Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 User manual

SIMATIC
PCS 7
Plant Automation Accelerator 3.0
Operating Manual
04/2019
A5E46351208-AA
Security information 1
Preface 2
Objectives and performance
scope of the data interface 3
Overview of data exchange
with PCS 7 4
Requirements in PCS 7 5
Preparations 6
Management of control
module types 7
Management of equipment
module types 8
Management of
enumerations 9
NE 150 import plugin 10
Type configurator plugin 11
Predefined queries 12
Excel import plugin 13
Engineering in PAA 14
Connection manager plugin 15
Linking attributes from PAA
and PCS 7 16
Export from PAA to PCS 7 17
Import from PCS 7 to PAA 18
Working with reports 19
Reference 20

Legal information
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Table of contents
1 Security information......................................................................................................................................9
2 Preface .......................................................................................................................................................11
3 Objectives and performance scope of the data interface ...........................................................................13
4 Overview of data exchange with PCS 7 .....................................................................................................15
5 Requirements in PCS 7 ..............................................................................................................................19
6 Preparations ...............................................................................................................................................21
6.1 Creating a new engineering project .......................................................................................21
6.2 Opening a planning project ....................................................................................................22
6.3 Creating the DCS structure ....................................................................................................22
6.4 Standard ISA 88 in the unit structure .....................................................................................23
7 Management of control module types ........................................................................................................25
7.1 Creating a control module type ..............................................................................................25
7.2 Creating control modules .......................................................................................................26
7.3 Structure of control module types ..........................................................................................26
7.4 Importing control module types ..............................................................................................29
7.5 Managing variants using optional blocks ...............................................................................30
7.6 Synchronizing CM variants ....................................................................................................31
7.7 Creating control variables ......................................................................................................31
7.8 Managing Low Scale / High Scale / Unit ................................................................................32
7.8.1 Low Scale / High Scale / Unit.................................................................................................32
7.8.2 Creating or changing the unit groups in bulk..........................................................................35
7.9 Creating messages ................................................................................................................35
7.10 Creating a CM in the DCS structure.......................................................................................36
7.11 Creating aggregated CMTs....................................................................................................37
7.12 Using references ....................................................................................................................38
8 Management of equipment module types ..................................................................................................41
8.1 Creating an equipment module (type)....................................................................................41
8.2 Copying an equipment module (type) ....................................................................................42
8.3 Deleting an equipment module (type) ....................................................................................42
8.4 Creating control variables ......................................................................................................43
8.5 Creating messages ................................................................................................................43
8.6 Using CM below EMT ............................................................................................................44
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8.7 Working with basic requirements ...........................................................................................45
8.8 Creating characteristics..........................................................................................................46
8.9 Description of the characteristics ...........................................................................................47
8.10 Creating characteristics parameter ........................................................................................48
8.11 Exchanging control module assignments...............................................................................49
9 Management of enumerations....................................................................................................................53
9.1 Creating enumeration types ...................................................................................................53
9.2 Using enumerations in CMT/EMT ..........................................................................................54
10 NE 150 import plugin ..................................................................................................................................55
10.1 NE 150 import ........................................................................................................................55
11 Type configurator plugin .............................................................................................................................59
11.1 Objective of the type configurator ..........................................................................................59
11.2 Opening the Type configurator plugin ....................................................................................59
11.3 Creating a global command and status library.......................................................................59
11.4 Large-scale operations...........................................................................................................60
11.5 Aggregated CMTs ..................................................................................................................60
11.6 Variant overview.....................................................................................................................61
11.7 Graphical properties...............................................................................................................61
11.8 Creating functions ..................................................................................................................61
11.9 Configuring messages ...........................................................................................................63
12 Predefined queries .....................................................................................................................................65
12.1 Predefined queries .................................................................................................................65
12.2 Query structure on Units tab .................................................................................................65
12.3 Query structure on Locations tab ...........................................................................................68
13 Excel import plugin .....................................................................................................................................71
13.1 Objective of Excel import .......................................................................................................71
13.2 Flexible assignments in Excel import .....................................................................................76
13.3 Automatic generation of library files .......................................................................................78
13.4 Importing Technological hierarchy (TH) .................................................................................79
