System Overview
52 Unrestricted SICAM A8000 / CP-8000 • CP-8021 • CP-8022 Manual
DC8-037-2.02, Edition 10.2017
2.4 Engineering
Engineering, diagnosis and test of CP-8000/CP-802x takes place alternatively via
• SICAM TOOLBOX II (as of Version 6.01)
• SICAM WEB
• SICAM Device Manager
2.4.1 SICAM TOOLBOX II
The integrated engineering system SICAM TOOLBOX II comprises all stages of plant configu-
ration and maintenance, this means data collection, configuring, parameter setting, expand-
ing, changing, testing, system diagnosis, and documentation.
The introduction of object orientation allows project engineers to describe real units and piec-
es of equipment in the configuration process (circuit breakers, feeders, etc.). Project engi-
neers can take advantage of these structural advantages especially in cases where systems
are constituted of a plurality of primary units and pieces of equipment of equal type (for exam-
ple a transformer substation). This yields enormous streamlining effects for the engineering
process.
The SICAM TOOLBOX II stores all information in one central database. Once a piece of in-
formation has been entered, it will immediately and always be available in its latest updated
form to all tools of the SICAM TOOLBOX II and to all people working on a project.
This reaches from stand-alone terminal solutions all the way to complex network solutions. In
networks, several engineers may work on one or more projects at the same time. Whether on
a standalone terminal or in a network, always the same SICAM TOOLBOX II is used.
Implementation of Application Programs
When configuring via the SICAM TOOLBOX II, application programs (open-/closed-loop control
function) can be created as function diagram (FUD) with the tool CAEx plus. Optionally, also
an existing instruction list can be imported into the SICAM TOOLBOX II.
In view of its conformity with IEC 61131-3, CAEx plus grants the user access to a well-
established and generally acknowledged standard. This helps shorten staff training times con-
siderably.
By means of the available standard-conformal module libraries and standard-conformal data
types, the engineering becomes more transparent and is possible with high application quality.
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