Siemens ST PCS 7 Introduction, Overview Design, Microsoft Windows operating system, Siemens AG

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			SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation
			Introduction
■Overview		■Design

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We offer a range of modern, powerful SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations for the systems positioned in the SIMATIC PCS 7 system architecture above the controller level, e.g. for engineer- ing, operation and monitoring (also via Internet/intranet), batch control, route control, asset management or IT applications etc. These are optimized for use as single station, client or server, and can be expanded specific to the system.

Microsoft Windows operating system

The multi-language Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Server 2003 operating system as well as the SIMATIC PCS 7 system software for OS or ES/OS are preinstalled on the SI- MATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation. The Microsoft Server 2003 operating system is supplied with 5 CALs (Client Access Li- censes). You can purchase further CALs from Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH (see page 2/6).

Monitors and multi-VGA operation

The core component of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Worksta- tion is a SIMATIC industrial PC without keyboard or monitor. This basic hardware can be combined with the industrial LCD moni- tors recommended in the Section "HMI devices/monitors" for SIMATIC PCS 7 in the Catalog "PC-based Automation" to suit the operating environment and the customer’s requirements.

Using a multi-VGA graphics card, the visualization of a project/ subproject when engineering or a plant/unit in process operation can be divided among up to 4 process monitors per operator station with application of different views (see page 2/16).

This is supported in the SIMATIC PCS 7 workstations designed as clients by additional hardware versions:

•SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client RACK PC 547B WXP with multi- VGA graphics card "2 Screens" and

•SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client RACK PC 547B WXP with multi- VGA graphics card "4 Screens"

Clients and single stations with a standard graphic interface module for controlling a process monitor can also be expanded by a multi-VGA graphics card "2 Screens" or "4 Screens" (see page 2/16).

Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007

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