13.5 Importing CM..........................................................................................................................79
13.6 Importing Parameter values ...................................................................................................80
13.7 Importing Signal values..........................................................................................................81
13.8 Importing hardware (HW).......................................................................................................83
14 Engineering in PAA ....................................................................................................................................89
14.1 Transfer of logic blocks ..........................................................................................................89
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14.2 Adapting the assignment of the right-hand mouse button......................................................89
14.3 Functional characteristics of the hardware objects ................................................................90
14.4 Information on identifying hardware components ..................................................................90
14.5 Available HW modules ...........................................................................................................92
14.6 GSD[ML] importer ..................................................................................................................92
14.6.1 GSD / GSDML information.....................................................................................................92
14.6.2 Objective and performance scope of the interface.................................................................92
14.6.3 Importing GSD / GSDML files ................................................................................................93
14.6.4 Exchanging GSDML between PAA and PCS 7 .....................................................................97
14.6.5 Assigning GSD objects ..........................................................................................................98
14.7 Hardware engineering in the Navigator................................................................................100
14.7.1 Creating the new physical structure via Right mouse click .................................................100
14.7.2 PROFINET and PROFIBUS.................................................................................................104
14.7.3 Configuring a SIMATIC station.............................................................................................107
14.7.4 Configuring the central processing unit (CPU).....................................................................108
14.7.5 Creating an interface module as distributed I/O...................................................................109
14.7.6 Equipping interface modules with I/O modules ....................................................................110
14.7.7 Configuring IO modules .......................................................................................................111
14.7.8 Creating the bus modules ....................................................................................................111
14.7.9 Creating the Compact Field Unit (CFU) ...............................................................................111
14.7.10 Creating a redundant SIMATIC station ................................................................................112
14.7.11 Creating a redundant I/O......................................................................................................114
14.7.12 Using the DP/PA coupler .....................................................................................................115
14.7.13 Using the IE/PB link .............................................................................................................116
14.8 Editing hardware engineering via engineering tasks............................................................117
14.8.1 Assigning a field bus to a DP slave via a task......................................................................117
14.8.2 Assigning redundant fieldbus via engineering task ..............................................................118
14.9 Hardware engineering with the configuration tool ................................................................120
14.9.1 HW configuration tool...........................................................................................................120
14.9.2 Configuring AS Bundle using HW configuration tool............................................................122
14.9.3 Configuring ET 200 stations using HW configuration tool....................................................124
14.9.4 Configuring WS Bundle using HW configuration tool...........................................................129
14.9.5 Configuring PCS 7 Box using HW configuration tool ...........................................................130
14.10 Extended hardware parameters...........................................................................................132
14.11 Software engineering in the Navigator .................................................................................133
14.11.1 Notes on the plant hierarchy ................................................................................................133
14.11.2 Working with channel requests ............................................................................................134
14.11.3 Optional: Creating and configuring process tags .................................................................135
14.11.4 Optional: Linking hardware and software: Implementing channels......................................136
14.12 Editing software engineering using engineering tasks .........................................................136
14.12.1 Engineering tasks.................................................................................................................136
14.12.2 Displaying the SW interface tab and creating tasks.............................................................137
14.12.3 Assigning a control module type to the DCS structure.........................................................138
14.12.4 Assigning a control module type to a function......................................................................139
14.12.5 Assigning control module types to the DCS structure in bulk ..............................................139
14.13 Assembly updater plugin......................................................................................................140
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14.13.1 Update type usages .............................................................................................................140
14.13.2 Updating usages / instances ................................................................................................141
14.13.3 Updating CM below EM/EMT...............................................................................................142
14.13.4 Legend .................................................................................................................................144
14.13.5 Variant administration ..........................................................................................................144
14.14 Using symbol tables .............................................................................................................145
14.14.1 Symbol table ........................................................................................................................145
14.14.2 Importing symbolic addresses into a symbol table...............................................................145
14.14.3 Refreshing the symbol table.................................................................................................146
14.15 Engineering in the function diagram.....................................................................................146
14.15.1 Editing control modules on the function diagram .................................................................146
14.15.2 Editing equipment modules on the function diagram ...........................................................148
14.15.3 Using CM below EM/EMT in function diagram.....................................................................149
14.15.4 Editing the logic on function diagrams .................................................................................149
14.15.5 Example for interlock logic on function diagrams.................................................................150
14.15.6 Navigating between connected parameters/signals.............................................................151
14.16 Specifying the measuring ranges.........................................................................................152
14.17 Moving the PH......................................................................................................................153
14.18 Working with negations ........................................................................................................153
15 Connection manager plugin......................................................................................................................155
15.1 Creating and editing large quantity of connections ..............................................................155
15.2 Connection type ...................................................................................................................156
16 Linking attributes from PAA and PCS 7....................................................................................................159
16.1 Configuring the mapping table of the signal designations....................................................159
16.2 Using the navigation assistant .............................................................................................161
16.3 Example of an assignment...................................................................................................162
16.4 Adopting a mapping table as a template..............................................................................162
17 Export from PAA to PCS 7 .......................................................................................................................165
17.1 Selective transfer .................................................................................................................165
17.2 Transfer of the S7 unit..........................................................................................................165
17.3 Exporting digitally signed XML files:.....................................................................................166
17.4 Exporting a PAA project .......................................................................................................167
17.5 Exporting the technological hierarchy ..................................................................................168
17.6 Exporting instances..............................................................................................................168
17.7 Exporting types ....................................................................................................................169
17.8 Exporting the hardware configuration ..................................................................................170
17.9 Exporting Compact Field Unit with PA slaves from PAA to PCS 7 ......................................171
17.10 Exporting ET 200 I/O modules from PAA to PCS 7 .............................................................171
17.11 Exporting ET 200SP modules from PAA to PCS 7 ..............................................................172
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17.12 Exporting ET 200PA SMART modules from PAA to PCS 7.................................................172
17.13 Exporting ET 200iSP modules from PAA to PCS 7 .............................................................173
18 Import from PCS 7 to PAA........................................................................................................................175
18.1 IO channel implementation ..................................................................................................175
18.2 Hardware transfer ................................................................................................................175
18.3 Attributes of CM ...................................................................................................................176
18.4 Managing PCS 7 libraries in COMOS ..................................................................................176
18.5 Importing digitally signed XML files......................................................................................177
18.6 Importing a PCS 7 project ....................................................................................................178
18.7 Importing the technological hierarchy ..................................................................................179
18.8 Effects of importing the plant hierarchy................................................................................179
18.9 Importing control modules and equipment modules ............................................................180
18.10 Importing EM/EMT from PCS 7 without sequence chain .....................................................181
18.11 Importing the hardware configuration...................................................................................182
18.12 Importing Compact Field Unit with PA slaves from PCS 7 to PAA ......................................183
18.13 Importing ET 200SP HA from PCS 7 ...................................................................................183
18.14 Importing ET 200SP from PCS 7 to PAA .............................................................................184
18.15 Importing ET 200M from PCS 7 to PAA...............................................................................185
18.16 Importing ET 200PA SMART from PCS 7 to PAA ...............................................................185
18.17 Importing ET 200iSP from PCS 7 ........................................................................................186
19 Working with reports.................................................................................................................................187
19.1 Signal connections on Function diagram .............................................................................187
19.2 Assembly plan......................................................................................................................187
19.3 I/O report ..............................................................................................................................188
19.4 Bill of materials.....................................................................................................................189
19.5 Configuration plan ................................................................................................................190
19.6 Configurable symbols...........................................................................................................192
19.7 Computer data sheet............................................................................................................192
20 Reference .................................................................................................................................................195
20.1 Information in the Data transfer - Generate/import dialog....................................................195
20.2 Navigator..............................................................................................................................196
20.3 Import / Export PCS 7 plugin................................................................................................198
20.3.1 Calling the Import / Export PCS 7 plugin..............................................................................198
20.3.2 Import tab .............................................................................................................................199
20.3.3 Export tab.............................................................................................................................201
20.4 Reference to the mapping table ...........................................................................................202
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20.5 Reference to the navigation assistant ..................................................................................204
20.6 Type configurator reference plugin ......................................................................................204
20.7 Excel import reference plugin...............................................................................................206
20.8 Standard table X01N00020 Assembly updater properties mapping PCS 7.........................207
Glossary ...................................................................................................................................................209
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Security information 1
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secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
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Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems,
machines and networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected
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Preface 2
Introduction to SIMATIC PCS 7 PAA (Plant Automation Accelerator)
PAA is an COMOS integrated engineering solution for PCS 7 projects, which has the following
benefits:
● Shorter project times - More efficient PCS 7 engineering with higher quality
● Lower project costs - Holistic object oriented data model which allows technical engineering
with lower expert knowledge.
