Preface
Web server
Function Manual, 11/2019, A5E03484625-AG 5
What's new in the Web Server function manual, Version 12/2017 compared to Version 09/2016
What are the customer benefits?
Where can I find the infor-
mation?
New contents New web page "User files" You can download ASCII files (files in
binary format) from the SIMATIC Memory
Card, directory UserFiles\ to the web page
Section User files (Page 115)
Time display as Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) or as
PLC local time
The display of the UTC allows you to use
a uniform time for the web pages.
You can set the format of the time display
to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or
PLC local time (default setting).
Section Start page with general
CPU information (Page 33)
Automated downloading,
reading out and archiving of
DataLogs
You can, for example, read out and ar-
chive DataLogs daily from one or more
CPUs at a specific time via the Web serv-
er.
Automatic downloading of DataLogs is
realized either by the execution of scripts
in, for example, Bash or via JavaScript on
Section Automated reading out
of data logs (Page 113)
The “Permit access only
with HTTPS" check box is
activated in the default set-
ting of a configured CPU.
The web pages are transmitted by default
via a secure connection and are protected
from attacks by third parties.
Section Configuring the Web
server (Page 19)
Changed
contents
Web page "Module infor-
mation”: New column De-
You can read the assignment of the de-
vice number to the device name.
Section Module information
(Page 57)
Web page "Topology": Se-
lection of the available
PROFINET interfaces, for
example X1, X2, CM 1542-1
You can select the topology display for the
PROFINET interfaces X1, X2 and for
connected PROFINET communication
Section Topology (Page 72)
Web page "DataLogs": New
column for deleting DataLog
You can delete DataLog files via the Web
server.
Section DataLogs (Page 112)
Web page "Record":
Changes in the display of
You can evaluate the Trace recordings in
more detail through the extension of the
Section Record (Page 92)
Web page "Record": New
arithmetic functions
In the case of completed measurements
you can combine the measured signals
mathematically with each other and this
generate signals that were not recorded.
You can, for example, form the difference
of two signals in order to better display the
deviation of the current pressure of a boil-
er from the set setpoint value.
