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Installing and configuring ProTool
3.1
Installing ProTool
System requirements
The following table shows the recommended system requirements for running the
ProTool configuration software.
Configuration
Recommendation
CPU
Pentium 133 MHz
Main memory
64 MB
Free hard disk space
150 MB for ProTool
5 MB for each additional language
Drive
CD-ROM
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 95 with Service Pack 1
(Build 950a)
Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2 (Build 950b)
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service
Pack 3
Microsoft Windows 2000
Remark
Service Pack 1 must not be installed on a Windows 95 OSR 2 (Build 950b) or
higher.
Integration in STEP 7
If you have STEP 7 programming software as of V4 on your computer, you can
also install ProTool integrated in STEP 7.
This has the following advantages:
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You manage ProTool projects using SIMATIC Manager (i.e. the same
management tool that you use for your STEP 7 projects).
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You can select STEP 7 symbols and data blocks from the S7 symbol table as
tags. The data type and address are entered automatically.
•
ProTool lists all the PLCs in your STEP 7 project and, once a PLC has been
selected, determines the associated address parameters.
•
In STEP 7 you can configure ALARM_S messages and output them to the
operating unit.
ProTool User’s Guide
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