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1 Validity..........................................................................................................................................................5
2 Improvements in STEP 7..............................................................................................................................7
2.1 Improvements in Update 9.......................................................................................................7
2.2 Improvements in Update 8.......................................................................................................7
2.3 Improvements in Update 7.......................................................................................................8
2.4 Improvements in Update 6.......................................................................................................8
2.5 Improvements in Update 5.......................................................................................................9
2.6 Improvements in Update 4.....................................................................................................10
2.7 Improvements in Update 3.....................................................................................................14
2.8 Improvements in Update 2.....................................................................................................15
2.9 Improvements in Update 1.....................................................................................................16
3 Improvements in WinCC.............................................................................................................................19
3.1 Improvements in Update 9.....................................................................................................19
3.2 Improvements in Update 8.....................................................................................................19
3.3 Improvements in Update 7.....................................................................................................20
3.4 Improvements in Update 6.....................................................................................................22
3.5 Improvements in Update 5.....................................................................................................24
3.6 Improvements in Update 4.....................................................................................................26
3.7 Improvements in Update 3.....................................................................................................31
3.8 Improvements in Update 2.....................................................................................................34
3.9 Improvements in Update 1.....................................................................................................35

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Validity
This update is valid for the following products:
STEP 7 Basic V13 SP1
STEP 7 Professional V13 SP1
WinCC Basic V13 SP1
WinCC Comfort V13 SP1
WinCC Advanced V13 SP1
WinCC Professional V13 SP1

Note
If you modify your system after installing the update with the product DVD, you will have to
perform the update again.

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2.1 Improvements in Update 9
Update 9 contains the following improvements and changes:

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

Adding additional dimensions to an ARRAY within a DB

It is now possible to add additional dimensions to an ARRAY in a global DB, even if the ARRAY
is already used in an SCL block.

Copy scenarios for program blocks

Correct about direct copying and pasting of program blocks or element between PLCs.
The resolution of the tags when copying in the described objects is made exclusively with the
symbolic names.

2.2 Improvements in Update 8

Update 8 contains the following improvements and changes:

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

"Apply snapshot values as start values" function for fail-safe blocks

The "Apply snapshot values as start values" function no longer affects fail-safe blocks. The
consistency of the fail-safe offline blocks is thus not impaired.

FB with a tag of data type DB_ANY in the "Temp" section

Loading a function block with a tag of data type DB_ANY that was declared in the "Temp"
section no longer results in a firmware exception error.

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Possibility of configuring the "IE/AS-i link PN IO" module

The "IE/AS-i link PN IO" module can now only be configured using a GSDML file (Hardware
catalog > Other field devices > PROFINET IO > Gateway > SIEMENS AG > IE/AS-i Link PN
IO).
In existing configurations in which the module from the folder "Network components >
Gateways > IE/AS-i Link > IE/AS-i Link PN IO" of the hardware catalog was used, a
corresponding alarm is output during compilation of the configuration as of Update 8.

Installation of hardware support packages

The installation of HSPs in ASU can be started without restrictions.

Memory requirements for the installation of the TIA Portal or an update

You can find information on this topic on the FAQ page (https://support.industry.siemens.com/
cs/de/en/ps/faq) under the following entry ID: 109482855

2.3 Improvements in Update 7

Update 7 contains the following improvements and changes:

Umlauts in setpoints of the STRING data type

Changing setpoints with the STRING data type in online mode is possible also when they have
a higher ASCII character value than ~, e.g. , , .

Online access
The scanning of accessible devices has been stabilized.

ANY pointers in CPUs of the S7-1500 series

The assignment of a structured Input/Output/InOut to a local ANY pointer is permitted in FCs
also in SCL.

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

2.4 Improvements in Update 6

Update 6 contains the following improvements and changes:

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Security information
In addition to the Readme for STEP 7 V13 SP1, please not the following security measures:
Devices connected to an enterprise network or directly to the internet must be appropriately
protected against unauthorized access, e.g. by use of firewalls and network segmentation. For
more information about industrial security, please visithttp://www.siemens.com/
industrialsecurity (http://www.industry.siemens.com/topics/global/en/industrial-security/
Pages/default.aspx)

Know-how protected blocks in libraries:

The use of know-how protected blocks from a library with nested PLC data types does not
require entry of a password for compilation.

