

You can set it here and it will compensate at the needed day/time. I really love this feature.Īnother helpful feature is the ability to set when the CPU will adjust the time for daylight savings. Since I am using an S7-1200, I can click that link and it takes me right to what I am looking for.
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Now I get a drop down that gives me a little more explanation of the parameter as well as a link to the manuals that further information can be found in.Click the arrow next to “Cycle load due to communication”.I really like the “Help” access here. When going through a new system, I found it extremely convenient and helpful to have the help indicators pop up as you click on a parameter. I’ve seen this type of setting need to be modified when doing heavy peer to peer communications or when an HMI system is polling very large numbers of tags. This is the percentage of overall processing capacity that can be available for communication processes. Flashing Red – Error with CPU, Memory card, mismatched modules, etcįor a complete list of other LEDs and status information see the Siemens System Manual:.
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You will be greeted with an “Are you sure you want to change the CPU to RUN Mode?” prompt in which you will click “OK”.Īfter a transition in a “Startup” Mode, the PLC will move to “RUN” Mode You can now see the online status of the CPU and componentsĬlick on the “RUN” button on the right side of the display. To go online with the CPU, right-click on the CPU and select “Go online” as shown below There are so many options, parameters and tabs in the CPU properties, I will only be able to cover a few, but it will give you an overview of what the accessible CPU properties are. In this article, I am going online with the CPU, changing the Mode to “RUN” and exploring the status information and general properties of the CPU. In the last article I ended after compiling and downloading to the S7 1200.
