04b Folien ST PCS7V71 ES en

SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.
PCS 7 ES
Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.
What is new?
What is
What is new?
new? PCS 7 Wizard
Wizard Bundle search via MLFB number
Versioning
Versioning (tracking)
SFC CFC/SFC chart
SFC type
VXM
Write protection Version Cross Manager (VXM)

Forcing Improved operation
"Differences only" view
IC communication
Archiving of the project with Version Trail
Structures Export into XML file
Performance

Page 2 ST-PCS7V71 / ES SITRAIN
What is new?
What is
What is new?
new? Chart reference data
Forced block I/Os
Wizard
AS-wide interconnections
Versioning
SFC Write protection

VXM
CFC/SFC chart
SFC type
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
IC communication Enforcing of values of an interconnected input
Structures AS - AS Communication
AS-wide interconnections in the CFC

Wizard
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
The MLFB search facilitates the selection of the AS

Versioning
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Activating versioning project-wide

Versioning
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures Request for changing the version number

Number range 0.0001 – 255.4095

SFC
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Quicker engineering due to multiple selection

Several lines can be copied, deleted simultaneously
SFC
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Interconnected blocks are displayed in the faceplate

SFC
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Compile OS "With interconnection partner"

SFC
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Representation with and without interconnection partner

Open VXM dialog and progress bar
What is new?
Selection of the comparison
Wizard objects, setting of the filter,
Versioning opening and comparing in one
process.
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
The comparison is processed

automaticaly after the objects
are opened
New function "Display / Hide Node Contents"
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Select the desired object and all objects of the tree structure
can be displayed or hidden
Calling VXM as a dialog from various contexts
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
The VXM is called as a dialog from the following contexts:
Version Trail in the "Compare" function
CFC/SFC "Show changes"
"Update block types" for the SFC type
"Differences only" view
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Note: The "Differences only" view can be activated or

deactivated via "View Æ Differences only"
Archiving of the project with Version Trail
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
During the import of new objects, archiving via Version Trail is offered

Export into XML file
What is new? In Version 7, the following data (from the project) was exported:
Wizard
Process tag types
Shared declarations
Versioning
Plant hierarchy
SFC
VXM In Version 7.1, the following data (from project) is exported:

Write protection Process tag types directly from the master data library
Forcing Shared declarations
IC communication Plant hierarchy
Structures Hardware data

Performance
What is new?
The performance of the VXM has been greatly improved in
Wizard the following aspects:
Versioning
Opening of the projects
SFC
Export as XML
VXM
Opening of the XML file
Write protection
Comparison of objects
Forcing
IC communication
Structures

Write protection CFC/SFC SFC type
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Less concern over accidental mishandling, - changes of the chart as
well as of the SFC type can no longer be made unintentionally
AS-specific activation via "Write protection for charts"

Write protection CFC/SFC charts SFC type
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
Note when opening a chart
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
No changes, " only" displaying of the values in the test mode
Recommendation:
Only work in the "component view" and in the "plant view"

Write protection CFC/SFC charts SFC type
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures Write protection can be activated / deactivated chart-

specifically
Recommendation:
Activate the write protection for the entire chart folder
Forcing
What is new?
How do you change the value of an interconnected input?
Wizard
Delete the interconnection
Versioning
Compile
SFC
Download
VXM
Document the change
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
Changing the value of an interconnected input in V7.1
IC communication
Structures
Forcing
Forcing of interconnected inputs
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Forcing is made possible via "Support forcing"

Complete compilation - delta-download required
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Activating "Add forcing" and "Forcing active"

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
IC communication An interconnected block input can be overwritten

with the "force value"
Structures
Changes are possible at any time
Forced values have a blue background in the test mode.
Also color coded rectangle on block input
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
Forcing
IC communication
The documentation of the forced values is displayed
automatically in the chart reference data
Structures
Message on the OS when "Forcing active" is activated

