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WinCC Examples of integrated engineering with STEP 7 WinCC
Application Description April 2009
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Preface
WinCC Examples of integrated engineering with STEP 7 Entry ID: 34995306
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Preface
Objective of the application This application is designed for users ...
who gained initial experiences with WinCC already. It conveys knowledge about the interaction of the individual SIMATIC configuration tools and shows how their configuration can be made easier.
Main contents of this application The following main points are discussed in this application:
TIA
Prerequisites
Creating a Project
Tags transfer
Alarms
System diagnostics
Process diagnostics
Trends
User archives
Time synchronization
Basic Process Control
Topics not covered by this application This application does not contain a description ...
of the engineering tools used (STEP 7, WinCC).
of the installation of STEP 7 or any required communication drivers.
Previous knowledge in these fields is assumed.
Validity The examples were created with WinCC V7.0 and STEP 7 V5.4.
Industry Automation and Drives Technologies Service & Support Portal This entry is taken from the Internet Service Portal of Siemens AG, Industry Automation and Drives Technologies. The following link takes you directly to the download page of this document.
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/34995306
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Content
WinCC Examples of integrated engineering with STEP 7 Entry ID: 34995306
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... 4
1 TIA .................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 What is TIA? ..................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Core statement ................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Details............................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Efficiency ........................................................................................................ 10 1.5 Vertical integration .......................................................................................... 11 1.6 Horizontal integration...................................................................................... 12 1.7 Added value.................................................................................................... 13 1.8 Further reading ............................................................................................... 14
2 Prerequisites ................................................................................................. 15 2.1 Hardware requirements .................................................................................. 15 2.2 Software requirements.................................................................................... 15 2.3 Installing the software ..................................................................................... 15 2.4 Further instructions for installation.................................................................. 17 2.5 Language settings .......................................................................................... 18 2.6 Further reading ............................................................................................... 18
3 Creating a Project ......................................................................................... 19 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 19 3.2 STEP 7 configuration...................................................................................... 20 3.2.1 Inserting the PLC ............................................................................................ 20 3.2.2 Inserting the PC station (WinCC).................................................................... 26 3.3 WinCC types................................................................................................... 30 3.4 Network configuration ..................................................................................... 31 3.5 Network connections ...................................................................................... 34 3.6 Compiling........................................................................................................ 35 3.6.1 What functions are executed during the compilation? .................................... 36 3.6.2 When should the compilation be carried out?................................................. 36 3.7 Configuration tool............................................................................................ 37 3.8 Further reading ............................................................................................... 38
4 Tags ............................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Selecting STEP 7 symbols ............................................................................. 39 4.2.1 Principle of operation ...................................................................................... 41 4.2.2 Transfer of tags............................................................................................... 42 4.3 Automatic generation...................................................................................... 45 4.3.1 Principle of operation ...................................................................................... 45 4.3.2 Attributing individual tags in the symbol editor................................................ 46 4.3.3 Attributing of individual tags in a data block.................................................... 47
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4.3.4 Attributing input and output parameters of a function block............................ 50 4.3.5 Compiling............................................................
