MS Basic MS Standard SIMATIC PDM MS
Detailed
information (1)
Not available
● Electronic rating plate
(identification data)
● Component-related messages
● Detailed information in
accordance with SNMP profile
● Component status in
accordance with EDD
information (3)
● Detailed information in
accordance with EDD
information
● User notes
● Redundancy status
● CPU utilization/
cycle utilization
● Calling device-specific
condition monitoring functions
(e.g. Diagnostics Monitor)
● Electronic rating plate
(identification data)
● Component-related messages
● Detailed information in
accordance with SNMP profile
(optional)
● Component status in
accordance with EDD
information
● Detailed information in
accordance with EDD
information
● User notes
● Calling device-specific
condition monitoring functions
e.g. Diagnostics Monitor
(optional)
Components
with diagnostics
capability
You can find additional information about this in the section "Components with diagnostics capability
(Page 16)".
Global functions Not available
● Complete export of electronic rating plate including maintenance
status of all components
● Filter functions in relation to the component state
● Filter functions in relation to contents of the electronic rating plate
● Exporting data of individual components
● Manual change of the maintenance status of a component
● Use of standard functions of the PCS 7 Operator Station, e.g. report
generation in process control
Component
-specific func‐
tions (2)
Not available Calling HW Config online Not available
Call
● Component-specific Web portals
● Web portals configured in Engineering
● SIMATIC PDM for EDD-based components
● Diagnostics Monitor for IPC objects
Licenses Not required Quantity and function-dependent
(1) Dependent on component used
(2) Dependent on component type used and use of an MS Client in the multiple-station system.
(3) Electronic Device Description
In the rest of the documentation, any differences are pointed out.
Using the Maintenance Station
3.1 Application, version and configuration
Maintenance Station
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