• All-purpose
  • Solutions for all sectors
  • Multilingual for worldwide usage
  • Can be integrated into all automation solutions
• All operator control & monitoring functions on board
  • User administration
  • Operator control and monitoring
  • Reporting, acknowledging, and archiving of events
  • Collecting, consolidating and archiving measured values (including long-term backup)
  • Logging and documenting of process and configuration data
• Can be configured simply and efficiently
  • Configuration wizards let the user focus on the essentials
  • In the picture by means of cross-reference lists and screen property displays
  • Configuration of multilingual applications
  • Configuring tool for configuring bulk data
• Universally scalable
  • Expandable from single station to client-server configurations
  • Increased availability by means of redundant servers
  • Process visualization via the Web with the WinCC WebNavigator or WebUX
• Open standards for simple integration
  • Powerful real-time database Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 (32 bit)
  • Open for application modules with ActiveX controls
  • Visual Basic for Applications for individual expansions
  • OPC for cross-vendor communication
• Process visualization with Plant Intelligence
  • Integrated evaluation functions for the online analysis (statistical process control)
  • Production optimization with the help of diverse options
• Expandable using options and add-ons
  • Options for scalable configurations
  • Options for increasing the availability
  • Options for IT & business integration
  • Options for SCADA expansions
  • Options for validation in accordance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11
  • Options for the use of telecontrol protocols
• Part of Totally Integrated Automation
  • Direct access to the tag and message configuration of the SIMATIC control system
  • Integrated diagnostic functions for increasing productivity

New in V7.4

• Supports Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise (64-bit)
• Extended functionality for WinCC/WebUX
  • Expansion to include additional controls
  • Dynamization can be implemented with VB script and dynamic response dialog
• Expansion of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 communication channels
  • Increased number of connections (S7-1500 with up to 128 connections)
  • Transmission of byte data blocks
• Easier configuration with WinCC Configuration Studio
  • Efficient engineering with "drag-and-drop"
  • VBA in the WinCC Configuration Studio
• Simplified runtime operation
  • Touch operation in runtime (zoom and pan within "right click" controls)
  • Adapt "Favorites" system dialog in Runtime
  • Control toolbar size is configurable
• Uniform license model for WinCC/DataMonitor, WinCC/WebNavigator and WinCC/WebUX. Version-independent packages can be cumulated, and WebNavigator and WebUX licenses can be combined
• Extended functionality for the WinCC Graphics Designer
• Introduction of new controls (BarChartControl for displaying archive tags in a bar chart, and SysDiagControl for system diagnostics of S7-1200/1500 controllers)
• New "OPC UA WinCC Channel" communication channel
• Remote maintenance via Remote Desktop Protocol
• and more ...

New in V7.3

• Expansion into Graphic Designer
  • Support of SVG image objects and Direct2D
• Expansion of WinCC Configuration Studio (configuration options as in Excel)
  • Alarm Logging
  • Tag Logging
  • User Archive
  • Text Library
• Expansion of communication channels
  • Communication channel to new CPU (S7-1200 / S7-1500) (support of symbolic address and CPU alarming)
  • OPC UA Server A&C (Alarm & Condition)
• Encrypted communication
  • SSL encryption for communication of terminal bus
• Multi-user engineering for integrated projects
• and more ...