S7-PCI315:System Overview

The S7 for Windows® programming system and the S7-PCI315 PLC may be installed on the same PC or on two separate PCs, or the S7-PCI315 PLC can be installed in a seperate case with voltage supply. Also the programming system can be installed on a PC. The following system overview shows, which additional components besides the S7 for Windows® programming system and the S7-PCI315 PLC, need to be installed on which PC. It also shows, how these communicate together and which components need to be installed on which PC.

Communication interface	Configurations	Requirements
USB S7-Serial-Interface	all	Installed USB driver
PROFIBUS	all	PROFIBUS interface in programming unit
Ethernet	S7-PCI315 installed in PC	On the PC with the S7-PCI315 installed: Device driver (cifX Device Driver) must be installed S7netPLCCommSvc must be installed and running