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sPreface,ContentsProductIntroductionandInstallation1StartingSIMATICPDM2ConfiguringNetworksandDevices3SIMATICPDMIntegrated4WorkingwithSIMATICPDM5LoadingofDataBetweenVariousDevices6Importing/ExportingConfigurationandParameterData7DistributedEditingofProjects8Communication9Diagnostics10ChangeManagement11SIMATICPDMLifeList12IntegratingDevices13IndexSIMATICTheProcessDeviceManagerManualEdition12/2004A5E00325944-01CopyrightSiemensAG2004AllrightsreservedThedistributionandduplicationofthisdocumentortheutilizationandtransmissionofitscontentsarenotpermittedwithoutexpresswrittenpermission.Offenderswillbeliablefordamages.Allrights,includingrightscreatedbypatentgrantorregistrationofautilitymodelordesign,arereservedSiemensAGAutomationandDrivesPostfach4848,90327Nuremberg,GermanyDisclaimerofLiabilityWehavereviewedthecontentsofthispublicationtoensureconsistencywiththehardwareandsoftwaredescribed.Sincevariancecannotbeprecludedentirely,wecannotguaranteefullconsistency.However,theinformationinthispublicationisreviewedregularlyandanynecessarycorrectionsareincludedinsubsequenteditions.SiemensAG2004Technicaldatasubjecttochange.SiemensAktiengesellschaftA5E00325944-01SafetyGuidelinesThismanualcontainsnoticesyouhavetoobserveinordertoensureyourpersonalsafety,aswellastopreventdamagetoproperty.Thenoticesreferringtoyourpersonalsafetyarehighlightedinthemanualbyasafetyalertsymbol,noticesreferringtopropertydamageonlyhavenosafetyalertsymbol.Thenoticesshownbelowaregradedaccordingtothedegreeofdanger.!Dangerindicatesthatdeathorseverepersonalinjurywillresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.!Warningindicatesthatdeathorseverepersonalinjurymayresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.!Cautionwithasafetyalertsymbolindicatesthatminorpersonalinjurycanresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.Cautionwithoutasafetyalertsymbolindicatesthatpropertydamagecanresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.Attentionindicatesthatanunintendedresultorsituationcanoccurifthecorrespondingnoticeisnottakenintoaccount.Ifmorethanonedegreeofdangerispresent,thewarningnoticerepresentingthehighestdegreeofdangerwillbeused.Anoticewarningofinjurytopersonswithasafetyalertsymbolmayalsoincludeawarningrelatingtopropertydamage.QualifiedPersonnelThedevice/systemmayonlybesetupandusedinconjunctionwiththisdocumentation.Commissioningandoperationofadevice/systemmayonlybeperformedbyqualifiedpersonnel.Withinthecontextofthesafetynoticesinthisdocumentationqualifiedpersonsaredefinedaspersonswhoareauthorizedtocommission,groundandlabeldevices,systemsandcircuitsinaccordancewithestablishedsafetypracticesandstandards.PrescribedUsageNotethefollowing:!WarningThisdeviceanditscomponentsmayonlybeusedfortheapplicationsdescribedinthecatalogorthetechnicaldescription,andonlyinconnectionwithdevicesorcomponentsfromothermanufacturerswhichhavebeenapprovedorrecommendedbySiemens.Correct,reliableoperationoftheproductrequirespropertransport,storage,positioningandassemblyaswellascarefuloperationandmaintenance.TrademarksAllnamesidentifiedby®areregisteredtrademarksoftheSiemensAG.Theremainingtrademarksinthispublicationmaybetrademarkswhoseusebythirdpartiesfortheirownpurposescouldviolatetherightsoftheowner.TheProcessDeviceManagerA5E00325944-01iiiPrefacePurposeoftheManualThismanualprovidesacompleteoverviewofprogrammingwithSIMATICPDM.Itisdesignedtosupportyouwheninstallingandcommissioningthesoftware.Itexplainstheprocedureforconfiguringnetworksandprocessdevicesaswellasthecommissioningandrun-timefunctions.Themanualisintendedforpersonswhoareinvolvedintheconfiguration,commissioningandoperationoftheplantinthefieldoffieldcontroltechnology.RequiredBasicKnowledgeInordertounderstandthismanual,generalknowledgeoffieldcontroltechnologyisrequired.Inaddition,youmustbefamiliarwithusingPCswithWindowsoperatingsystems.IfusedwithSTEP7andPCS7,acorrespondingknowledgeinthefieldofautomationtechnologyandSIMATICS7arerequired.WhereisthisManualvalid?ThismanualisvalidfortheSIMATICPDMV6.0programmingsoftwarepackage.PrefaceTheProcessDeviceManagerivA5E00325944-01OnlineHelpThemanualiscomplementedbyanonlinehelpthatisintegratedinthesoftware.Thisonlinehelpisintendedtoprovideyouwithdetailedsupportwhenusingthesoftware.Thehelpsystemisintegratedinthesoftwareviaanumberofinterfaces:•ThereareseveralmenucommandsthatyoucanselectintheHelpmenu:TheContentscommandopenstheindexfortheHelponSIMATICPDM.•Thecontext-sensitivehelpoffersinformationonthecurrentcontext,forexample,anopendialogboxoranactivewindow.Youcanopenthecontext-sensitivehelpbyclickingtheHelpbuttonorbypressingF1.•Thestatusbaroffersanotherformofcontext-sensitivehelp.Itdisplaysashortexplanationforeachmenucommandwhenthemousepointerispositionedonthemenucommand.•Abriefexplanationisalsodisplayedforeachiconinthetoolbarwhenthemousepointerispositionedontheiconforashorttime.Ifyouprefertoreadtheinformationfromtheonlinehelpinprintedformat,youcanprintoutindividualhelptopics,books,ortheentireonlinehelp.ThismanualisanextractfromtheHTML-basedHelponSIMATICPDM.FordetailedprocedurespleaserefertotheSIMATICPDMhelp.Asthemanualandtheonlinehelpshareanalmo