For Engineers and Developers
SP7
LabVIEW™ Toolkit
SP7
Connects LabVIEW™ to Siemens S7 PLC controllers.
The SP7 toolkit enables quick, easy and smooth Ethernet-based communications between LabVIEW™ and Siemens S7 PLC controllers – entirely without expensive OPC connections and without integrating complex bus systems.
Functions are available that enable efficient reading and writing of different data types: Among others, data modules, flags (DB, M) and digital and analog input and output groups (DI/DO/AI/AO) can be addressed and/or actuated.
The modular toolkit can be used on all target platforms supported by LabVIEW™ for data exchange, including CompactRIO systems, and is not restricted by other master/slave systems.
To help users get started, many examples relating to different scenarios in measurement and testing applications are already integrated.
SP7 works with all ethernet equipped Siemens hardware PLCs:
- S7-300 Series (e.g. the S7 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 319 and all other variants in the series including the C, F and T-Models)
- S7-400 Series (e.g. the S7 412, 414, 416, 417 and all other variants in the series including the F and H-Models)
- S7-1200 Series (e.g. S7 1211, 1212, 1214, 1215, 1217 and all variants within the series)
- S7-1500 Series (e.g. S7 1511, 1513, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518 and all variants within the series including the C, F, R and T-Models)
- LOGO! SP7 also supports most !Logo models. To check the connection with your !Logo model, you are welcome to use the test version of SP7 in advance.
SP7 works with many Siemens compatible PLCs like Vipa / YASKAWA. Please download the SP7 evaluation version to test the connection.
Requirements:
- LabVIEW® 2011 or newer
- VI Package Manager for the installation
