Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx User Manual

OSx Station Basics 1-13SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4.1.2 Operator
Other types of nodes that can be connected to a SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx
system are described below.
Control Node The programmable controller(s) that runs the process itself
is defined as a control node.
Engineering Station The plant engineer uses the engineering station to
run APT or the S7 Engineering Toolset to create the application (controller)
program.
XTerminal The plant engineer can connect an X terminal to the system.
The o perator can use an X terminal to do all the normal runtime operations
thatcanbedoneonanOSxstation.
Data Management Systems The plant engineer can connect other
computers to the network to receive data collected by an OSx station for
historical records and other purposes. The @aGlance and RDT options
provide the means of supplying this data to these computers.
Other Nodes

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx
Category	Control Systems
Language	English