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Version: 5.1.1.0

S7 Reader

To use the S7 reader, only the S7 environment entry and the message type have to be configured in the channel directly:

S7 environment entry​

A valid S7 environment entry must be selected. The configuration of the environment entry itself is described in the chapter above.

Message type​

An S7 message type has to be selected. Only S7 message type are listed. How to create a S7 message type is described in the chapter above.

The rest of the properties is passed through parameters during the call of the channel:

DATABLOCK​

A data block is a unit in the PLC which contains data. In the field, the id of the data block must be configured. The id is a positive integer.

OFFSET​

An initial offset for the data block defines how many bytes the origin of the variable nodes gets shifted from the initial origin of the data block. The offset of the variable itself gets added on top.