The Siemens S7 driver provides an interface to Siemens PLCs of the following types:
• S7-200
• S7-300
• S7-400
Communication with the PLC is via ISO over TCP.
Future versions of VTS may also include communication via
• Serial (RS-485)
• Serial (RS-232) with adapter
The characteristics of the Siemens S7 driver are described in the table below.
Siemens Driver Characteristics
Tag Browser Name: Siemens S7 Driver
Database Table Name: SiemensS7Driver
Type: Driver
Tag Group Memberships: Drivers, Numeric
Log Enabled Variables: see Communication Driver Log-Enabled Variables
Native Drawing Methods: Siemens S7 Driver Tag Drawing Methods
Topics in this section:
Siemens S7 Driver Tag Type Properties: ID
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