Digital, analog, specific or communicative - the extensive basic functionality offered by the five different CPUs can be expanded with a wide range of individual modules. Programming is based on the easy-to-use engineering software STEP 7 Micro/WIN. As a result, the SIMATIC S7-200 Micro PLC is a reliable, fast and flexible controller in the field of micro automation. Descriptiom SIMATIC STEP 7 Professional STEP 7 Professional comprises the following software packages: STEP 7 Basic software S7 - Graph. S7 - SCL S7 - PLCSIM Besides a considerable price saving in relation to the purchase of the individual components you can take advantage of reduced installation efforts and the possibility to subscribe to a consolidated Software Update Service. (See chapter licensing below) STEP 7 basic Software STEP 7 basic software is the standard tool for the SIMATIC S7, SIMATIC C7 and SIMATIC WinAC automation systems. It enables the user to use the performance capability of these systems easily and conveniently. STEP 7 contains convenient functions for all phases of an automation project: Configuring and parameterizing the hardware. Specifying the communication. Programming. Test, start-up and service Documentation, archiving. Operating/diagnostics functions top of page STEP 7 program tools SIMATIC-Manager: The SIMATIC Manager manages all data belonging to an automation project, regardless of the target system (SIMATIC S7, SIMATIC C7 or SIMATIC WinAC) on which they are implemented. It provides a common entry point for all SIMATIC S7, C7 or WinAC tools. The SIMATIC software tools that are necessary for processing the selected data are automatically started by SIMATIC Manager. Symbol-Editor: With the tool Symbol Editor all global variables (in contrast to the local formal parameters that are declared when the blocks are programmed) are managed. The following functions are available: Definition of symbolic designations and comments for the process signals (inputs/outputs), flags and blocks Sorting functions Data exchange with other Windows programs The symbol charts that are generated when this tool is used are available to all software products. Changes to a symbol parameter are therefore automatically recognized by all tools. Hardware configuration: The tool Hardware Configuration is used for configuring and parameterizing the hardware used for an automation project. The following functions are available: Configuration of the automation system Racks are selected from an electronic catalog and the selected modules are assigned to the required slots in the racks. The configuration of the distributed I/Os is done in the same way as the configuration of the non-distributed I/Os; channel-granular I/O modules are also supported. CPU parameter assignment: Properties such as restart characteristics and cycle-time monitoring can be set menu-driven. multicomputing is supported. The entered data are filed in system data blocks in the CPU. Module parameter assignment: The user can specify all the adjustable parameters of the modules in input screen forms. Adjustments via DIP switches become unnecessary. Parameterization of hardware modules occurs automatically during the CPU's acceleration. Thus, a change of a module can be made without another parameterization. Function module (FM) and communications processor (CP) parameter assignment: This parameterization also occurs within the hardware configuration in the same way as the parameterization of the other modules. For this parameterization hardware-module-specific screen forms and rules are provided for each FM and CP (is included in the FM/CP functions package). The system prevents faulty inputs by offering only allowed entry options on the parameter assignment screen forms. Communication configuration Configuring and display of communication links Time-driven cyclic data transmission via MPI: - Selection of communication partners - Entering of data source and data destination in a table.Generation of all system data blocks (SDBs) to be loaded and their complete transmission to all CPUs take place automatically - Parameterization of the selected communication blocks in the customary programming language (e.g., LAD). Event-driven data transmission - Definition of the communication links. - Selection of the communication function blocks (CFBs) from the integrated block library. - Parameterization of the selected communication blocks in the customary programming language (e.g., LAD).