Engineering System - Siemens Automation and Drives Group
Engineering System - Siemens Automation and Drives Group
Engineering System - Siemens Automation and Drives Group
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■ Overview<br />
Configuration options with SIMATIC PDM<br />
SIMATIC PDM (Process Device Manager) is a universal, vendorindependent<br />
tool for the configuration, parameterization, commissioning,<br />
diagnosis <strong>and</strong> servicing of intelligent field devices<br />
(sensors <strong>and</strong> actuators) <strong>and</strong> field components (remote I/Os,<br />
multiplexers, control-room devices, compact controllers), which<br />
in the following sections will be referred to simply as devices. Using<br />
one software, SIMATIC PDM enables the processing of more<br />
than 1,000 devices from <strong>Siemens</strong> <strong>and</strong> over 100 vendors worldwide<br />
on one homogeneous user interface.<br />
With respect to device integration, SIMATIC PDM is the most<br />
powerful device manager available on the world market. Devices<br />
which previously were not supported can be easily integrated<br />
in SIMATIC PDM at any time by importing their device descriptions<br />
(EDD). This provides security for your investment <strong>and</strong><br />
saves you investment costs, training expenses <strong>and</strong> consequential<br />
costs.<br />
Parameters <strong>and</strong> functions for all supported devices are displayed<br />
in a consistent <strong>and</strong> uniform fashion independent of their<br />
communications interface.<br />
■ Design<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> system<br />
ES software SIMATIC PDM<br />
<strong>Siemens</strong> ST PCS 7 · October 2004<br />
Introduction<br />
Product Versions<br />
SIMATIC PDM is available in two product versions:<br />
as the SIMATIC PDM Package for SIMATIC PCS 7/S7, fully integrated<br />
in the central engineering system of SIMATIC PCS 7<br />
or in STEP 7, or<br />
as the SIMATIC PDM St<strong>and</strong>-alone, on a mobile computer (Microsoft<br />
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP Professional) on<br />
PROFIBUS or with direct connection to the device.<br />
Customer-oriented product structure<br />
SIMATIC PDM is optimally adapted to the customer’s needs <strong>and</strong><br />
structured to enable the customer to put together his very own<br />
product with the functionality actually required. Which product<br />
components he selects depends on whether SIMATIC PDM is<br />
operated in the SIMATIC PCS 7 context or in st<strong>and</strong>-alone mode.<br />
Depending on the number of devices integrated in a project<br />
or diagnosed in the lifelist, SIMATIC PDM is infinitely scalable<br />
from 4 TAGs (st<strong>and</strong>-alone version) or 128 TAGs, through<br />
128/512/1.024/2.048 TAGs, to an unlimited number of TAGs.<br />
Every device (e.g. transmitter, positioner etc.) corresponds to<br />
one TAG, <strong>and</strong> the number of TAGs within a project is monitored<br />
by SIMATIC PDM.<br />
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