To load project data from the CPU into the programming device it is obligatory to have an online

connection to the device. The procedure below takes the example of uploading with an S7-1500 CPU.
1. Create a new STEP 7 project and add a CPU module to the project using the "Add new
device" function. In this case you can also add an "unspecified CPU 1500". The module has
article number 6ES75XX-XXXXX-XXXX.
2. The device is not yet specified in the device configuration. In a window next to the CPU you
see information about how to specify the module. Click the "Browse" button.

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3. In the "Hardware Recognition for PLC_1" dialog that opens you get a display of the Online
CPU with device type, IP address and MAC address. Click the "Recognize" button. Your
offline device configuration is now changed to match the online device configuration.
4. In the device configuration, open the CPU properties and insert a new subnet. The IP and
MAC addresses are entered automatically with the hardware recognition (step 3).
Note
If you configure a specified CPU, you have to enter the IP address afterwards. The IP
address must match the IP address of the CPU from which you want to upload the project
data. If you do not know the IP address, use the menu command "Online > Accessible
Nodes..." to determine it.
5. Close the device configuration and save and compile the STEP 7 (TIA Portal) project.
6. Execute the menu command "Online > Go online" and in the "Go online" dialog that opens
you specify the data for the PG/PC interface.

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7. The system now checks the accessibility of the compatible devices, which might take some
time. As soon as the devices have been determined, they are displayed with their IP
addresses in the "Compatible devices in target subnet" window. Click the "Go online" button
to establish the online connection.
When the online connection has been established, in the project navigation you right-click the
station and from the pop-up menu you select the "Upload from device" function.

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8. The dialog that opens informs you that the complete content of the offline project has been
deleted and irretrievably replaced by the online objects. Enable the "Continue" action and
click the "Upload from device" button. Now the project data is uploaded from the CPU into the
programming device and into your newly created project.

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9. Disconnect the online connection with the menu command "Online > Disconnect online
connection" and save your project.
Your STEP 7 project now contains the complete content of the "Program Blocks" folder with the PLC
tags, PLC data types, Technology objects and any other folders from the online CPU. The messages
with the successfully transferred blocks (FBs, FCs, DBs and OBs) are then displayed in the inspector
window.