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

2.5 Improvements in Update 5

Update 5 contains the following improvements and changes:

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

Working with Graph

Fulfilled step enabling conditions in transitions are executed reliably, even in the case of a
transition from STOP to RUN.

Configuration of AS-Interface with ET 200SP CPU

The operation of the CM AS-i Master ST module in an ET 200SP configuration with an ET
200SP CPU instead of an interface module (IM) has been released. The minimum
requirements of the following firmware and software versions apply:
CM AS-i Master ST with FW V1.1
ET 200SP CPU with FW V1.8 (CPU 1510SP-1 PN, CPU 1510SP F-1 PN, CPU 1512SP-1
PN, CPU 1512SP F-1 PN, Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC)
Configuration with STEP 7 V13 SP1 Update 4

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Operation of the F-CM AS-i Safety ST module in an ET 200SP configuration with an ET 200SP
F-CPU instead of an interface module (IM) also requires the new version V3.0 of the HSP
0070, i.e. the following minimum requirements apply in addition to those specified above:
Configuration with STEP 7 Safety V13 SP1 Update 4
In addition: New HSP 0070 version V3.0 required

Automation Software Update (ASU)

The notification of new updates for software/support packages has been corrected.

Port Configuration Tool (PCT tool)

The start behavior of the PCT tool from STEP 7 has been improved.

Cross-reference list
The call of the "Go to" function in the cross-reference list for instance data blocks has been
corrected.

Monitoring tags
Controlling absolute DB addresses (e.g. %DB1.DBX0.0) in the block is now supported.

Migration of LAD networks

The representation of LAD networks after migration has been improved.

2.6 Improvements in Update 4

Update 4 contains the following improvements and changes:

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

Instructions "TCON, TSEND_C, TRCV_C" (S7-1200 and S7-1500)

In addition to the causes listed in the online help, the value W#16#80C4 from STATUS
(temporary communications error) can have the following causes:
The connection cannot be established because firewalls for the required ports situated on
the connection path are not enabled.

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Instruction "D_ACT_DP: Enable/disable DP slaves" (S7-1500)

Contrary to the description in the online help, the following applies to the disabling / enabling
of the IE/PB Link PN IO type of gateway:
You cannot disable/enable an IE/PB Link PN IO type of gateway using the instruction
"D_ACT_DP". If you nevertheless use D_ACT_DP on the said gateway, the CPU returns
the value W#16#8093 "No hardware object that can be activated or deactivated belongs
to the address specified in LADDR."
As a supplement to the description in the online help, the following applies to firmware as
of version V1.8 of the S7-1500 CPUs:
You can use the "D_ACT_DP" instruction to disable/enable DP slaves that are connected
to an IE/PB Link PN IO type of gateway.

Instruction "GET_IM_Data: Read identification and maintenance data" (S7-1500)

Contrary to the information in the online help, the error code "80C3", rather than the error code
"807F", is shown. The description for the error code "807F" provided in the information system
is also valid for the "80C3" error code.

Keyboard operation in comparing SCL blocks

In the Comparison editor, the following keyboard operations are now also available for SCL
blocks:

Function Keyboard shortcut

Navigate to the next point of use of the selected oper <Ctrl+Shift+G>
and
Navigate to the previous point of use of the selected <Ctrl+Shift+F>
operand

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Parameter transfer
Note the following for parameter transfer between blocks with optimized access and blocks
with standard access:

Note
Parameter transfer between blocks with optimized access and blocks with standard access
If, during a block call, structures are transferred to the called block as in/out parameters (InOut),
they are transferred by default as pointers (Call by reference).
However, this does not apply if the two blocks have different optimization settings: If one of
the blocks has the property "Optimized access" and the other block has the property "Standard
access", all parameters are always transferred as copies (Call by value).
This means that the called block always works with the copied values. During the processing
of the block, these values may possibly be changed and copied back to the original operand
after the processing of the block call.
This can lead to problems if the original operands are changed by asynchronous processes,
such as by HMI access or interrupt OBs. If the copies are copied back again to the original
operands after the block processing, the changes made asynchronously to the original
operands are overwritten.
You can avoid this by setting the same access type for both blocks or by allowing the
asynchronous access to be written only to a separate memory area and then copying this area
synchronously when the time is appropriate.

Know-how protection
The know-how protection has to be removed for blocks that were protected against
unauthorized access by an older version of the TIA Portal and now have to be opened or
changed. This can subsequently be reset.

