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Purpose of the documentation

This documentation supports you in the operation of the Web server.
The Web server offers, among other things, web page access to diagnostic data and to
process data of the CPU.

Basic knowledge required

The following knowledge is required in order to understand the documentation:
General knowledge in the field of automation technology
Knowledge of the industrial automation system SIMATIC
Experience of working with Windows-based computers
Knowledge about how to use STEP 7 (TIA Portal)

Scope of the documentation

This documentation is valid for CPUs as of firmware version V2.0 and contains illustrations
of the Web server user interface. The images used are identical for all CPUs of the S7-1500
automation system and distributed I/O system ET 200SP and the CPU 1516pro-2 PN of
distributed I/O system ET 200pro.
The displayed illustrations can differ from the interface of the Web server in some details,
e.g. depending on the browser used.

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What's new compared to the previous version of the function manual (12/2014 edition)

What's new? What are the customer benefits? Where can I find the information?
New contents Handling of certificate modi- You protect the Web server against Section Configuring the Web
fied tapping or distortion of the communica- server (Page 19)
tion through access via the secure
transmission protocol "HTTPS" includ-
ing a special Web server certificate.
Four additional languages You can set the Web server interface to Section Start page with general
for the Web server interface the following languages: CPU information (Page 32)
Korean
Russian
Turkish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Assignment of different You can assign up to three different Section Language settings
project languages extended project languages for comments, alarm (Page 29)
texts and diagnostic information to the
user interface languages of the Web
server.
"Start page" web page ex- The display of the TIA project name Section Start page with general
tended immediately indicates whether the de- CPU information (Page 32)
sired project is selected.
"Diagnostics" web page Here you can find information about: Section Diagnostics (Page 36)
extended by one tab:
Know-how protection or copy protec-
"Program protection" tion of the PLC program
"Runtime information" Program/communication load and
"Fail-safe" (with an F- cycle time
CPU) F-collective signatures, cycle times
and runtimes of the F-runtime
group(s)
"Alarms" web page extend- You can acknowledge alarms of the Section Alarms (Page 49)
ed CPU via the Web server.
"Tag status" and "Watch You can change the value of tags and Section Tag status (Page 64)
tables" web pages extended write them to the CPU, also using the Section Watch tables (Page 66)
absolute address.
New web page "Online You can back up and restore the CPU Section Online backup (Page 99)
backup" configuration to/from the SIMATIC
memory card via the Web server.
New "Motion Control diag- You can monitor statuses, errors, tech- Section Motion Control diagnos-
nostics" web page nology alarms and the current values of tics (Page 103)
configured technology objects (TOs)
with the Web server without STEP 7.
New web page "Online You can read, view and save trace Section Trace (Page 110)
backup" recordings via the Web server and thus
obtain plant and project information for
diagnostics and maintenance without
STEP 7.

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What's new? What are the customer benefits? Where can I find the information?
Changed Scope of the function man- Functions that you will be familiar with Manual CPU 1510SP-1 PN
contents ual expanded to include from the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs are (https://support.industry.siemens.
CPUs of the distributed I/O implemented in CPUs in other designs com/cs/ww/en/view/90157130)
system ET 200SP and the (ET 200SP) and in the CPU 1516pro-2 Manual CPU 1512SP-1 PN
CPU 1516pro-2 PN PN (degree of protection IP65, IP66 and (https://support.industry.siemens.
IP67). com/cs/ww/en/view/90157013)
Operating instructions CPU
1516pro-2 PN
(https://support.industry.siemens.
com/cs/ww/en/view/109482416)
Web page "Watch tables": Section Watch tables (Page 66)
Note added on the maximum configuration limits.
Web page "User pages": Section User pages (Page 68)
Note added on the maximum size of the HTML pages.

Conventions
In this documentation, "STEP 7" is used as a synonym for all versions of the configuration
and programming software "STEP 7 (TIA Portal)".
Please also observe notes marked as follows:

Note
A note contains important information on the product described in the documentation, on the
handling of the product and on the section of the documentation to which particular attention
should be paid.

See also
SIMATIC Portal (http://www.siemens.com/simatic-tech-doku-portal)
Catalog (http://mall.automation.siemens.com)

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Security information
Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the
secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement and continuously maintain a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. Siemens products and solutions only form one element of such a concept.
Customer is responsible to prevent unauthorized access to its plants, systems, machines
and networks. Systems, machines and components should only be connected to the
enterprise network or the internet if and to the extent necessary and with appropriate security
measures (e.g. use of firewalls and network segmentation) in place.
Additionally, Siemens guidance on appropriate security measures should be taken into
account. For more information about industrial security, please visit
(http://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity).
Siemens products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more
secure. Siemens strongly recommends to apply product updates as soon as available and to
always use the latest product versions. Use of product versions that are no longer supported,
and failure to apply latest updates may increase customers exposure to cyber threats.
To stay informed about product updates, subscribe to the Siemens Industrial Security RSS
Feed under (http://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity).

Siemens Industry Online Support

You can find current information on the following topics quickly and easily here:
Product support
All the information and extensive know-how on your product, technical specifications,
FAQs, certificates, downloads, and manuals.
Application examples
Tools and examples to solve your automation tasks as well as function blocks,
performance information and videos.
Services
Information about Industry Services, Field Services, Technical Support, spare parts and
training offers.
Forums
For answers and solutions concerning automation technology.
mySupport
Your personal working area in Industry Online Support for messages, support queries,
and configurable documents.
This information is provided by the Siemens Industry Online Support in the Internet
(http://www.siemens.com/automation/service&support).

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Industry Mall
The Industry Mall is the catalog and order system of Siemens AG for automation and drive
solutions on the basis of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) and Totally Integrated Power
(TIP).
Catalogs for all the products in automation and drives are available on the Internet
(https://mall.industry.siemens.com).

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Table of contents

Preface ................................................................................................................................................... 4
1 Documentation guide ............................................................................................................................ 11
2 General information .............................................................................................................................. 15
2.1 Properties of the Web server ..................................................................................................15
2.2 Configuring the Web server ....................................................................................................19
2.3 Language settings ...................................................................................................................29
2.4 Updating and saving information ............................................................................................31
3 Web pages ........................................................................................................................................... 32
3.1 Start page with general CPU information ...............................................................................32
3.2 Diagnostics .............................................................................................................................36
3.3 Diagnostics buffer ...................................................................................................................40
3.4 Module information .................................................................................................................41
3.5 Firmware update .....................................................................................................................47
3.6 Alarms .....................................................................................................................................49
3.7 Communication .......................................................................................................................50
3.8 Topology .................................................................................................................................55
3.8.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................55
3.8.2 Graphical view ........................................................................................................................56
3.8.3 Tabular view ............................................................................................................................59
3.8.4 Status overview .......................................................................................................................61
3.8.5 Examples for graphical topology views...................................................................................61
3.9 Tag status ...............................................................................................................................64

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3.10 Watch tables .......................................................................................................................... 66

3.11 User pages ............................................................................................................................. 68
3.11.1 AWP commands .................................................................................................................... 70
3.11.1.1 PLC tags ................................................................................................................................ 72
3.11.1.2 Special tags ............................................................................................................................ 75
3.11.1.3 Enum types ............................................................................................................................ 76
3.11.1.4 Fragments .............................................................................................................................. 78
3.11.1.5 Arrays ..................................................................................................................................... 80
3.11.1.6 Structures ............................................................................................................................... 81
3.11.2 Configuring user pages .......................................................................................................... 82
3.11.3 Programming the WWW instruction ....................................................................................... 83
3.11.4 Defining the user page as start page ..................................................................................... 85
3.11.5 Example of a user page ......................................................................................................... 87
3.11.5.1 Website for monitoring and controlling a wind turbine ........................................................... 87
3.11.5.2 Reading and displaying data from the CPU ........................................................................... 90
3.11.5.3 Using enum types .................................................................................................................. 91
3.11.5.4 Writing user inputs into the controller .................................................................................... 92
3.11.5.5 Writing special tags ................................................................................................................ 93
3.11.5.6 HTML code of the user page "Remote Wind Turbine Monitor" ............................................. 93
3.12 Filebrowser............................................................................................................................. 97
3.13 DataLogs ................................................................................................................................ 98
3.14 Online backup ........................................................................................................................ 99
3.15 Motion Control diagnostics ................................................................................................... 103
3.16 Trace .................................................................................................................................... 110
3.17 Reading out service data ..................................................................................................... 120
3.18 Basic websites ..................................................................................................................... 121
Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................123
Index ...................................................................................................................................................127

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Documentation guide 1
The documentation for the SIMATIC S7-1500 automation system, for CPU 1516pro-2 PN
based on SIMATIC S7-1500, and for the distributed I/O systems SIMATIC ET 200MP,
ET 200SP and ET 200AL is divided into three areas.
This division allows you easier access to the specific information you require.

Basic information
System manuals and Getting Started manuals describe in detail the configuration,
installation, wiring and commissioning of the SIMATIC S7-1500, ET 200MP, ET 200SP and
ET 200AL systems; use the corresponding operating instructions for CPU 1516pro-2 PN.
The STEP 7 online help supports you in configuration and programming.

Device information
Product manuals contain a compact description of the module-specific information, such as
properties, terminal diagrams, characteristics and technical specifications.

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General information
The function manuals contain detailed descriptions on general topics such as diagnostics,
communication, Motion Control, Web server, OPC UA.
You can download the documentation free of charge from the Internet
(http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/industrial-automation-systems-simatic/en/manual-
overview/Pages/Default.aspx).
Changes and additions to the manuals are documented in product information sheets.
You will find the product information on the Internet:
S7-1500/ET 200MP (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/68052815)
ET 200SP (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/73021864)
ET 200AL (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/99494757)

Manual Collections
The Manual Collections contain the complete documentation of the systems put together in
one file.
You will find the Manual Collections on the Internet:
S7-1500/ET 200MP (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/86140384)
ET 200SP (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/84133942)
ET 200AL (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/95242965)

"mySupport"
With "mySupport", your personal workspace, you make the best out of your Industry Online
Support.
In "mySupport", you can save filters, favorites and tags, request CAx data and compile your
personal library in the Documentation area. In addition, your data is already filled out in
support requests and you can get an overview of your current requests at any time.
You must register once to use the full functionality of "mySupport".
You can find "mySupport" on the Internet (https://support.industry.siemens.com/My/ww/en).

"mySupport" - Documentation
In the Documentation area in "mySupport" you can combine entire manuals or only parts of
these to your own manual.
You can export the manual as PDF file or in a format that can be edited later.
You can find "mySupport" - Documentation on the Internet
(http://support.industry.siemens.com/My/ww/en/documentation).

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"mySupport" - CAx data

In the CAx data area in "mySupport", you can access the current product data for your CAx
or CAe system.
You configure your own download package with a few clicks.
In doing so you can select:
Product images, 2D dimension drawings, 3D models, internal circuit diagrams, EPLAN
macro files
Manuals, characteristics, operating manuals, certificates
Product master data
You can find "mySupport" - CAx data on the Internet
(http://support.industry.siemens.com/my/ww/en/CAxOnline).

Application examples
The application examples support you with various tools and examples for solving your
automation tasks. Solutions are shown in interplay with multiple components in the system -
separated from the focus on individual products.
You will find the application examples on the Internet
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/sc/ww/en/sc/2054).

TIA Selection Tool

With the TIA Selection Tool, you can select, configure and order devices for Totally
Integrated Automation (TIA).
This tool is the successor of the SIMATIC Selection Tool and combines the known
configurators for automation technology into one tool.
With the TIA Selection Tool, you can generate a complete order list from your product
selection or product configuration.
You can find the TIA Selection Tool on the Internet
(http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/topics/en/simatic/tia-selection-tool).

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SIMATIC Automation Tool

You can use the SIMATIC Automation Tool to run commissioning and maintenance activities
simultaneously on different SIMATIC S7 stations as a bulk operation, independently of the
TIA Portal.
The SIMATIC automation tool provides a variety of functions:
Scanning of a PROFINET/Ethernet plant network and identification of all connected CPUs
Address assignment (IP, subnet, gateway) and station name (PROFINET device) to a
CPU
Transfer of the date and programming device/PC time converted to UTC time to the
module
Program download to CPU
Operating mode switchover RUN/STOP
CPU localization by means of LED flashing
Reading out CPU error information
Reading of CPU diagnostic buffer
Reset to factory settings
Updating the firmware of the CPU and connected modules
You can find the SIMATIC Automation Tool on the Internet
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/98161300).

PRONETA
With SIEMENS PRONETA (PROFINET network analysis), you analyze the plant network
during commissioning. PRONETA features two core functions:
The topology overview independently scans PROFINET and all connected components.
The IO check is a fast test of the wiring and the module configuration of a plant.
You can find SIEMENS PRONETA on the Internet
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/67460624).

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2.1 Properties of the Web server

Benefits of the Web server

The Web server lets you monitor and administer the CPU through authorized users by
means of a network. Evaluations, diagnostics, and modifications are thus possible over long
distances. Monitoring and evaluation is possible without STEP 7; all you need is a web
browser. Make sure that you take appropriate measures (e.g., limiting network access, using
firewalls) to protect the CPU from being compromised.

Activating the Web server

The Web server is deactivated in the delivery state of the CPU. This means that you must
load a project in which the Web server is activated to enable access using the Web browser.

Security functions
The Web server provides the following security functions:
Access via the secure transmission protocol "HTTPS" using the CA-signed Web server
certificate
User authorizations you can configure by means of user list
Activation for specific interfaces

Web browser
You need a web browser to access the HTML pages of the CPU.
The following web browsers have been tested for communication with the CPU. Other web
browsers may also work, especially newer versions. However, if problems occur with web
browsers not mentioned here that cannot be rectified, use one of the following tested web
browsers:
Internet Explorer (Version 11)
Microsoft Edge (Windows 10)
Mozilla Firefox (Version 42 to 47)
Google Chrome (version 46, 47)
Mobile Safari and Chrome for iOS (iOS 9)
Android Browser and Android Chrome (Jelly Bean 4.3, KitKat 4.4, Lollipop 5.0 5.1.x,
Marshmallow 6.0 operating system)

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Note
If you are using Internet Explorer, disable "Compatibility view" in the settings ("Options"
menu).

Note
For access to display devices with low screen resolution, we recommend the use of basic
websites, see section Basic websites (Page 121).

Note
Older versions of the web browsers mentioned which previously supported access to the
HTML pages of the CPU continue to do so. However, these older versions do not support
the new functions and HTML pages described in this edition.

Note
Two reserved communication connections are available to the Web server for
communication with the CPU.
Depending on the web browser used, different numbers of connections to the CPU are
established. If more connections are available, more communication connections will be
established.
If no more connections are available, display or functional problems may occur, because the
Web server will reject all other communication connections apart from the two that are
reserved.
For this reason, the web pages may not load fully.

Note
If you access the Web server of the CPU using a communication processor (CP), ensure
that the cache (temporary Internet files) is enabled in your browser. Choose the
"Automatically" option in the cache settings of your browser.
If the cache is disabled or if a setting other than "Automatically" is made in the cache settings
of your browser, this may result in slow access times and incomplete display.

