Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Function Manual

SIMATIC
Process Control System PCS 7
High Availability Process Control
Systems (V9.0)
Function Manual
Valid for PCS 7 as of V9.0
05/2017
A5E39221836-AA
Security information
1
Preface
2
Basics of high availability
3
High availability solutions in
PCS 7
4
Advantages of high
availability components
5
Replacing components and
plant changes
6
Failure, switchover and
reintegration of high
availability components
7
Diagnostics
8

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)