Behavior of functions at different access levels - References - SIMATIC AX - AX Hardware Engineering documentation - Hardware Engineering,

Hardware Engineering reference

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SIMATIC AX
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SIMATIC AX
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2.0.0-alpha1.56
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08/2025
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English (original)
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The table below describes which online functions are possible in the various protection levels.

Function Full access Read access HMI access No access
Identification of the device, e.g. via "DCP Utility tool" Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Reading time-of-day Yes Yes Yes No
Executing online functions within the hardware configuration (Online & Diagnostics) Yes Yes Yes No
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Requesting operating state change online (RUN/STOP/warm restart) Yes Yes No No
Set time-of-day Yes Yes No No
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Deleting code blocks, hardware configuration in the CPU Yes No No No
Downloading individual code blocks, hardware configurations to the CPU Yes No No No
Loading PLC program to the device and resetting Yes No No No
Firmware update of CPUs or I/O modules Yes No No No
Online editing of blocks Yes No No No
Modifying outputs in STOP mode Yes No No No