Testing with program status

The monitoring of code blocks (STL, LAD, FBD, SCL) with a CPU from the S7-400 series has
been improved and no longer results in STOP.
Note in each case that only interconnected opened networks can be monitored. A closed
network interrupts the monitoring.
The shortcut menu commands "Modify > Monitor from here" and "Modify > Monitor selection"
will not be available until firmware of S7-400 is updated.

Programming of NTP servers with the system function block "T_CONFIG"

For a CPU of the S7-1500 module with the firmware version V1.8, up to four NTP servers can
be configured program controlled with the "T_CONFIG" instruction for time synchronization
via the Ethernet / PROFINET interface. For this purpose, the address data of the NTP servers
is stored in the system data type (SDT) "IF_CONF_NTP".
This requires that time synchronization is enabled via NTP in STEP 7 and at least one NTP
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identical with the NTP servers that were programmed in the SDT "IF_CONF_NTP". The NTP
servers stored in the SDT "IF_CONF_NTP" overwrite the data in the STEP 7 configured NTP
server during runtime.
Die firmware version V1.8 for S7-1500 CPUs is available with STEP 7 V13.0 SP1 Update 4.

New modules
The following new modules are supported:

Article number Description FW version

6AV7 882-0Axxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 7", 800 x 480
6AV7 882-0Axxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 7", 480 x 800,
portrait
6AV7 882-0Bxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 9", 800 x 480
6AV7 882-0Bxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 9", 480 x 800,
portrait
6AV7 882-0Cxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 12", 1280 x
800
6AV7 882-0Cxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 12", 800 x
1280, portrait
6AV7 882-0Dxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 15", 1366 x
768
6AV7 882-0Dxxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 15", 768 x
1366, portrait
6AV7 882-0Exxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 19", 1366 x
768
6AV7 882-0Exxx-xxxx IPC277E, TOUCH 19", 768 x
1366, portrait
6ES7 647-8Bxxx-xxxx IPC227E
6ES7 510-1DJ01-0AB0 CPU 1510SP-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 510-1SJ01-0AB0 CPU 1510SP F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 511-1AK01-0AB0 CPU 1511-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 511-1CK00-0AB0 CPU 1511C-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 511-1FK01-0AB0 CPU 1511F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 512-1CK00-0AB0 CPU 1512C-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 512-1DK01-0AB0 CPU 1512SP-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 512-1SK01-0AB0 CPU 1512SP F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 513-1AL01-0AB0 CPU 1513-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 513-1FL01-0AB0 CPU 1513F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 515-2AM01-0AB0 CPU1515-2 PN V 1.8
6ES7 515-2FM01-0AB0 CPU1515F-2 PN V 1.8
6ES7 516-3AN01-0AB0 CPU 1516-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 516-3FN01-0AB0 CPU 1516F-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 672-7AC00-0YA0 CPU 1507S V 1.8

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The following modules are supported with new firmware:

Article number Description FW version

6ES7 510-1DJ00-0AB0 CPU 1510SP-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 510-1SJ00-0AB0 CPU 1510SP F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 511-1AK00-0AB0 CPU 1511-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 511-1FK00-0AB0 CPU 1511F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 512-1DK00-0AB0 CPU 1512SP-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 512-1SK00-0AB0 CPU 1512SP F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 513-1AL00-0AB0 CPU 1513-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 513-1FL00-0AB0 CPU 1513F-1 PN V 1.8
6ES7 515-2AM00-0AB0 CPU 1515-2 PN V 1.8
6ES7 515-2FM00-0AB0 CPU 1515F-2 PN V 1.8
6ES7 516-3AN00-0AB0 CPU 1516-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 516-3FN00-0AB0 CPU 1516F-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 517-3AP00-0AB0 CPU 1517-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 517-3FP00-0AB0 CPU 1517F-3 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 518-4AP00-0AB0 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 518-4FP00-0AB0 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP V 1.8
6ES7 672-5AC00-0YA0 CPU 1505S V 1.8
6ES7 677-2AAxx-0xB0 CPU 1515SP PC V 1.8
6ES7 677-2AAxx-0xx0 CPU 1515SP PC + HMI V 1.8

2.7 Improvements in Update 3

Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes:

Runtime performance of loops in SCL

The runtime performance during loop cycles, particularly for small CPUs (<S7-1516 with FW
1.6 / 1.7) and additionally a small number of instructions within the loop, has been improved.

