Introduction S7-1500 has dominated the world of SIMATIC automation systems but there is still a huge install base of the legacy systems (S7-300 and S7-400) that is not going to be upgraded soon. Quite often we control engineers have to connect our shiny new systems to these old dogs and it is not …

Introduction Any one who has done some commissioning work must have struggled with device accessibility issues. It could be an awkward installation location or a 5 mins navigation through a robot jungle. The truth is, with SIEMENS systems, you don’t necessarily have to do it the hard way. Throughout …