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MPI COMMUNICATION

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Objectives

- Know Communication Methods.

- Configure GD Communication Files.

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CP Used For MPI Comm. With PC & Laptop

CP5611
Transmission rate 9.6 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s

Interface 9-pin Sub-D socket

for connection to PROFIBUS

Module format : PCI card

Space requirements : 1 x PCI slot

CP5511
Transmission rate 9.6 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s

Interfaces 9-pin Sub D socket

for connection to
PROFIBUS

Module format : PCMCIA slot Type II

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MPI Communication Method

S7-Communication Functions
Communication
Services

Global Data S7 Basis S7 Extended

Communication
Communication

Data Volume Up to 22 Byte (S7-300)

Up to 54 Byte (S7-400)
Up to 76Byte Up to 16 Byte (S7-300)
up to 64 Byte (S7-400)

Interfaces MPI MPI MPI

CPs for
PROFIBUS
and Ethernet

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MPI Communication
- Data communication: 187.5 kbit/s to 12 Mbit/s

- Up to 32 bus nodes and up to 32 active

connections per CPU Add.= 2

- Communication services:
. PG/OP communication functions
. Global data communication for small data
volumes, without a programming
overhead Add.= 4
. S7 Basic communication for small
Add.= 0
data volumes up to 76 bytes
Add.= 1

Add.= 3

Add.= 5

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Inserting Another Station - S7 300

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Edit Hardware For The other Station - S7 300

Two station

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Edit Hardware For The other Station - S7 300

The address of the CPU for

the other station must have
a different address

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Configure The Network

Click on this icon to

edit the network
configuration

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Connectiong CPU To The MPI Network

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Compiling & Checking The Connection

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Connect CPU & PCs Using MPI Cables

CPU-MPI
PC address: 0
address: 2

CPU-MPI
PC address: 1
address: 3

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Start Global Data File

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Define The CPUs

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Assigne Sender & Receiver

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Compile & Check

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Download GD File To CPU

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S7 Basic Communication
SFC NAME Short Description

SFC 65 X_SEND Send block for sending data to the X_RCV (Client) block

SFC 66 X_RCV Receive block for receiving the data of the X_SEND block

SFC 67 X_GET Read data from the partner PLC

SFC 68 X_PUT Write data to the partner PLC

SFC 69 X_ABORT Abort existing connection

SFC 72 I_GET Read data from the partner CPU

SFC 73 I_PUT Write data to the partner CPU

SFC 74 I_ABORT Abort connection to the partner CPU

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S7 Basic Communication Using SFC 65 - 66

SFC65 (X_SEND)
CALL SFC 65
REQ:= M4.0 //Trigger REQ RET_VAL
CONT:= FALSE //Disc. connection CONT BUSY
DEST_ID:= W#16#4 //MPI_addr.
REQ_ID:= DW#16#1 //Identifier
DEST_ID
SD:= P#M20.0 BYTE 10 //Variable
RET_VAL:= MW40 //Error code REQ_ID
BUSY:= M 4.1 //SFC active
SD

SFC66 (X_RSV)
CALL SFC 66 EN_DT RET_VAL
EN_DT:= TRUE //Trigger data trans.
RET_VAL:= MW 50 //Error code REQ_ID
REQ_ID:= MD52 //Job ID
NDA:= M40.0 //Data exist NDA
RD:= P#M20.0 BYTE 10 //Variable
RD

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S7 Extended Communication
- Data exchange using MPI, Profibus or Industrial Ethernet

- Configuring the connections via connection table

-The connections are configured during warm restart and exist

permanently (even in STOP mode)

- User data size up to 64 Kbytes

- Communications services also for controlling (Stop, Start) the partner

- SFBs:

- Data can also be read and written by an S7-300 (GET/PUT)

- Different tasks can be handled via one connection

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S7 Extended Communication
SFB/SFC NAME Comm. Type Short Description

SFB 8 USEND two-sided Send block for sending data to the URCV (Client) block

SFB 9 URCV two-sided Receive block for receiving data of the USEND block

Send block for sending large data blocks to the BRCV

SFB 12 BSEND two-sided
block (up to 64 KByte)

Receive block for receiving large data blocks

SFB 13 BRCV two-sided
(up to 64 Kbyte)

SFB 14 GET one-sided Read data from partner PLC

SFB 15 PUT one-sided Write data to partner PLC

SFB 16 PRINT one-sided Send data to remote printer

SFB 19 START one-sided Perform complete restart at the partner

SFB 20 STOP one-sided Put partner in the Stop state

SFB 21 RESUME one-sided Perform restart at the partner

Status scan of the partner

SFB 22 STATUS one-sided
(RUN, STOP, start-up, hold)

SFB 23 USTATUS one-sided Receive the partner‘s status messages

SFC 62 CONTROL --- Scan the internal status of an S7 connection + SFB

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