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Hi All
Normally as defender of the Siemens faith, I answer these questions, but today I have one for the list.
I have recently upgraded my PG740 to Step 7 professional and as I was using Win95 before, I figured an op sys upgrade was called for. After a
disasterous start with NT4 SP6, I upgraded to SP6a which was better, but then had some problems with authorisation of the software. I discussed my
problems with a most helpful lady at the Siemens Hotline, and on the strength of the discussion decided to install Win2000 which was also OK, but
I lost the ability to contact the on board programmer interface and could only go on line to S7 with a CP5511 which I fortunately happened to have lying around. I have been using the new setup for 3 days now and am satisfied with the speed and behaviour of the system, but would like to get the online interface working as I dont feel the PCMCIA CP5511 interface with its little plugs and cables is the thing for industrial environments. I contacted the Siemens Germany hotline for help, and have been told to run S7
on Win2000, I will have to wait until next year when a new service pack is released. Now I am a patient man (sometimes) but why I should wait for
something I already have beats me, I just want to know how to set up my disappearing onboard interface port and would be most grateful to anyone who may have solved this problem, for an answer, preferrably this year !!!
Thanks for any ideas at all.
Regards
Donald Pittendrigh
Normally as defender of the Siemens faith, I answer these questions, but today I have one for the list.
I have recently upgraded my PG740 to Step 7 professional and as I was using Win95 before, I figured an op sys upgrade was called for. After a
disasterous start with NT4 SP6, I upgraded to SP6a which was better, but then had some problems with authorisation of the software. I discussed my
problems with a most helpful lady at the Siemens Hotline, and on the strength of the discussion decided to install Win2000 which was also OK, but
I lost the ability to contact the on board programmer interface and could only go on line to S7 with a CP5511 which I fortunately happened to have lying around. I have been using the new setup for 3 days now and am satisfied with the speed and behaviour of the system, but would like to get the online interface working as I dont feel the PCMCIA CP5511 interface with its little plugs and cables is the thing for industrial environments. I contacted the Siemens Germany hotline for help, and have been told to run S7
on Win2000, I will have to wait until next year when a new service pack is released. Now I am a patient man (sometimes) but why I should wait for
something I already have beats me, I just want to know how to set up my disappearing onboard interface port and would be most grateful to anyone who may have solved this problem, for an answer, preferrably this year !!!
Thanks for any ideas at all.
Regards
Donald Pittendrigh