
24 Siemens Simatic S7 Driver Online Help
Choosing Poll Rates
Make the datablock’s poll rate faster than the scan time. For example, if you have a
database block with a 5-second scan time, set the poll rate of the datablock it accesses
to 2 or 3 seconds.
Keep in mind that if you set datablock poll rates to values that are faster than needed,
you impose unnecessary stress on your system.
Zero and Subsecond Poll Rates
You can set the poll rate to zero or to a subsecond value from 0.1 and 0.9. For
example, you could set the poll rate to 0.5. Setting the poll rate to zero or a subsecond
value disables overruns. Entering a zero poll rate also forces the driver to run at its
maximum rate. In general, you should set the poll rate to less than 1, if it is more
important to run the driver at a fast speed than to detect overruns. If you plan to use a
poll rate less than 1, make sure your process hardware supports subsecond values.
See Also
Understanding Datablock Timing Properties: Rate, Phase, and Access Time | Using
Primary and Secondary Poll Rates with Access Time
Eliminating Excess Datablocks
If you enabled the Auto Create option in your driver configuration and created new
datablocks from Database Manager, you may have excess datablocks that you want to
remove. Use the following procedure to eliminate any incorrectly configured or
unused (excess) datablocks.
Using the Auto Create option also adds datablocks with default values. If you have
modified the poll rate or access time of one or more datablocks, use the procedure at
the end of this topic.
NOTE: You may not be able to delete datablocks from the driver configuration
because another computer may start accessing them.
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