Configuring PROFINET Configuration for Siemens S7 PLCs with SIMATIC Manager

This procedure describes how to set up communication between an In-Sight vision system (and its active job), and a Siemens S7 PLC with the SIMATIC Manager software.

The example steps of the following subsections use the following hardware and software:

• Cognex hardware:
  • 1 In-Sight vision system.
• Siemens hardware:
  • 1 x • CPU 315-2 PN/DP (6ES7 315-2EH13-0AB0, V2.6)
• Siemens software:
  • SIMATIC Manager STEP 7 S7/M7/C7, with version V5.5 + SP1 and revision level: K5.5.1.0