- #Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager upgrade
- #Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager software
- #Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager Pc
I use STARTER (for Micromaster 4 and Sinamics).īut I think that maybe the dialog for online access is very similar if not exactly the same. It has been a long while since I used DriveMonitor. Once that was all set I was able to go online with the drives and download the parameters into the PCPC computer. Then I set the type to 'IP' and set the Address to the IP address of the NIC card. I had to enter the 's7 subnet ID' (012d-0004). Type was set to 'PROFIBUS' and the address was already set. At this point the bottom part of the dialog has 'Connection to target station'. I click the 'Module Addresses' tab then I set the 'Target Station' to 'Accessible via network transition'. Then I have a dialog box open 'Properties - Drives (online)'. I believe it was right click the drive, Target Device, Online Access -> Select Module Address. (I had to 'insert a new drive' - I was setting up access to the drives.) Click the Drive Tab then set the Bus Address to the DP address of the drive. From the pop up menu, choose 'Object Properties'. Right Click the Drives section of the project. (Mine is 012D-0004.) Close the Hardware Configuration application. From the Properties dialog window, click the Properties Button. (I believe this is the profibus address of the drive.) Right click on the Profibus line (the drive is on) and select 'Object Properties'. Locate a drive, and write down its 'DP Address'. (Not Profibus.)įrom the S7 project, open the configuration. I had to set the PGPC interface to the NIC card of the computer. My system has what we call a 'PCPC' computer which has a PLC on a PCI slot card installed in it. I can tell you what I went through to set up something like this.
![drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager](https://www.pccweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-17-at-3.30.29-PM.png)
I have a feeling I am missing something simple somewhere that just gets lost in translation, and I am hoping you guys can help out!! I can get online to the PLC fine over an Ethernet connection that I have set up in the PG/PC Interface. I then go to Simatic Manager into the 'Set PG/PC Interface' window, but I do not see where I am meant to edit any Profibus settings for Drive ES.
#Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager software
When I select Profibus in the Drive ES Comparam window, the software tells me that "Additional bus parameters for the Profibus via dialog 'Set PG/PC Interface'". I have Profibus/DP selected in the Drive ES ComParam menu. When I click to go online, I get a warning message that says "Module # cannot be accessed via the set online interface."Īll of the drives are on a Profibus network. When I click on a parameter list for a drive, DriveMonitor opens up and I can see the offline parameter settings. I am having trouble with being able to get online to our Simovert Masterdrives in the Step 7 environment. Perhaps this is why my experience with Siemens is minimal. My background is AB, 95% of our plant is AB, but I will say that we hardly have any trouble with our Siemens gear.
#Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager upgrade
I have purchased the required upgrade software packages (S7 V5.5, Drive ES V5.5) and I am very close to have everything working, just not close enough.
![drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager](https://doc.simulationx.com/4.2/1033/Content/Resources/Images/Tutorials/Co-SimulationWithPLCSIM/Step7_TagTable_S7-1500_1033.png)
#Drive monitor not running second time from simatic manager Pc
I have a new PC and am trying to get the software all up and running. I found myself in the awful predicament of trying to rebuild a maintenance PC for one of our Siemens production lines.