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Reading out data

With the Web server, you can read out the following data from the CPU and, in some cases,
modify and write back the data to the CPU:
Start page with general CPU information (Page 32)
Information on Diagnostics (Page 36)
Identification
Program protection
Memory
Runtime information
Fail-safe (with an F CPU)
Contents of the diagnostics buffer (Page 40)
Module information (Page 41)
Firmware update (Page 47)
Alarms (Page 49)
Information on Communication (Page 50)
Important interface parameters
Port statistics
Display of the communication resources
Display of the communication connections
PROFINET Topology (Page 55)
Graphical view (set and actual topology)
Table view (actual topology)
Status overview
Tag status (Page 64)
Watch tables (Page 66)
User pages (Page 68)
Filebrowser (Page 97)
DataLogs (Page 98)
Online backup and restoration of the configuration (Page 99)
Diagnostic information for technology objects (Page 103)
Evaluation of trace recordings (Page 110)
Reading out service data (Page 120)
Basic websites (Page 121)
On the following pages, you will find more detailed descriptions of the HTML pages.

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Web access to the CPU via PG/PC, HMI devices and mobile terminal devices
Proceed as follows to access the Web server:
1. Use STEP 7 to download a project in which the Web server is enabled to the CPU.
2. Connect the display device (PG/PC, HMI, mobile terminal device) with the CPU or a
communication module using a PROFINET interface.
If you are working with WLAN, activate the WLAN on the display device and establish a
connection to the access point (e.g. SCALANCE W788-1RR or SCALANCE W784-1),
which is in turn connected to the CPU.
3. Open the web browser on the display device.
4. Enter the IP address of the interface of the CPU which is connected to the client in the
"Address" field of the web browser in the following format: http://a.b.c.d or https://a.b.c.d
(sample input: http://192.168.3.141).
The CPU intro page opens. From the intro page you can navigate to additional
information.
Additional information on access using the secure transmission protocol "HTTPS" is
available in the section Configuring the Web server (Page 19) under "Permit access only
with HTTPS".

Additional information
Using a smartphone, you can access the Web server of the CPU either via WLAN or access
to the CPU via the SIMATIC S7 app (using Web server functionality). You can find additional
information in the FAQ entry ID 103473392 on the Service&Support
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/103473392) Internet page.
Note: The Web server must also be activated for access to the CPU via the SIMATIC S7
app.
The SIMATIC S7 app offers you additional functions. You can find a detailed application
example with further documentation and example projects on the Service&Support
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/84133612) Internet page.

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2.2 Configuring the Web server

To use the full range of functions offered by the Web server, you need to make the settings
in STEP 7 listed below:

Procedure
You have opened the properties dialog of the CPU in the STEP 7 project view.

Figure 2-1 Web server settings in STEP 7

Activate Web server

In the default setting of a configured CPU, the Web server is disabled. Proceed as follows to
enable the Web server:
1. Open the "Devices & Networks" view with a double-click in the STEP 7 project tree.
2. Select the required CPU in the device view, network view or topology view.
3. Navigate to the "Web server" area in the Inspector window properties, "General" tab.
4. Select the "Activate web server on this module" check box.
The following note is output:

Figure 2-2 Security note upon activation of the Web server in STEP 7

Note
When projects from deliveries are applied in which the Web server was already activated
and configured on the module, this security note is not shown.

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2.2 Configuring the Web server

Creating and assigning a Web server certificate

The activation of the Web server using the secure transmission protocol "HTTPS" requires a
valid Web server certificate.
With SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs as of firmware V2.0, you have to create the certificate for the
Web server of the CPU with STEP 7 yourself and assign it to the Web server in the CPU
properties. When the hardware configuration is downloaded to the CPU, this certificate is
also automatically downloaded. STEP 7 itself has a Certification Authority (CA) certificate,
with which the device certificate (end-entity certificate) of the Web server is signed.

Note
If you update the firmware of a SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU or ET 200SP with firmware version
< V2.0 to firmware version V2.0, a valid server certificate is automatically generated and
used. The same applies to the replacement parts scenario in which a newer CPU replaces a
CPU with firmware version < V2.0.

You can create different Web server certificates:

If you use the certificate manager in the global security settings, the certificate authority of
the project (CA certificate) signs the device certificate of the Web server. During loading,
the CA certificate of the project is automatically loaded as well.
If you do not use the certificate manager in the global security settings, STEP 7 generates
the device certificate as a self-signed certificate.

NOTICE
Utilizing the full functionality of the Web server
A valid CA-signed Web server certificate in the CPU is a requirement for:
User management with password-protected users
The use of safety-related functions (online backup and restore of the CPU configuration,
saving and downloading diagnostic information in csv files)
To use the full functionality of the Web server, we therefore recommend that you use the
Certificate Manager to create a CA-signed server certificate in the global security settings
and assign it to the CPU.

Creating a self-signed server certificate

To create a self-signed Web server certificate, follow these steps:
1. in the Inspector window Properties of the CPU, "General" tab, navigate to the "Web
server > Security" area.
2. Click the "Add" button in the drop-down list to select a certificate.
The "Create a new certificate" dialog opens.
3. Select the "Self-signed" check box in the subsequent dialog.

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4. Enter the parameters for the new certificate or confirm the default settings.
Select "Web server" in the "Usage" box.
Enter the IP address(es) of the interface(s) or the domain name of the configured CPU
in the "Subject Alternative Name" field.
5. Click "OK" to confirm.
6. Compile and load the configuration into the CPU.
The device certificate of the Web server is a component of the configuration.

Creating and assigning a CA-signed Web server certificate

To create a CA-signed Web server certificate, follow these steps:
1. In the Inspector window Properties of the CPU, "General" tab, navigate to the "Protection
& Security > Certificate Manager" area and select the "Use global security settings for
certificate manager" option.
The "Global security settings" appear in the project tree.

Note
To edit the Certificate Manager in the global security settings, you require the "Configure
security" configuration permission.

2. Log on as a user in the project tree in the "Global security settings > User logon" area.
The "Administrator" role is the default for the first logon for a new project.
3. in the Inspector window Properties of the CPU, "General" tab, navigate to the "Web
server > Security" area.
4. Click the "Add" button in the drop-down list to select a certificate.
The "Create a new certificate" dialog opens.
5. In the following dialog, select the "Signed by certificate authority" check box and select
the certificate authority from the drop-down list.
6. Enter the parameters for the new certificate or confirm the default settings.
Select "Web server" in the "Usage" box.
Enter the IP address(es) of the interface(s) or the domain name of the configured CPU
in the "Subject Alternative Name" field.
7. Click "OK" to confirm.
8. Compile and load the configuration in the CPU.
The device certificate of the Web server and the CA certificate are components of the
configuration.

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NOTICE
Addressing the Web server of the CPU via domain names
If you enter the IP address(es) of the interface(s) of the configured CPU in the "Subject
Alternative Name" field, the generated certificate may not be accepted by all Internet
browsers. You also need to create and load a new server certificate (end-entity certificate)
every time you change the IP address of an Ethernet interface of the CPU, since the
identity of the CPU changes along with the IP address.
You can avoid this problem by addressing the Web server of the CPU using domain names
instead of IP address(es), e.g. "myconveyer-cpu.room13.myfactory.com". For this purpose,
you have to manage the domain names of your CPU via a DNS server.

Additional information
Detailed information on local self-signed certificates and global CA certificates, on the "Public
Key Infrastructure" (PKI) and on certificate management can be found in the Communication
function manual (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/59192925) and in the
online help for STEP 7, keyword "Secure communication".

Permit access only with HTTPS

Note: The activation of the Web server using the secure transmission protocol "HTTPS"
requires a valid Web server certificate in the CPU. See "Creating and assigning a Web
server certificate" in the section above.
The web pages are transmitted by default via non-secure connection and are not protected
from attacks by third parties. If you always want to transmit web pages to the browser in
secure form, enable the "Permit access only with HTTPS" option in the CPU properties. Note
that the URL of the CPU starts with "https://" in this case.
For error-free HTTPS access to the CPU, the following conditions must be met:
The current date/time must be set in the CPU.

Note
When using secure communication (e.g. HTTPS), make sure that the corresponding
modules have the current time of day and the current date. Otherwise, the modules
evaluate the used certificates as invalid and the secure connection will not be
established.

The IP address of the CPU must be set.

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A valid server certificate offered by the CPU is installed in the Web browser.

NOTICE
Safety-related functions only possible with CA-signed Web server certificate
Online backup and restore of the CPU configuration, see section Online backup
(Page 99), as well as saving and downloading diagnostic information to csv files are
only possible with a CA-signed Web server certificate.
A valid CA-signed Web server certificate in the CPU is also required for user
administration with password-protected users.
To use the full functionality of the Web server, we therefore recommend that you use the
Certificate Manager to create a CA-signed server certificate in the global security
settings and assign it to the CPU.

If no CA-signed Web server certificate is installed, a warning is output recommending that

you do not use the page. To view the page, you may need to "Add an exception",
depending on the Web browser used.
A valid CA certificate is available for download from the "Intro" web page under
"Download certificate".
You can find instructions for installing the certificate in the help system of your Web
browser and in the FAQ with the entry ID 103528224 at the Service&Support
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/103528224) website.

Note
To protect against manipulation from the outside, download the certificate only in an
environment that is guaranteed not to be compromised. Installation of the CA certificate has
to be carried out once for each display device you wish to use.

Access protection
The certificate establishes an encrypted connection that prevents tapping or distortion of the
communication but does not provide access protection. This means you have to protect your
CPU from unauthorized access with the corresponding configuration in the user
management.
You can find additional information on access protection in the online help for STEP 7,
keyword: "Protection".

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Automatic update
Automatic updating is activated in the default setting of a configured CPU.
The following web pages are updated automatically:
Start page
Diagnostics (memory, runtime information, fail-safe)
Diagnostics buffer
Module information
Alarms
Communication
Topology
Tag status
Watch tables
Filebrowser
DataLogs
Motion Control diagnostics
Trace

Note
The preset activation interval is 10 seconds.
Larger amounts of data or several HTTP-/HTTPS connections increase the update time.

Setting the language for the Web

In total, you can assign up to three different project languages to the user interface
languages of the Web server.
In STEP 7, activate the project languages you wish to use and then assign one of the
activated project languages to each interface language of the Web server.
You can find additional information about the language settings and a description of how to
assign a project language to the interface languages in the section Language settings
(Page 29).

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Amending user management

Note: A valid CA-signed Web server certificate in the CPU along with a secure HTTPS
connection are required for user administration with password-protected users. See
"Creating and assigning a Web server certificate" and "Permit access only with HTTPS" in
this section.

Figure 2-3 User management in STEP 7

In STEP 7, you can manage the user list in the "Web server > User management" area.
The user list provides the following options:
Create users
Specify access permissions
Assign passwords

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Users only have access to the options that are permanently linked to the access rights.
You can assign different user rights depending on the used CPU and firmware.
The available user rights can be available for selection as follows in STEP 7:

Figure 2-4 Assignment of user rights in STEP 7

If you are not logged in, you automatically access the Web server as the user "Everybody".
It does not matter in this case whether you have configured additional users.

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User "Everybody"
A user with the name "Everybody" is preset in the user list; this user has minimum access
rights. These are read-only access to the intro page and start page. The user "Everybody" is
defined without a password. However, you can assign all access authorizations available in
STEP 7 to this user.
You can create a maximum of 20 users and a user "Everybody".
Because the user "Everybody" is defined in STEP 7 without assignment of a password, be
careful of the access authorizations that you assign to this user.
Certain authorizations, such as the possibility of changing the operating mode, could
represent a security risk.
For the assignment of security-relevant authorizations, we recommend that you create a
user with password protection in STEP 7.

WARNING

With an F-CPU, do not assign the access authorization "F-Admin" to the user "Everybody".
Make sure that you observe the warnings relating to this in the section "Restoring a backup
of the safety program to an S7-300/1500 F-CPU" in the manual SIMATIC Safety -
Configuring and Programming
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/54110126).

Passwords should always be more than 8 characters in length and contain uppercase and
lowercase characters as well as special characters and numbers (?!+%$1234...). Computer
keyboard character strings and words from the dictionary are unsuitable. Change the
password regularly.

Note
When assigning rights, note that read or write access to the watch tables and tag status is
retained even if you have disabled the "Accessible from HMI/OPC UA" attribute in the PLC
tag table when configuring the data block in STEP 7.

User pages
In the "User pages" area you can download your own web pages to the CPU and make your
own web applications available via the web browser.
You can find additional information in section User pages (Page 68).

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Activation of the Web server for specific interfaces

In the area "Overview of interfaces", you have the option to enable or disable access to the
Web server.

Figure 2-5 Activation of access to the Web server via the interfaces

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2.3 Language settings

Introduction
The Web server provides the user interface in the following languages:
German (Germany)
English (U.S.)
French (France)
Italian (Italy)
Spanish (traditional sort)
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
Russian
Turkish
Portuguese (Brazil)

Requirements for the availability of the East Asian languages

The following requirements must be met for the East Asian languages:
The corresponding support package for East Asian languages is installed on the display
device (e.g., PC).
For this purpose, activate the "Install files for East Asian languages" option in the
"Regional and Language Options > Languages" tab of the Windows Control Panel.
STEP 7 for East Asian languages is installed on the programming device used to
configure the CPU.

Note
East Asian languages are not supported for SIMATIC HMI devices with Windows CE
operating system.

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Requirements for multilingual output of text

To ensure that the Web server displays alarms, comments and diagnostic information
correctly in the various project languages, you have to assign a project language of the Web
server to each required interface language in STEP 7.

Note
The project languages of the STEP 7 project you want to assign must be activated and the
corresponding texts (translations) must be available in the project. The project languages
selection is available in the project tree under "Languages & Resources".

Setting the language for the Web

Once you have activated the Web server on your module, assign a project language of the
STEP 7 project from the drop-down list to each interface language.
1. Navigate to the "Multilingual support" area in the Inspector window Properties of the CPU,
"General" tab.
2. Assign a project language from the drop-down list to each interface language of the Web
server.

Figure 2-6 Language settings for the Web server in STEP 7

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You can also assign interface languages the same project language, for example:
Project language German for user interface language German, English (US) for
English, French for French.
Project language English (US) for all other available interface languages of the Web
server.
In total, you can assign up to three different project languages of the STEP 7 project to the
user interface languages of the Web server.

Reference
You can find additional information on how to set the project language in STEP 7 in the
online help for STEP 7, keyword: "Selecting project languages".

See also
Configuring the Web server (Page 19)

2.4 Updating and saving information

Updating the screen content

Automatic updating is activated in the default setting. The preset update time is 10 s.
You update the web pages manually with the <F5> function key.

Disabling automatic updating for an individual web page

Click to temporarily deactivate automatic updating for a web page.
Note that the deactivation affects only the currently visited web page. Automatic updating is
activated again when you change to a different web page.
You reactivate automatic updating by clicking .

Note
If the load on the CPU is very high during operation, for example, due to a large number of
PROFINET interrupts or extensive communication jobs, the updating of web pages may be
significantly delayed for the duration of this high CPU load.

Printing web pages

The Web server offers you a print preview on most web pages. Click the symbol to open
it.
Created printouts always contain the current information in the CPU. This means that it is
possible that the information in the print preview is more up-to-date than the information in
the standard view.

