Build Instructions

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  Requirements

  • Ethernet cable 

  • SD Card

  • 24V power supply

  • Arduino IDE

  • Siemens SIMATIC IOT 2040

  • Ubidots account - Educational License - Business License
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  Setting up the SIMATIC IOT2000 series

  First, you must register with or have access to Siemens Support Portal to download all initial configurations. This Portal will also provide troubleshooting and support from Siemens on any hardware related inquires. The entire IOT2000 series is setup the same way, please follow this tutorial for any devices in the series.
  

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  Burn and Install the SD-Card

  Begin by burning the SD-Card with the image provided by the Siemens Industry Online Support page. Please, download and save Example_Image_V2.1.3 for later.

  • Insert the microSD-Card into the SD-Card slot of your computer (an adaptor may be needed).

  • Unzip the downloaded image and burn it to the SD-Card. Microsoft users click hereor how to burn images to your SD-Card. Linux users please continue reading.

  Burning an image to the SD-Card using Linux: 

  • Linux:

  1. Open your computer terminal and go to the folder where the zip file was. downloaded using the cd command. e.i: I downloaded the file into the "Downloads" directory:

  cd Downloads
  

      2. Unzip the downloaded file running the command below: 

   sudo unzip 109741799_Example_Image_V2.1.3.zip
  

  Once the zip file is properly unzipped you will see a file named example-V2.1.3.wic as displayed above above. 

  NOTE: If you get an error running the command above, verify the name of the file downloaded is the same.

     3. Verify the location of the SD-card to unmount it and burn the image. Run the command below to verify the location: 

   df -h
  

  The SD-card should be located it the directory /dev/...; in my case the sd card is located in the following directory /dev/mmcblk0

     4. Unmount the SD-Card running the command below: 

  unmount /dev/mmcblk0
  

     5. To burn the image, replace the name of the file unzipped and the location of the SD-Card; the structure of the command is as follows:

  sudo dd bs=1M if={name_of_the_image} of={SD_location}
  

  Once the parameters are replaced with the correct ones, the command should look similar to the following:  

  sudo dd bs=1M if=example-V2.1.3.wic of=/dev/mmcblk0
  

  Running this command make take a couple minutes, please be patient :) 

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