Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx - Other Network Nodes; Other Network Connections

OSx Station Basics1-4 SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4.1.2 Operator
Hardware Overview (continued)
Other nodes that are connected to the network are listed below.
• The control nodes (the programmable controllers listed in Figure 1-1),
control the process itself.
• For S5 and 505 controllers, you can use SIMATIC APT (Application
Productivity Tool) to create the controller program in a structured
environment using a high-level graphical programming language.
When the APT engineering station is connected to the Industrial
Ethernet network, you can download the p rogram directly to the
programmable controller, and you can transfer tag data directly to an
OSx station. For S7 controllers, you can use the PCS 7 Engineering
Toolset to create the controller program. The Engineering Toolset is
also a structured environment using high-level graphical languages.
• You have the option of connecting a management information system to
the OSx network to which you can send data for historical records and
other purposes. You can send the data using file transfers through
TCP/IP, Remote Data Transfer (RDT), or @aGlance. Remote Data
Transfer and @aGlance are optional features that can be purchased
separately.
You have the option of connecting the devices listed below to the SIMATIC
PCS 7 network. To obtain these options, contact your Siemens
representative.
• A Windows, Linux, or VMS computer running applications, such as
Excel or Lotus 1-2-3, that can import OSx data, using the SIMATIC
PCS 7 OSx @aGlance option.
• An X terminal, which can perform many of the functions of an OSx
station, or run other non-OSx applications.
Other Network
Nodes
Other Network
Connections