SINAUT ST7cc is installed on a Windows PC. WinCC can also run on the same PC. However, client/server configurations are also possible, in which the ST7cc is located on the WinCC server.

The following software packages and licenses are required for an ST7cc control center that is configured as a single-channel or redundant system with WinCC. A license for the WinCC complete package is required. A runtime package may be sufficient if no configurations are required on the end computer. The WinCC redundancy package incl. license is also required for the redundant ST7cc.

The table below lists the software packages required for the ST7cc non-redundant/redundant system in detail.

1) A runtime package may be sufficient if no configurations are required on the end computer.

One or several SINAUT ST7 TIM communications processors are connected to the ST7cc PC depending on the TIM type used either via the MPI bus or via Ethernet. Both ST7 and ST1 terminals can be connected to the TIMs, only ST7 terminals to the TIMs on the Ethernet.

Provision of current time of day:

• Time synchronization for TIMs connected via MPI to the ST7cc PC is only possible using a TIM equipped with a DCF77 receiver. This is then responsible for central synchronization of the ST7cc PC and all terminals.
• Time synchronization for TIMs connected via Ethernet to the ST7cc PC is via ST7cc.

Outside the reception area of the DCF77 real-time transmitter the use of a GPS receiver is recommended. This determines the local time from the satellite-based global positioning system (GPS).