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Siemens ST 70 · 2017

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Brochures

For brochures serving as selection guides for SIMATIC products, refer to:

www.siemens.com/simatic/printmaterial

14/2 SIMATIC HMI

14/4 PC-based Automation

14/5 SIMATIC PCS 7

14/8 SIMATIC NET

14/10 SIMATIC Ident

Overviews

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OverviewsSIMATIC HMI

Introduction

■ Overview

SIMATIC HMI operator control and monitoring systems – efficient machine-level operator control and monitoring

Equipment for monitoring and operator control is needed wherever people have to work with or on machinery and plants performing diverse tasks from cylinder driers to waste compac-tors. It is not difficult to find the right device for your specific task. The challenge is to find a solution that is future-proof and flexible, that can be integrated into higher-level networks, and that can also meet the ever-increasing demands for transparency and data provision. SIMATIC HMI Panels have proven their value in a variety of different applications in all industrial sectors over many years. The range of the systems in use is just as wide as that of the applications and technologies in the respective plants.

SIMATIC HMI stands for highly efficient machine-level operator control and monitoring and has some unique advantages:• Efficient engineering

Visualization can be created more quickly and easily than ever before.

• Innovative design and operationVisualization becomes the outstanding feature of the machine.

• Brilliant HMI operator panelsThe right HMI operator panel for every application.

• Backup – with security Protection for investments and know-how, secure operation.

• Commissioning in the fast lane Lose no time with testing and servicing.

www.siemens.com/hmi

SIMATIC HMI software in the TIA Portal – a lot more than just visualization software

With the product families SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal), SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture, SIMATIC HMI covers the entire engineering and visualization software spectrum for the human machine interface. • Almost the entire range of SIMATIC operator panels can be

configured with SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal), the successor to SIMATIC WinCC flexible. The functionality covers both visualization tasks at machine level and SCADA applications on PC-based multi-user systems.

• The current version 7.4 of SIMATIC WinCC is available for extremely complex process visualization tasks and SCADA applications, e.g. taking account of redundant solutions and vertical integration all the way to plant intelligence solutions.

• And, last but not least, WinCC Open Architecture addresses applications with high customer-specific demand for adaptation and specialized functional scope, even on non-Windows platforms.

www.siemens.com/wincc-tia-portal

SIMATIC HMI - Brilliant and rugged operator panel

Basic HMI - for the entry level• Key Panels

Pre-assembled and ready for installation, for conventional operator panels.http://www.siemens.com/key-panels

• Basic PanelsThe entry level series for simple HMI applications.http://www.siemens.com/basic-panels

Panel-based HMI Advanced - for more sophistication• Comfort Panels

High-end functionality for demanding HMI applications.http://www.siemens.com/comfort-panels

• Mobile Panels Portable HMI operator panels for mobile deployment on site.http://www.siemens.com/mobile-panels

Individual HMI devices in customized versions

http://www.siemens.com/customized-automation

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Introduction

■ Overview (continued)

Panel PCsFlat Panel Monitors

Additional automation systems

WinCC (TIA Portal)

SCADA system WinCC

SIMATIC controllers

Field devicesActuators / Sensors

Operator control and monitoringdirectly at the machine

Process visualization

Single-user PC Internet client

S7-1200

S7-200

S7-300

S7-400

S7-1500

Mobile PanelsComfort PanelsBasic PanelsKey Panels

Basic HMI Advanced HMI HMI Software

SIMOTIONMotion Control

Client/Server

Drives

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Plant Intelligence

Thin Clients

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OverviewsPC-based Automation

Introduction

■ Overview

SIMATIC PC-based Automation

http://www.siemens.com/pc-based

Industrial IoT Gateway - SIMATIC IOT2000

An intelligent gateway which harmonizes communication between the various sources of data before analyzing and forwarding it to the corresponding recipients. An easy-to-implement solution.

www.siemens.com/iot2000

Industrial PC

Our reliable and innovative industrial PCs are the optimal PC hardware platform for PC-based Automation from Siemens.• Rack PC• Box PC• Panel PC• Tablet PC• Industrial monitors and Thin Clients• Devices for special requirements

- Fully-enclosed IP65 devices- Devices with stainless steel front- Devices for hazardous areas

• IPC software• Embedded bundles/software packages

www.siemens.com/simatic-ipc

Software Controller

The SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller realizes a SIMATIC S7-1500 controller on a SIMATIC IPC. It is particularly suitable for control solutions in special-purpose machine manufacturing which involve a high-performance implementation of complex control tasks, the integration of PC applications, or the reali-zation of multiple tasks on a single device.

