Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

SIMATIC
Process Control System PCS 7
Compendium Part A - Configuration
Guidelines (V8.2)
Configuration Manual
Valid for PCS 7 V8.2
08/2016
A5E38166869-AA
Security information
1
Preface
2
What's new?
3
Preparation and
administration
4
Creating and managing a
PCS 7 project
5
Configuration of the
hardware (AS and I/O)
6
Configuration of the network
connections
7
Configuring AS functions
8
Compiling and downloading
9
Configuring OS functions
10
Changing projects in process
mode
11
Integrated asset
management
12
Service and support
13

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Specifications

General

System Type	DCS (Distributed Control System)
Application	Process automation
Architecture	Client-server, distributed
Programming Languages	CFC (Continuous Function Chart), SFC (Sequential Function Chart), SCL (Structured Control Language), LAD (Ladder Logic), FBD (Function Block Diagram)
Communication Protocols	PROFIBUS, PROFINET, OPC UA
Operating System	Windows Server (typically)
Redundancy	Supported (server, network, I/O)
Visualization	SIMATIC WinCC
Batch Control	SIMATIC BATCH
Industry	Chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, food & beverage, power generation, water & wastewater
Hardware Platform	SIMATIC S7 PLCs, Industrial PCs
Diagnostics	Integrated diagnostics tools, alarm management
Engineering	SIMATIC Manager
Virtualization Support	Supported (VMware, Hyper-V)
Safety Integration	SIMATIC Safety Integrated (SIL 2/3)