Siemens PCS 7 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of contents
1 Security information......................................................................................................................................7
2 Preface.........................................................................................................................................................9
3 PC components of a PCS 7 system...........................................................................................................13
3.1 Basic configuration of the PCS 7 plant...................................................................................13
3.2 Fault-tolerant (redundant) configurations...............................................................................15
3.3 Possible ways to operate engineering stations......................................................................16
3.4 Differences between multiple station systems and single station systems............................17
3.5 Solutions for engineering stations..........................................................................................20
3.5.1 PCS 7 project engineering with multiple engineering stations...............................................20
3.5.2 PCS 7 project engineering with a single PC..........................................................................21
3.5.3 Combination of engineering station and operator station on a single PC..............................21
3.6 Solutions for multiple station systems....................................................................................22
3.6.1 Operator station multiple station system................................................................................22
3.6.2 BATCH station multiple station system..................................................................................24
3.6.3 Route control station multiple station system.........................................................................25
3.6.4 Maintenance station multiple station system..........................................................................25
3.6.5 External archive servers and reporting system......................................................................27
3.6.5.1 Process Historian and Information Server ............................................................................27
3.6.5.2 Long-term archiving with the Process Historian and Information Server...............................29
3.7 Solutions for single station systems.......................................................................................29
3.7.1 OS single station system........................................................................................................29
3.7.2 BATCH single station system.................................................................................................32
3.7.3 Route Control single station system.......................................................................................33
3.7.4 Maintenance station single station system.............................................................................34
3.7.5 SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX stations...............................................................................................35
3.8 Solutions for accessing PC stations.......................................................................................37
3.8.1 Remote access via the Web Option for OS...........................................................................37
3.8.2 Remote access via terminal services.....................................................................................38
3.8.3 Access to PCS 7 data using OpenPCS 7..............................................................................39
3.9 Connecting PC stations..........................................................................................................39
3.9.1 Tasks of terminal bus and plant bus......................................................................................39
3.9.2 Connection to the terminal bus/plant bus...............................................................................42
3.9.3 Connecting PC Stations via Wireless LAN.............................................................................44
3.9.4 Time synchronization.............................................................................................................45
4 Hardware for PC stations...........................................................................................................................47
4.1 Preconfigured PC systems for PCS 7 (product bundles).......................................................47
4.2 Basic hardware configuration.................................................................................................48
4.3 Components for connection to the terminal bus/plant bus.....................................................48
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
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