FAQ 01/2015

How can you transfer a WinCC (TIA

Portal) project to an operator panel
using Ethernet?
WinCC (TIA Portal)

http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/58522603

This entry is from the Siemens Industry Online Support. The general terms of use
(http://www.siemens.com/terms_of_use) apply.
Security
information

Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that
support the secure operation of plants, solutions, machines, equipment and/or
networks. They are important components in a holistic industrial security
concept. With this in mind, Siemens products and solutions undergo continuous
development. Siemens recommends strongly that you regularly check for
product updates.
For the secure operation of Siemens products and solutions, it is necessary to
take suitable preventive action (e.g. cell protection concept) and integrate each
component into a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial security concept. Third-party
products that may be in use should also be considered. For more information
about industrial security, visit http://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity.

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

To stay informed about product updates as they occur, sign up for a productspecific newsletter. For more information, visit
http://support.automation.siemens.com.

Table of contents
1

Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using

Ethernet .............................................................................................................. 3
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5

Instructions ........................................................................................... 3
Settings on the Operator Panel ............................................................ 3
Settings on the Configuration Computer .............................................. 5
Checking the Ethernet Connection ...................................................... 7
Checking the Connection to the Panel ................................................. 7
Checking the Settings on the Operator Panel ...................................... 7
Settings in WinCC (TIA Portal) ............................................................. 9

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

Transfer from a Configuration Computer

with Windows 7 using Ethernet

1.1

Instructions
For transfer of a WinCC (TIA Portal) configuration using Ethernet you must make
settings on the operator panel and on the configuration computer.

Notes

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

1.2

Please refer to the relevant manual of each operator panel for information about
which Ethernet transfer can be used for which panel, or refer to this entry: "What
transfer options are available in the various operator panels?", Entry ID: 19109408.
If you wish to integrate your configuration computer into an existing Ethernet network,
you must transfer the parameters of the existing network. Please note that the IP
address of the PC on the Ethernet network must be unique.
In the case of a direct connection between operator panel and configuration computer
without any other active components such as hub, switch or router, you need a
crossover patch cable.

Settings on the Operator Panel

The screens below are from TP700 Comfort. The illustrations might differ from
operator panel to operator panel, because not all the functions are available for
each operator panel.

Table 1-1
No.

Action

1.

Open the "Transfer" dialog in the "Control

Panel".

2.

In the General tab, select "Ethernet" in the

drop-down list box.
The option Off is not to be selected in the
Transfer box.

3.

Click the "Properties" button to open the

network settings.

4.

Double-click the "Ethernet Driver".

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

Screen

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

No.
5.

Action

Screen

If you do not take the IP address from a

DHCP server, select the "Specify an IP
address" option and specify the IP address
and the subnet mask of the panel.
Note
The IP address must be unique, in other
words, it must not be used by any other node
in the network.
Close the dialog with "OK".
Close the next dialog by means of the menu
"File">"Close" and close the
"Transfer Settings" dialog with "OK".

7.

Close the "Control Panel" as well.

8.

Select the "Transfer" button in the "Start

Center".

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

6.

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

1.3

Settings on the Configuration Computer

The required settings on the configuration computer are described below.

Table 1-2

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

No.

Action

1.

Open the "Network and Sharing Center"

menu in the Control Panel of your
configuration computer.

2.

In the "Network and Sharing Center" you click

"Change adapter settings". Double-click the
relevant "Network" and then click the
"Properties" button to open the Properties
window of that network.

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

Screen

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

No.

Action
Mark "Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)" and click the "Properties" button.

4.

Assign a valid IP address and subnet mask.

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

3.

Screen

Note
The IP address must be unique, in other
words, it must not be used by any other node
in the network.

5.

Close the Properties dialog and all other

dialogs with "OK".

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

1.4

Checking the Ethernet Connection

1.4.1

Checking the Connection to the Panel

Table 1-3

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

No.

Action

1.

Open the Start menu and enter "CMD" in the

"Search programs and files" dialog field.
Confirm this with the Enter key.

2.

Enter the "ping" command and the IP address

of the panel, "172.16.33.66", for example.
Confirm this with the Enter key.

Screen

Note
If you take the IP address from the DHCP,
your administrator will give you the IP
address.
3.

If the time is exceeded (no reply from node),

then check the following points:

Check and replace the Ethernet cable if

necessary.

Check the IP address and subnet mask

on the panel and on the configuration
computer.

Select and enable the correct Ethernet

adapter.

Check the Transfer settings in "Control

Panel > Transfer Settings" to see whether
the correct transfer channel is enabled.

If necessary, check the firewall settings

on the configuration computer.

4.

If the time is not exceeded, the connection

configuration at operating system level is OK
and you can close the Windows command
console.

1.4.2

Checking the Settings on the Operator Panel

You can also test the Ethernet connection from the operator panel. Proceed as
follows.

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

Table 1-4
No.

Action

1.

Press the "Taskbar" button in the "Runtime

Loader". Then start the Windows CE
command console by means of "Start >
Programs > Command Prompt".

2.

Enter the "ping" command and the IP

address of the panel, for example "
172.16.33.40". Confirm with the Enter key.

Screen

Note
If you take the IP address from the DHCP,
your administrator will give you the IP
address.
If the time is exceeded (no reply from node),
then check the following points:

Check and replace the Ethernet cable if

necessary.

Check the IP address and subnet mask

on the panel and on the configuration
computer.

Check the Transfer settings in "Control

Panel > Transfer Settings" and if
necessary, check the firewall settings on
the configuration computer.

4.

If the time is not exceeded, the connection

configuration at operating system level is OK
and you can close the Windows CE command
console.

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

3.

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

1.5

Settings in WinCC (TIA Portal)

Table 1-5
No.

Action
In the "Project tree" you open the "Devices &
networks" folder. In the "Devices & networks"
window you open the "Network view".

2.

Click the green Ethernet interface of your

panel. Enter the IP address and the subnet
mask in the "General" tab of the Ethernet
interface.

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

1.

Screen

Notes
Each address may only be present once in a
subnetwork.

3.

In the project tree, mark the folder of your

panel. In this example it is "HMI_1 [TP700]".
In the menu bar, select the "Online" menu.
Select the menu command "Online >
Extended download to device...".

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

1 Transfer from a Configuration Computer with Windows 7 using Ethernet

No.
4.

Action

Screen

Under "Set PG/PC interface" you select

"Ethernet".
Click the "Load" button. The "Load preview"
window opens.
Notes
If you have not configured the IP address for
the operator panel as described in point 2 in
the table above, then you can also
enter the IP address under "Device name >
Use other IP". Note here that after starting
Runtime on the operator panel, the IP address
of the configuration is applied. You configure
this in the "Devices & networks" folder.

5.

In the drop-down menu for the "Overwrite"

text you can have the different options
displayed. Make the relevant settings as
required.

Siemens AG 2015 All rights reserved

Click the "Load" button. The configuration is

transferred to the operator panel.

Ethernet transfer with WinCC (TIA Portal)

Entry-ID: 58522603, V1.1, 01/2015

10