Introduction

All Maple Systems HMIs programmed with EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro), including every cMT X Series and cMT Series model, are compatible with Siemens S7-300/ET200S Ethernet. Configure your Controller and HMI/cMT with the following parameters to establish reliable communication.

Supported Series: Siemens S7-300 Ethernet Series PLC, Ethernet module CP-343-1, CPU315-2 PN/DP, CPU317-2 PN/DP, CPU319-3 PN/DP, and ET200S.

Website: http://www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/

HMI Settings

Parameters	Recommended	Options
PLC type	SIEMENS S7-300/ET200S (Ethernet)
PLC I/F	Ethernet
Port no.	102
PLC sta. no.	1	0–31

In V3.00 and later versions, setting [Interval of block pack] to 0 can optimize efficiency.

System Parameter Settings dialog in EasyBuilderPro with Siemens S7-300/ET200S Ethernet selected as PLC type, IP set to 192.168.1.170 Port 102, and Interval of block pack set to 0.

Device Address

Bit/Word	Device Type	Format	Range	Memo
B	`I`	`DDDDo`	0 ~ 99997	Input (I)
B	`Q`	`DDDDo`	0 ~ 99997	Output (O)
B	`M`	`DDDDo`	0 ~ 99997	Bit Memory
B	`DBnBit`	`FFFFFDDDDo`	0 ~ 6553599997
B	`DBxBit`	`FFFFFDDDDDo`	0 ~ 10700655357
B	`DB1Bit`–`DB99Bit`	`DDDDDo`	0 ~ 655357	Data Register Bit
W	`IW`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9999	Input (I)
W	`QW`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9999	Output (O)
Byte	`MB`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9999	Bit Memory Byte
W	`MW`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9999	Bit Memory
DW	`MD`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9998	Bit Memory Double Word
DW	`MD_Anyaddr`	`DDDD`	0 ~ 9998	Bit Memory Double Word (must be even)
Byte	`DBBn`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999	Data Register Byte
Byte	`DBBx`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
W	`DBn`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999	Data Register (must be even)
W	`DBx`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
DW	`DBDn`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999	Data Register Double Word (must be even)
DW	`DBDx`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
DW	`DBDn_Anyaddr`	`FFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 40969999	Data Register Double Word (must be even)
W	`DBn_String`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999
W	`DBx_String`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
W	`DBn_String1`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999
W	`DBx_String1`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
DW	`DBDn_String`	`FFFFFDDDD`	0 ~ 655359999
DW	`DBDx_String`	`FFFFFDDDDD`	0 ~ 1070065535
W	`DB1`–`DB99`	`DDDDD`	0 ~ 65535	Data Register (must be even)
W	`T`	`DDDDD`	0 ~ 65535
W	`C`	`DDDDD`	0 ~ 65535

NOTE: Double word and floating point values must use the DBDn device type.

How to Import Tag

SIEMENS STEP 7 program allows building files of user-defined tags (*.dif file and *.AWL file), and importing these files in EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro) via System Parameter Settings. The following describes how to build and import these two types of files.

Building a *.dif File

Create user-defined tags in Symbols
In the SIMATIC Manager, open the Symbols editor for your S7 program and create your user-defined tags with the appropriate addresses and data types.
Export the symbols as a DIF file
Click Symbol Table → Export to export the edited symbols. In the Export dialog, set the file type to *Data Interchange Format (.DIF), enter a file name (e.g. PLC_Tag.dif), and click Save**.

Building a *.AWL File

Create data blocks in Blocks
In the SIMATIC Manager, open the Blocks folder for your S7 program and create the required data block items.
Open Generate Source in LAD/STL/FBD
Open LAD/STL, FBD – Programming S7 Blocks from the Start menu, then click File → Generate Source.
Specify Sources as storage path
In the New dialog, select Sources as the storage path, enter a file name for the object (e.g. Object_Tag), then click OK.
Select objects to export
In the Generate source dialog, move the blocks you want to export from Blocks Not Selected to Blocks Selected, then click OK.
Export Source to build AWL file
Under Sources in the SIMATIC Manager, the saved file will appear. Right-click it and select Export Source to generate the *.AWL file.

Import Tags in EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro)

The generated *.dif and *.AWL files can be imported in EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro) System Parameter Settings by clicking Import Tag.

System Parameter Settings Device tab showing the Siemens S7-300 PLC device, and the Import Address Tag dialog open with Import DIF file and Import AWL file both checked, with file paths entered.

When the import completes, a confirmation dialog will appear indicating that tag information was imported successfully.

Wiring Diagram

NOTE: Use a standard straight-through Ethernet cable to connect the HMI to the Siemens S7-300/ET200S PLC.

The diagram below shows the Ethernet cable wiring.

Ethernet cable wiring diagram showing the pin-to-pin connections for a straight-through cable with all 8 wire pairs (W/Orange, Orange, W/Green, Blue, W/Blue, Green, W/Brown, Brown) matched on both ends.

Connection Parameters Needed for HMI/cMT Products to Communicate with Siemens S7-300/ET200S Ethernet using EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro)