Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Commissioning Manual

Introduction
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SIMATIC PCS 7 enables the integration of field devices in FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1
(hereinafter referred to simply as FF). FF devices are generally connected to a SIMATIC station
via the FF Link.
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SIMATIC PCS 7 supports the connection of FF devices
SIMATIC PCS 7 supports the connection of FF devices by way of the following functions:
● Central engineering without additional tools
● Import of the electronic device descriptions (EDD) of FF devices (read section "Device
integration with EDD (Page 9)")
● Channel blocks of the PCS 7 library: Advanced Process Library (APL)
● PCS 7 Asset Management
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Specifications

General

Brand	Siemens
Model	SIMATIC PCS 7
Category	Control Systems
Language	English