SIMATIC ET 200 - For distributed automation solutions - November ...

© Siemens AG 2010EngineeringMaximum engineering efficiency –in all phases of the lifecycle of the machine and plantStandardized design and engineering …… for all automation componentsOperationsmanagement levelEngineering StationSIMATIC WinCCControl levelPROFINETIndustrial EthernetProject databaseDigital Engineering• SIMATIC Automation DesignerEngineering Software• SIMATIC STEP 7• SIMATIC WinCC / WinCC flexibleField levelHMIPROFIBUSControllerDrivesDistributed IOWith SIMATIC you rely on an integrated engineering environment.Efficient software supports you over thecomplete lifecycle of your machine or plant – from theplanning and design stages through configuring andprogramming as far as commissioning, operation andupgrading.With its integration capability and harmonized interfaces,SIMATIC software permits a high degree of dataconsistency – throughout the entire engineering process.Data consistency in the entire project• Variables only have to be entered and configured inone editor• Project-wide synchronizationModularity through blocks• Program sections and user interfaces can be createdmodularly as reusable blocks• Program modules can be loaded into the automationsystem during operation• In addition, expansions and changes to the hardwareconfiguration are possible during operationShared configuration for the complete automationhardware• Shared hardware configuration• Shared network configurationOpen data interfaces• Third-party components can be incorporated basedon GSD/EDD• Import/export interfaces permit data exchange withthird-party software (MS Excel)• Data transfer from planning software – e.g. fromelectrical engineering department (CAE)• Ability to incorporate Visual Basic scripts for furtherprocessingData archiving• All data, hardware configuration data, programs,user interfaces are saved and archived in one projectMultilingual/internationality• The user interface of many software packages isavailable in six or more languages• The interfaces of the HMI devices (operator panels)can be created in various languages, even duringoperation – as can the program comments withinSIMATIC STEP 7Standard programming languages• Six PLCopen or IEC 61131-3-compliant programminglanguages• PLCopen-certified motion control blocks8 System features