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Connecting to the Web server

Establish a connection to the Web server by entering the IP address of the interface of the
configured CPU which is connected to the client in the address bar of the web browser, for
example, http://192.168.3.141 or https://192.168.3.141. The connection is set up and the
"Intro" page opens.
The examples in the next section provide information about the different web pages.

Intro
The figure below shows the first page (Intro) called by the Web server.

Figure 3-1 Intro page of the Web server of the CPU 1516-3 PN/DP

Click the NEXT link to go to the Web server pages.

Note
Select the "Skip Intro" check box in order to skip the intro. The Web server will then take you
directly to its start page in future. This setting is saved in the user profile of the current PC
user.
You can undo the setting "Skip Intro" by clicking the "Intro" link in the left-hand navigation bar
of a web page.

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Setting the user interface language

You can change the language for the Web server interface, e.g., from English to German, in
the upper right corner. This option is available to you on all web pages of the Web server.

Start page
The start page before login offers information as shown in the figure below. The CPU image
with LEDs returns the actual CPU status at the time of the data request.

Figure 3-2 Start page before login

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Log in
To use the full functionality of the web pages, you must be logged in. Log in with a user
name and password specified in the Web configuration in STEP 7. You now have
corresponding permissions to access the web pages released for this user. If you have not
configured a user, read-only access is granted to intro and start pages by default.

Note
After carrying out your required actions, log out explicitly from the Web server by clicking
"Logout" in order to minimize the risk of unauthorized external access.

Figure 3-3 Start page after login

"General"
"General" contains information on the CPU with the Web server to which you are currently
connected, as well as the version of the TIA Portal with which the CPU was configured.

"Status"
"Status" contains information about the CPU at the moment of the query.

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"CPU operator panel"

If you have the necessary access permissions, you can change the operating mode of the
CPU ("RUN"/"STOP" buttons) or have the LEDs flash ("Flash LED" button) in the "CPU
operator panel" area.

Additional information for F-CPUs

Figure 3-4 Start page after login to an F-CPU

"Fail-safe"
"Fail-safe" contains additional information on the F-CPU.

Reference
You can find additional information in the section Configuring the Web server (Page 19).

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3.2 Diagnostics

Overview
The "Diagnostics" web page provides more information about the tabs:
Identification
Program protection
Memory
Runtime information
Fail-safe (with an F CPU)

"Identification" tab
The CPU characteristics are available in the "Identification" tab.

Figure 3-5 Identification tab

"Identification"
The "Identification" info box contains the plant and location designation and the serial
number. Plant and location designations can be configured in STEP 7 in the properties
dialog box of the CPU, in the "General" tab.

"Order number"
The "Order number" info box contains the order number for the hardware.

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"Version"
You can find the hardware, firmware and bootloader versions in the "Version" info box.

"Program protection" tab

The "Program protection" tab provides information on whether the PLC program contains
know-how protection or copy protection.

Figure 3-6 "Program protection" tab

"Know-how protection"
Information on whether the PLC program contains at least one block with know-how
protection or not can be found in the info field "Know-how protection".

"Binding"
In the info field "Binding" you can find information on whether copy protection has been
activated by binding at least one program block of the PLC program to the serial number of
the CPU or memory card.
"Binding"
"No binding"
"No matching binding": At least one block is bound to a different serial number (load
process is rejected)

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"Memory" tab
The "Memory" tab contains current values on the memory currently in use.

Figure 3-7 "Memory" tab

"Runtime information" tab

Current information on program/communication load and cycle time can be found in the
"Runtime information" tab. This enables you to see whether there may be runtime problems
during execution of your user program.

Figure 3-8 "Runtime information" tab

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"Fail-safe" tab (with an F-CPU)

The safety program of an F-CPU consists of one or two F-runtime groups. You can find their
F-collective signatures, cycle times (F-monitoring time) and runtimes in the "Fail-safe" tab.

Figure 3-9 "Fail-safe" tab

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3.3 Diagnostics buffer

Requirements
The Web server is activated, languages are set, the text libraries are loaded and the project
has been compiled and downloaded with STEP 7.

Diagnostics buffer
The browser displays the content of the diagnostics buffer on the "Diagnostics buffer" web
page.

Figure 3-10 Diagnostics buffer

"Diagnostics buffer entries 1-50"

The diagnostics buffer can accommodate different numbers of alarms depending on the
CPU used.
For information on the maximum number of diagnostics buffer entries, refer to the technical
specifications of the CPU used.
Select an interval for the entries from the drop-down list. Each interval comprises 50 entries.

"Event"
The "Event" info box contains the diagnostics interrupts with date and time.
Note that the diagnostics events are displayed in the project language of the STEP 7 project
that is assigned to the current user interface language of the Web server. You can find out
how to assign project languages to interface languages in section Language settings
(Page 29).

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"Details"
This field outputs detailed information about a selected event. Select the corresponding
event from the "Event" info field.

Saving diagnostics buffer entries

You can save diagnostics buffer entries to a csv file for further processing in a spreadsheet
program or database program.
Save the data by clicking the icon.
A dialog opens in which you can specify the file name and target directory.

3.4 Module information

Module information
The status of a device is indicated by means of symbols and comments on the "Module
information" web page.

Figure 3-11 Module information

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Meaning of the symbols in the "Status" column

Table 3- 1 Meaning of symbols

Symbol Symbol Meaning

color
Green Component is OK

Gray Deactivated PROFIBUS slaves or PROFINET devices.

Gray State cannot be determined

"State cannot be determined" is displayed during system diagnostics for all
configured I/O modules and I/O systems after restart of the CPU.
However, this state can also be displayed temporarily during operation if a
diagnostics interrupt burst occurs for all modules.
It is not possible to determine the status of modules on a subsystem that is
connected to a CP.
Red Component "not reachable"
"Not reachable" is displayed when a module has been removed or a module
has been configured but does not exist.
Black No input or output data available.
Input or output channels of the (sub)module are disabled.
Green Maintenance required (Maintenance Required)

Yellow Maintenance demanded (Maintenance Demanded)

Red Error - component faulty or not available due to an incorrect type

Red A module in a lower module level does not have the status "Component OK"

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Navigation to further module levels

The status of individual components/modules/submodules is displayed when you navigate to
the further module levels:
To the next higher module level using the links in the display of the module levels
To the next lower module level using the links in the "Name" column

Figure 3-12 Navigation to further module levels

"Module information"
Depending on the selected level, the table contains information about the rack, the DP
master system, the PROFINET IO master system, about the devices, the individual modules,
as well as the modules or submodules of the device.

"Display of the module levels"

The links are used to access the "Module information" of the higher module levels.

"Topology"
The two web pages, "Topology" and "Module information", are linked. A click on "Topology"
of the selected module automatically takes you to this module in the graphic view of the set
topology on the "Topology" web page. The module is displayed in the visible area of the
"Topology" web page. The device header of the selected module flashes for a few seconds.

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"IP address"
If a link is available, you can use it to access the Web server of the configured device you
selected.

"Details"
Additional information about the selected module is provided in the "Status" and
"Identification" tabs via the "Details" link.

"Status" tab
The tab contains information about the status of the selected module when a fault or alarm
exists.

"Identification" tab
The tab contains data on the identification of the selected module.

Note
This tab displays only the data configured offline of the module.

"Statistics" tab
The tab is only displayed for PROFINET IO devices and includes the following information
on communication statistics of the selected IO device:
"Total statistics - Sent data packages"
You can assess the data transmission on the transmit line based on the key data in this
info box.
"Total statistics - Received data packages"
You can assess the data transmission on the receive line based on the key data in this
info box.
"Statistics port x - Sent data packages"
You can assess the data transmission on the transmit line for each port based on the key
data in this info box.

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"Statistics port x - Received data packages"

You can assess the data transmission on the receive line for each port based on the key
data in this info box.

Figure 3-13 "Statistics" tab

Reference
You can find additional information in the "Statistics" tab in the section Communication
(Page 50).

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Example: Module information - module

Figure 3-14 Example: Module information - module

Note
If you are using the function Configuration control (option handling) in the central
configuration of your plant, the information text in the headings area of the web page informs
you that the status of the I/O modules may be displayed inconsistently. No corresponding
text is displayed for the distributed I/O.

Example: Module information - submodule

Figure 3-15 Example: Module information - submodule

Reference
You can find additional information on the "Module information" in the online help for
STEP 7, keyword: "Module information".

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3.5 Firmware update

Introduction
You update the firmware as a user with the corresponding access rights on the "Module
information" web page at the module level. You will find information on user management in
section Configuring the Web server (Page 19) under "Amending user management".
You use an update file to update the firmware of the CPU, the display of the CPU, or the
individual central or distributed modules. Note that all modules you want to update must be
compatible with the TIA Portal as of V12.0.

Note
A firmware update is not possible if access is via a mobile terminal device with the "iOS"
operating system.

Procedure
The following steps are required to perform a firmware update:
Click on "Browse" in the Firmware Loader area.
Select the file you would like to use for the firmware update. You can find the available
firmware updates on the Service&Support page on the Internet
(http://support.automation.siemens.com).

Status of the selected firmware file

Button to execute the update
Figure 3-16 Module information, "Firmware" tab, "Ready for update" status

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The Firmware Loader checks the file name of the selected firmware file and outputs the
alarm "Firmware is not suitable" or "Ready for update" in the "Status" line.
If the status is "Ready for update", click "Run update". If the CPU is in RUN mode during
the update, the following alarm is output:

Figure 3-17 Alarm after clicking "Run update"

Acknowledge the alarm output by clicking "OK". The CPU is set to STOP mode and the
firmware update is executed.
If you click "Cancel", the CPU remains in the current mode and the firmware update is
canceled.
A alarm informs you about the order number and version ID of the updated firmware once
the update is complete.
The CPU is automatically placed in RUN mode when the mode selector of the CPU is in
RUN and when you acknowledge the alarm with "OK". This may take a few minutes;
there is no progress indicator.
If you click "Cancel", the CPU remains in STOP mode and you can run additional
updates.

Figure 3-18 Alarm: Firmware successfully transferred

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3.6 Alarms
Requirements
The alarm texts were configured in the user-specific languages. For information about
configuring alarm texts, refer to STEP 7 and to the Service&Support pages
(http://www.siemens.com/automation/service&support).

Alarms
To receive compact information on fault analysis, we recommend that you always first read
out the content of the alarm buffer. This is the most effective method to get an overview of
the pending faults.
The browser displays the content of the alarm buffer on the "Alarms" web page.

Figure 3-19 Alarms

"Alarms"
CPU alarms are displayed in descending chronological order with date and time in info box
.
The alarm text parameter is an entry which contains the alarm texts configured for the
corresponding fault definitions.
Note that the alarm texts are displayed in the project language of the STEP 7 project that is
assigned to the current user interface language of the Web server. You can find out how to
assign project languages to interface languages in section Language settings (Page 29).
Sorting
You also have the option to display the individual parameters of the currently displayed web
page (max. 50 entries) sorted in ascending or descending order. For this purpose, click on
one of the parameters in the column header:
Alarm number
Date
Time (of the CPU)
Alarm text
Status
Acknowledgment
The alarms are returned in chronological order when you click the "Date" entry. Incoming
and outgoing events are output at the Status parameter.
If you have the appropriate user rights (see section Configuring the Web server (Page 19)),
for alarms which can be acknowledged, a button is available to you in the "Acknowledgment"
column with which you can acknowledge the alarm.

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"Details on alarm number"

You can view detailed alarm information in this info box. Select the corresponding alarm from
the info field .

Saving alarms
You can save alarms to a csv file for further processing in a spreadsheet program or
database program.
Save the data by clicking the icon.
A dialog opens in which you can specify the file name and target directory.

3.7 Communication

Overview
The "Communication" web page provides detailed information about the following tabs:
Parameters
Statistics
Resources
Connections

"Parameter" tab
A summary of the information on the PROFINET and Ethernet interfaces of the selected
CPU is available in the "Parameter" tab.

Figure 3-20 Parameters of the integrated PROFINET and Ethernet interfaces

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"Network connection"
The item "Network connection" includes information for identification of the integrated
PROFINET and Ethernet interfaces of the corresponding CPU. The MAC address is located
on the CPU above the respective PROFINET or Ethernet interface.

"IP parameter"
This parameter includes information on the configured IP address and number of the subnet
in which the corresponding CPU is located.

"Physical properties"
The following information on the interface hardware is available in the "Physical properties"
field:
Port number
Link status
Settings
Mode
Connection medium

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"Statistics" tab
Information on the data transmission can be found on the "Statistics" tab.

Figure 3-21 "Statistics" tab with key data on data transmission

"Total statistics - Sent data packages"

You can assess the data transmission on the transmit line based on the key data in this info
box.

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"Total statistics - Received data packages"

You can assess the data transmission on the receive line based on the key data in this info
box.

"Statistics Port x - Sent data packages"

You can assess the data transmission on the transmit line for each port based on the key
data in this info box.

"Statistics port x - Received data packages"

You can assess the data transmission on the receive line for each port based on the key
data in this info box.

The "Resources" tab

For information about the resource consumption of the connections, refer to the "Resources"
tab.

Figure 3-22 "Resources" tab

Number of connections
Under "Number of connections", you will find information on the maximum number of
connections and the number of connections not assigned.

Connections
The item "Connections" provides information on the number of connections reserved or used
for ES, HMI, S7, OpenUser, web communication and other communication functions.

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"Connections" tab
The "Connections" tab contains information on the status of the communication connections.

Figure 3-23 "Connections" tab

Status
Under "Status", you will find an overview of the communication connections being
established and the already established communication connections.
For each connection, the table contains the following information: status of the connection,
local ID, slot of gateway, remote address (IP address), the corresponding remote address
type, method of connection, and type of connection.

Details
Under "Details", you will find detailed information about the selected connection.

Reference
For an explanation of the error message displayed when a connection is interrupted or an
attempt to establish a connection fails, refer to the STEP 7 online help.

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3.8 Topology

3.8.1 Introduction

Topology of the PROFINET devices

The "Topology" web page provides information on the topological configuration and status of
the PROFINET devices on your PROFINET IO system.
There are three tabs for the following views:
Graphical view (set and actual topology)
Table view (actual topology only)
Status overview (excluding topological correlations)
You can print the table view and status overview. Before printing, use the print preview of
your browser and, if necessary, correct the format.

Set topology
The set topology is displayed if you have topologically interconnected the connections in the
configuration with STEP 7.
This view identifies the topological assignment of PROFINET devices that have failed, the
differences between the set and actual topology, and interchanged ports.

Note
The configured set topology is always displayed by default in the following scenarios:
When the "Topology" web page is called via the navigation bar
When you change from the overview of PROFINET IO devices on the "Module
information" web page to the "Topology" web page by means of the "Topology" link.
If a set topology was not configured, the actual topology is displayed.

Actual topology
Displays the current topological structure of the "configured" PROFINET devices of a
PROFINET IO system and the directly adjacent, non-configured PROFINET devices (display
of the neighbor relationships, provided these can be determined; but the status of these
adjacent PROFINET devices is not displayed).

