Siemens TP700 Comfort Problem and Solution

Overview:

SIMATIC HMI TP700 Comfort Panels are designed for implementation of high-performance visualization applications on the machine-level. High performance, functionality and numerous integrated interfaces offer the greatest convenience in high-end applications.

                         

SIMATIC HMI TP700 Comfort, Comfort Panel, Touch operation, 7" widescreen TFT display, 16 million colors, PROFINET interface, MPI/PROFIBUS DP interface, 12 MB configuration memory, Windows CE 6.0 (Microsoft Support included Security updates discontinued) configurable from WinCC Comfort V11

 

Problem 1: TP700 Conform Problems to start

Q: VICPAS have a TP700 Conformt, when it turns on, it can not start, In a normal start, 11 frames of the boot screen light up. What can I do for it?

 

A: At first you can try to reset to factory settings, visit the Siemens Website URL

 

How do you do an operating system update on operator panels or perform a "Reset to factory settings"?

 

Else you will have to send it back to Siemens:

 

Siemens Support Suggest

If the screen of panel shows thegridand text "SIMATIC HMI" ,it is not possible to do a reset to factory settings and you should send it to the repair center.

 

Problem 2: Accessing Network from TP700 Problem

Q: VICPAS is supposed to use TP700 to write files to an external drive which is located on the network.At the moment I am testing it locally on my laptop.On my laptop I have created a folder which I share with all users.

 

If on my TP I open Explorer and type in the address bar my laptops NAME followed by order name then it opens and I can see its contents.

 

But If I try to use my laptops IP address instead of name then I get an error Message "Windows CE Networking -> Bad network path. Check to see if the path ........................................"

 

Example:

 

\\MaLaptoptName\Destination\- this is working ok

 

\\192.168.1.102\Destination\- this is not working.

 

At the same time I can ping this IP address.

 

Is this a problem because it is only local or is it syntax error (too many/too view backslashes for example)

 

Using Tia V13 SP1 UP9

 

A: Please have a look at the following link:

How do you integrate an HMI operator panel into a local network?

Perhaps it might help.

 

Problem 3: Siemens TP700 Confort Tag limitation Problem

Q: VICPAS is using TP700 confort with s7-200 cup. The limitation is 512 tags for tp700, I am having 600+.... Is there any way I can extend the tag limitation? Put a memory flash card? How does it work?

A: According to the technical specifications of the tp700 comfort, it supports up to 2048 tags, although only I think only 400 of them can be used on the screen at the same time.

I got a message shows in attached picture. Says too many tags (Powertags) have been configured. Wincc Runtime Advanced 512 powertags v13.0.

That message is just for the HMI simulator. It uses a PC runtime to simulate the panel HMI. The PC runtime normally is licensed by tag count, but for simululation, you can usually live with the nag window every 15 min or so. It should work fine, and you shouldn't need a license when you download to the actual comfort panel.

Note: tag logging and recipes do require a license on the panel.

As a general rule to save tags you can generate some generic tags in the CPU and copy data to them dependent on the screen number being displayed. This can save you hundreds of tags.