Assignment list
Tags that are assigned to a non-existent hardware address are displayed with a yellow
background in the assignment list.

Program information
Load memory utilization in the program information is updated when the know-how protection
is activated.

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Program information
For the controller 315-2 PN/DP CPU (V2.6 or V3.2), it is also possible to select a memory card
size of 256 KB and 1 MB.

Task card instructions - Open User Communication

In online mode, the connection of devices when data is sent and received is displayed correctly.

Task card instructions - Open User Communication

If the connection type ISO-on-TCP is selected in the properties of the instruction TSEND_C,
the TSAP addressing is no longer reset to the default value on going offline.

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

TIA Portal Openness

If the name of a user-defined data type (UDT) contains a period, it is now possible to import
this date type into the TIA Portal using Openness.

2.8 Improvements in Update 2

Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes:

Changes to Openness schema

The "EN" and "ENO" attributes were replaced by the shared BooleanAttribute with
Attribute Name = "ENENO".
This change has an effect on the following elements:
InstructionRef
CallRef
Part
It is always written under "InstructionRef". It is only written under "Part" and "CallRef" in case
of ExportFlag WithReadonly with attribute Informative = "true".
When you create import files with your Openness application that use the InstructionRef
element, you must adapt the changes manually.

Upgrading projects from V13 to V13 SP1

Upgrading projects to V13 SP1 has been improved.

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Instructions
The behavior of the following library elements ("Instructions" task card) has been corrected:
Technology / TIO_IOLink_OUT (V1.0)
Technology / TIO_DQ (V1.0)
Technology / TIO_DI (V1.0)
Technology / TIO_SYNC (V1.0)
Communication / Modbus_Master (V2.0/V2.1)
Communication / Modbus_Slave (V2.0/V2.1)
Communication / Send_P2P (V2.0/V2.1)
Communication / USS_Port_Scan (V2.0/V2.1)
Extended instructions / Get_IM_Data (V1.1)
Extended instructions / PE_WOL (V1.1)

Note
Automatic correction of instructions
TIA Portal corrects the listed instructions automatically during the first compilation and
download to device. The user is informed about the changes through a dialog. The changes
take effect by confirming the dialog with "Yes".
The uses of the corrected instructions can then be found, for example, by using the program
information/dependency structure and adapted as needed.

Structured tags in STL

Components of structured tags with leading "_" (e.g., #Motor._Start) can also be used in STL.

Working with SCL

Stability when working with SCL has been improved.

Compatibility mode V12 SP1

Monitoring of blocks in V12 SP1 compatibility mode is possible without restrictions (created in
V13).

2.9 Improvements in Update 1

Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes:

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Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved.

Open Controller with IO Link and PCT

An IO Link module configured to an Open Controller can also be reached with the PCT tool.

Status of the online connection in the project tree

The status of the online connection is shown in the project tree, even for grouped CPUs.

Security information
Security improvements in the communication from the engineering system to the controller
and the password memory in the project.
For details, see Siemens Security Advisory-315836 (http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/
de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-315836.pdf)

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3.1 Improvements in Update 9
Update 9 contains the following improvements and changes:

Faceplates for Runtime Advanced

When configuring styles at the faceplate type, the property "Use style/design" has to be in the
interface before the property "Style item design" is used in the interface of the faceplate.
Otherwise, the style at the instance of the faceplate is lost when the configuration is updated.

Screens and screen objects in Runtime

The functionality of the system diagnostics view and the system diagnostics window has been
improved.

Alarms
The display of diagnostics alarms for GRAPH 7 has been improved

Notes on the Sm@rtServer

The display of Service pages in the integrated Web server has been improved.

Notes on Comfort Panels

Internal memory management has been optimized for the following devices:
TP700 / KP700
TP900 / KP900
TP1200 / KP1200
TP1500 / KP1500
TP1900
TP2200

3.2 Improvements in Update 8

Update 8 contains the following improvements and changes:

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Screens and screen objects in Runtime Professional

The faceplate functionality has been enhanced.
The display of controller alarms in the alarm view has been improved.

Alarms
The display of diagnostics alarms for GRAPH 7 has been improved

Libraries
The behavior of global libraries during an update has been improved.

Communication for Runtime Advanced and Panels

Communication via OPC UA has been improved.

