Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 User guide

SIMATIC
Process Control System PCS 7
What's new in SIMATIC PCS 7
(V8.0)?
System Manual
12/2011
A5E02779862-01
What's new in SIMATIC PCS
7 V8.0 compared to V7.1?
1
Engineering Station - What's
new in PCS 7 V8.0?
2
Operator Station - What's
new in PCS 7 V8.0?
3
SIMATIC BATCH - What's
new in SIMATIC BATCH
V8.0?
4
SIMATIC Route Control -
What's new in SIMATIC
Route Control V8.0?
5
SIMATIC PDM - What's new
in PDM V8.0?
6
Process Historian - What's
new?
7
Documentation - What's
new?
8

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Table of contents
1 What's new in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 compared to V7.1?.............................................................................5
2Engineering Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0?.......................................................................................7
2.1 CFC - Engineering What's new in CFC V8.0?..............................................................................7
2.2 PO - What's new in PO V8.0?.......................................................................................................8
2.3 PH - What's new in PH V8.0?........................................................................................................8
2.4 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Library V8.0?...........................................................8
2.5 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Faceplates V8.0?..................................................10
2.6 Basic Library - What's new in the Basic Library V8.0?................................................................11
3 Operator Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0?..........................................................................................13
4 SIMATIC BATCH - What's new in SIMATIC BATCH V8.0?.......................................................................15
5 SIMATIC Route Control - What's new in SIMATIC Route Control V8.0?...................................................19
6 SIMATIC PDM - What's new in PDM V8.0?...............................................................................................21
7 Process Historian - What's new?................................................................................................................25
8 Documentation - What's new?....................................................................................................................27
What's new in SIMATIC PCS 7 (V8.0)?
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What's new in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 compared to
V7.1? 1
The following paragraphs provide an overview of the most important functional enhancements
and expansions in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 compared to SIMATIC PCS 7 as of V7.1.
Overview of highlights
●Operating system
SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 runs on the following operating systems:
– For engineering station, single-station system and OS client:
- Windows 7 Ultimate/Enterprise SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit)
– For engineering station, single-station system and OS server:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (32-bit)
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit)
Engineering Station
● SIMATIC PCS 7 Maintenance Station
The Maintenance Station provides information on the status of all SIMATIC PCS 7
components in hierarchically structured diagnostics screens.
The maintenance station can be configured as a single-station or multiple-station system.
● Support of PROFINET as fieldbus
The PROFINET fieldbus system enables the connection of existing field devices from
PROFIBUS DP and PROFIBUS PA and distributed I/Os.
● Redundant, fault-tolerant terminal bus
● Cyclic archiving of projects and readback of block parameters
Process Historian/Information Server
The new Process Historian with Reporting System is introduced with SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0.
SIMATIC PCS 7 Advanced Engineering (AdvES)
Advanced ES V8.0 is also available for SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 with the following highlights:
● Workflow Guide for a guided engineering process
● Definition of variants for the control modules to reduce the number of templates
● Bulk engineering for PCS 7 alarms
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SIMATIC PCS 7 RACK PC
● New type, SIMATIC IPC547D
● Configurators enable increased flexibility in terms of the selection of SIMATIC Rack PCs
PROFINET Integration
SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 consistently supports PROFINET along with the proven PROFIBUS DP/
PA. The following automation systems are available for PROFINET integration:
Standard automation system via PROFINET interface in the CPU (CPU 414-3PN and CPU
416-3PN) or communication module CP 443-1
Automation systems
In addition to the known automation systems
● Standard
● Fail-safe
● Fault-tolerant
● PC-based
PCS 7 mEC RTX are available as of SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 as additional automation systems.
A number of centrally connected IO modules are also supported with PCS 7 mEC RTX. These
features provide a cost-effective solution for small-scale applications and distributed control
systems.
Extension of the APL and Basic Library
● Diverse new blocks extend the APL functionality
● System blocks for compact drives and for the connection of Motor Management Systems
in accordance with PROFIdrive Profile
● Fluttering suppression for diagnostic, remove module and insert module interrupts
Batch
● Performance improvements with an AS-based operating mode
● Revision of diverse controls and dialogs
Licensing
● With SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0, the number of licenses displayed has been reduced significantly
● Licenses are consistently separated from the function and scalable quantity framework,
whereby all scalable license are run as count-relevant.
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Engineering Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0? 2
2.1 CFC - Engineering What's new in CFC V8.0?
Version 8.0 contains the following extensions or changes compared to the previous version, V 7.1.2:
●Fine-grained operating permissions
You can use the new "Op_Level" attribute to configure levels of operator authorization levels
for a block type.
●Block encryption
CFC supports the encryption of individual blocks
●New concept for process tag types and process tags
In addition to process tag types and process tags, there are now control module types and
control module units. These support instance-specific changes in case of process tag
synchronization and several versions of process tag types. Enhanced data communication
with PCS 7 Advanced ES is also possible.
Version 7.1.2 includes the following extensions or changes compared to the previous version, V7.1:
●Number of possible AS-wide interconnections
The maximum number of AS-wide interconnections is no longer limited to a specific number
but is determined by checking the transfer volume over time. The additional load of the
configured CPU due to AS-wide interconnections is calculated based on the following
parameters:
– Data types of the interconnections
– Cycle times of the send and receive OBs
– Performance of the configured CPU
If the maximum value for the configured CPU is exceeded, an error message is output.
