[?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

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[?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

Post by Scarch »

Is this a joke from Siemens?
If you use block privacy to protect your code, the block can not be transferred to the PLC.
A strange error related to the local data appears, and the PLC does not accept the encrypted block.
The idea is to leave the PLC program to the customer as a backup but with the protected blocks.
If the blocks can not be transferred, what is this useful for?
Or else we face another demonstration of the know-how of Siemens software programmers?
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Re: [?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

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Block privacy options work only with NEW CPU 2011 (need new firmware V3.2).
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Re: [?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

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The PLC is new (2011) (314-C-2DP with 2.66 firmware), all functions to encrypt the blocks work, but they can not be transferred to PLC.
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Re: [?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

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The PLC is new (2011) (314-C-2DP with 2.66 firmware), all functions to encrypt the blocks work, but they can not be transferred to PLC.
This is OLD CPU with OLD firmware and hardware :(
http://support.automation.siemens.com/W ... n/12019198

New is 6ES7314-6EH04-0AB0 CPU314C-2PN/DP (Delivery release 2011-02-04) with v3.2
http://support.automation.siemens.com/W ... n/48214199
Encryption of blocks Yes; using S7-Block Privacy
http://support.automation.siemens.com/W ... n/46119963
Firmware V3.2 with new functions
Other new functions

* Enhanced HMI communication performance by parameterization in HW Config
* Improved know-how protection for FBs and FCs with S7-Block Privacy

How do you install the improved block protection for FBs and FCs in STEP 7 V5.5 onwards?
http://support.automation.siemens.com/W ... n/45632073
Only for new CPU from v3.2
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Re: [?]: Block privacy blocks PLC transfers?

Post by Scarch »

:shock: Thanks for the info.