PC-based controllers

PC-based controllers combine the functions of a PC-based software controller with visualization, PC applications and central I/Os (inputs/outputs) in a single, compact device. The SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller is an industrial PC with the design of the ET 200SP I/O system and a pre-installed S7-1500 Software Controller.

www.siemens.com/open-controller

SIMATIC HMI Panel

SIMATICThin Client

SIMATIC Field PG

SIMATIC embedded bundles:SIMATIC Box PC

WinCC, WinACSoftware PLC

SIMATIC Panel PC SIMATIC Rack PC

WinAC (F)Software PLC

WinAC (F)Software PLC

VisualizationArchiveDatabases

Operator control and monitoring

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PROFINET

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PROFINET

SIMATIC WinCC

SIMOTION D / SINAMICS / MICROMASTER

Industrial Ethernet

SIMATIC Box PCIPC2x7/IPC4x7ET 200SP Open Controller

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OverviewsSIMATIC PCS 7

Introduction

■ Overview

SIMATIC PCS 7 system architecture

Performance you trust

In process engineering plants, the process control system is the starting point for optimal value added: All procedures and pro-cesses can be operated, monitored and influenced with the pro-cess control system.

The more powerful the process control system, the more effec-tively this potential can be used. For this reason, performance is in the foreground with SIMATIC PCS 7, alongside scalability, flex-ibility, and integration. Starting with planning and engineering, the process control system offers powerful tools, functions and features for cost-effective and efficient plant operation through all phases of the plant life cycle.

Performance through integration

Integration is one of the special strengths of SIMATIC PCS 7. This has many aspects:• Horizontal integration into TIA• Vertical integration into hierarchical communication• System-integrated tools for engineering tasks• Integration of the field level, including drives, switchgear, etc.• Integrated functions, e.g. for batch process automation, route

control, process safety, energy management, telecontrol tasks, etc.

Horizontal integration

A system for integrated automation of the entire process chain, from incoming raw materials to outgoing goods – this is one of the decisive advantages resulting from the seamless integration of SIMATIC PCS 7 into Totally Integrated Automation.

The process control system is mainly responsible for automating the primary processes here, but it can do much more: All auxil-iary facilities, as well as the electrical infrastructure in the form of low-voltage or medium-voltage switchgear and the building management system, can also be integrated into the system.

Integration of selected SIMATIC standard components – auto-mation systems, industrial PCs, network components, or distrib-uted process I/O – into the process control system guarantees optimum interaction of individual components, and secures eco-nomic benefits such as simple selection, reduced stock keep-ing, and global support.

Vertical integration

The hierarchal communication of a company encompasses the field level, the control level, and the process level, up to manage-ment and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Thanks to stan-dardized interfaces – based on international industry standards as well as internal interfaces – SIMATIC PCS 7 is able to provide process data for analysis, planning, coordination, and optimiza-tion of plant sequences or production and business processes – in real time, and at any location in the company.

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OverviewsSIMATIC PCS 7

Introduction

■ Overview (continued)

Central engineering

SIMATIC PCS 7 convinces with graded functional diversity, con-sistent operator control philosophy, and uniformly structured en-gineering and management tools. A central engineering system with a coordinated range of tools for integrated system engineer-ing and configuring of batch automation, safety functions, mate-rial transport or telecontrol systems creates value added over the entire life cycle. Reductions in configuring and training costs result in minimization of total cost of ownership (TCO) over the entire plant life cycle.

Functional diversity

Depending on the typical process automation or customer-spe-cific requirements, SIMATIC PCS 7 can be functionally ex-panded for the following, for example:• Batch process automation (SIMATIC BATCH)• Functional safety and protection functions (Safety Integrated

for Process Automation)• Route control for material transport (SIMATIC Route Control)• Telecontrol of remote units (SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl)• Automation of electrical switchgear

(SIMATIC PCS 7 PowerControl)

Further additional functions that are also integrated, or can be in-tegrated, seamlessly into the control system make optimization of processes and reductions in operating costs possible. SIMATIC PCS 7 has, for example, tools for energy and asset management, and it offers higher quality closed-loop control functions, as well as industry-specific automation solutions and libraries.

