Siemens ST PCS 7 Route Control runtime software, Route Control Server, Route Control Center RCC

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SIMATIC Route Control

Route Control runtime software

■Overview

The Route Control Software is structured such that SIMATIC Route Control can be flexibly adapted to different plant sizes and architectures (single/multi-user systems):

•Route Control Engineering (component of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Engineering System)

•Route Control Server

•Route Control Center (RCC)

	Software	SIMATIC	Single	Server	Server	Client
	components	PCS 7	station	single	redun-
	(runtime)	BOX 416			dant
	SIMATIC Route	1	1	1	2	--
	Control Server
	Up to 30 simulta-
	neous material
	transports
	SIMATIC Route
	Control Server
	PowerPack
	• From 30 up to	--	1	1	2	--
7	100 simultaneous
	material trans-
	ports
	• From 100 up to	--	1	1	2	--

300simultaneous material trans- ports

SIMATIC Route	1	1	--	--	1
Control Center

■Function

Route Control Server

The Route Control Server supplies the RC Clients (Route Control Center) with the necessary data and transfers their operations to the automation systems. When a material transport is requested through the Route Control Center, it is the job of the RC Server to dynamically compile a suitable transport route from the partial routes which were configured using a map of the automation systems on the basis of the selected parameters (source, desti- nation and intermediate locations) and with due consideration of other parameters (e.g. function catalogs, function IDs or material IDs). Configuration changes can be taken immediately into ac- count in the determination of a suitable transport route after transfer from the Route Control Engineering Tool to the Route Control Server and subsequent activation through the Route Control Center (online loading).

SIMATIC Route Control works closely with the operator system, hence where small plants are concerned it is possible for the Route Control Center and Route Control Server to be installed not only on their own but also together with the OS software on a single station or a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 (up to 30 simulta- neous material transports). The ordering data for the OS soft- ware can be found in the Chapter "Operator system".

In the case of multi-user systems with small quantity frameworks it is also possible to operate the Route Control Server, Batch Server and OS Server on shared basic hardware. However, availability will be higher and performance better if they are in- stalled on separate server hardware.

The Route Control Server program package suitable for up to

30simultaneous material transports can be expanded by means of add-on PowerPacks to meet higher requirements (up to 100 or

300simultaneous material transports).

The Route Control Client is represented by the Route Control Center (RCC). The RCC can be installed on an OS Client, a Batch Client or separate client hardware.

Route Control Center

Route Control Center (RCC)

The RCC can be called either from the faceplate of a route block or from the keyset on the operator station. It displays all of a ma- terial transport’s relevant route data and error information in sev- eral coordinated views

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Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007