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title: Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1)
slug: litmusedge-v1/quickstart-guide/industrial-systems-connection-guide/siemens/siemens-s7-1500-gen1
description: Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1) driver. 
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createdAt: 2022-07-04T16:09:33.000Z
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**Important**: This driver was deprecated in Litmus Edge version 3.5.2. We recommend using the Gen 2 [Siemens S7](docId:3F4pyvAbl33gjzd8FFNJ4) or [Siemens S7-Advanced (Gen1)](docId\:dVuAFyxV1oXlASaxVvb8d).
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Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1) driver. 

# Litmus Edge Compatible Series 

| Compatibility parameter      | Compatible items                                                       |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Driver type**              | Ethernet                                                               |
| **Validated devices/series** | [Siemens S7-1500 series Ethernet](http://www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/) |

To set up and configure this device in Litmus Edge, you will need to do the following:

- Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
- Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge DeviceHub
- Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

# Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device

If the device is configured for Ethernet access, find its network parameters. Otherwise, use PLC software on your computer to configure your device for Ethernet access.

# Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge DeviceHub

Configure the following parameters when you [Connect a Device](docId\:pal6ABPZbrimdU9LvGJ30) with this driver. Update default values to the specific setup of your device. 

| Parameter           | Value                                    |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Type**            | Siemens                                  |
| **Driver**          | Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1)                   |
| **Network Address** | The device address you defined in Step 1 |
| **Port**            | 102                                      |
| **Slot**            | 1                                        |

# Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

When you [Add Tags](docId:8sE7z3PmRfwL1nmzcwaLX) to the connected device, use the following tag/register mapping table.

| **Name** | **Value Type**                 | **Address Format** | **Min Address** | **Max Address** | **Description** |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------ | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- |
| PE       | bit                            | DDDDd              | 0               | 40957           |                 |
| PE       | word                           | DDDD               | 0               | 4095            |                 |
| PA       | bit                            | DDDDd              | 0               | 40957           |                 |
| PA       | word                           | DDDD               | 0               | 4095            |                 |
| MK       | bit                            | DDDDd              | 0               | 40957           |                 |
| MK       | byte, word, dword, real, cou   | DDDD               | 0               | 4095            |                 |
| DB       | bit                            | DDDDDd             | 0               | 327677          |                 |
| DB       | byte, sint, word, int, counter | DDDDD              | 0               | 32767           |                 |

## Supported Data Types

| **S7-1500 Data Type** | **Data Format**                   | **Description** |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------- |
| Byte                  | 8-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned  | 8-bit           |
| SInt                  | 8-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Signed    | 8-bit           |
| Bool                  | bit                               | bit             |
| USInt                 | 8-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned  | 8-bit           |
| Word                  | 16-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned | 16-bit          |
| Int                   | 16-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Signed   | 16-bit          |
| UInt                  | 16-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned | 16-bit          |
| DWord                 | 32-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned | 32-bit          |
| DInt                  | 32-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Signed   | 32-bit          |
| Real                  | 32-bit Float                      | 32-bit          |
| UDInt                 | 32-bit BCD, Hex, Binary, Unsigned | 32-bit          |
| Array                 |                                   |                 |