Notes on Basic Panels

The trend view has been improved with respect to zoom behavior via function keys.
The behavior of the system functions "ActivateScreen" and "SetTag" has been improved with
respect to use in a function list at an event.

Notes on Comfort Panels

New images for Comfort Panels are made available with the update. Display of texts in Runtime
are improved with these images.

Notes on Runtime Advanced

The information on download to a target device on which a different version of Runtime
Advanced is installed has been improved.

Notes on Runtime Professional

The license check of the USB dongle has been improved with regard to additional connected
USB devices.
Stability on deactivation of Runtime has been improved.

Notes on the Web client

Performance has been improved.

3.3 Improvements in Update 7

Update 7 contains the following improvements and changes:

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Screens and screen objects in Runtime

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
Slide-in screens
System diagnostics view
The error tolerance has been increased for the PLC code display.

Alarms
The name of the tag is always displayed correctly in system event 190008, which provides
information on the limit violation of a tag.

Communication
Communication has been improved for Runtime Professional
With SIMATIC S7-1200
With SIMATIC S7-1500
Between OPC server and OPC client

Notes on Basic Panels

Behavior when a password is changed has been improved in Runtime
The behavior of the alarm view has been improved.
The export and import of recipes has been improved.
The bit-based evaluation of text lists and graphic lists has been improved.
The behavior of the trend view has been improved.

Notes on Comfort Panels

Behavior when a password is changed has been improved in Runtime
Sporadically occurring system time jumps are suppressed.
The "ActivateCleanScreen" system function is always performed correctly.
The restart behavior when a USB stick is used has been improved.

Notes on multi-touch devices

The operability of multi-touch devices has been improved.

Notes on the integrated Web server of Runtime Advanced and Panels

Access to an SD card via the "File Browse" service page is always possible.

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Notes on WinCC DataMonitor

The display of Excel workbooks has been improved.

3.4 Improvements in Update 6

Update 6 contains the following improvements and changes:

Screen objects in the Engineering System

The displays of graphics in the graphic view has been improved for Runtime Professional.

Alarms
The import of alarms has been improved.

Tags
The display of changes to HMI-relevant PLC tags in the graphic view has been improved for
Runtime Professional.

Logs
The routines for logging alarms in a database have been improved for Runtime Advanced.

Recipes
The processing of text lists has been improved.
The assignment of numbers on creation of a recipe data record in Runtime have been improved
for Runtime Advanced.

System functions and user-defined functions

The system functions GetPLCMode, SetPLCMode and SetPLCDateTime cannot be used in
user-defined functions.
The behavior of system functions on event "Boundary reached" has been improved.

Compiling, downloading and simulating

The behavior during compilation of projects has been improved for:
Projects with a very large number of texts
Hierarchical VB functions
Alarm sequence reports on line printers
For Runtime Professional, the restart behavior of Runtime after the addition of project
languages has been improved.

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On-screen keyboard
The behavior of the on-screen keyboard has been improved.

Screens and screen objects in Runtime Advanced

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
PDF view
Button
System diagnostics view
The call behavior of slide-in and pop-up windows has been improved.

Screens and screen objects in Runtime Professional

Runtime behavior has been improved with respect to quick screen changes.
In faceplates, the behavior of animations when the "Bool" data type is used has been improved.
The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
Graphic view
System diagnostics view

Notes on Comfort Panels

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved
PDF view
Button
The call behavior of slide-in and pop-up windows has been improved.

Notes on Basic Panels

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved
Alarm view
Trend view
System diagnostics view
The behavior of the "ScreenObjectCursorDown" system function has been improved.

Notes on multi-touch devices

The display and operability of the alarm view in Runtime have been improved:

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Sm@rtClient
The behavior of the Sm@rtClient application (smartclient.exe) in the event of a change to the
size of the application has been improved.

3.5 Improvements in Update 5

Update 5 contains the following improvements and changes:

Upgrading projects
The upgrade of projects to V13 SP1 has been improved.

Screen objects in the Engineering System

The evaluation of the z-sequence has been improved for faceplates in Runtime Professional.

Alarms
The copying of message texts containing tags has been improved.

Tags
The configuration of dynamic limits for tags has been improved.

Reports
The configuration options of the text field have been improved with respect to the text
orientation in reports.