Customized performance

Thanks to a unique scalable system architecture, SIMATIC PCS 7 creates the ideal basis for cost-effective implementation of individual automation solutions and economic operation of process plants.

SIMATIC PCS 7 users derive sustained profit from a modular sys-tem platform based on standard SIMATIC components. Its uni-formity enables flexible scaling of hardware and software, as well as perfect interaction both within the system and beyond system limits. The architecture of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System is designed in such a manner that instrumenta-tion and control can be configured in accordance with customer requirements and optimally matched to the dimensions of the plant. The control system can be subsequently expanded or reconfigured at any time if there is an increase in capacity ora technological modification. When the plant grows, SIMATIC PCS 7 simply grows along with it – without the provision of expensive reserve capacities.

Performance im Engineering

With regard to planning and engineering, performance can be equated with minimizing time and costs. This is where the SIMATIC PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator offers its unique approach, with an integrated planning workflow from the process description to the automation program.

The object-oriented approach of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator makes it possible to work on a central data platform, thus ensuring completely integrated planning – from plant engineering through to automation – based on an electronic workflow. This modular engineering approach enhances efficiency and minimizes risks. Project planning and documentation takes places early during the quote and engineering phase, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

Engineering using other planning tools is also mastered extremely efficiently by SIMATIC PCS 7 by means of the Advanced Engineering System (AdvES). This can be used to import plant data from CAD/CAE tools without problems. It addi-tionally allows automatic generation of the AS configuration thanks to simple multiplication of process tag types and model solutions, as well as parameter processing.

Performance in operation

Process control also becomes more complex due to the multi-layer nature of automation engineering and the increased merg-ing with information technology. Intuitive and fault free operation is therefore more important than ever with regard to efficient working and the minimization of downtimes and servicing re-quirements. Using effective Advanced Process Control (APC) functions and an excellent operator system, SIMATIC PCS 7 supports optimization as well as user-friendly and safe control of the process. Monitoring of product quality and performance in-dicators additionally allows the process to be operated more economically. At the same time, SIMATIC PCS 7 convinces with high flexibility, plant availability, and investment security.

Process control and maintenance

SIMATIC PCS 7's operator system is used to monitor process operation using various views, and permits interventions when necessary. Its architecture is flexible and scalable – from single-user systems up to multi-user systems with a redundant client/server architecture. The operator interface takes account of the current specifications of NAMUR (user association of automation technology in the process industries) and PI (Profibus International) and offers a high level of user-friendli-ness for simple, intuitive interaction with the plant. Ergonomic symbols, task-oriented faceplates, uniform representation of status information, and optimized alarm functions allow safe process control.

The alarm management function integrated in SIMATIC PCS 7 is able to focus on essential alarms and to specifically guide the operator in exceptional circumstances. In this way, it systemati-cally reduces the workload of operating staff.

Preventive and predictive maintenance strategies reduce total cost of ownership. With the SIMATIC PCS 7 Maintenance Station, maintenance personnel always have a watchful eye on critical production equipment such as pumps, valves, distillation col-umns or motors, and can carry out the relevant maintenance measures in good time before servicing is required – indepen-dent of the maintenance plan and without the risk of an un-planned plant standstill.

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Introduction

■ Overview (continued)

Process optimization

SIMATIC PCS 7 supports process optimization in many different manners, including:• Control Performance Monitoring• Advanced Process Control • Process Historian

The Control Performance Monitoring function monitors and signals the control quality of the closed-loop control block. If the performance declines, the controller can be optimized in good time or specific maintenance measures can be initiated.

The integrated I&C libraries of SIMATIC PCS 7 also provide higher quality closed-loop control functions with which cost-ef-fective Advanced Process Control applications can be imple-mented: multi-variable control, predictive control, or override control. It is thus possible to effectively improve profitability, product quality, safety, and environmental protection in small and medium-sized plants.

Current and historic process data form the basis of all optimiza-tion. Secure and user-friendly real-time data storage and analy-sis is handled using the Process Historian. The process values, messages, and batch data managed in the database of the Process Historian can be called extremely rapidly. User-specific processing and visualization of this historic data are supported by the information server, which is a reporting system based on the Microsoft Reporting Services.

