Specifications

Setting Up Communications Hardware and Network Communications
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Setting Up the CP or MPI Card (PPI) Parameters
This section explains how to set up the PPI parameters for the Windows 95,
Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 operating systems and the following hardware:
 CP 5511
 CP 5611
 MPI
From the Setting the PG/PC Interface dialog box, if you are using any of the MPI
or CP cards listed above along with the PPI protocol, and you click the
“Properties...” button, the properties sheet appears for XXX Card (PPI), where
“XXX” stands for the type of card you installed, for example, MPI-ISA. See
Figure 7-10.
Note
Use the MPI protocol when you are communicating to an S7-200 CPU 215, port 1.
For more information about the CPU 215 and the MPI protocol, see the previous
S7-200 Programmable Controller System Manual (order number
6ES7298-8FA01-8BH0).
Follow these steps to set up PPI parameters:
1. In the PPI tab, select a number in the Address box. This number indicates
where you want STEP 7-Micro/WIN 32 to reside on the programmable
controller network.
2. Select a value in the Timeout box. This value represents the length of time that
you want the communications drivers to spend to attempt to establish
connections. The default value should be sufficient.
3. Set the transmission rate at which you want STEP 7-Micro/WIN 32 to
communicate over the network.
4. Select the highest station address. This is the address where
STEP 7-Micro/WIN 32 stops looking for other masters on the network.
5. Click the “OK” button to exit the Setting the PG/PC Interface dialog box.