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Hardware Engineering reference

Portfolio
SIMATIC AX
Product
SIMATIC AX
Software version
2.0.0-alpha1.56
Edition
08/2025
Language
English (original)
Package Name
@ax/hw-docs

This document describes the basic workflow for preparing a hardware configuration and downloading it to the PLC.

Before creating a configuration, check the list of supported hardware to ensure that your devices and modules are supported.

To work with hardware, you must first install the necessary Hardware Support Package (HSP) for each required device family using Apax. For this guide, you will need the hw-s7-1500 package.