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3.8.2 Graphical view

Requirements
For error-free operation of the topology, the following conditions must be met:
You have made the Language settings (Page 29).
In the Topology Editor of STEP 7, you configured the topological interconnection of ports
(requirement for display of the set topology and the corresponding topological target
connections).
The project has been compiled in STEP 7.
The project is completely loaded.

Set and actual topology - graphical view

Figure 3-24 Graphical view - Set and actual topology

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Meaning of the colored connections in the set/actual topology:

Table 3- 2 Meaning of the colored connections in the set/actual topology

Connection Meaning
Set topology Actual topology
Green The current actual connection matches the configured target Connections detected
connection.
Red Mismatch between the current actual connection and the -
configured target connection (e.g., port interchanged).
Yellow Connection diagnostics not possible. Causes: -
Malfunction of communication with a device (e.g., cable
was removed)
Connection to a passive component (e.g., switches or
cables)
Connection to devices/PROFINET devices on a different
IO controller or IO subsystem.

Configured and accessible PROFINET devices

Configured and accessible PROFINET devices are displayed in dark gray. Connections
indicate the ports used to connect the PROFINET devices of a station.

Configured but inaccessible PROFINET devices

Configured but inaccessible PROFINET devices are indicated in pink with red frame (e.g.,
device failure, cable disconnected).

Deactivated devices
All deactivated, configured PROFINET devices are displayed in light gray.

Interchanged ports
Interchanged ports are highlighted in red in the set topology view. The actual topology view
indicates the actually connected ports, while the set topology view displays the configured
target connections.

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PROFINET devices of a different PROFINET IO subsystem

In the set topology:
A PROFINET device of a different PROFINET IO subsystem is indicated by means of a
green link (or red link for interchanged ports) if it is available on the bus and directly
adjacent to an accessible configured PROFINET device . If the PROFINET device of a
different PROFINET IO subsystem is inaccessible, it is identified by means of a yellow
connecting line.
The connection between two PROFINET devices which both belong to a different
PROFINET IO subsystem cannot be identified and is always indicated in yellow color.
In the actual topology:
The PROFINET device of a different PROFINET IO subsystem is not displayed unless it
is directly adjacent to a configured PROFINET device. The PROFINET device is shown in
light gray with a dashed line around the device header.
The status of PROFINET devices of a different PROFINET IO subsystem is not displayed in
the device header.

Displaying faulty neighbor relationships

Devices from which the relation data could not be read completely or with error are
highlighted in light gray with a red frame.

Note
Displaying faulty neighbor relationships
If a device does not have the matching firmware, the relationships cannot be displayed
correctly. This means a firmware update of the respective device is required in case a faulty
neighbor relationship is displayed.

Views after changes to the configuration

If a device fails, it remains at the same position in the "Set topology" view. This error state
is indicated with a red border around the device header and the icon .
If a device fails, it is displayed in the "Actual topology" view. This error state is indicated
separately in the bottom area with a red border around the device header and the icon
.

Link between the "Topology" and "Module information" web pages

The two web pages, "Topology" and "Module information", are linked. A click on the header
of a selected module in the topology view automatically takes you to this module on the
"Module information" web page.
You can find additional information on this in the section Module information (Page 41).

Reference
Additional examples for graphical topology view are available in the section Examples for
graphical topology views (Page 61).

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3.8.3 Tabular view

Topology - tabular view

The "Tabular view" always shows the "Actual topology".

Figure 3-25 Topology - tabular view

Meaning of the symbols relating to the status of the PROFINET devices

Table 3- 3 Meaning of the symbols relating to the status of the PROFINET devices

Symbol Meaning
Configured and accessible PROFINET devices

Unconfigured and accessible PROFINET devices

Configured but inaccessible PROFINET devices

Devices for which neighbor relations cannot be determined, or for which the neighbor
relationship could not be read out completely, or only with errors

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Meaning of the symbols relating to the module status of the PROFINET devices

Table 3- 4 Meaning of the symbols relating to the module status of the PROFINET devices

Symbol Color Meaning

green Component is OK.

gray Deactivated PROFIBUS slaves or PROFINET devices

black State cannot be determined

For example, "Status cannot be determined" is always displayed while the
CPU is in STOP mode, or during startup evaluation of "Report system er-
ror" for all configured I/O modules and I/O systems after a CPU restart.
However, this status can also be displayed temporarily during operation if a
diagnostics interrupt burst occurs at all modules.
It is not possible to determine the status of modules on a subsystem that is
connected to a CP.
red Component failed or is not reachable
"Not reachable" is displayed for e.g. a module that has been removed or a
module that has been configured but does not exist.
green Maintenance required (Maintenance Required)

yellow Maintenance demanded (Maintenance Demanded)

red Error - component faulty or not available due to an incorrect type.

- A module in a lower module level does not have the status "Component OK".

Reference
For additional information on the "Report System Error" function, refer to the STEP 7 online
help, keyword: "System diagnostics".

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3.8.4 Status overview

Topology - status overview

The "Status overview" provides a clear presentation of all PROFINET IO devices/PROFINET
devices (without connection relations) on one page. A quick error diagnostics is possible
based on the symbols that show the module statuses.
The overview also provides a link of the modules to the "Module information (Page 41)"
website.

Figure 3-26 Topology - status overview

3.8.5 Examples for graphical topology views

The following section shows, as an example, some displays of the different topology views
for a simple project.

"Set topology" is OK
Here you see the connections as they are configured in the topology editor by STEP 7. The
configuration and wiring match.

Figure 3-27 "Set topology" is OK

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"Actual topology" is OK
Shows the actual layout of all configured devices that can be reached topologically.

Figure 3-28 "Actual topology" is OK

"Set topology" with failed device

If a device has failed in the meantime, this device remains in the same place in the "Set
topology" view. The failed device is displayed with a red border around the device header
and the icon.

Figure 3-29 "Set topology" with failed device

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"Actual topology" with failed device

In the "Actual topology" view, the device that has failed in the meantime is displayed
separately in the bottom area of the view. The failed device is displayed with a red border
around the device header and the icon.

Figure 3-30 "Actual topology" with failed device

"Set topology" with interchanged ports

If a port was interchanged for a configured, directly adjacent PROFINET device, this device
remains in the same place in the "Set topology" view. The interchanged connection is
indicated by a red line.

Figure 3-31 "Set topology" with interchanged ports

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3.9 Tag status

Tag status
The browser outputs the tag status on the web page of the same name.

Note
Saving the tag status as a bookmark
When the page is exited, the entries made on it are not saved. If you want to monitor the
same entered tags again later on, then create a bookmark in your Web browser for the "Tag
status" page. Otherwise, you will have to enter the tags again when the page is reopened.
If you have defined your user page as start page of the Web server, you cannot access the
tag status via the saved bookmarks. You can find additional information in section Defining
the user page as start page (Page 85).

Note
Selected tag addresses are copied to the URL
The maximum number of characters for the URL of the tag status page is 2083. You can see
the URL which corresponds to your current tag status page in the address bar of your Web
browser.
To monitor several tags, we recommend the use of the watch tables (Page 66).

Figure 3-32 Tag status

"Name"
In the "Name" text box, enter the address of the tag whose behavior you want to monitor.
This may be a symbolic or absolute address.
PLC tags (inputs and outputs, bit memories, times and counters) and DB tags in blocks
with standard access have an absolute and a symbolic address.
DB tags in blocks with optimized access have a symbolic address and no absolute
address.
Example for access to the absolute address of a data block with standard access:
The absolute address consists of the preceding address ID %, the number of the data block
and the absolute address of the tags in the data block, separated by a period: %DB1.DBX1.0 =
absolute addressing of the tags "DBX1.0" in the global data block "DB1".
Invalid entries are displayed in red font.

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"Display format"
Using the drop-down list box, select the desired display format of the respective tag. If the
tag cannot be displayed in the desired format, it will be displayed in hexadecimal format.

"Value"
Under "Value", the value of the corresponding operand is displayed in the selected format.

"Modify value"
You can change the value of tags and write them to the CPU in this column. To transfer
several changed values in one operation, click the "Apply" button below the table.
To be able to read values and write values to the CPU, you need to have configured a user
with the appropriate access rights in STEP 7.
To write F-tags, you must also have assigned the access authorization "F-Admin"; see
"Amending user management" in the section Configuring the Web server (Page 19).
If the value you entered is not valid (e.g. binary value in a BOOL field), the entry is not
applied and the corresponding input field remains empty. A specific message relating to this
is not output.
You can change the values of the following data types:
Bool, Byte
DWord, LWord, Word
Int, DInt, LInt, SInt, UDInt, UInt, ULInt, USInt
Real, LReal
LDT
Counter, Date
Time, LTime, Time_Of_Day, LTime_Of_Day, Timer
S5Time
Char, WChar, String

Note
The following generally applies: To be able to write data, the "Referrer" transfer must be
activated in your Web browser (this is the default in all common browsers).

Special considerations when changing languages

You can change the language, e.g., from German to English, in the upper right corner. Note
that the German mnemonics differ from those of the other languages.

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For monitoring available data types

In principle, all data types of PLC tags that can be monitored in STEP 7 can also be
monitored via the Web server.
Note that structured data types such as ARRAY, STRUCT and DTL are not available as data
types for PLC tags because of their data volume.

Reference
You can find additional information on the available data types in the STEP 7 online help,
keyword: "Overview of the valid data types".

3.10 Watch tables

Watch tables
The browser displays the content of the configured, web-enabled watch tables on the web
page of the same name.

Note
Please note that you can observe a maximum of 50 of the watch tables configured in STEP
7 in the Web server.
Each of these tables is displayed in the Web server with a maximum of 200 entries.
If you are monitoring many large watch tables in the Web server, the update time may
increase due to the large data volumes.
The number of watch tables you can monitor also depends on the size of the SIMATIC
memory card used.
If the available memory is exceeded by the configured alarms and tags, only incomplete
watch tables will be displayed in the Web browser.

Figure 3-33 Watch tables

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Selection
Select one of the configured watch tables from the drop-down list.

"Name"
The symbolic name of the tag is shown in this info box.

"Address"
The absolute address of the tags is displayed within this info field (if present, e.g. for inputs
or outputs; DB tags in blocks with optimized access have no absolute address).

"Format"
Select the display format of the respective tag from the drop-down list.

"Value"
This column shows the values in the corresponding display format.

"Modify value"
You can change the value of tags and write them to the CPU in this column.
To be able to read values and write values to the CPU, you need to have configured a user
with the appropriate access rights in STEP 7.
To write F-tags, you must also have assigned the access authorization "F-Admin"; see
"Amending user management" in the section Configuring the Web server (Page 19).
If the value you entered is not valid (e.g. binary value in a BOOL field), the entry is not
applied and the corresponding input field remains empty. A specific message relating to this
is not output.

Note
The following generally applies: To be able to write data, the "Referrer" transfer must be
activated in your Web browser (this is the default in all common browsers).

Note that the comments are displayed in the project language of the STEP 7 project that is
assigned to the current user interface language of the Web server. You can find out how to
assign project languages to interface languages in section Language settings (Page 29).

Reference
You can find additional information on the available data types in the STEP 7 online help,
keyword: "Overview of the valid data types".

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3.11 User pages

User pages
In the "User pages" area of the Web server you can upload HTML pages you have created
yourself for reading out data of the target system.

Figure 3-34 User pages

You create the pages with an HTML editor of your choice from which you generate data
blocks (Web control DB and Fragment DBs) in STEP 7 and download them to the CPU. The
"WWW" instruction synchronizes the user program with the Web server on the CPU and
initializes the Web server. With the first call of the "WWW" instruction, the link to the user
page is displayed on the web page of the CPU. A click on the link opens the user page in a
new window.

Note
Write access to user pages allows the process parameters and, thus, the operation of the
CPU to be influenced.
To prevent external manipulation, always assign a password for users with write access to
user pages in the user management. You will find information on user management in
section Configuring the Web server (Page 19) under "Amending user management".

Requirements
You have assigned symbolic names to the tags you want to use on your web page in
STEP 7 .
In the Inspector window under "Properties > General > Web server", you have at least:
Activated the Web server
Assigned read-only or read and write permissions to the users for user pages (see
section Configuring the Web server (Page 19))
You have completed all necessary communication settings (IP address parameter,
subnet mask, etc.).
You have downloaded the configuration.
You have created your user page in an HTML editor of your choice:
Automatic HTML pages, if you want to disable control of the page layout by means of
the user program (requires at least one call of SFC 99).
Changes in mode from RUN to STOP do not affect the call of the user pages.
Manual HTML pages, if you want to enable control of the page layout by means of the
user program (cyclic call of SFC 99 required).

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Creating user pages

You can use any HTML editor to create your own user page(s). Make sure that your HTML
code complies with the standards of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), because
STEP 7 does not check the HTML syntax in any way. In addition to the simple HTML code,
you can also use JavaScript commands in your user pages.
Proceed as follows:
1. Create the HTML file for your user page with an HTML editor.
To allow data from the CPU to be output on your web page, integrate the AWP
commands as HTML comments (see section AWP commands (Page 70)).
2. Store the HTML file and all associated source files (e.g., *.gif, *.jpg, *.js, etc.) in a
directory on your PG/PC and note the storage path.
3. Call the "WWW" instruction in STEP 7 and program it (see section Programming the
WWW instruction (Page 83)).
4. Configure the user page in STEP 7 (see section Configuring user pages (Page 82)). In
this way, you compile the contents of your HTML files, among other things, into data
blocks.
5. Download the configuration and the user program to the CPU.
6. Open your user page with your display device by means of a web browser in the Web
server of the CPU.

Note
Extensive HTML pages, especially those with a lot of images, take up a lot of space in the
load memory. Make sure you select a SIMATIC memory card with enough memory to
provide sufficient load memory.
If the sum of the HTML pages > 1 MB, performance losses may occur as only 1 MB data
is saved in the cache.
We recommend that you create each individual file of an HTML page with a size not
exceeding 512 KB; otherwise, problems can occur when sending the file from the Web
server to the browser. You can view the size of the respective file in the file explorer of
the directory.

Updating user pages

User pages are not updated automatically in the browser. You can program the HTML code
so that the pages are updated automatically.
Pages which read out data from the controller are always up-to-date due to regular updates.

Note
If the HTML page contains form fields for data input, automatic update can impair the correct
data input by the user.

To update the entire page automatically, you can add the following instruction to the <head>
area of your HTML page, whereby the number "10" stands for the update interval in
seconds:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10">

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References
The description of a user page is available in the section Example of a user page (Page 87).
Additional help for visualization with user pages is available in the application examples on
the Internet:
S7-1200 and STEP 7 V11
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/58862931)
S7-1200 / S7-1500 and STEP 7 as of V13 SP1
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/de/en/view/68011496)
S7-300 / S7-400 and STEP 7 as of V5.5
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/44212999)
You will find more information on JavaScript commands in the ECMAScript specification on
the Internet (http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/).
For more information about how to automatically update web pages and how to incorporate
user pages with relative path names, refer to the FAQ with entry ID 62543256 on the
Service&Support (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/62543256) Internet
page.

