Eaton OPTE9 Installation Manual

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7913. Appendix 3 – Operating an SVX Drive with a Siemens PLC via PROFINETDual port ethernet option board installation manual MN032004EN October 2017 www.eaton.comControlling and Monitoring the SVX Drive withthe Siemens PLCIn place of a user program, this example will add the I/Otags for the SVX Drive to the Tag database, then to a WatchList and control the device by modifying the Output tagsand monitoring the input data.Adding I/O tagsUnder the Project tree, open “PLC tags” and select “Showall tags” and the following will be displayed:Figure 46.Add the I/O tags and their I/O address as assigned by thePLC, per the following:Figure 47.Next, double click “Add new watch table” under “Watchand Force tables” in the Project Tree on the left per thefollowing:Figure 48.The new watch table is named “SVX” for this example.Add the I/O addresses for the SWD devices as shownbelow. Note that the addresses for these tag names thatyou entered into the PLC Tags area are automaticallypopulated as the tag names are selected. This watch tablewill allow testing the SVX drive over PROFINET withoutwriting a program. This will allow monitoring the input datafrom the SVX drive, while also operating it.Figure 49.Downloading the program to the Siemens S7 PLCThe project must first be compiled with no errors before itis downloaded to the PLC. In the Project Tree under PLC_1[CPU….], double click “Device configuration” as follows todisplay the Device View containing the PLC.Figure 50.Select the PLC then click the Compile button. The compilebutton is just to the left of the Download button on the toolbar. Shown below are, from left to right: Compile button,download button and the upload button. As you hoverover each of these buttons in the software, it will displayits function.Figure 51.