5.18.7.4 Common Settings - Symbol Variable / Import STEP7 Project File

You can use symbols and comments set up in Siemens configuration software STEP7 projects by using the Step7 Symbol Extract Tool.

After importing the symbols into GP-Pro EX, you can use them in GP-Pro EX projects. And during set up, you can check imported comments.

Supported drivers

You can import data from STEP7 projects when any of the following series is set up in the [System Settings] window's [Device/PLC].

Data You Can Import

You can import the following data using the Step7 Symbol Extract Tool.

1. DB (data block) registered addresses

2. Shared data set up with symbol names (system memory data)

Importing

1. From the [Common Settings] menu, click [Symbol Variable]. In the [Edit Symbol Variables] page, click [Utility], point to [Import] and click [STEP7 Project File]. The [Step7 Symbol Extract Tool] displays.
   
    

   

   • You can change the display language in the Step7 Symbol Extract Tool from the [Option] menu.

   • You cannot run two instances of the Step7 Symbol Extract Tool.

2. Click to select the STEP7 project (*.S7P) to import.

3. Click [Change Name] to select the external device for imported symbols.

4. From the [Programs in Project] table (Program List), select a program and click [Read Symbols and DB]. System memory and data blocks are read in from the selected program, and displayed in the [Symbols] and [DB #] tables (Symbol List and DB List).

5. From the [DB #] table (DB List), select the data blocks to import and click [Read Symbols from DB]. Addresses are loaded from the selected data blocks and displayed in the [DB Symbols] table (DB Symbol List).

6. Select addresses in the [Symbols] and [DB Symbols] tables and click [Import]. The selected addresses are imported.

Settings Guide