See also
Properties of the Web server (Page 15)

3.11.1 AWP commands

Overview
Automation Web Programming (AWP) commands are a special command syntax for data
exchange between CPU and user page (HTML file).
AWP commands are entered as HTML comments and offer the following options for your
user pages:
Reading PLC tags
Writing PLC tags
Reading special tags
Writing special tags
Defining enum types
Assigning enum types to tags
Defining data block fragments
Importing data block fragments
Accessing the values of an array
Accessing the values of a PLC tag of STRUCT data type

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General syntax
All AWP commands, except for the command for reading a PLC tag, have this structure:
<!-- AWP_< command name and parameter> -->

Files including AWP commands:

must be UTF-8 encoded.
To define UTF-8 as character set of the page, add the following line to your HTML code:
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset utf-8">

Note
Saving the HTML page
Make sure that you save the file in the editor in UTF 8 character encoding as well.

may not include the following sequence: ]]>

may not include the following sequence outside "read tag areas" (:="<Varname>":):
depending on the use, must identify special characters in tag names or data block names
with character escape sequences or quotation marks
are case-sensitive
should be additionally enclosed by JavaScript comments ("/*...*/") in JavaScript files

Overview of AWP commands

Table 3- 5 AWP commands

Function Representation
Reading PLC tags :=<Varname>:
Writing PLC tags <!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='<Varname1>' -->
Reading special tags <!-- AWP_Out_Variable Name='<Typ>:<Name>' -->
Writing special tags <!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='<Typ>:<Name>' -->
Defining enum types <!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name='<Name Enum-Typ>' Values='0:
"<Text_1>",1:"<Text_2>",...,x:"<Text_y>"' -->
Assigning enum types to tags <!-- AWP_Enum_Ref Name='<Varname>' Enum='<Name Enum-Typ>'
-->
Defining data block fragments <!-- AWP_Start_Fragment Name='<Name>'[Type=<Typ>]
[ID=<Id>] -->
Importing data block fragments <!-- AWP_Import_Fragment Name='<Name>' -->
Accessing the values of an array <!-- AWP_Start_Array Name='"<DB name>".<array name>' -->
...
<!-- AWP_End_Array -->
Accessing the values of a PLC tag of <!-- AWP_Start_Struct Name='"<DB name>".<struct name>' --
STRUCT data type > ...
<!-- AWP_End_Struct -->

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3.11.1.1 PLC tags

Introduction to PLC tags

User pages can read PLC tags from the CPU and write data to the CPU.
To do so, PLC tags must:
be enclosed by double quotation marks ("...").
also be enclosed by single quotation marks ('" ... "') or with quotation marks masked with
a backslash ("\" ... "\").
be specified by a PLC tag name.
if the PLC tag name includes the characters \ (backslash) or ', identify these characters
with the escape sequence \\ or \' as normal characters of the PLC tag name.
be enclosed with single quotation marks ('...'), if an absolute address (input, output, bit
memory) is used in the AWP command.

Reading PLC tags

These out-tags (output direction as seen from the controller) are inserted at any place in the
HTML text with the syntax described below.

Syntax
:=<Varname>:
<Varname> corresponds to the tag to be read from your STEP 7 project and can be a simple
shared tag or a complete tag path to a structural element. Make sure that you use the name
of the data block and not its number when you use data blocks.

Examples
:="Conveying speed":
:="My_datablock".bitmemory1:
:=%MW100:

Reading tags of the String and Character type

Below, these types of quotation marks are used in the explanation: single quotation marks
('), double quotation marks (").
As of firmware V1.6, with the "Read PLC tags" function, the CPU outputs tags of the String
or Character type enclosed in single quotation marks to the browser.
For example:
"Varname".MyString = ABC string tag
You read the tag in HTML using the function :="Varname".MyString:
The Web server outputs the character string 'ABC' to the browser

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Using String or Character tags in expressions

On your HTML page, you use an expression in which the character string for reading a tag is
enclosed in quotation marks, for example in forms.
Possible HTML code used:
<input type="text" name="appfield" value="myvalue">
If you read the displayed value for the "value" attribute from a PLC tag in this expression, the
HTML code appears as follows:
<input type="text" name="appfield" value=":="Varname".MyString:">
By reading the PLC tag, the Web server outputs the value 'ABC'. In HTML, the code is then
represented as follows:
<input type="text" name="appfield" value=" 'ABC' ">
If you have used single quotation marks instead of double quotation marks in your HTML
code to enclose the attributes, the Web server passes on the content of the tags enclosed in
two single quotation marks to the browser. As a result of this, the browser does not output
the content of the String or Character tag, since two consecutive single quotation marks
each form a closed sequence. The values to be read are located between these sequences
and are not output by the browser.
In this context, note in particular that the character string with double quotation marks is not
identical to two single quotation marks even if they appear to be identical.

Note
The code is not adapted automatically during an update to firmware as of V1.6.
Adapt your HTML code if you have used single quotation marks to enclose attributes for the
"Read PLC tags" function.

Figure 3-35 Example of HTML code with attribute in single quotation marks

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Writing PLC tags

These in-tags (input direction as seen from the controller) are set on the browser page. This
can take place in a form on your HTML page, for example, with text input or list selection
boxes that correspond to the tags that can be written.
The tags are either set in the HTTP Header (per cookie or POST method) or in the URL
(GET method) by the browser in the HTTP request and are then written by the Web server
into the respective PLC tag.

Note
Write access during operation
For data to be written from a user page to the CPU, a user must have the required write
permissions and be logged on as this user. This applies to all write accesses of web pages
to the CPU.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"<Varname1>"' Name='"<Varname2>"'
Name='"<Varname3>"' -->
If the name of the tag that you are using for the web application is not identical with the name
of the PLC tag, you can assign it to a PLC tag with the "Use" parameter.
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='<Varname_Webapp>' Use='<PLC_Varname>' -->

Examples with HTML input boxes

<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Target_Level"' -->
<form method="post">
<p>Input Target Level: <input name='"Target_Level"'
type="text"><input type="submit" value="Write to PLC"> </p>
</form>

<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1".Braking' -->

<form method="post">
<p>Braking: <input name='"Data_block_1".Braking' type="text"> <input
type="submit" value="Write to PLC"></p>
</form>

Examples with HTML drop-down list

<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable' -->
<form method="post">
<select name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable'>
<option value=1>Yes</option>
<option value=0>No</option>
</select><input type="submit" value="submit setting"> </form>

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3.11.1.2 Special tags

Special tags
Special tags are mainly the HTTP tags specified in the definitions of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C). Special tags are also used for cookies and server tags.

Reading special tags

The Web server can read PLC tags and transfer them to special tags in the HTTP response
header. You can, for example, read out a path name from a PLC tag to redirect the URL to
another storage location with the special tag "HEADER:Storage location".

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Out_Varible Name='<Type>:<Name>' Use='<Varname>' -->
<Type> corresponds to the type of special tag.
Options are:
HEADER
COOKIE_VALUE
COOKIE_EXPIRES
<Name> corresponds to the name of the HEADER tag or the cookie:
HEADER tags:
Status: HTTP status code (if no other value was set, status code 302 is returned).
Location: path for redirection to another page. Status code 302 must be set.
Retry-After: time for which the service is most likely not available. Status code 503
must be set.
COOKIE_VALUE:name: value of the named cookie.
COOKIE_EXPIRES:name: expiration time of the named cookie in seconds.

Examples
The HTTP HEADER tag is written to the PLC tag of the same name:
<!-- AWP_Out_Variable Name='"HEADER:Status"' -->
If the name of the special tag is not identical with the name of the PLC tag, you can assign it
to a PLC tag with the "Use" parameter:
<!-- AWP_Out_Variable Name='"HEADER:Status"' Use='"Status"' -->

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Writing special tags

The Web server gives you the option to write values of special tags written in the HTTP
header in the CPU. You can, for example, save information on the cookie of a user page or
on the user that accesses a page in STEP 7.
Syntax
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='<Type>:<Name>' Use='Varname' -->
<Type> corresponds to the type of special tag.
Options are:
HEADER
SERVER
COOKIE_VALUE
<Name> corresponds to the name of the HEADER tag or the cookie:
HEADER tags:
Accept-Language: accepted or preferred language
User-Agent: information on the browser
Authorization: credentials for a requested resource
SERVER tags:
current_user_id: Indicates whether a user is logged on:
current_user_id=0: No user is logged on / access by "Everybody" user.
current_user_id=1: At least one user is logged on.
current_user_name: user name of the logged-on user
COOKIE_VALUE:name: value of the named cookie.

Examples
The HTTP-SERVER tag is written to the PLC tag of the same name:
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"SERVER:current_user_id"' -->
The HTTP-SERVER tag is written to the PLC tag "My_userID":
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"SERVER:current_user_id"'
Use='"My_userID"' -->

3.11.1.3 Enum types

Enumeration types (enum types)

Enum types convert numerical values from the PLC program into texts or vice versa. The
numerical values may also be assigned for use with several languages.

Define enum types

You can define enum types in your user pages and assign the values in an AWP command.
Syntax
<!-- AWP_Enum_Def_Name='<Name Enum-Typ>' Values='0:"<Text_1>",
1:"<Text_2>",...,x:"<Text_y>"' -->

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Examples
To store German values as HTML file in the "de" folder of the HTML directory:
<!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name="Enum1" Values='0:"on", 1:"off", 2:"Fault"' -
->
To store English values as HTML file in the "en" folder of the HTML directory:
<!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name="Enum1" Values='0:"on", 1:"off", 2:"error"' -
->

Assigning enum types to tags

The assignment of tags from the user program to the individual enum types takes place by
means of a separate AWP command. The used tag can be used at a different location of the
user pages in a read operation or in a write operation.
For a read operation, the Web server replaces the value read from the CPU with the enum
text value defined correspondingly. For a write operation, the Web server replaces the
defined enum text value with the corresponding integer value of the enumeration before the
value is written to the CPU.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Enum_Ref_Name='<Varname>' Enum="<Enum-Type>" -->
<Varname> is the symbolic tag name from the user program; <Enum-Type> the previously
specified name of the enum type.

Example for a declaration

<!-- AWP_Enum_Ref_Name='"Alarm"' Enum="AlarmEnum" -->

Example for use when reading a tag

<!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name='AlarmEnum' Values='0:"No alarms",
1:"Container is full", 2:"Container is empty"' -->
<!-- AWP_Enum_Ref Name='"Alarm"' Enum="AlarmEnum" -->
...
<p> The current value of "Alarm" is :="Alarm": </p>
If the value of "Alarm" in the CPU is 2, the HTML page shows 'The current value of "Alarm" is
container is empty' because the definition of the enum type assigns the numerical value 2 to
the character sequence "Container is empty".

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Example for use when writing a tag

<!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name='AlarmEnum' Values='0:"No alarms",
1:"Container is full", 2:"Container is empty"' -->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable_Name='"Alarm"' -->
<!-- AWP_Enum_Ref Name='"Alarm"' Enum="AlarmEnum" -->
...
<form method="post">
<p><input type="hidden" name ='"Alarm"' value='Container is full'
/></p>
<p><input type="submit" value='Set container is full' /></p>
</form>
The value 1 is written to the PLC tag "Alarm" because the definition of the enum type
assigns the numerical value 1 the text "Container is full".
Keep in mind that the name specified in "AWP_In_Variable" must be exactly the same in
"AWP_Enum_Ref".

3.11.1.4 Fragments

Fragments
Fragments are "short paragraphs" of a website that the CPU processes separately.
Fragments are usually entire pages, but they can be individual elements, such as files (e.g.
images) or documents.

Note
In each fragment in which enum texts are referenced by a PLC tag, this PLC tag must be
assigned to the enum type name with the appropriate AWP command.

Defining fragments
A fragment extends to the beginning of the next fragment or to the end of the file.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Start_Fragment_Name='<Name>' [Type="<Typ>"] [ID="<Id>"] -->
This command specifies the start of a fragment.
<Name> Specifies the name of the fragment. The name must start with a letter [a-zA-Z]
or an underscore ( _ ). This first character can be followed by letters, underscores or
numbers [0-9].
<Type> Specifies the type of the fragment.
"manual": The user program is notified of the request for a fragment and can react
accordingly. The function of the fragment must be controlled with STEP 7 and the tags
of the control DB.
"automatic": The page is automatically processed (default)

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<Id> You can specify a numerical ID for the fragment. If no ID is assigned, the fragment is
automatically assigned an ID. For manual pages (<Type>=manual), the fragment can be
addressed with this ID in the user program of the CPU.

Note
ID assignment
Set the ID as low as possible because the highest ID influences the size of the Web
control DB.

<Modus>
"visible": The contents of the fragment are displayed on the user page (default).
"hidden": The contents of the fragment are not displayed on the user page.

Importing fragments
You can specify a fragment in an HTML page and import this fragment into other websites.

Note
Ensure that no AWP command for importing fragments is positioned between an enum
assignment and enum usage, because this import can result in the enum assignment being
located in a different fragment than the enum usage.

Example
A company logo is to be displayed on all websites of a web application.
The HTML code for the fragment that displays the company logo exists only once. You can
import the fragment as often and into as many HTML files as necessary.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Import_Fragment_Name='<Name>' -->
<Name> corresponds to the name of the fragment to be imported.

Example
HTML code within a website that creates a fragment for displaying an image:
<!-- AWP_Start_Fragment Name='My_company_logo' -->
<p><img src="Company logo.jpg"></p>
HTML code that imports the created fragment into another website:
<!-- AWP_Import_Fragment Name='My_company_logo' -->

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3.11.1.5 Arrays

Arrays
The Web server provides the user program commands AWP_Start_Array and
AWP_End_Array for accessing all values of an array.
Only one-dimensional arrays are supported.
Multidimensional arrays of the form array[x][y] are not supported.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Start_Array Name='"<DB name>".<array name>' -->
... Content of the array, utilized keywords: ArrayIndex and value..
<!-- AWP_End_Array -->

Parameter
<Name> defines the name of the array with the elements you want to access.
You require the DB name and the name of the array corresponding to the data block
structure defined in STEP 7.
The name must be within single or double quotation marks.
The DB name is within double quotation marks.
<ArrayIndex> Index of an array element
<value> Value of an array element

Example
The example reads all elements of the "MyArray" structure in the "DB_Name" data block of
the CPU and displays the index and the values of the tags on the user-defined web page.

<!-- AWP_Start_Array Name='"DB_Name".MyArray' -->

Index: :=ArrayIndex: Value: :=value:
<!-- AWP_End_Array -->
The code indicated above generates the following display:
Index: 1 Value: 42
Index: 2 Value: 43
Index: 3 Value: 44

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Representation of arrays of the BOOL data type

The output of arrays of the BOOL type is always filled to the next full 8 bits. This particular
feature only occurs with BOOL arrays.
Example:
"DB_1".bitArray is a BOOL array with 5 elements.
<!-- AWP_Start_Array Name='"DB_1".bitArray' -->
:=ArrayIndex: -> :=value:
<!-- AWP_End_Array -->
Edition:
0 -> Value from "DB_1".bitArray[0]
1 -> Value from "DB_1".bitArray[1]
2 -> Value from "DB_1".bitArray[2]
3 -> Value from "DB_1".bitArray[3]
4 -> Value from "DB_1".bitArray[4]
5 -> 0
6 -> 0
7 -> 0

3.11.1.6 Structures

Structures
The Web server provides user program commands for accessing structures in order to
access the values of a PLC tag of the STRUCT data type.

