10/15/2020 S7 Can Opener

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S7 Can Opener
Set and remove on the fly the
KNOW_HOW_PROTECT
on S7-300/-400 blocks!
NOTE: it does NOT unlock latest S7 v5.5 “Block privacy” protection

The automation software house will be no longer in business?   So, why

should I put my hi-tech machinery in jeopardy?

Your machinery supplier or system integrator does no longer support the software they developed
and you are in trouble with S7 PLC programs where some blocks say "block is protected"?

You lost your source code and you cannot access your compiled blocks anymore?

You like to keep just one copy of your blocks instead of maintaining both compiled and source copy
of each block?

You like to toggle the know_how_protect keyword on-the-fly, without having to compile your
S7CanOpener FAQs blocks?
If you find yourself in one of these situations, the S7CanOpener can solve your problem!

Q: What's the S7CanOpener purpose?

A: the S7CanOpener can unlock S7 blocks protected with the
"know_how_protect" keyword.

Q: Can it unlock also S7 libraries?

A: Yes, it works on S7programs (*.s7p) and S7libraries (*.s7l)

Q: Can it unlock Step7 v5.5 new “Block Privacy” protection ?

A: No, at the moment the tool is not able to decrypt such protection.

Q: I have a PLC that requires a password for online operations, can I

use the S7CanOpener to defeat the password?
A: No. The S7CanOpener operates on projects stored on the hard
disk, it does not operate online in the PLC memory and does not
remove the password set in the CPU at hardware configuration level.

Q: Will I be able to read the comments within an unlocked block?

A: Yes, if the original block contained comments.

Q: I have some SCL or CFC blocks, can I reverse the code to obtain
the source file?
A: No. In case you have SCL, CFC, GRAPH7, HIGRAPH blocks, once
unlocking them you will get the compiled version of the block or, in
other words, plain STL code with no comments and no variables
name at all. If you expected the full-source text file, it is not
possible: in that case your only chance is to get the original SCL or
CFC source file. On the other hand, if you are however interested in
the blocks' contents, you have a way to peep into the STL version of
the code.

Q: Can I lock/unlock UDTs?

A: Yes, from version v1.4 you can lock also UDT (User Data Type)
blocks. Unlike all other blocks (OB, FC,FB), a protected UDT cannot
be modified but its contents can be displayed.

Q: Can I unlock SFCs and SFBs?

A: SFCs and SFBs cannot be unlocked since they are functions stored
in the PLC's system memory and cannot be read. What we see and
use in S7 is just the block's interface (parameters assignment) and
not the complete block. Offline SFCs and SFBs contain no S7 code.

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Download S7CanOpener v1.3 (demo version)

Download S7CanOpener manual

Current version is v2.0

If you are a registered user and own an older release, contact us for a free update.

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Prices

Price and tax (when applicable)

Customer is non-EU or is an EU firm (except Italy)

Euro 50.00

Customer is Italian (either firm or private user) or EU private user

Euro 50.00 + 22% IVA/VAT tax = Euro 61.00

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We normally deliver within 24 hours from payment.

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