Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Getting Started

SIMATIC
Process Control System PCS 7
Getting Started (V8.1 with APL)
Getting Started
Valid for PCS 7 as of V8.1
07/2014
A5E32713210-AA
Preface
1
Creating the PCS 7 project
2
Configuring the hardware
and networks
3
Configuring the process tags
and the sequential control
4
Preparing the process picture
for automatic generation
5
Creating a unit by means of
copying
6
Programming and
interconnecting the process
tags
7
Compile and download
8
Adapting process pictures
9
Operating and monitoring the
process
10

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)