Add Siemens S7 Connection

Summary

The Siemens S7 ‘Add/Edit Connection’ panel helps the user configuring a new connection to a Siemens S7 device or editing an existing Siemens S7 connection in a very user-friendly way.

The user can open the ‘Add/Edit Connection‘ panel by clicking the ‘Add New Connection’ icon to create a new connection or by clicking the ‘Edit Connection’ icon to edit an existing connection.

After adding a new connection, a new Siemens S7 tag can be added to the connection.


Procedure

Step 1: In AP Historian, click the ‘Add New Connection‘ icon.

Step 2: Next, fill in all general connection parameters in the ‘General‘ tab as described in the ‘Add New Connection‘ support page.

Step 3: Click the ‘Connection’ tab to fill in the connection parameters.

  • IP Address: Specifies the IP address of the profinet connected Siemens S7 device.
  • CPU Type: Specifies the CPU type of the S7 device, f.e.: S71200.
  • Rack: Specifies the rack number of the CPU. When selecting the ‘CPU Type’ the default rack number for the given CPU Type is filled in automatically.
  • Slot: Specifies the slot number of the CPU. When selecting the ‘CPU Type’ the default slot number for the given CPU Type is filled in automatically.
  • Timeout: Specifies the connection timeout setting in ms.

Step 4: Finally, click ‘Save‘ to save the connection in Historian.


Examples

Configure S7-200/200-SMART Connection

Configure S7-300/400 Connection

Configure S7-1200/1500 Connection