● Lower maintenance costs during plant operation - An up to date plant documentation with
change management for the complete PCS 7 project
Purpose of this documentation
The Plant Automation Accelerator 3.0 Operating manual is aimed at the people who operate
and monitor PAA in an engineering system. This manual guides you through basic features of
PAA. You will also get to know the elementary configuration steps and in the process, you will
develop an understanding on how PAA works.
Prerequisites
General knowledge in the area of automation engineering, basic knowledge of SIMATIC
PCS 7, COMOS and PAA is required to understand this documentation.
Guide
The PAA documentation also includes references to the SIMATIC PCS 7 documentation. This
enables you to quickly access the required documentation.
Accessing PAA documentation
The relevant versions of the documentation for PAA is available on the internet pages of the
PAA (https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/en/WW/Catalog/Products/10326822).
For information on COMOS, you can refer to COMOS Overview (https://
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109739837).
For information on PCS 7, you can refer to PCS 7 (www.siemens.com/pcs7-documentation).
Conventions
In this document, all the instructions are given using their full menu commands. You can also
access virtually all functions through the shortcut context menu or by double-clicking.
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Objectives and performance scope of the data
interface 3
Objective
The plugins in the menu "Plugins > Automation > PCS 7 interface" offer a bidirectional interface
to exchange engineering data with SIMATIC PCS 7. Following initialization of the SIMATIC
PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator (PAA) project and the PCS 7 project, you can work in
either of the two programs.
The objective is a "digital plant" through integrated engineering with PAA and SIMATIC PCS 7.
In the digital plant, plant planners and plant operators work on the same database and thus
generate uniform engineering.
Performance scope of the interface
● Bidirectional import/export of Control Module Types (CMTs)
● Bidirectional import/export of control modules and parameters, messages and signals
● Update of instances of control modules
● Bidirectional import/export of signal connections
– Implementation of channels and signals
– Block logic in function diagrams
● Bidirectional import/export of hardware including symbol tables
● Bidirectional import/export of redundant CPU hardware including symbol tables
● Bidirectional import/export of hierarchy folders
● Bidirectional import/export of interlock logic
Renamed objects
Renamed objects are recognized once again during data exchange and are compared during
data comparison.
Renaming is detected for the following objects:
● Unit hierarchy nodes
● Control module types (CMT)
● Control module (CM)
● Functions
● Signal parameter (CV)
● Enumeration
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● Enumeration value
● Hardware:
– Station, slave (central, slave)
– Subnetwork, bus (global subnet)
Exceptions
The following graphic data is ignored after the import in PAA:
● No import of the graphical arrangements of the hardware configuration in HW Config of
STEP 7.
● No import of the graphical display of CFC and function diagrams.
Plugins
The following plugins are available to you in the menu "Plugins > Automation > PCS 7 interface":
Name Icon Usage
"Import / Export PCS 7" See also chapters Import from PCS 7 to
PAA (Page 175) and Export from PAA to
PCS 7 (Page 165).
"Type configurator" See also chapters Management of con‐
trol module types (Page 25) and Type
configurator plugin (Page 59).
"Connection manager" See also chapter Creating and editing
large quantity of connections
(Page 155).
"Excel import" See also chapter Objective of Excel im‐
port (Page 71).
"Types re-assignment" See also chapter Synchronizing CM var‐
iants (Page 31)
"HW configuration tool" See also chapter HW configuration tool
(Page 120)
"NE 150 import" See also chapter NE 150 import
(Page 55)
"Import GSD[ML] files" See also chapter Importing GSD /
GSDML files (Page 93)
"Assign GSDs" See also chapter Assigning GSD ob‐
jects (Page 98)
Objectives and performance scope of the data interface
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Overview of data exchange with PCS 7 4
Bidirectional data exchange
During data exchange between PAA and PCS 7, data can be transferred and synchronized
bidirectionally.