Syntax
<!-- AWP_Start_Struct Name='"<DB name>".<struct name>' -->
... Content of structure ...
<!-- AWP_End_Struct -->

Parameter
<Name> defines the name of the structure with the elements you want to access.
You require the DB name and the name of the structure corresponding to the data
block structure defined in STEP 7.
The name must be within single or double quotation marks.
The DB name is within double quotation marks.

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Example
The example reads elements of the "MyStruct" structure in the "DB_Name" data blocks of
the CPU and displays the value of the tag on the user-defined web page.

<!-- AWP_Start_Struct Name='"DB_Name".MyStruct' -->

:=A:
:=B:
:=C:
<!-- AWP_End_Struct -->
The code indicated above corresponds to the following commands:
:="DB_Name".MyStruct.A:
:="DB_Name".MyStruct.B:
:="DB_Name".MyStruct.C:

3.11.2 Configuring user pages

Configuring user pages

Figure 3-36 Configuring user pages in STEP 7

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Proceed as follows to configure the user pages in STEP 7:

1. Select the CPU in the device configuration.
2. Open the settings in the Inspector window of the CPU under "Properties > General > Web
server".
3. In the area "User pages" under "HTML directory", select the folder on your display
device in which you have saved your HTML page.
4. Enter the name of the HTML page under "Start HTML page" that is to open when you
start the application.
5. You can also specify a name for your application under "Application name". This
name is used to further divide or group the webpages. If an application name already
exists, the URL is displayed in the following format: http://a.b.c.d/awp/<application
name>/<page name>.html
6. In the "Extended" area, enter the file extensions that have to be checked for AWP
commands in input box "Files with dynamic contents". By default, STEP 7 analyses
files with the extensions ".js", ".htm" and ".html". Here you can enter other file extensions
that you have used when creating your user page.
7. You can accept the number for the Web DB and the fragment DB start number or
you can assign a new number of your choice that is not assigned.
8. Click the button "Create blocks" to create data blocks from the source files. The
created data blocks are stored in the STEP 7 project tree in the folder "System blocks >
Web server". These data blocks consist of a control data block (Web control DB) that
controls the display of the webpages and one or several data block fragments (fragment
DBs) with the compiled webpages.
9. In the network view, select the CPU you want to download and select the command
"Download to device" in the "Online" menu to download the blocks. The compilation of the
blocks is implicitly triggered before the download. If errors are signaled during this
process, they must be remedied before you can download the configuration.

Deleting data blocks

Click the "Delete block" button to delete previously generated data blocks. STEP 7
deletes the Web Control DB and all fragment DBs from the project containing your user
pages.

3.11.3 Programming the WWW instruction

The WWW instruction

The WWW instruction initializes the Web server of the CPU or synchronizes the user pages
with the user program in the CPU. The Web control DB is the input parameter for the WWW
instruction and specifies the content of the pages as they are displayed in the fragment DBs
as well as the status and control information. STEP 7 creates the Web control DB when you
click the button "Create blocks".

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Programming the WWW instruction

The user program must execute the WWW instruction so that the user pages can be
accessed in the Web server.

Table 3- 6 WWW instruction

LAD/FBD SCL Description

ret_val Access to user pages by means
:=WWW(ctrl_db:=uint_in_) of the Web server
;

Parameters
The table below shows the parameters of the WWW instruction.

Table 3- 7 Parameters

Parameters Declaration Data type Description

CTRL_DB Input DB_WWW Data block that describes the user pages
(Web control DB)
RET_VAL Output INT Error information

RET_VAL parameter

Table 3- 8 RET_VAL

Error code (W#16#...) Explanation

0000 No error has occurred. There are no pending website requests that
must be released by the user program.
00xy x: indicates if an error occurred during initialization of the Web
control DB (CTRL_DB):
x=0: no errors.
x=1: errors occurred. The error is encoded in the
"CTRL_DB.last_error" byte of the Web control DB.
y: Number of the pending request. Several requests are possible
(e.g., request "0" and "1" are pending: y="3").
y="1": Request "0"
y="2": Request "1"
y="4": Request "2"
y="8": Request "3"
803A The specified Web Control DB does not exist on the CPU.
8081 Incorrect version or incorrect format of the Web Control DB.
80C1 There are no resources available to initialize the Web application.

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3.11.4 Defining the user page as start page

Defining the user page as start page

In addition to the default intro page, you can also define the start page of your user pages as
the start page of the Web server.

Figure 3-37 Example of user page as start page of the Web server

Requirements
The following requirements must be met before the user page is displayed as the start page
of the Web server:
You have configured the user page as the start page.
You have configured a user in STEP 7 whom you have assigned at least the
authorization "... open user-defined web pages".
The CPU is in RUN mode.

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Procedure
Proceed as follows to define the user pages in STEP 7 as start page of the Web server:
1. Select the CPU in the device configuration.
2. Open the settings in the Inspector window of the CPU under "Properties > General > Web
server".
3. Select the entry "AWP1" in the area "Entry page" under "Select entry page".

Figure 3-38 Setting user page in STEP 7 as start page

4. Download the configuration to the CPU.

If you now enter the IP address of the CPU in the browser, a connection is automatically
established to your user pages.
If you want to access the web pages of your CPU again, link the web pages from your user
pages, via the URL "http://a.b.c.d./Portal/Portal.mwsl?PriNav=Start" or
"https://a.b.c.d/Portal/Portal.mwsl?PriNav=Start" for example. In this case, the information
"a.b.c.d" represents, as an example, the IP address of the configured CPU.
Example of link in HTML:
<a href="/Portal/Portal.mwsl?PriNav=Start">SIMATIC web pages</a>

Note
If you define your user page as start page of the Web server, all direct access to the web
pages of the CPU is disabled. This applies also to the bookmarks you saved for the web
pages of the CPU as well as the page for reading out the service data.

Reading out service data

If you define your user page as start page of the Web server, all direct access to the web
pages for reading out the service data is also disabled.
If you want to continue to read out service data via the Web server when servicing is
required, here is how you can link the service data page directly to your user page.
Just as for the web pages of the CPU, link the service data page e.g. via the URL
"http://a.b.c.d/save_service_data" or "https://a.b.c.d/save_service_data", the "a.b.c.d" here is
an example of the IP address of the configured CPU.
Example of link in HTML:
<a href="/save_service_data">Service data</a>

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Reference
You can find additional information on the topic of user page as start page in the FAQ with
entry ID 67184104 on the Service&Support
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/67184104) Internet page.

3.11.5 Example of a user page

3.11.5.1 Website for monitoring and controlling a wind turbine

Example of a user page

Here you see a user page for monitoring and controlling a wind turbine:

Figure 3-39 Overview of user page wind turbine

The user page was created in English in this example, but you can select any language you
wish when you create your own user page.
In this application, each wind turbine of the wind farm has a data block in STEP 7 with
specific data for the respective location and the turbine.
The user page gives you the option to access the turbine remotely with a display device. A
user can open the standard websites for a CPU of a specific wind turbine and go to the
"Remote Wind Turbine Monitor" user page to view the turbine data. A user with the
corresponding access permissions can also set the turbine into the manually controlled
mode and thus control the tags for speed, orientation and angle of attack of the turbine by
means of the website. The user can also specify a brake value regardless of manual or
automatic control of the turbine.
STEP 7 checks the Boolean values for override of the automatic control and, if set, uses the
values for speed, orientation and angle of attack of the turbine as defined by the user.

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Files used
Three files are used in the application example:
Wind_turbine.html: The user page in the figure shown above. The control data is
accessed by AWP commands.
Wind_turbine.css: The Cascading Style Sheet which includes the formatting
specifications of the user page. The use is optional but can simplify the design of the user
page.
Wind_turbine.jpg: The background image displayed on the user page. The use of images
is optional, user pages with lots of images require a lot more memory in the load memory.
These files are not part of your installation but they are described as an example below.

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Implementation
The user page uses AWP commands to read out values from the CPU as well as writing
values to it. The user page also uses AWP commands for the definition of enum types, such
as the assignment of tags to enum types for handling the ON/OFF settings.
The user page is structured as follows:

Header of the website with number and location of the wind turbine.
Atmospheric conditions at the turbine, wind speed, wind direction and current temperature are
displayed.
Read-out power output.
Manual override: Activates manual override of the turbine. To make manual settings for speed,
orientation and angle of attack, the STEP 7 user program requires that manual override has
been activated.
Override of the orientation: Activates manual override of the turbine orientation.
Override of the angle of attack: Activates manual override of the angle of attack of the rotor
blades.
By clicking this button, you transfer the override settings to the CPU.
Manual setting of a percentage value for braking. The setting "Manual override" is not required
to enter a brake value.

Figure 3-40 Overview of user page wind turbine

The user page also uses an AWP command which writes the special tag into the tag table; it
includes the user ID of the user who currently accesses the page.

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3.11.5.2 Reading and displaying data from the CPU

Example HTML code for reading out and displaying data from the CPU
This part of the HTML code is used for displaying the power output on the user side.
The text "Power Output:" is displayed on the left-hand side; on the right-hand side, the value
of the tags for the power output including the unit ("KW") is displayed.
The AWP command :="Data_block_1".PowerOutput executes the reading operation. The
data block is referenced by its symbolic name here and not by its number ("Data_block_1"
instead of "DB1").
The code used in the example is:
<tr style="height:2%;">
<td>
<p>Power output:</p>
</td>
<td>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px;"> :="Data_block_1".PowerOutput: KW</p>
</td>
</tr>

See also
PLC tags (Page 72)

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3.11.5.3 Using enum types

Definition of enum types

The described user page uses enum types in three locations. "On" or "Off" is displayed for a
Boolean value at these locations.
The enum type for "On" results in a value of 1; the enum type for "Off" results in a value of 0.
The following excerpts from the HTML code of the user page show the declaration of an
enum type with the name "OverrideStatus" and the values "0" and "1" for "Off" or "On" as
well as the specification of an enum type reference of "OverrideStatus" for the tag
"ManualOverrideEnable" in the data block "Data_block_1".

Note
Assignment of enum types
If the user page writes into a tag by using an enum type, there has to be a declaration
"AWP_In_Variable" for each "AWP_Enum_Ref" declaration.

The code used in the example is:

<!-- AWP_In_Variable_Name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable' -->
<!-- AWP_Enum_Def_Name="OverrideStatus" Values='0: "Off",1:"On"' -->
<!-- AWP_Enum_Ref_Name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable'
Enum="OverrideStatus" -->
The following code describes a display box for displaying the current status of
"ManualOverrideEnable". A normal read command for tags is used but because of the
declared and referenced enum type, the website displays the values "On" and "Off" instead
of "1" and "0".
<td style="width:24%; border-top-style: Solid; border-top-width:
2px; border-top-color: #ffffff;">
<p>Manual override: :="Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable:</p>
</td>
The following code describes a drop-down list for changing "ManualOverrideEnable" by the
user. The drop-down list consists of the "Yes" and "No" options that are assigned to the "On"
or "Off" values by means of the enum type reference. If you make no selection, the status
remains the same.
<select name='"Data_block_1"ManualOverrideEnable'>
<option value=':"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable:'> </option>
<option value="On">Yes</option>
<option selected value="Off">No</option>
</select>
The drop-down list is included in the form on the website. The form is uploaded, when the
user clicks on the "Send" button. If the user has selected "Yes", the value "1" is written in the
tag "ManualOverrideEnable" in the "Data_block_1" data block; if the user has selected "No",
the value "0" is written.

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3.11.5.4 Writing user inputs into the controller

Setting options
The user page "Remote Wind Turbine Monitor" includes different AWP commands for writing
data into the controller. A user with the corresponding access permissions can control the
wind turbine manually, activate the override for the turbine speed and the turbine orientation
as well as the angle of attack of the rotor blades with the declaration of different
"AWP_In_Variable" write commands. The user can also specify floating-point numbers for
turbine speed, orientation angle of attack and percentage of braking. The user page uses an
HTTP command in the format "POST" to write the tags into the controller.
The code used in the example for setting the brake value is:
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1"' -->
...
<tr sytle="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 22%;"><p>Braking:</p></td>
<td>
<form method="POST">
<p><input name='"Data_block_1".Braking' size="10" type ="text">
%</p>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
This excerpt from the HTML code first defines a "AWP_In_Variable" for the "Data_block_1"
data block which enables the user page to write any number of tags into the data block. The
text "Braking:" is displayed on the left-hand side; on the right-hand side is a box in which the
user can make entries for the "Braking" tag in the data block.
The user page reads out the actual braking value from the controller and displays it in the
text box. A user with the corresponding access permissions can then write a brake value that
controls the braking process into the data block of the CPU.

Note
Declaration of data blocks
If you declare an entire data block by means of a "AWP_In_Variable", each tag in the data
block can be written by means of the user page. If only certain tags in the data block are to
be writable, you declare this specifically using <!-- AWP_In_Variable
Name='"Data_block_1".Braking' -->, for example.

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3.11.5.5 Writing special tags

Using special tags

The user page "Remote Wind Turbine Monitor" writes the special tag
"Server:current_user_id" into a tag of the CPU. The tag value contains the value "1" if a user
is logged on and "0" if a user is not logged on. In this example, a user is logged on, so the
tag value is set to "1". The special tag is written into the CPU by the user page and does not
need a user interface.
The code used in the example is:
<!-- AWP_in_variable Name="SERVER:current_user_id" Use="User_ID" -->

3.11.5.6 HTML code of the user page "Remote Wind Turbine Monitor"
The complete HTML code of the example user page "Remote Wind Turbine Monitor" as well
as the used Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) is listed below.

Wind_turbine.html
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><!--
This test program simulates a website for monitoring and operating a
wind turbine.
Required PLC tags and data block tags in STEP 7:
PLC tag:
User_ID: Int
Data blocks:
Data_block_1
Tags in Data_Block_1:
TurbineNumber: Int
WindSpeed: Real
WindDirection: Real
Temperature: Real
PowerOutput: Real
ManualOverrideEnable: Bool
TurbineSpeed: Real
YawOverride: Bool
Yaw: Real
PitchOverride: Bool
Pitch: Real
Braking: Real
The user-defined website shows the current values for the PLC data
and offers a drop-down list to specify the three Boolean values with
the assigned enumeration type. The selected Boolean values as well
as the data text boxes for speed, orientation and angle of attack of
the turbine are uploaded with the "Send" button. The brake value can
be specified without the "Send" button.

