Step7

SIMATIC

S7ProSim V5.4 COM Object

User Manual

Edition: 01/2007
A5E00992430-01

Copyright and Safety Guidelines
This manual contains notices which you should observe to ensure your own personal safety, as well as to protect the product and connected equipment. These notices are highlighted in the manual by a warning triangle and are marked as follows according to the level of danger:Danger Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

Warning Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or severe injury.

Caution Used with the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. Caution Usedwithout the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result in property damage. Notice Used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potential situation that, if not avoided, may result in an undesirable result or state.

Qualified Personnel
The device/system may only be set up and operated in conjunction with this manual. Only qualified personnelshould be allowed to install and work on this equipment. Qualified persons are defined as persons who are authorized to commission, to ground, and to tag circuits, equipment, and systems in accordance with established safety practices and standards.

Correct Usage
Note the following:
Warning This device and its components may only be used for the applications described in the catalog or thetechnical descriptions and only in connection with devices or components from other manufacturers which have been approved or recommended by Siemens. This product can only function correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, set up, and installed correctly, and operated and maintained as recommended.

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Preface
S7ProSim provides programmatic access to the simulated PLC interface of S7-PLCSIM. With S7ProSim, you can write software to perform such tasks as changing the keyswitch position ofthe simulated PLC, stepping through the control program a scan at a time, reading or writing controller values, and many other tasks. Audience This manual is intended for engineers, programmers, and maintenance personnel who have knowledge and experience with S7 programmable logic controllers, and with developing software in Visual Basic (6.0 or .NET), or Visual C++ (6.0 or .NET). Scope Thisdocument describes the features and the operation of S7ProSim V5.4. Other Manuals You can find additional information in the online help for STEP 7 and S7-PLCSIM, and in the following manuals: • Programming with STEP 7 Manual. This manual provides basic information on designing and programming control programs. Use this manual when creating a control program with the STEP 7 automation software....