the Control Panel via "Start > Settings > Control Panel" and double-click the icon "Set PG/PC Interface".
6. Set the access point "CP_H1_1:" to "TCP/IP >Network Card". (Please do not forget to enter the colon too!)

Fig. 1: Network properties in Windows 9x

7. Restart your computer.
   
   WARNING:
   Points 7 to 9 apply only for Windows 9x. They are not relevant if you are using Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
8. Start the "pgbus.exe" file from the "PG/OP Communication for CP1430 TCP" additional package.
9. The window that now opens shows that the TCP/IP driver is now enabled.

Fig. 2: Message about enabled TCP/IP driver

10. Now open the "snet_sw /S5_sw.bat" file from the additional package. This starts STEP 5.
11. Now start STEP 5 (only for Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP).

11. In the STEP 5 menu "File > Project > Set" you can now select the interface "Industrial Ethernet (Sinec H1)".

12. With the bus path, please note that only an MAC address can be specified. In this case you must convert the IP address into a hexadecimal number and enter it into the first 4 bytes of the MAC address (e.g. IP address: 140.80.0.20 is 8C.50.00.14.00.00 as MAC address).
    
    Einstellungen_STEP5.pdf ( 45 KB )  

Warning:
No dial-up adapter may be installed, because then the the interface "Industrial Ethernet (Sinec H1)" is not displayed in STEP 5.
In Windows 9x  please check in the menu "Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network". If a Dial-up Adaptor is displayed there, then please delete it.

Note:
If the access point "CP_H1_1:" is not in the PG/PC interface in "Access Point of the Application", then you can add it manually. Please specify the access point exactly as described in Point 5.