Update 16 JULY 2014

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#  "FAQs":
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 + How can you open a global library with write access rights in STEP
   7 (TIA Portal)? (2014-06-11) [37364723]
   For products: 6ES7822-0A.01-..; 6ES7822-0A.02-..; 6ES7822-0
   Description When you open a global library in the default setting
   in STEP 7 (TIA Portal), it is write protected.. This permits
   multiple users to access a library simultaneously. In order to
   open a global library with write access rights you must disable
   the 'Open write-protected' function before opening the library.
   Without write protection you can change the library by adding new
   elements, for example. Access for other users is blocked as long
   as you have the global library o ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE

 + How can you improve the performance in STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and in
   the S7-1200/S7-1500 CPUs? (2014-06-12) [37571372]
   For products: 6ES7211-1AD30-0XB0; 6ES7211-1AE31-0XB0; 6ES72
   Below we give you some tips about improving the performance in
   STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and in S7-1200/S7-1500 CPUs Influence of the
   size of the swap file (virtual memory) on performance ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE

 + How do you load a project into the CPU in STEP 7 (TIA Portal)?
   (2014-06-12) [42637263]
   For products: 6ES7211-1AD30-0XB0; 6ES7211-1AE31-0XB0; 6ES72
   Instructions To load project data into the CPU you need an online
   connection between your programming device and the device or CPU.
   The table below describes a sample downloading process for an
   S7-1500 CPU (generally valid for all CPUs). Under circumstances it
   might be necessary first to reset the S7-1500 CPU to the factory
   settings if the module memory is not initialized automatically. If
   the CPU has only one IP address and no hardware configuration has
   been downloaded, you wil ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE

 + What are the requirements for installing STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13?
   (2014-06-12) [50204569]
   For products: 6AV210.-....3-0; 6AV2104-....3-0; 6AV2105-...
   Description The latest version of STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 is
   available from your Sales partner. You should observe the points
   below before installing STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13. Hardware
   requirements Software requirements Administrator rights Parallel
   installation of STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 and other versions of STEP
   7 Compatibility with other SIMATIC HMI products ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE

 + How in STEP 7 (TIA Portal) do you access the unstructured data
   types bit-by-bit, byte-by-byte or word-by-word and symbolically?
   (2014-06-11) [57374718]
   For products: 6ES7211-1AD30-0XB0; 6ES7211-1BD30-0XB0; 6ES72
   Description In the case of S7-1200 (as from firmware V2.0) and
   S7-1500 you have the option of accessing bit-by-bit the tags of
   the Byte, Word and DWord data types. For this you need STEP 7
   V11+SP1+Update 2 (or higher). The partitioning of a memory area
   (Byte or Word, for example) into a smaller memory area (Bool, for
   example) is also called memory slicing. Fig. 01 shows the symbolic
   bit, byte and word access to operands. ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE

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#  "Updates":
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 + SIPLUS extreme - Delivery Release SIPLUS S7-1200 (2014-06-13)
   [89257610]
   For products: 6AG1222-1HF30-2XB0; 6AG1222-1HF32-2XB0; 6AG12
   Products from the SIPLUS S7-1200 product family for use in the
   extended temperature  range and under corrosive ambient conditions
   are now available from the SIPLUS extreme ...
   => >>> CLICK HERE