TOP Server Siemens S7 Ethernet OPC Driver Details

Siemens S7 Ethernet Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 1024
  • Devices per Channel - 1024
  • NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources
• Automatic Tag Generation from TIA Portal for S7-1500, S7-1200, S7-400 and S7-300 with the included TIA Portal Exporter (must be installed on same machine as TIA Portal)
• Supports NetLink communication adapter and NetLink Configuration Utility
• Supports maximum Packet Data Unit (PDU) size configured on device for performance optimization
• Supports multiple connections per device
• Supports access on PC, PG, and OP ports
• Supports CP243, CP343, and CP443 TCP/IP communications cards
• Supports Data Block Access and Bit-Level Access

Standard Siemens S7 Ethernet Features Include

• Direct Ethernet connections to S7 CPUs with Ethernet (Modular or Built-In)
• Memory Types Supported: I, E, Q, A, M, F, T, C, Z, Data Block Access and Time-of-Day (TOD)
• Bit-level access support
• All data types supported, including String (See Address Descriptions in Siemens S7 Ethernet Help File)
• Uses standard Ethernet Network Interface Card for TCP/IP Communications
• Access on PC/PG/OP access ports
• Specify a Network Interface Card at the channel level
• Optimized communications allow each device to have a separate thread/channel of communications when under separate channels

Siemens S7 Ethernet Driver Advanced Features Include

• Supports the NetLink communications adapter and NetLink Configuration Utility (Gateway from Ethernet to S7 MPI)
• Automatic Tag Generation from a Simatic STEP 7 project for S7-300 and S7-400 devices
• Automatic Tag Generation from TIA Portal for S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, and S7-1500 devices via the TIA Portal Exporter Utility
• Device-level Byte Order Addressing Options (Big Endian/Little Endian)
• Supports maximum Packet Data Unit (PDU) size configured on device for performance and efficiency
• Redundancy switching for S7-300 and S7-400 Redundant Controllers (S7400H, S7400F, S7-400FH, etc.) via client writes to special system tags or Media Level Redundancy

TIA Portal Exporter Utility

The TIA Portal Exporter Utility enables export of the specific tags users need from Siemens S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200 or S7-1500 controllers programmed with Siemens TIA Portal for automatic generation in their TOP Server project. Provided as a standalone installation, it is compatible with TIA Portal V13 SP1, V13 SP2, V14, V14 SP1, V15, V16, V17, and V18

Capabilities include:

• Select a specific controller within the Siemens TIA Portal project
• Select tags from all tag tables, data blocks, UDTs and function blocks
  Search/filter on tag name, address or data type
• Import the specific tags required in a TOP Server project

Download the TIA Portal Exporter Utility (also installed with TOP Server)

Siemens S7 Ethernet Supported Devices

• S7-1500 Family
• S7-1200 Family
• S7-400 Family
• S7-300 Family
• S7-200 Family
• S7-300 / 400 via Hilscher NetLink:
  • NetLink 50-MPI (S7-300/400)
  • NetLink-MPI (S7-300/400)
  • NetTap 50-MPI (S7-300/400)

For full details on models and networks supported visit the Siemens Suite Supported Devices page and consult the driver help file.

Siemens S7 Ethernet Supported Protocols / Networks

• Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet (S7 Messaging on Industrial Ethernet - ISO 8073 Class 0)
• TCP/IP Ethernet

Videos / Guides / App Notes to Help You Get Started

To insure you get the most from your investment in TOP Server™, we provide a variety of application notes/guides and how-to videos, since we know that sometimes it helps to see someone showing you how to do things.

• TOP Server Siemens S7 Ethernet Driver Quick Start Video
• TOP Server How-To Videos / Tutorials
• TOP Server How-To Application Notes
• TOP Server Quick Start Guide
• TOP Server Troubleshooting Guide

Driver Help Files / Release Notes

Use the below links to access TOP Server release history and driver help documentation.

• Click for Current/Past Release Notes
• Siemens S7 Ethernet Help File

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Additional Useful Resources

Access additional TOP Server related information below not covered in other sections:

• TOP Server Operating System Support Information
• Using the Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet Driver
• TOP Server Quick Start Video for Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet
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