3.3 Using SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX
What is SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX?
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX is a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX PC in combination with the
WinAC RTX software package on a MICROBOX PC. This enables you to build a complete
PCS 7 process control system with the following components:
● Operator station (OS)
● Automation system SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX (separate AS)
● Distributed I/O
● Optional: Engineering station (ES) (depending on the configuration variant)
Areas of application for SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX is suitable for the following areas of application:
● Autonomous small plants
● Subprocess units (package units) with an integrated operator control and monitoring unit
● Testing, educational and training systems
● Research facilities
● Plants in which configuration in run (CiR) is not required.
Bundle PC
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with
AS RTX
AS model Related sections in this manual
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with AS RTX
features the WinAC RTX software
package.
You connect the distributed I/O via the
CP 5611 PROFIBUS DP interface in‐
tegrated in the MICROBOX PC.
● Installation of SIMATIC
PCS 7 AS mEC RTX
(Page 87)
● Commissioning and
configuring SIMATIC PCS 7
AS mEC RTX (Page 95)
Use and Areas of Application
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