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No actual STEP 7 program is required for using this page. The STEP 7
program would theoretically only respond to the values for speed,
orientation and angle of attack of the turbine, if the assigned
Boolean values were specified. The only requirement for STEP 7 is
that the WWW instruction is called with the DB number of the
generated data blocks for this page.
-->
-->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1"' -->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable'
Enum="OverrideStatus" -->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1".PitchOverride'
Enum="OverrideStatus" -->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name='"Data_block_1".YawOverride'
Enum="OverrideStatus" -->
<!-- AWP_In_Variable Name="SERVER:current_user_id" Use="User_ID"-->
<!-- AWP_Enum_Def Name="OverrideStatus" Values='0:"Off",1:"On"' -->

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=utf-8"><link rel="stylesheet" href="Wind_turbine.css">
<title>Remote monitoring of wind turbines
</title>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2">
<tr style="height: 2%;">
<td colspan="2">
<h2>Remote Wind Turbine Monitor: Turbine
#:="Data_block_1".TurbineNumber:</h2>
</td>
<tr style="height: 2%;"><td style="width: 25%;"><p>Wind speed:</p></
td>
<td><p> :="Data_block_1".WindSpeed: km/h</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;"><p>Wind direction:</p></td>
<td><p> :="Data_block_1".WindDirection: deg.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 2%;"><td style="width:
25%;"><p>Temperature:</p></
td>
<td><p> :="Data_block_1".Temperature: deg. C</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;"><p>Power output:</p></td>
<td><p style="margin-bottom:5px;"> :="Data_block_1".PowerOutput:
kW</p>
</td>
</tr>
<form method="POST" action="">
<tr style="height: 2%;" >
<td style="width=25%; border-top-style: Solid; border-top-width:
2px; border-top-color: #ffffff;">
<p>Manual override: :="Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable:</p>

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</td>
<td class="Text">Set:
<select name='"Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable'>
<option value=':="Data_block_1".ManualOverrideEnable:'> </option>
<option value="On">Yes</option>
<option value="Off">No</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;"><td style="width:
25%;"><p>Turbine speed:</p></td>
<td>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px;"><input
name='"Data_block_1".TurbineSpeed' size="10"
value=':="Data_block_1".TurbineSpeed:' type="text"> RPM</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;">
<p>Yaw override: :="Data_block_1".YawOverride: </p>
</td>
<td class="Text">Set:
<select name='"Data_block_1".YawOverride'>
<option value=':="Data_block_1".YawOverride:'> </option>
<option value="On">Yes</option>
<option value="Off">No</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;">
<p>Turbine yaw:</p>
</td>
<td>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px;"><input name='"Data_block_1".Yaw'
size="10" value=':="Data_block_1".Yaw:' type="text"> deg.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;">
<p>Pitch override: :="Data_block_1".PitchOverride: </p>
</td>
<td class="Text">Set:
<select name='"Data_block_1".PitchOverride'>
<option value=':="Data_block_1".PitchOverride:'> </option>
<option value="On">Yes</option>
<option value="Off">No</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width=25%; border-bottom-style: Solid; border-
bottomwidth:
2px; border-bottom-color: #ffffff;">
<p>Blade pitch:</p>

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</td>
<td>
<p style="margin-bottom:5px;"><input name='"Data_block_1".Pitch'
size="10" value=':="Data_block_1".Pitch:' type="text"> deg.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 2%;">
<td colspan="2">
<input type="submit" value="Submit override settings and values">
</td>
</tr>
</form>
<tr style="vertical-align: top; height: 2%;">
<td style="width: 25%;"><p>Braking:</p></td>
<td>
<form method="POST" action="">
<p> <input name='"Data_block_1".Braking' size="10"
value=':="Data_block_1".Braking:' type="text"> %</p>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Wind_turbine.css
BODY {
background-image: url('./Wind_turbine.jpg')
background-position: 0% 0%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
H2 {
font-family: Arial;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 14.0pt;
color: #FFFFFF;
margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:10px;
}
P {
font-family: Arial;
font-weight: bold;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 12.0pt;
margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:0px;
}
TD.Text {
font-family: Arial;
font-weight: bold;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 12.0pt;
margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:0px;
}

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3.12 Filebrowser

Requirements
Access rights must be assigned for the user in the user management.

Filebrowser
The browser displays the content of the SIMATIC memory card on the "Filebrowser" web
page. This means, for example, that you can read and edit the log files generated by the
CPU without having to use STEP 7.

Figure 3-41 Filebrowser view

The Filebrowser lists all existing files and directories on the SIMATIC memory card. The files
can be downloaded, deleted, renamed and uploaded; the directories can be created, deleted
and renamed.

Note
The Filebrowser only grants you read access to the "DataLogs" and "Backups" directories.

Exception system files

The system files include the job file and all special directories including their contents to
which the job file refers. System files are not displayed, and cannot be changed or deleted.

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3.13 DataLogs

DataLogs
On the DataLogs web page, you can view all the DataLogs that you have created.
You can sort the DataLogs according to the individual parameters in ascending or
descending order.
For this purpose, click on one of the parameters in the column header:
Name
Size
Changed
You can download the relevant DataLog file by clicking the file name.
You can call (download) and empty the relevant DataLog file by clicking the icon . The file
must be closed. The empty DataLog file is still maintained in the list of DataLogs.

Figure 3-42 DataLogs

NOTICE

If you open a large DataLog file via this web page, the processing times of the DataLog
instructions that process this DataLog file can increase considerably.
Although the processing time of the priority class (OB in which the DataLog instruction is
called) does not increase, the output parameter BUSY is set for the duration of the
processing.

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3.14 Online backup

Backing up and restoring the CPU configuration

You can back up a CPU configuration using the Web server with the corresponding access
rights. If necessary, you can also restore this configuration at a later time using the Web
server.
You can create as many backups as you want and store a variety of configurations for a
CPU.

NOTICE

Prior to every restoration of the CPU configuration, always first perform an online backup of
the current CPU configuration and save this backup file to a local directory of your PC.
This ensures that you can undo a restoration which failed (e.g. due to a damaged backup
file) or which does not show the desired result.

Note
You can also perform online backup and restoration of the CPU configuration in STEP 7 (see
online help for STEP 7, keyword: "Creating a backup of an S7 CPU").
With a backup using STEP 7, the backup file is saved within the STEP 7 project. With a
backup using the Web server, the backup file is saved to a local directory of your PG/PC
(e.g. "Downloads" directory). Web server backup files cannot be restored via STEP 7, nor
can STEP 7 backup files be restored directly using the Web server.
To restore a STEP 7 backup file using the Web server, first save the STEP 7 backup file to a
local directory of your PG/PC (e.g. "Downloads" directory). From there, you can restore the
backup with the Web server.

Requirements
You access the CPU via the secure transmission protocol "HTTPS".
A valid CA-signed certificate is installed in the Web browser; see section Configuring the
Web server (Page 19).

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Online backup

Figure 3-43 Online backup

Perform online backup of the configuration

To perform an online backup of the CPU configuration, proceed as follows:
1. Click the "Create online backup" button in the "PLC backup" area.
2. If the CPU is in RUN mode, the following alarm is output:
"Creation of an online backup requires PLC STOP. Do you want to set the PLC to STOP
mode?"
Acknowledge the alarm output by clicking "OK". The CPU is set to STOP mode and
online backup is performed. (If you click "Cancel", the CPU remains in the current mode
and the online backup is canceled.)
3. Save the backup file to a local directory of your PC.
4. Set the CPU back to RUN mode ("RUN" button in the "CPU operator panel" area of the
start page).

Scope of the backup

The backup includes all data needed to restore a particular state of a CPU, i.e. the specific
combination of the configuration of the CPU with the current values of the user-related
retentive data.
The following data of the configuration of the CPU is backed up:
The contents of the SIMATIC memory card, e.g. configuration, program code, recipes and
archives, DataLogs
The following user-relevant retentive data is backed up:
Retentive memory areas of data blocks, bit memories, counters and timers
Front-panel settings, dynamic IP configuration data, operating hours counters, retentive
Motion Control sensor data

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Note:
Entries in the diagnostic buffer are not included in the backup.
The current time of day is not backed up for a SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU.
The entire contents of the SIMATIC memory card are backed up, i.e. any data stored on
the card (e.g. PDF files, GSD files).
The backup file is assigned the name of the CPU and the project with the time and date
of the backup, e.g. "2015-09-10_11-01_03_online
backup_PLC69_machineControl.s7pbkp".
The backup file of an F-CPU also contains the collective signature of the safety program
in the file name. Check whether it is the expected F-collective signature.
You can rename the backup, but you cannot make any changes to the contents of the
backup.

Restore the configuration

To restore the CPU configuration, follow these steps:
1. Enter the password of the currently logged-in user in the "PLC restore" area.
2. Click the "Browse" button and select the backup file of the configuration that you want to
restore.
3. Click "Load online backup".
4. If the CPU is in RUN mode, the following alarm is output:
"Download online backup to device. The CPU is set to STOP and the contents of the
CPU will be overwritten. Do you want to continue?"
If the CPU is already in STOP mode, the following alarm is output:
"Download online backup to device. The contents of the CPU will be overwritten. Do you
want to continue?"
Acknowledge the alarm output by clicking "OK". The CPU is set to "STOP" mode if
required, and the online backup is downloaded. (If you click "Cancel", the CPU remains in
the current mode and downloading is canceled.)
5. An alarm informs you that you must not leave the web page during the "restore
procedure". Acknowledge the alarm output by clicking "OK".
The restoration of the CPU configuration starts and you will be continuously informed of
the current status:
"Download of online backup has been started."
"Checking backup file."
"Formatting memory card and resetting CPU."

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6. If you have started the restoration procedure with a user name and password defined in
the Web server configuration, you will be asked to enter these again after restoration of
the CPU. Enter the required information and click "Login".
If you have started the restoration procedure as the user "Everybody" without a password
(but with appropriate access rights), this prompt is not displayed.

Note
To restore the configuration of an F-CPU whose security program and/or password has
been changed for the F-CPU in the meantime, you also need the access authorization "F-
Admin"; see "Amending user management" in the section Configuring the Web server
(Page 19).

WARNING

The authorization "F-admin" for the Web server without password protection (User
"Everybody") is only for test purposes, commissioning etc. i.e. only when the system is
in productive operation. In this case, you have to ensure the security of the plant through
other organizational measures, e.g. through spatial protection.
Prior to the transition to productive operation, you must remove the right "F-Admin" for
the user "Everybody".
The password of the user of the Web server with the right "F-Admin" should only be
accessible to authorized persons.

The restoration of the CPU configuration starts and you will be continuously informed of
the current status:
"Loading configuration."
"Resetting CPU."
This may take a few minutes.
7. When the procedure is complete, you will be logged out and the "Reload page..." button
will be displayed.
If you did not receive an error message during the restoration procedure, the restoration
of the CPU configuration was successfully completed and you will receive a
corresponding message.
Click the "Reload page..." button and log on to the newly downloaded CPU configuration
with your user name and password.

You will receive the following error message if:

the newly downloaded CPU configuration does not contain the same IP address as
the former one
the Web server is deactivated in the newly downloaded CPU configuration
the browser does not receive a response from the CPU after 3 minutes
Error message: "The CPU is not reachable anymore. Please check the IP address and
the Web server configuration. The result of the restore can be checked in the ASLog."

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3.15 Motion Control diagnostics

Overview
The Web server displays statuses, errors, technology alarms and the current values of the
configured technology objects (TOs):
Speed-controlled axis (TO_SpeedAxis)
Positioning axis (TO_PositioningAxis)
Synchronous axis (TO_SynchronousAxis)
External encoder (TO_ExternalEncoder)
Measuring input (TO_MeasuringInput)
Output cam (TO_OutputCam)
Cam track (TO_CamTrack)
The "Motion Control Diagnostics" web page provides detailed information on the configured
technology objects in the following views:
Diagnostics
Service overview

Diagnostics
The "Diagnostics" view offers you:
An overview list of the configured technology objects
The status and error messages of a selected technology object
Values and limits of the status of a selected axis/cam

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"Diagnostics" view
Under "Status", you will find an overview list of the configured technology objects with the
designation and type, which indicates whether the technology object in question is "released"
and "referenced".

Figure 3-44 Motion Control diagnostics: Status and error bits

Meaning of the symbols in the "Status" column

Table 3- 9 Meaning of symbols

Symbol Symbol Meaning

color
Green Component is OK
Yellow Warning pending
Red Error - component faulty or not available

Select the required technology object. The related diagnostics information is shown in the
bottom tabs.

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"Status and error bits" tab

You use the "Status and error bits" tab to monitor the status and error messages for the
technology object as in STEP 7.

"Motion status"/"Cam track status" tab

You use the "Motion status" tab to monitor the motion status of the axis as in STEP 7.

Figure 3-45 Motion Control diagnostics: Motion status

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You use the "Cam track status" tab to monitor the cam track status as in STEP 7.

Figure 3-46 Motion Control diagnostics: Cam track status

Service overview
The "Service overview" view offers you:
Diagnostics information for several technology objects
A filter option for selecting the displayed technology objects

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"Service overview" view

The "Service overview" shows the diagnostics information for several technology objects in
table form.

Figure 3-47 Motion Control diagnostics, service overview: Status and error information

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To select the information to be displayed, click the list symbol in the first column of the
table. Make your selection in the next window. Click the list symbol again to leave the
selection window.

Figure 3-48 Motion Control diagnostics, service overview: Configuring the status and error
information

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Selection "Select technology objects"

You can make a selection of the displayed technology objects with the selection "Select
technology objects".

Figure 3-49 Motion Control diagnostics, service overview: Status and error information - Select
technology objects

Reference
You can find explanations of the diagnostics functions "Status and error bits" and "Motion
status"/Cam track status" of the individual technology objects in the online help for STEP 7.

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3.16 Trace

Trace and logic analyzer function

You record device tags and evaluate the recordings with the trace and logic analyzer
function. Tags are, for example, drive parameters or system and user tags of a CPU.
The recordings are saved on the device and can be read out by users with appropriate
access rights via the Web server and saved. The trace and logic analyzer function is
therefore suitable for monitoring highly dynamic processes in the Web server.

Requirements
A trace configuration has been created, i.e. you have defined the recording and trigger
conditions and selected the signals to be recorded.
Note: Only measurements which are saved on the SIMATIC memory card can be
displayed on the "Trace" web page.
For the CPU to save the measurements on the SIMATIC memory card, you must
make the following settings for the trace configuration in STEP 7:
1. Set the "Trigger mode" to "Trigger on tag".
2. Select the "Save measurements on device (memory card)" check box.
You have transferred the trace configuration to the device and activated it there.
You have assigned the access right "Query diagnostics"; see section Configuring the
Web server (Page 19).

Space requirements for storing trace recordings

You can use the "Save measurements on device (memory card)" function in STEP 7 to save
trace recordings on your SIMATIC memory card.

Response when number reached

The "Deactivate recording" parameter repeats the measurements until the configured
"Number of measurements" is reached.
The "Overwrite oldest recording" parameter replaces the oldest measurement with the latest
measurement when the configured "Number of measurements" is reached. Note, however,
that continuously writing data to the SIMATIC memory card shortens its service life.

Figure 3-50 Dialog of settings for storing measurements on the memory card in STEP 7

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Number of measurements
The CPU supports a maximum of 999 measurements. While the CPU writes the trace
recordings to the load memory of the memory card, it pauses monitoring of the trigger
conditions for the trace job. Once the CPU has finished saving the trace recordings, it
continues with the monitoring of the trigger conditions.

NOTICE
Required memory on the SIMATIC memory card
Note that the "Save measurements on device (memory card)" function needs >1024 KB of
free space on your SIMATIC memory card. This amount of required space is independent
of the size of the SIMATIC memory card you are using. If this space is no longer available,
the CPU stops storing measurements on the memory card and writes a corresponding
entry to the diagnostic buffer.
Therefore, ensure that there is enough space on the SIMATIC memory card before running
the "Save measurements on device (memory card)" function. Delete trace recordings no
longer required from the SIMATIC memory card.