Communication
Communication with an S7-1500 has been improved for Comfort Panel, KTP Mobile Panel
and Runtime Advanced.
Time synchronization between the OPC UA server and clients has been improved for Comfort
Panel, KTP Mobile Panel and Runtime Advanced.
Communication between OPC server and OPC client has been improved for Runtime
Professional.

Mobile Panel configuration

The shortcut menus and cross-references have been improved in the editors for configuring
the Mobile Panel.

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Adapting the size of objects

The routines for automatically adjusting the sizes of text objects have been improved.

Compiling, downloading and simulating

The routines for delta compilations have been improved in terms of connections, tags and
cycles.

Screens and screen objects in Runtime Advanced

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
I/O field, graphic I/O field, symbolic I/O field
HTML browser
Trend view
Alarm view
PDF view
Recipe view
Slider
System diagnostics view
The call behavior of slide-in and pop-up windows has been improved.
The display of the mouse cursor on a touch screen has been improved.

Screens and screen objects in Runtime Professional

The behavior on screen change has been improved.
The animation of the visibility has been improved for faceplates in Runtime Professional.
The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved:
PLC code display

Notes on Comfort Panels

The behavior of the Enter key in the Control Panel has been improved.
The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved
I/O field, graphic I/O field, symbolic I/O field
HTML browser
Trend view
Alarm view
PDF view
Recipe view

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Slider
System diagnostics view
The call behavior of slide-in and pop-up windows has been improved.

System memory card

The restart behavior has been improved for the following Comfort Panels:
TP700 Comfort
KP700 Comfort
TP900 Comfort
KP900 Comfort
TP1200 Comfort
KP1200 Comfort
KP1500 Comfort
TP1500 Comfort
TP1900 Comfort
TP2200 Comfort

WebNavigator
The routines for displaying faceplates on the WebNavigator client have been improved.

SIMATIC Logon
For Comfort Panels and Runtime Advanced, the duration of the logon procedure via SIMATIC
Logon has been reduced even when a large number of Windows user groups is configured.

Note
SIMATIC Logon patch
The described improvement only takes effect if the SIMATIC Logon patch is installed.

3.6 Improvements in Update 4

Update 4 contains the following improvements and changes:

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Configuration of the Mobile Panel 2nd Generation

The configuration of the Mobile Panel 2nd Generation is now completely possible. The devices
are released separately. The following devices are available now:
KTP700 Mobile
KTP700F Mobile
KTP900 Mobile
KTP900F Mobile

Working with the TIA Portal

Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback
from returned crash reports.

New images for Basic Panels

With this update, new images are available for the following devices with device version 13.0.1:
KTP400 PN
KTP700 PN
KTP900 PN
All Comfort Panels
With this update, new images are available for the following devices with device version 13.0.0:
KTP1200
To update the operating system of the target device, follow these steps:
1. Install the update on the Engineering System.
2. Open the project in the Engineering System.
3. Select the "Update operating system" command from the menu under "Online > HMI Device
maintenance" on the configuration PC in WinCC.
The "SIMATIC ProSave [OS-Update]" dialog opens. The path to the image is preset.
4. If required, you can select a different path for the image that you want to transfer to the HMI
device.
5. Click "Update OS".
6. Compile the device.
7. Load the project to the device.

Upgrading projects
Upgrading projects to V13 SP1 has been improved with respect to the PLC code display.

Sorting in the project navigation

The routines for sorting in online mode have been improved in the project navigation.

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The routines for sorting in subdirectories of screens have been improved in the overview
window.

Selection dialog for tags and objects

If you change the column widths for tags and objects in the selection dialog, these widths will
be used for all columns when you next open the dialog.

Screen objects in the Engineering System

The display and configuration of screen objects has been improved:
Grouped objects
Faceplates: Improvements in the configuration of languages.
Screen windows: Improvements in the interaction of borders and scroll bars

Screen objects on Basic Panels

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved:
I/O field
Trend view
Alarm view
Recipe view

Screen objects in Runtime

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved:
Arrows and arrowheads
HTML browser
Alarm view
Pop-up screen
Recipe view
Symbolic IO field
System diagnostics view

Screen objects in Runtime Professional

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime have been improved:
PLC code display

Tags
The routines for sorting in the tag tables have been improved.

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Behavior with respect to start value and substitute value has been improved for the following
PLC data types:
Date
Time_Of_Day
LTime_Of_Day

Alarms
The interconnection of multiplex tags has been improved for analog alarms.