SIMATIC PCS 7 system and technology components

With the rugged, high-performance SIMATIC PCS 7 system components from Catalog ST PCS 7, you already have a versa-tile platform for cost-effective implementation and economical operation of your process control systems. Perfect interplay of these system components makes it possible for you to sustain high-quality production and to establish new products signifi-cantly faster on the market.

With SIMATIC PCS 7 technology components from Catalog ST PCS 7 T that can be seamlessly integrated into the process control system, you can expand the functional scope of the system components in a carefully targeted manner for specific automation tasks.

This covers a wide spectrum, for example:• Telecontrol for monitoring and controlling remote plant units• Automation technology for electrical low-voltage or medium-

voltage switchgear• Industry-specific automation systems for the cement and

mining industries, as well as for laboratory and training facilities

• Graphical objects for task-oriented optimization of process visualization

• Block libraries for technological functions, package unit and panel integration, monitoring and analyzing mechanical assets, as well as for building automation systems (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning – FMCS/HVAC)

• Editors and function blocks for the efficient configuration of small or medium-sized automation systems with simple parameter control and materials management

• Process analytical technology for quality assurance through optimization of development and production processes based on up-to-date measurements, and critical quality and perfor-mance attributes

• Simulation system for testing and commissioning of plant-specific application software

• Flexible, high-performance Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

• System expansion for operator systems for the integration of third-party controllers, programmable logic controllers and package units

• Products for migration of the process control systems TELEPERM M, APACS+/QUADLOG or Bailey INFI 90/NET 90 with SIMATIC PCS 7

SIMATIC PCS 7 technology components have been released for all versions and service packs of SIMATIC PCS 7 system com-ponents. Development and testing of SIMATIC PCS 7 technol-ogy components are dependent on the corresponding SIMATIC PCS 7 system components, so versioning and release is nor-mally performed asynchronously, that is following a delay of between 3 and 6 months.

Additional functionality can be integrated using add-on products

Modularity, flexibility, scalability, and the openness of SIMATIC PCS 7 offer optimal prerequisites for integrating supplementary components and solutions in the process control system in an applicative manner and thus extend and round off its functional-ity.

Many supplementary add-on products for SIMATIC PCS 7 have been developed by Siemens as well as by external partners (see Catalog ST PCS 7 AO, Add-ons for the SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System). These software packages and hardware com-ponents authorized by the system manufacturer enable cost-ef-fective implementation of SIMATIC PCS 7 for special automation tasks.

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OverviewsSIMATIC NET

Introduction

■ Overview

SIMATIC NETIndustrial communication – the backbone of automation

Powerful and open communication systems ensure trouble-free communication for automation systems, covering • data communication or • process or field communication.

Openness and flexibility of the individual communication systems in different topologies enable linking of a wide variety of systems and their subsequent expansions. By using standardized communication systems, it is possible to connect standardized components from different suppliers without any problems. This ensures maximum protection of investment, as existing networks can be extended without any adverse effects.

Visual identification

Control andmonitoring system

Telecontrol and substation control

Remote access, e.g. via teleservice

Control andmonitoring systemField device for

intrinsically safe area

Coupler

Field devices

Code reading systems

RFID system

Telecontrol and substation control

Compactfeeder

Compactfeeder

Compactfeeder

Compactfeeder

Field devices

Field device

Power supply

Power supplySignalling column

IO-Linkmaster

RFID system

S7-1200 with CP�1242-7

Protection and monitoring devices

IO-Link module

IO-Link module

RFID system

RFID system

Protection and monitoring devices

Slave

SlaveSlave Slave Slave

PC/PG/IPC

Controller

Controller

Industrial Ethernet

PROFIBUSPROFIBUS PA

Laptop

Motion ControlSystems

Notebook

SINAMICS Drives

Numeric Control

Numeric Control

MobilePanel

SIMOCODE pro

PROFINET

ASM456

PC

Controller

PC/PG/IPC

Controller

Controller

Security

Link

Drives

Link

Wireless Devices

PC/PG

AccessPoint

Mobile Panel

SINEMARemote Connect

Database Server

DP-Slave Motion ControlSystems

ControllerController

AS-Interface

RF180C

AccessPoint

Link

Industrial EthernetSwitches

IWLANRCoax Cable

AccessPoint

ClientModule

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OverviewsSIMATIC NET

Introduction

■ Overview (continued)

SIMATIC NET provides components for an integrated overall solution beyond network boundaries.