What is new?
Passivation of all
force values
Wizard by unchecking
Versioning "Support forcing“
SFC Note that previous
settings are re-
VXM
enabled when
Write protection "Support forcing" is
Forcing
Forcing re-enabled
IC communication
Structures
Recommendation:
Deactivate "Add forcing" first and then deactivate
"Support forcing"
AS to AS communication
Industrial Ethernet
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC CFC_1 in AS A CFC_2 in AS B
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Select the source and destination, the rest is done by the system
No additional engineering (send/recv blocks) required
Significant reduction of the engineering effort

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures Open CFC in AS A and AS B

Select the source and destination on the respective blocks
AS connection is created automatically in NetPro
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
AS – AS connection is created automatically in NetPro.

The user just has to download it.
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
The connection status provides an indication which
Structures
connections have been loaded into the AS

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Place an IK_STATE block for each AS connection.
The connection status of the connection is indicated at the outputs
of the IK_STATE.

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
The chart reference data provides an overview of all AS-wide
Structures interconnections

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures The information on the source/destination of an AS-wide

interconnection is available in the multiproject
When a project is removed from the multiproject, the source is

displayed as ???
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Synchronize the interconnections after checking the project back

into the multiproject.
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Note:
Networks not merged yet or CP not configured

What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC
IC communication
communication
Structures
Merging of the subnets

Structures
What is new? Advantages of the structure

Wizard
Process value and status are combined in the structure
Versioning Value and signal status are interconnected with one "click"
SFC
No double interconnection – value and quality
VXM
Interlocks can be influenced by the value and signal
Write protection status
Forcing
AS-wide interconnections comprise the value and the
IC communication signal status
Structures
Structures
Setting visible/invisible in the faceplate of the OS signal
status (FF)
Displaying of the value and signal status in the test mode
Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing Structure elements which are used primarily in combination

IC communication with APL
Structures
Structures

Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures
Displaying of the structure elements when opening the object

properties
Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures
Displaying of the value and signal status when the test mode is activated

Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures
Selection of the structure element in the SFC

Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Structure elements in the step block
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures

Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures Displaying of the structure elements in the process object view

Structures
What is new?
Wizard
Versioning
SFC
VXM
Write protection
Forcing
IC communication
Structures
Structures
CFC chart with "old" and "new" blocks

SFC type – Timer_P – SEL_B
Thank you very much!

04b Folien ST PCS7V71 ES en

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

04b Folien ST PCS7V71 ES en

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Write protection Version Cross Manager (VXM)

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

SFC Write protection

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

The MLFB search facilitates the selection of the AS

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Activating versioning project-wide

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Structures Request for changing the version number

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Quicker engineering due to multiple selection

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Compile OS "With interconnection partner"

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Representation with and without interconnection partner

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

The comparison is processed

New function "Display / Hide Node Contents"

"Differences only" view

Note: The "Differences only" view can be activated or

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Export into XML file

VXM In Version 7.1, the following data (from project) is exported:

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Write protection CFC/SFC SFC type

AS-specific activation via "Write protection for charts"

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Write protection CFC/SFC charts SFC type

Structures Write protection can be activated / deactivated chart-

Forcing of interconnected inputs

Forcing is made possible via "Support forcing"

Activating "Add forcing" and "Forcing active"

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Forcing of interconnected inputs

IC communication An interconnected block input can be overwritten

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Forcing of interconnected inputs

SFC CFC_1 in AS A CFC_2 in AS B

Significant reduction of the engineering effort

Structures Open CFC in AS A and AS B

AS – AS connection is created automatically in NetPro.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Structures The information on the source/destination of an AS-wide

When a project is removed from the multiproject, the source is

Synchronize the interconnections after checking the project back

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Merging of the subnets

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

What is new? Advantages of the structure

Forcing Structure elements which are used primarily in combination

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Displaying of the structure elements when opening the object

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Selection of the structure element in the SFC

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

Copyright © Siemens AG 2008. All rights reserved.

CFC chart with "old" and "new" blocks