Siemens ST PCS 7 manual Profibus DP/PA

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Starter systems

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX

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

	PROFIBUS	PROFIBUS MPI/DP
		DP/PA
		link
		PROFIBUS PA
	bus)
Plant bus	OS-LAN (Terminal	OS clients
		OS
		server
		Engineering
		system
		Automation
		systems

Introduction
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX systems can be operated in stand-alone
mode and also in the system network with other SIMATIC PCS 7
system components. The two architectures are illustrated using	3
examples of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416.

A system produced with SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX can be expanded at any time by further SIMATIC PCS 7 hardware and software components. It is just as easy to integrate SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX into existing SIMATIC PCS 7 systems. The connections on the plant bus and OS-LAN (terminal bus) are made using the Ether- net interfaces integrated in the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX.

The engineering licenses as well as the runtime licenses for AS and OS are administered by the engineering software.

With a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX all-in-one system, the runtime li- censes for AS and OS are components of the engineering soft- ware, and can be expanded by AS/OS Software Engineering PowerPacks to a maximum of 2000 POs.

With a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX runtime system, the OS Runtime li- censes can be expanded by OS Software PowerPacks, the AS Runtime licenses by further AS Runtime licenses for 100 or 1000 POs to a maximum of 2000 POs. The process objects of additional AS Runtime licenses are then added to process ob- jects which already exist. The number and type (100 or 1000) of additional AS Runtime licenses are only limited by the expansion limit.

Integration in the SIMATIC PCS 7 system network using example of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX systems (SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX as well as SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416) are based on the industrial SIMATIC Box PC 627B which permits combination of the fre- quently distributed PCS functionality for automation, HMI and engineering in one system. They use standard system software of SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.0, and are integrated in the SIMATIC PCS 7 engineering and the PCS 7 project wizard. This guarantees full compatibility with SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.0.

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX can be configured either using the engi- neering software integrated in the system or a central engineer- ing system. OS-specific changes in the configuration on the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX or on the central engineering system can be downloaded online, i.e. without terminating OS process oper- ation.

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX support ET 200M, ET 200ISP and ET 200S remote I/O stations connected over PROFIBUS DP by means of

acomprehensive range of low-cost signal/function modules as well as intelligent field/process devices connected directly over

PROFIBUS DP/PA.

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