These include:• Passive network components, e.g. FastConnect cabling

systems• Active network components, e.g. SCALANCE X Industrial

Ethernet switches• Interfaces for connecting programmable controllers to the

communication systems:- Integrated interfaces- Communications processors

• Components for wireless networks, e.g. Industrial Wireless LAN, SCALANCE W Access Points, and Client Modules

• Components for industrial security• Components for Industrial Remote Communication, worldwide

access to outlying plants, distant machines, and for mobile applications such as TeleControl.

• Components for the connection to remote networks, e.g. SCALANCE M and SINEMA Remote Connect

• Network transitions, e.g. IE/PB LINK PN IO• Software for configuration, monitoring and diagnosis of the

network, e.g. SINEMA Server

More information• Catalog IK PI • Catalog IC 10• Catalog CA 01 on DVD• Internet:

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OverviewsSIMATIC Ident

Introduction

■ Overview

SIMATIC Ident – for more cost-effective production and logistics processes

To stay ahead in ever more dynamic markets and in the face of growing competition, stricter standards and statutory obliga-tions, shorter product life cycles, more individual customer requirements, and increasingly globalized value-added, companies must be in a position to significantly boost the efficiency of their value added chains. In production control, asset management, tracking & tracing as well as in supply chain management. By using innovative identification technologies, companies can gain important advantages. Together with high-performance, reliable communication networks, this creates the infrastructure that prepares companies for the forthcoming industrial digitalization.

With SIMATIC Ident, we offer a unique portfolio for industrial identification which provides the perfect solution for your requirements while keeping you flexible for the future.

The right identification technology depends on factors such as sensing distance, lighting conditions, single or repeat markings, as well as environmental effects such as temperature and pollution.

Whether RFID, barcode, DMC or OCR: each technology has its specific strengths. For instance, optical character recognition is used for cases in which codes must also be readable for persons, such as use-by dates.

2D codes and RFID impress customers with their high level of data security and reliability, even in harsh industrial environ-ments.

But the most important factor for your identification system is:your individual application.

Whatever your requirements – with our SIMATIC Ident Portfolio we can always provide the appropriate solution. Using commu-nication modules and convenient function blocks, it is easy to connect SIMATIC Ident systems to PLCs, such as SIMATIC, or embed them in the IT landscape. This ensures that you have a system-wide, uniform software architecture, saving you consid-erable outlay and costs in engineering, commissioning and maintenance.

Acquisition level

Control level

Management level

SIMATIC connection Connection to PC

ET 200SwithIO-Link master

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

RS232/RS422

RF680R

RF685RRF620A

SCALANCE X108PoE

RF220R

RF240R

MV440

RF180C/RF182C(TCP/IP)

RF210RANT 18ANT D5

RF350R

ASM 456

Industrial Ethernet

Ethernet

IO-Link

Industrial Ethernet

PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet

PROFIBUS

S7-1200/ RF120C

ET 200pro/RF170CS7-300/ASM 475

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

RF340RMV420

RFID Middleware

RF290R

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Introduction

■ Overview (continued)

Identification, mobile data storage: RFID

RFID is the ideal solution when there is no line of sight between the reader and the marking, large volumes of data or wide ranges are required, or the stored information has to be changed. Here the product or object is fitted with a memory chip that can be programmed and read using radio techniques. With low-cost SmartLabels available for logistics, rugged data memories for assembly lines as well as transponders with a wide range, RFID is perfectly suited to a variety of different applica-tions.

Our intelligent SIMATIC RF system family offers you transpar-ency without gaps. Data is therefore available at any time along the complete production and distribution chain - for perfect control and optimization of material flow and logistics.

Identification, verification: Optical identification

When higher performance is required, 2D codes are recom-mended as an alternative to barcodes. 2D codes offer more memory capacity, higher reading rates, and enhanced reading security. They can be applied inexpensively, e.g. together with shipping labels. They also enable products to be marked directly (Direct Part Marking, DPM) using lasers, printing or dot-peening, which is extremely resistant to external influences. 2D codes can be read with complete reliability even from a small viewing angle or under difficult lighting conditions.

With our optical reading devices, we offer you the ideal solution for reading and verifying 1D and 2D codes as well as for text recognition (OCR) and object recognition (Pat-Genius) for the reliable tracing of production batches beyond the manufacturing plant.

More information• Catalog ID 10 • Catalog CA 01 on DVD• Internet: www.siemens.com/simatic-ident

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Notes

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