Using multi-monitor mode, the visualization of a project/subproject when engineering or a plant/unit in process operation can be divided among up to 4 process monitors per operator station with application of different views. These project/plant sections can all be operated using just one keyboard and one mouse. Compared to single-channel mode, it is possible to enormously improve the efficiency, convenience and ergonomics of engineering and process control.

The SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations are already equipped with an onboard graphics interface which supports multi-monitor mode with 2 process monitors.

One process monitor can be connected to the DVI?I port of the onboard graphics interface. The second one can be connected via an adapter cable (DisplayPort to DVI?D) to its DisplayPort.

A separate multi-monitor graphics card "4 Screens" is available for controlling 3 or 4 process monitors.

Both versions of the multi-monitor mode can be delivered factory-set with the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation (configuration option) or retrofitted. The desired configuration option can be selected using the online configurator of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation or the ordering data tables of the single station, server or client versions.

The multi-monitor graphics card "2 Screens" can be used as an alternative to the onboard graphics interface or for retrofitting. This graphics card must be ordered separately.