System functions and scripts

The behavior of the following system functions has been improved:
ActivateScreen on event "Boundary reached"
SetBitWhileKeyPressed pressed at objects with operator authorization
SetLanguage
Selection of parameters for SetTag functions

Reports
The layout of the I/O field has been improved.

Compiling, downloading and simulating

A delta compilation and download is possible even if a simulation is running.
The simulation of HMI devices has been improved.

Device replacement
The routines for scaling pop-up screens and automatically adjusting the sizes of objects have
been improved.

Logs
The stability of logs has been improved on Comfort Panels.

Communication
When using a VPN tunnel at a customer plant, it is possible to use a temporary, alternative IP
address.

Process Historian
No unnecessary entries are shown in the Windows event display.

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Sm@rtServer
With the Sm@rtClient application, connection data can be saved even when the password is
to be saved.
With access via Internet Explorer, the character @ can be entered in an IO field, for example.
The behavior for identifying active access from a client has been improved.
The functionality of Pack&Go has been improved.

Data exchange with Inter Project Engineering

Data exchange between the controller and the HMI device has been improved with respect to:
Upgrading projects
Initialization of device proxy
Access to communication processors
Updating a device proxy from a STEP 7 V5.x project

Notes on Basic Panels

Internal memory management has been optimized for Basic Panels 2nd Generation. In addition,
the counting method of the used recipe tags has been optimized.

Notes on Comfort Panels

The touch screen's sensitivity has been improved on the following devices.
TP700
TP900
TP1200
The behavior of the on-screen keyboard in the Control Panel has been improved on the
Comfort Panel.

Notes on IPCs
The routines for switching the device type have been improved for IPCs.

Mobile Panels 277F IWLAN

Mobile Panels 277F IWLAN are released for use with CPUs of the type S7-1500F with WinCC
V13 SP1 Update 4.
If this connection is not established automatically after the Panel is switched on or after a fail-
safe connection to a CPU S7-1500F is canceled, a STOP/RUN transition needs to be
performed on the CPU.

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Affected MLFBs:
6AV6645-0EB01-0AX1
6AV6645-0EC01-0AX1
6AV6645-0EF01-0AX1
6AV6645-0GB01-0AX1
6AV6645-0GC01-0AX1
6AV6645-0GF01-0AX1

Use of the Mobile Panel 277F IWLAN in the industrial environment

To avoid communication problems between the HMI device and access point, please observe
the following:
IWLAN planning: Wireless connection between the HMI device and access point.
Wireless field planning needs to be carried out. Radar influences need to be taken into
consideration for channels requiring Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS).
Avoid radio frequency interference from other devices, such as hand-held devices with
Bluetooth or WLAN function.
For adjacent access points, use data channels that are separated by at least one wireless
channel (e.g. 36 and 44 rather than 36 and 40).
Do not place several access points in the immediately vicinity of one another. Spacing of
at least 5 m is recommended.
For the Mobile Panel 277F IWLAN, use the "Software retry number" 15 instead of the default
value 3.
Use the "rapid roaming" function with iPCF-MC
Always use iPCF or iPCF-MC (rapid roaming) for PROFIsafe communication.
Use the same SSID for all access points.
The "Background scan" should be switched off on the HMI device (Background scan
interval for the HMI device = 1 (default value)).
Use the same "Management channel" and different, non-overlapping "Data channels" for
all access points.
Configure the "PN-IO cycle time" greater than the "iPCF scan cycle time".
Observe the set timeout during the PROFIsafe parameter assignment.

3.7 Improvements in Update 3

Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes:

Migrating and updating projects

The migration and updating of projects to version V13 SP1 has been improved.

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Screens
The following behavior has been optimized in the "Screens" editor:
Renaming layers
Copying and pasting animations, for example
Drag-and-drop of objects.
Pasting text via the clipboard, e.g. into a text box

Screen objects in the Engineering System

The display and configuration of screen objects has been improved
Faceplates
I/O field
Grouped objects

Dynamization and animations

The names of screen windows are also dynamized correctly with direct connections.

Tags
Tags with limits for which structure tags are configured are compiled correctly.
When multiplexing symbolic addresses, user data types cannot be used as multiplex tags.

