Siemens SIMATIC BATCH User Manual

Table of contents
1 Preface.......................................................................................................................................................27
2 Security information....................................................................................................................................29
3 Product introduction and installation...........................................................................................................31
3.1 What is SIMATIC BATCH?....................................................................................................31
3.2 Functions of SIMATIC BATCH...............................................................................................32
3.3 Components of SIMATIC BATCH..........................................................................................32
3.3.1 BATCH interface blocks.........................................................................................................32
3.3.2 BATCH configuration dialog...................................................................................................34
3.3.3 BATCH Launch Coordinator..................................................................................................35
3.3.4 BATCH control server............................................................................................................36
3.3.5 BATCH CDV..........................................................................................................................37
3.3.6 Batch Control Center (BatchCC)............................................................................................38
3.3.7 BATCH Recipe Editor............................................................................................................40
3.3.8 Assembling BATCH data in reports.......................................................................................41
3.3.9 BATCH OS controls...............................................................................................................41
3.4 Operating modes in SIMATIC BATCH...................................................................................42
3.4.1 Introducing the operating modes "AS-based" and "PC-based"..............................................42
3.4.2 Concept expansion................................................................................................................43
3.4.3 Shifting of the recipe logic to the AS......................................................................................44
3.4.4 Recipe levels and sequence of a recipe................................................................................47
3.4.5 Recipe processing in runtime.................................................................................................48
3.5 Possible configurations..........................................................................................................48
3.5.1 System software architecture.................................................................................................48
3.5.2 Distribution of the SIMATIC program packages.....................................................................50
3.5.3 Client / server architecture of SIMATIC BATCH....................................................................51
3.5.4 Interface to MES/ERP............................................................................................................53
3.5.5 Redundancy...........................................................................................................................54
3.5.5.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................54
3.5.5.2 Example configuration - Fault-tolerant Batch Control............................................................55
3.5.5.3 Behavior in runtime................................................................................................................56
3.5.5.4 Data replication......................................................................................................................57
3.5.5.5 Configuration of the redundant BATCH server......................................................................60
3.5.5.6 Information on network connections......................................................................................62
3.5.5.7 Configuring network connections...........................................................................................62
3.5.5.8 Important additional information.............................................................................................63
3.5.5.9 Automatic hot restart..............................................................................................................64
3.5.5.10 Failure behavior of the BATCH server in AS-based mode.....................................................66
3.6 Configuration limits.................................................................................................................66
3.6.1 Definition of configuration limits.............................................................................................66
3.6.2 Structures of batch process cells ..........................................................................................68
3.6.3 Basics for calculating the performance of both operating modes..........................................69
3.6.4 Measured results for calculating the performance of both operating modes.........................71
SIMATIC BATCH V8.2
Operating Manual, 02/2016, A5E35958174-AA 3

Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC BATCH
Category	Control Systems
Language	English