Siemens ST PCS 7 manual Use as asset management station, Simatic PCS

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Starter systems

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX

Introduction

■Overview

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			SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416
			with WinAC Slot 416
			hardware controller
	SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with
	WinAC RTX software controller
SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX with
		Runtime systems with AS and
WinAC RTX software controller
		OS functionality
Runtime system with		or all-in-one systems
AS functionality		with AS, OS and ES functionality

■Design

Two SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX systems with different performances are currently available:

•SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with WinAC RTX software controller

•SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 with WinAC Slot 416 hardware con- troller

Together with the compact SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX Microbox au- tomation system (see page 10/4), these allow finer scaling of the automation performance in the bottom performance range of SIMATIC PCS 7. It is then possible to react more variably to indi- vidual customer requirements with small applications. With re- gard to the achievable quantity framework, the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX systems are approximately comparable with the following standard automation systems:

•SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 with an AS 416

•SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with an AS 414

In a direct comparison of the two systems, the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX impresses primarily due to the following advantages:

Scalable automation performance in the bottom performance range of

SIMATIC PCS 7

(for SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX, see page 10/4)

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX systems are compact and rugged indus- trial PCs as low-price starter solutions for process automation with SIMATIC PCS 7. They are available in two versions:

•SIMATIC PCS 7 all-in-one system

with functionality for automation (AS), HMI (OS) and engineer- ing (ES)

•SIMATIC PCS 7 Runtime system with AS and OS functionality

Expanded by distributed process I/Os on the PROFIBUS, each version represents a complete process control system for small applications.

•Low price

•Very fast program execution

Particular advantages of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 are:

•High availability

•Support of changes to the configuration during runtime (CiR) through the stand-alone WinAC Slot CPU

ES	PDM			OS
			CPU 416-2		24 V DC
			DP MPI/DP
		CP 5611
		onboard

■Application

The SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX starter systems can be used for various applications:

•Small production applications

•Enclosed subprocesses (package units)

•Automation of a laboratory or test center

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX

PROFIBUS DP PROFIBUS MPI/DP

DP/PA

link

PROFIBUS PA

As a fully adequate member of the SIMATIC PCS 7 range, they work with the PCS 7 standard system software, are scalable, and can be expanded without destroying the compatibility. However, the engineering and runtime licenses for AS and OS are limited to 2000 POs (process objects).

Use as asset management station Stand-alone operation using example of a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX can be incorporated into the PC diagnos- tics of the SIMATIC PCS 7 asset management using the SIMATIC PC DiagMonitor software. Equipped as an all-in-one system with software licenses for SIMATIC PDM and SIMATIC PCS 7 asset management, they are additionally suitable for use as a mainte- nance station. For further information, see Chapter "Asset man- agement".

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