It may no longer be possible to compile a program with AS-wide interconnections that could
be run with the previous version. This is the case if the default of 30% maximum CPU load
for AS-wide interconnections in this program has been exceeded. If you increase this default
to the correct value, then you will be able to compile the program once again.
●The "Force" functionality now supports a higher number of I/Os
A maximum of 8192 I/Os can now be forced (8192 standard and 8192 F I/Os)
●New configuration options for locations
– Several instances can now be created from a location type
– There are now standard location types with fixed names
– A range of numbers for locations can be specified in the project
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2.2 PO - What's new in PO V8.0?
Version 8.0 contains the following extensions or changes compared to V7.1:
● Compression of archive tags in the process object view
Archive tags can now be compressed. Collection and storage of the archive tags is now
only performed when the configured acquisition cycle has expired or the specified tolerance
range is exceeded.
2.3 PH - What's new in PH V8.0?
Version 8.0 contains the following extensions or changes compared to version 7.1.2:
● PDM Diagnostics
The new "PDM diagnostics" function allows the status of the field devices to be queried
and displayed. PDM Diagnostics does not require a Maintenance ES license.
● Basic diagnostics
With the new "Basic diagnostics" function, it is possible to use the basic functionality of
diagnostics without a license. Basic diagnostics monitors PC stations, network objects and
AS stations. Detailed diagnostics of the AS stations and the expansion with the user
diagnostics area require the "Maintenance ES" and "Maintenance RT" licenses.
● Shadow hierarchy (only relevant when using SIMATIC BATCH and SIMATIC RC)
Using the menu command "Options > Plant Hierarchy > Import Process Cell", you can
import objects from one multiproject to another. These imported objects are represented a
shadow hierarchy in the PH.
2.4 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Library V8.0?
New blocks in the Advanced Process Library for PCS 7 V8.0
AssetM
The block is used to monitor three analog process variables and reports the maintenance
status of these process variables.
CntOhSc
Combined block for recording operating hours and start-up events.
RealToDw
Block for converting a REAL number into a double word.
FbDrive
Channel block for compact drives
FbSwtMMS
Engineering Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0?
2.4 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Library V8.0?
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Channel block for motor management starter
Pcs7Cntx (x=1..3)
Channel blocks for recording count values of counter modules.
StRep
Block for configuring a block group for alarm hiding.
AutoExcitation
The block is used to generate suitable trigger signals for the identification of dynamic, multi-
variable process models for a model-based predictive controller, ModPreCon.
LPOptim
Block for optimizing a linear performance function. The block is used by the ModPreCon block
for static operating point optimization.
Block extensions in the Advanced Process Library for PCS 7 V8.0
Polygon
The polygon block can be cascaded.
Event and Event_TS
The messages generated by the Event and Event_TS blocks were added to supplement the
SIMATIC BATCH information.
PidConL
Extensions to the continuous PID controller, PIDConL:
● Connection of an external control deviation
● Monitoring for the control deviation can be suppressed for a configurable period of time
following a setpoint step.
PidConR
Extensions to the continuous PID controller, PidConR
● Connection of an external control deviation
● The proportional action can be connected to the feedback.
● The derivative action can be configured for the control deviation and connected to the
feedback.
● Generation of time-stamped messages by the EventTS block.
MotSpdCL
The MotSpdCL block determines the machine and motor speed using a gear reduction factor.
RateLim
Extension of the RateLim ramp block by the "Ramp-shaped approach to a target value"
function.
Engineering Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0?
2.4 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Library V8.0?
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SelA16In
The signal selection can now be specified by an interconnectable input for the SelA16In block.
Motors, valves and dosers
● Outputs have been added to the following blocks to indicate if control and feedback match:
MotL, MotRevL, MotSpdL, MotSpdCL, MotS, Vlv2WayL, VlvL, VlvAnL, VlvS and VlvMotL.
● The following blocks now allow you to specify whether bumpless switchover should be
performed in automatic mode or via interconnection: MotL, MotRevL, MotSpdL, MotSpdCL,
Vlv2WayL, VlvL, VlvAnL, VlvMotL and DoseL.
Channel blocks
● The channel blocks support the flutter suppression function for OB82 and OB83 events of
the system blocks from the PCS 7 Basic Library V8.0.
● Detection of frozen measured values by the analog channel blocks
Extension of the gradient specification with the TimeFactor parameter
● The gradient specification for setpoints and manipulated variables has been supplemented
with the TimeFactor parameter for the following blocks: MotSpdCL, VlvAnL, OpAnL,
PIDConL, PIDConR, PIDStepL, FmCont, FmTemp
Other new features
● Limit inputs and control inputs of the blocks can now be interconnected.
● The blocks support instance-specific and parameter-specific setting of the operator
authorization level.
● In the "Out of service" mode, a feature bit can be set to determine whether active limits
should be reset or remain in effect.
● Activation of simulation mode via interconnectable inputs.
● Conditional triggering of the initial value acquisition at Intlkxx blocks.
2.5 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Faceplates V8.0?
What's new about the block icons
Newly revised and visually-optimized V8 block icons.
● Block comments as tooltip text
● Inactive status displays of the motor and valve icons are no longer displayed.
● No display for the "On" operating mode
● Double coding of the icons for valves (rotation of the single valve icon or cross lines for a
two-way valve)
● Motors with motor signs or arrows in different directions
Engineering Station - What's new in PCS 7 V8.0?
2.5 APL - What's new in the Advanced Process Faceplates V8.0?
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