You can view the current values on the currently used space in the load memory in the
"Memory" tab on the "Diagnostics" web page.

Additional information
The operation of the interface of the "Trace" web page largely corresponds to the operation
of the trace function in STEP 7. See the Using the trace and logic analyzer function manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/64897128) and the online help for
STEP 7 for more on this.

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Displaying the trace recordings

The web page of the trace and logic analyzer function consists of several areas. The
example in the figure below shows how the Web server user interface is divided when the
"Trace" web page is first called.

Trace recordings
Toolbar of the trend diagram
Trend diagram and bit track
Signal table
Figure 3-51 Trace start page without measurement

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Trace recordings
List of existing measurements, sorted by date and time of the trace recordings. A
measurement always consists of a trace configuration with an associated recording.
The following table shows the special Web server shortcut menu commands in the Trace
recordings area:
Table 3- 10 Web server shortcut menu commands in the trace recordings area

Shortcut menu command Description

"Delete" Deletes the selected measurement on the memory card of the CPU. A
confirmation dialog opens.
After deletion, the display in the trend diagram area is not automatically
overwritten.
"Save as" Saves the selected measurement in a csv file. The "Save as" dialog
opens.
"Show chart" Loads the selected measurement to the display area of the Web server.

1. Select a measurement and display it using the shortcut menu command "Show chart" or
with a double click.
All signals of the measurement are displayed.
Some data types offer the display of individual bit tracks. You need to enable the individual
bit tracks of the signal opened in the signal table using the icon.

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You can adjust the display of the signals in the signal table and with the aid of the toolbar of
the trend diagram.

Figure 3-52 Trace measurement - All areas visible

You can increase or decrease the size of the three display areas:
Trace recordings (you can minimize/maximize the area by clicking on the two small
arrows)
Toolbar of the trend diagram
Trend diagram and bit track (size can be changed)
Signal table (you can minimize/maximize the area by clicking on the two small arrows)

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Toolbar of the trend diagram

As in STEP 7, tools are available for adapting the display via buttons.
The following table shows the special Web server buttons in the trend diagram toolbar:

Table 3- 11 Web server symbols in the trend diagram toolbar

Symbol Function Description

Move view Moves the display with the mouse button pressed -
corresponds to the symbol in STEP 7
Restore standard view Scaling and moves are canceled, the view is reset to
the status at the time of loading of the measurement.
(Hidden signals are also reset but remain disabled.)
Display all All signals are fully moved to the display area without
changing the relative positions of the signals to each
other.
Scale X automatically Automatic scaling of all visible signals in the horizontal
X area
Scale Y automatically Automatic scaling of all visible signals of the current X
area in vertical Y direction
/ Interpolation on/off The data of the trend diagram is interpolated or not.

Difference of the measurement Display of the difference of the horizontal and vertical
cursor measurement cursors and the Y values at the intersec-
tions with the vertical measurement cursors

All icons in the toolbar are equipped with tooltips.

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Trend diagram
The trend diagram displays the selected signals of a recording. Bits are shown in the lower
diagram as a bit track.

Trace recordings (minimized)

Toolbar of the trend diagram
Trend diagram and bit track
Signal table (minimized)
Figure 3-53 Trace measurement - only trend diagram visible

The following table shows the special Web server shortcut menu commands of a selected
signal in the trend diagram:

Table 3- 12 Web server shortcut menu commands in the trend diagram area

Shortcut menu command Description

"Scale Y automatically" Automatic scaling of the selected signal in Y direction.
"Hide signal" Hides the selected signal in the trend diagram.

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Use of the trend diagram

The display area can be zoomed as required. Measurement cursors can be used to select
individual values for display in the signal table.

Table 3- 13 Measurement cursor symbols in the toolbar of the trend diagram

Symbol Function Description

Vertical measurement cursor Display of vertical measurement cursor
The vertical position of the two measurement cursors
can be moved with the mouse.
The values of the signals and the difference between
two measuring points are displayed in the signal table
for all displayed signals and also in the trend diagram
for the selected signal.
The measuring point or the relative/absolute time to
the measurement cursors is displayed depending on
the set unit of the time axis in the movable pop-up
window "Measuring points/Time values".
Horizontal measurement Display of the horizontal measurement cursors
cursor The horizontal position of the two measurement cur-
sors can be moved with the mouse.
The Y values of the measurement cursor for the se-
lected signal are displayed in the movable pop-up
window "Y values".
Unit switching of the time Switching the unit of the time axis
axis You can set the following units:
Measuring points
Time (relative time related to the trigger time)
Absolute time

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The following image shows how you can change the display area of the trend diagram as
required with rulers and scroll bars.

Vertical ruler
Vertical scroll bar
Horizontal ruler
Horizontal scroll bar
Figure 3-54 Trace measurement - rulers and scroll bars

Using the vertical ruler

If you click the vertical ruler at the top or the bottom, you increase the size of the display
at the top or bottom.
If you click the vertical ruler at the top or the bottom while keeping the shift key pressed,
you scale both ends.
If you click the vertical ruler at the top or the bottom while keeping the Ctrl key pressed,
you move the display up or down.

Using the horizontal ruler

If you click the horizontal ruler on the left or the right, you increase the size of the display
on the left or right.
If you click the horizontal ruler on the left or right while keeping the shift key pressed, you
scale both ends.
If you click the horizontal ruler on the left or the right while keeping the Ctrl key pressed,
you move the display to the left or right.

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Using the mouse wheel

If you activate the mouse wheel in the display, you move the display up or down.
If you activate the mouse wheel in the display while keeping the shift key pressed, you
move the display to the left or right.
If you activate the mouse wheel in the display while keeping the Ctrl key pressed, you
increase/reduce the size of the display at the position of the mouse pointer.

Signal table
The signal table lists the signals of the selected measurement and provides setting options
for some properties.
Please note the different setting options between the Web server and STEP 7:
More setting options for the color of the signal are available in the Web server than in
STEP 7. For this purpose, click in the "Color" table column of a signal. The color selection
dialog opens and you can select from several colors other than the TIA standard colors.
Unlike in STEP 7, the "Signal group" table column for combining signals to form groups is
not available in the Web server.

Trace recordings (minimized)

Toolbar of the trend diagram
Trend diagram and bit track (minimized)
Signal table
Figure 3-55 Trace measurement - only signal table visible

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The following table shows the possible Web server shortcut menu commands in the signal
table:

Table 3- 14 Web server shortcut menu commands in the signal table area

Shortcut menu command Description

"Scale Y automatically" Automatic scaling of the selected signal in Y direction.
"Show signal" Shows the signal in the trend diagram.
"Hide signal" Hides the signal in the trend diagram.
"Show all bits" Displays all the bits of a signal.
"Hide all bits" Hides all the bits of a signal.

3.17 Reading out service data

The Web server gives you the option to save service data. In addition to the content of the
diagnostic buffer, they include additional information on the internal status of the CPU. If you
should encounter a problem with the CPU that cannot be resolved otherwise, you therefore
have the option to submit the service data to the Service&Support team.

Procedure
1. Enter the following address in the address bar of your web browser:
"http://<CPU IP address>/save_service_data", e.g.,
"http://192.168.3.141/save_service_data"
2. Your screen displays the service data page with a button for saving the service data.

3. Save the service data locally on your display device by clicking "Save ServiceData".

Result
The data is saved into a .dmp file with the following naming convention: "<MLFB><serial
number><time stamp>.dmp". The user can change the file name at a later time.

Note
If you have defined your user page as the start page, observe the note on reading out
service data in section Defining the user page as start page (Page 85).

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3.18 Basic websites

Web pages with reduced contents

Basic websites are offered for display devices with smaller screens, for example HMI, on the
Web server.
Basic websites are web pages with reduced content that are adapted to the requirements of
small screens with low resolution.
These sites do not support JavaScript for the sake of fast access. This means that not all
standard websites are available as basic websites. The basic website can also have fewer
functions than the standard website.
The switch to basic websites takes place automatically for HMI devices.
You access basic websites from other end devices by entering the IP address of the
configured and the extension "/basic" in the address bar of the Web browser, for example
http://192.168.3.141/basic or https://192.168.3.141/basic.
The following standard websites are also available as basic websites:
Start page (in Basic: "Status")
Diagnostics (without the "Program protection", "Runtime information" and "Fail-safe" tabs)
Diagnostics buffer
Memory usage
Module information
Alarms (without acknowledgment option)
Communication
Tag status
Watch tables
User pages
Filebrowser (read access only)
DataLogs
Intro

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The basic websites are displayed as follows:

Figure 3-56 Example basic websites, "Status" web page

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Automation system
An automation system is a programmable logic controller that consists of at least one CPU,
various input and output modules, as well as operating and monitoring devices.

AWP
Automation Web Programming

AWP commands
Special command syntax for data exchange between CPU and HTML file.

Configuration
Systematic arrangement of individual modules (design).

CSS
A CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) specifies how an area or content marked up in HTML is
displayed.

Device
Device that can send, receive or amplify data via the bus, e.g., IO controller.

Diagnostics
The detection, localization, classification, visualization and further evaluation of errors,
malfunction and alarms.
Diagnostics provides monitoring functions that run automatically during plant operation. This
increases the availability of plants by reducing commissioning times and downtimes.

Firewall
A firewall is used to restrict the network access based on sender or target address of the
used services. The firewall decides based on specified rules which of the network packets it
handles are forwarded and which are not. This way the firewall tries to prevent unauthorized
network access.
It is not the function of a firewall to detect attacks. It only implements rules for network
communication.

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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Protocol for data transmission across a network.

HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). Protocol for tap-proof transmission of sensitive
data across a network.

Identification data
Identification data is stored on a module, and contains information which supports the user in
Checking the system configuration
Locating hardware changes in a system
Correcting errors in a system
Modules can be clearly identified online using the identification data.

Master
The master in possession of the token is an active device. This master has the option to
receive data from other devices and to send data to other devices.

PROFIBUS
PROcess FIeld BUS, process and field bus standard specified in standard IEC 61784-1:2002
Ed1 CP 3/1. It specifies functional, electrical, and mechanical properties for a bit-serial field
bus system.
PROFIBUS is available with the protocols DP (= Distributed I/O), FMS (= Fieldbus Message
Specification), PA (= Process Automation), or TF (= Technological Functions).

PROFINET
Within the framework of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), PROFINET represents the
consistent continuation of:
PROFIBUS DP, the established field bus
Industrial Ethernet, the communications bus for the cell level
Experience gained from both systems was and is being integrated into PROFINET.
PROFINET as an Ethernet-based automation standard from PROFIBUS International
(previously PROFIBUS User Organization) defines a vendor-independent communication,
automation, and engineering model.

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PROFINET component
A PROFINET component includes the entire data of the hardware configuration, the
parameters of the modules, and the corresponding user program. The PROFINET
component is made up as follows:
Technological Function
The (optional) technological (software) function includes the interface to other PROFINET
components in the form of interconnectable inputs and outputs.
Device
The device is the representation of the physical programmable controller or field device
including the I/O, sensors and actuators, mechanical parts, and the device firmware.

PROFINET IO
As part of PROFINET, PROFINET IO is a communication concept that is used to implement
modular, distributed applications.
PROFINET IO allows you to create automation solutions which are familiar to you from
PROFIBUS.
PROFINET IO is implemented by the PROFINET standard for automation devices on the
one hand, and on the other hand by the engineering tool STEP 7.
That is, you have the same application view in STEP 7, regardless of whether you configure
PROFINET or PROFIBUS devices. Programming your user program is essentially the same
for PROFINET IO and PROFIBUS DP if you use the extended blocks and system status lists
for PROFINET IO.

PROFINET IO controller
Device used to address connected I/O devices. This means that the IO controller exchanges
input and output signals with assigned field devices. The IO controller is often the controller
on which the automation program runs.

PROFINET IO device
A distributed field device that is assigned to one of the IO controllers (e.g., remote IO, valve
terminals, frequency converters, switches).

URL
Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Identifies and localizes a source, such as a web page,
uniquely via the method of access used and the location of the source in computer networks.

UTF-8
Abbreviation for 8-bit UCS (Universal Character Set) transformation format. Most popular
coding of Unicode characters.
Each Unicode character is assigned a specially coded byte string of variable length in this
format. UTF-8 supports up to four bytes on which all Unicode characters can be mapped.

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Web browser
Web browsers are visualization programs for web pages and can communicate with Web
servers.
Typical web browsers are, for example:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox

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A E
Access restriction, 28 East Asian languages, 29
Activating the Web server, 19
Alarms, 49
Automatic updating, 24 F
AWP commands, 70
Fail-safe, 39
Arrays, 80
FAQs
Enumeration types, 76
Automatically updating web pages, 70
Fragments, 78
Download certificate, 23
PLC tags, 72, 74
Incorporating web pages with relative path
Special tags, 75
names, 70
Structures, 81
User page as start page, 87
Web server access via smartphone, 18
Filebrowser, 97
B
System files, 97
Backup of configuration, 100 Firmware update, 47
Binding, 37 F-runtime groups, 39

C G
CA certificate, 20 Global security settings, 21
Certificate
Web server certificate, 20
Certificate manager H
Global CA-signed certificate, 21
HTTPS, 22
Global security settings, 21
Local CPU-specific certificate, 20
Communication, 50
I
Connections, 54
Parameters, 50 Identification, 36
Resources, 53 Diagnostics, 36
Statistics, 52 Module information, 44
Configuring
Backup, 99
Restoring, 99 K
Copy protection, 37
Know-how protection, 37
CPU-specific certificate, 20

L
D
Language settings, 29
Diagnostics (Motion Control), 103
Diagnostics buffer, 40
Display of texts in different languages, 30

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M Status overview, 61
Tabular view, 59
Measurements (trace), 113
Trace recordings, 112
Memory, 38
Trend diagram (Trace), 115
Motion Control
Diagnostics, 103
Service overview, 103
U
Motion status, 105
Updating and saving, 31
Deactivating automatic updating, 31
P Printing web pages, 31
Saving alarms, 50
Program protection, 37
Saving diagnostics buffer entries, 41
Updating user pages, 69
User interface language
R
assign to project language, 30
Reading out service data, 120 Setting, 33
Reading PLC tags User management, 25
Overview, 72 User pages, 27, 68
String or character tags in expressions, 73 Configuring user pages, 82
Tags of the String and Character type, 72 Example user page, 87
Restoring the configuration, 101 User page as start page, 85
Runtime information, 38 WWW instruction, 83

S W
Security functions, 15 Web access
Select technology objects, 109 Via HMI devices and mobile terminal devices, 18
Self-signed certificates, 20 Via PG/PC, 18
Service overview, 107 Web browser, 15
Signal table (Trace), 119 Web server
Start page, 32 Certificate, 20
Intro, 32 Properties, 15
Log in, 34 Web server - web pages
Logout, 34 Tag status, 64
Statistics Watch table, 66
Communication, 52 Web server certificate
Module information, 44 creating and assigning, 20
Status and error bits, 105 Web server language, 24

T
Tags
writing, 65, 67
Technology objects
Status, errors, technology alarms, 103
Topology, 55
Actual topology, 55
Examples, 61
Graphical view, 56
Set topology, 55

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