SIMATIC

Hotfix 11 (K5.5.4.11) for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 Programming software for

SIMATIC S7 / M7 / C7

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Installation and Usage notes

These notes supersede information contained in other documents.
Please read these notes carefully, since they contain important information for the installation and
use of Hotfix 11 for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4.
Please note that when printing the file that the borders for legal sized paper (DIN A4) in
portrait format are set to about 25mm.

Contents

Installation notes
1 Contents of the Consignment
2 Hardware Requirements
3 Software Requirements
4 Installation
 Usage (Release Notes)
1 Innovations and changes compared to earlier versions
1.1 What is new compared with Version 5.5 SP4?

Installation Notes
These installation notes contain important information that you need for the Hotfix installation.
Please read these notes before the installation.

1 Contents of the Consignment

This package comprises:
Hotfix 11 (K5.5.4.11) for the software package STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 (DVD version order number:
6ES7 810-4CC08-...)

2 Hardware Requirements

No changes compared with STEP 7 V5.5 SP4.

3 Software Requirements

STEP 7 V5.5 SP4

4 Installation

4.1 Installation of Hotfix 11 for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4

Prerequisite for the installation of this Hotfix is an existing installation of STEP 7 V5.5 SP4.
Due to the fact that your PLC/PC must be restarted after the installation in order to completely enter all
system variables, please close all applications (STEP 7, MS Word etc..) before starting the setup.

Start the file "*.exe" of Hotfix 11 for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4. The files will then be copied to the PLC/PC
and entries will be made in MS Windows files. Operating instructions will be given to you during
setup. The drive onto which you install Hotfix 11 for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 will be determined by the
installed STEP 7 version.

Usage (Release Notes)

These notes supersede information contained in the manuals and the online help.

1 Innovations and Changes Compared to Earlier Versions

1.1 What has Changed Compared to Version STEP 7 V5.5 SP4?
HW Config
An exception is output when invalid addresses are registered via the command interface.
 The CiR capability after "Save as > Rearrange before saving (slow)" has been improved.
The loading of a CBA configuration has been improved.
The download of the CiR configuration for DP CPs has been improved.
Opening projects has been made faster, particularly for hardware configurations with many
PROFIBUS stations.
The installation and use of GSDML files that define devices without virtual submodules has
been made possible again.
The configuration of devices that are imported via GSDML file and have a very large
number of messages has been improved.
The checking of the address range in PROFINET IO has been improved especially in
projects that contain shared devices.
The plausibility check has been improved in relation to the maximum PROFINET IO data
volume with the S7-300.
The function "Go to I/O module" has been improved for modules with submodules.
The checking of the address range in projects with IE-PB Link devices has been improved.
The consistency check in the hardware configuration has been improved with respect to
time synchronization in H-systems.
The configuration of fail-safe connections has been improved.
The configuration of an instance DB from FM350-1 and FM350-2 modules in the hardware
configuration has been removed for PCS 7 projects.
The function "Save as > With reorganization (slow)" has been improved and the dialog is
always closed when the function is finished.
The reconfiguration of MRP configurations has been improved.
The download of redundant configurations has been improved.
The application of settings in the "Diagnostics buffer" tab has been restored.
The "Change Release Number" function for PROFINET devices has been improved. The
function is now also possible for GSDML files with parameters of the String data type.
A corresponding error message is now output if a system data block exceeds the size of 64
KB.
The establishment of online connections in configurations which contain SINAUT modules
has been improved.
The adoption of retentive values for CPU parameters has been improved.
The 'Upload' function of configurations for an S7-400 has been improved.
The tests during a consistency check have been improved, especially for configurations
using the option "packed addresses".
The tests in the consistency check for the use of the X5 and X8 interfaces of the CPU 410
have been improved.
After editing the hardware via SIMATIC PDM, no additional operations are accepted in HW
Config until the PDM editing is completed.
The compilation of large WinLC projects has been improved with the option "Web
diagnostics".
The compilation of projects with the module CP 443-1 Advanced has been improved with
the option "Web diagnostics".
The check of attributes in GSDML files has been extended.
As of this Hotfix: The entry of bit addresses for an IE/AS-i Link is also possible for
addresses larger than 1000 bytes.

NCM
The export of WinCC tags from the OPC server for SNMP configurations has been
improved.
The configuration of ASi modules has been improved.
With operation on a PROFIBUS CP443-5, the behavior of DP/ASI-Link modules after
station recovery has been improved specifically for analog ASi slaves.

NetPro
 If subprojects are not available during compilation of the configuration because they have
been swapped out for editing, messages resulting from this are no longer output as errors,
but rather only as warnings.
The configuration of H-CPUs in stand-alone operation has been improved.
The CiR capability has been improved particularly after executing the function "Download
the selected station".
The configuration of fault-tolerant S7 connections has been improved.
Migration of an OPC server V6.x to V8.1.1 has been improved.
It is now once again possible to apply non-specified connections from existing old projects.
As of this Hotfix: Unnecessary warnings during compilation have been removed, especially
for configurations with OPC and an unspecified language selection.

SIMATIC Manager
The performance when archiving multiprojects has been improved.
The "Save as > Rearrange before saving (slow)" function was improved for projects that do
not contain installed option packages.
With the use of SIMATIC Logon, the current user is only entered in the project
administration group if he or she is not already a member of a group that has administrator
rights in the project.
7-Zip can also be used for archiving or retrieving.
The comparison type "ONLINE/Offline" for the function "Block comparison" has been
improved with the option "including SDBs".
The comparison type "ONLINE/Offline" for the function "Block comparison" has been
improved for blocks with multi-instance blocks.
As of this Hotfix: The function Save As > With reorganization (slow) has been improved
for projects with PC stations.
As of this Hotfix: If users in a subproject are deleted and applied to the multiproject, they are
also deleted in the entire multiproject, including the other subprojects .

Programming LAD/STL/FBD blocks

Switching the display from LAD/FBD to STL has been improved with respect to the use of L
bit memories.
The use of SFBs as multi-instances in blocks has been improved.
Working with other Windows applications during a block consistency check has been
improved.
The function "Go To > Location" for an open data block in the LAD/FBD/STL editor has
been improved.

Report System Errors

The use of text libraries which have a dot in the file name is now possible.
As of this Hotfix: The function Report System Errors can also be used for configurations
with a CP343-1 module.
As of this Hotfix: The SFM function block has been improved with respect to the cycle time
violations of the CPU.

Print Function
The problem with the signature during printing, especially of CFC charts, has been
corrected.

Topology Editor
The display of the cable lengths in the online table view of the topology editor has been
improved.
Tool tip display for documentation lines has been improved.

Configuring Messages
New message numbers will always be assigned when copying blocks with message
 capability or CFC charts.
As of this Hotfix: The use of references to a text library for messages has been improved.

Web Server
The network topology display in the Web server of the CPU has been improved.

CPU Messages
The display of messages by GSDM-based PROFINET devices has been improved.

Supported virtualization platforms

In addition to the statements made in the Readme file for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 regarding
virtualization platforms, it must be added that there may be restrictions in the online
functions of STEP 7.

Special Characteristics of the MS Windows 7 Operating System

In addition to the statements made in the Readme file for STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 regarding the
operating system MS Windows 7, it must be added that to edit projects, the Windows 7
default settings are necessary for the "User" user group. Deviations from the default
settings may lead to restrictions in the functionality of STEP 7.