SIMATIC PCS 7 Process Control System - Siemens

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SIMATIC Route Control
Route Control Hardware
■ Design
The modularity and flexibility of SIMATIC Route Control are optimally
supported by the hardware available. The basic hardware
from page 2/14 can be used for SIMATIC Route Control.
Hardware for small plants
For small plants, SIMATIC Route Control can be installed either
alone or together with the OS software on a single station system
or a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416. You can select the hardware for
the OS/RC single station at page 2/14, page 5/6, or further down
in this section. You can find information and the ordering data for
the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 at page 3/8.
Client/server configuration
Distributed multi-user systems with client/server architecture,
expandable with up to 32 clients per server, are typical for the
automation of material transports with SIMATIC Route Control.
Basically it is possible to operate an RC Server, Batch Server
and OS Server on shared basic hardware. However, availability
will be higher and performance better if each component has its
own server hardware. The availability of the RC Server can be
further increased through redundant configuration of the server
hardware. SIMATIC PCS 7 supports multiple-station systems
with up to 12 servers/server pairs.
The Route Control Client is represented by the Route Control
Center (RCC). The RCC can be installed on an OS Client, a
Batch Client or separate client hardware.
RC server and OS/RC single stations can be connected to the
Industrial Ethernet plant bus via a CP 1613 A2 communications
processor or via a simple FastEthernet network card with BCE
(suitable for communication with up to 8 automation systems;
not H systems).
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SIMATIC Route Control clients and OS clients
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The CP 1613 communication integrated in the IE version of the
SIMATIC PCS 7 Workstation for single stations and servers is a
combination of CP 1613 communications processor and
S7-1613 communications software. When using fault-tolerant
automation systems, the SIMATIC PCS 7 Workstation requires
the S7-REDCONNECT software instead of the S7-1613 communications
software. The S7-REDCONNECT Upgrade is suitable
for upgrading the communications software (for ordering data,
see page 9/28).
Redundancy
RC Server redundancy is supported by the SIMATIC Route Control
Server software. Further software components or a separate
connection between the two servers as is the case with the
OS server redundancy or batch server redundancy are not required.
With the assistance of the SIMATIC Route Control Server software,
the two redundant RC servers carry out mutual monitoring
during operation. If the active RC server fails, the redundant
partner immediately becomes the master and takes over operation.
The RC clients are automatically switched over to the new
master in this case. Following return of the failed RC server, data
matching is carried out with the active RC server, and the latter
remains the master.
For information and components for the redundant bus connection
(plant bus and terminal bus), see page 9/28.
Expansion options
The basic hardware (PC basic unit) is expandable with the following
options according to the customer’s particular requirements
and whether the hardware is used as RC Single Station,
RC Server or Batch Client:
• Multi-VGA graphics card for connection of up to 4 monitors
• Process monitors (see page 2/17)
The Multi-VGA graphics cards "2 Screens" and "4 Screens" are
offered for multichannel operation of an OS/RC Single Station or
a client with 2 up to 4 process monitors. Views distributed over 2
or as many as 4 process monitors by means of a graphics card
can be controlled using one keyboard and one mouse. The
Multi-VGA graphics cards are compliant with EN 55022 and
EN 50082 standards. Each card occupies one PCI slot in the operator
station.
Note:
Since all messages from SIMATIC Route Control are processed
in the operator system’s message system, it is not necessary to
use a signal module.
Requirements for selection of the automation systems
SIMATIC Route Control can operate together with the WinAC
Slot 416 controller of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 (up to
30 simultaneous material transports) and with the following automation
systems of the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system:
• AS 416-3 (up to 30 simultaneous material transports)
• AS 417-4
• AS 417H
Safety-related automation systems, e.g. AS 417F/FH, cannot be
used to control material transport with SIMATIC Route Control.