For transfer and synchronization, there are the following options:
● Direct data exchange: if PAA and PCS 7 are installed on the same PC.
As such, the types and instances of equiment modules or control modules from PAA and
PCS 7 can be read out and contrasted via the import service of the Automation Interface (AI).
● Indirect data exchange via an XML file: if PAA and PCS 7 are installed on different PCs.
For indirect data exchange, first export the data to an XML file via the plugin "Import / Export
PCS 7" from PAA or the SIMATIC Manager.
Then import the XML file that was generated by PAA or PCS 7 and proceed in the reverse
order in SIMATIC Manager or PAA. Synchronization is also performed during an import.
Then the alterations to the target can be deleted or applied.
Note
Security when performing data exchange via XML format
● Access to the transfer medium/transfer directory:
When using the indirect data exchange via XML format between PAA and SIMATIC PCS
7, ensure that the transfer medium or the transfer directory of the XML files is only
accessible to authorized persons.
● Digitally signed XML files:
To describe the origin and integrity of the XML data, you can sign the XML file digitally
during the data exchange in XML format. This corresponds to the requirements of the
PCS 7 security concept.
By checking the digital signature, you ensure that the XML file on the transfer medium
has not been modified.
The digital signature on the XML file is deactivated by default. Activating the digital
signature is recommended.
See also chapter Exporting digitally signed XML files: (Page 166).
Note
Note on file-based data exchange
When using file-based data exchange, ensure that the sources for an import are trusted.
Check that the files and data carriers are free from viruses and apply the usual security
measures. To protect your data, make sure that the data carriers or folders are accessible
to authorized persons only.
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Perform at least the following sequences to exchange engineering data between PAA and
SIMATIC PCS 7:
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Preparation
1. Prepare PCS 7
See chapter Requirements in PCS 7 (Page 19).
2. Preparing PAA
– Preparing the PAA engineering project
See chapter Opening a planning project (Page 22).
– Creating the DCS structure
See chapter Creating the DCS structure (Page 22).
3. Managing control module types in PAA
– Importing control module types in PAA
See chapter Importing control module types (Page 29).
– Configure a mapping table for the control module types
See chapter Configuring the mapping table of the signal designations (Page 159).
– Creating control module types in PAA
See chapter Creating a control module type (Page 25).
Engineering in PAA
1. Hardware engineering in the "Locations" tab
See chapter Hardware engineering in the Navigator (Page 100).
– Configure the control cabinet
– Create and configure the station
– Set up and configure central and distributed I/O
2. Software engineering (DCS structure) in the "Units" tab
See chapter Software engineering in the Navigator (Page 133).
– Signal engineering
– Implement channels
See chapter Optional: Linking hardware and software: Implementing channels
(Page 136).
See chapter Working with channel requests (Page 134).
This step links the hardware engineering and the software engineering.
3. Assigning control modules
Editing software engineering using engineering tasks (Page 136).
4. Create and manage equipment phases
See chapter Management of equipment module types (Page 41).
5. Create or update symbol table
See chapter Using symbol tables (Page 145).
6. Create interlock logic on function diagrams
See chapter Engineering in the function diagram (Page 146).
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Finishing processes
1. Linking PAA attributes and PCS 7 attributes where applicable
See chapter Linking attributes from PAA and PCS 7 (Page 159).
2. Exporting from PAA to PCS 7
See chapter Export from PAA to PCS 7 (Page 165).
3. Importing import from PCS 7 to PAA
See chapter Import from PCS 7 to PAA (Page 175).
Overview of data exchange with PCS 7
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Requirements for control module types
In order to work with control modules in PAA, the following conditions must be met:
● The PCS 7 project is part of a multiproject
● The multiproject contains a master data library
● Master data library contains CMT
Requirements for messages
The following conditions must be met before you can import messages from a PCS 7 project:
● The message must be assigned to the block of a control module in PCS 7.
● The message must be assigned to the block of a control module or the block variable of a
control module at the plant interface in PCS 7.
Requirements for optional blocks (variants of control module types)
The following conditions must be met before you can import optional blocks from a PCS 7
project:
● The block must be optionally assigned to a control module in PCS 7.
● The block must be assigned to a plant connection at the plant interface in PCS 7.
● The "Optional" option for this block must be activated.
See also
Preparations (Page 21)
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