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2.2 Time synchronization options for PCS 7 components
Time synchronization (V7.1)
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2.2 Time synchronization options for PCS 7 components
Time synchronization for PCS 7 components
The table below shows the PCS 7 components for which time synchronization is possible:
Station Time synchronization For further information, refer to the section ...
Operator station
• Via the terminal bus
• Via the plant bus
• "How to set time synchronization on an OS in a domain with
central time master. (Page 79)"
• "How to set time synchronization on an OS in a work group
with central time master (Page 72)"
BATCH station
• Via the operating system • "How to make DCF 77 Client Service settings on a PC
station without OS (Page 93)"
• "How to set time synchronization on a BATCH/operator
station. (Page 95)"
Route Control
Station
• Via the operating system • "How to make DCF 77 Client Service settings on a PC
station without OS (Page 93)"
• "How to set time synchronization on a route control/operator
station. (Page 95)"
SIMATIC PCS 7
BOX
• At integration in a
PCS 7 plant
• "Configuring time synchronization for the SIMATIC PCS 7
BOX and SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX (Page 109)"
AS
• Via the plant bus • "How to set AS time synchronization (Page 99)"
Domain controller
• With a domain controller as
time master on the terminal bus
• "How to set time synchronization in a Windows domain with
a central time master (Page 40)"
• "How to set time synchronization in a Windows domain
without a central time master (Page 42)"
V5-compatible mode
Note
Contact Customer Support if you want to use time synchronization in V5-compatible mode.