System functions and scripts

The behavior of the following system functions has been improved:
ExportDataRecords
ImportDataRecords
OpenfileBrowser
Access to a tag takes place correctly even if the name of the tag contains a period.
Tags with the data type UDINT can also be set correctly in VB functions.
The use of SINUMERIK system functions in VB functions has been improved.

Exporting/importing tags
Multiplex tags are also supported during export.

Text lists
Copying texts via the clipboard into a text list has been improved.

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GMP-compliant configuration
The behavior when messages are acknowledged has been improved in projects with GMP-
compliant configuration.

Communication
Communication between OPC server and OPC client has been improved for Runtime
Advanced.

Screen objects in Runtime

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
Trend view
Recipe view on 2nd generation Basic Panels
Slider
Symbolic I/O field
Objects in templates

2nd generation Basic Panels

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
Trend view
Buttons with transparent graphics
Buttons with multiple-line entries from text lists.
Recipe view
Device settings with respect to sound are retained even after a restart.

Data exchange with Inter Project Engineering

Data exchange between the controller and the HMI device has been improved with respect to:
Alarms
Initialization of device proxy
Access to data of a non-initialized device proxy
Access to faulty data of a device proxy
Support of the PLC ET 200SP CPU 1512SP

Restrictions regarding direct keys

On replacement of the HMI device or the device version, existing configuration for direct keys
is removed and needs to be reconfigured after the device replacement.

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3.8 Improvements in Update 2

Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes:

Security improvements
Security improvements regarding communication of SIMATIC HMI Panels or HMI software to
the controller and password saving in the project
For details, see Advisory: http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/
siemens_security_advisory_ssa-487246.pdf (http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/
forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-487246.pdf)
You can find information on security patches and security updates on the Internet: Industrial
Security News (http://www.industry.siemens.com/topics/global/de/industrial-security/news-
alerts/Seiten/news.aspx)

Migrating and updating projects

The migration and updating of projects to version V13 SP1 has been improved.

Screen objects in the Engineering System

The display and configuration of screen objects has been improved
I/O field
Grouped objects

Importing tags
The routines for importing tags have been improved.

Limitations for PLC user data types with arrays in faceplates

PLC user data types cannot be used as a property type in the properties of faceplate types
when the PLC user data types include arrays that use user constants as array limits.

Animations
The animation of a property is executed correctly in Runtime Professional even if the
expression includes line breaks.

Screen objects in Runtime

The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime has been improved.
Arrows and arrowheads
I/O field
Graphic I/O field
Alarm view

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Recipe view
Status/force
System diagnostics view

Alarms
AlarmS and AlarmD alarms can be acknowledged on the HMI device even if they have been
deleted in the alarm buffer of the PLC.

System functions and scripts

It is possible to save a recipe data record with the "RecipeViewSaveDataRecord" function even
when the system function is configured on an F-key.

Communication
The communication between OPC server and OPC client has been improved for Runtime
Advanced.

Sm@rtServer
Java version 1.8 is supported for HMI devices that are only available in device version 12.
The behavior of the server when accessing multiple HMI devices has been optimized.
The "Save as" command is available in the shortcut menu in the file browser of the integrated
Web server.

3.9 Improvements in Update 1

Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes:

Upgrading projects
The upgrading of a project to V13 SP1 has been improved in connection with faceplates and
the character sets used within them.

Tags
In Runtime Professional, the tag prefix can also be used without restriction for screen windows
after a tag has been renamed.

System functions and scripts

The maximum nesting depth of scripts has been increased for Comfort Panel and Runtime
Advanced.

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In Runtime Professional, routines for interpreting the Boolean parameters have been modified
for system functions which use a Boolean parameter.
In Runtime Professional, screen loading times have been improved in connection with VB
scripts.

Screen objects in Runtime

The display of screen objects has been improved for Comfort Panel and Runtime Advanced.
Recipe view: Display of the Value column

Communication
Communication with the following controllers has been improved:
SIMATIC S7 300/400
PROFIsafe connection between PLC 416F (with CP) and Mobile Panel 277F IWLAN V2
PROFIsafe connection between PLC 317-2F PN/DP and Mobile Panel 277F 8" IWLAN
(RFID)

Formatting an SD card
SD cards are recognized by a panel, even after formatting of the card.

SINUMERIK PCU
The SINUMERIK PCU devices can be used without restriction, even if WinCC V13 SP1 was
installed as a delta to WinCC V13.

SIMOTION
The interplay of SIMOTION with HMI tags has been improved.

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