SINEMA Server detects all devices in the network and can display them either as a device list or an interface list. An up-to-date overview of all installed components including all their essential features is produced.
Topology
The plant topology is automatically read out, displayed and monitored for changes.
The type of medium, redundancy and VLANs are displayed graphically.
Wireless connections between access points and client modules (SCALANCE W) are displayed.
Monitoring
A wide range of mechanisms is used to collect and centrally archive diagnostics data from all network subscribers.
Besides SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) it is also possible to directly access SIMATIC controllers (S7-300/S7-400)or PROFINET nodes with “Read data record”.
SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 are detected and fundamentally read out via SNMP
Diagnostics
Diagnostic states are signaled as events and the corresponding devices highlighted in color in the user interface. This enables faults to be detected early.
Problems are easy to locate via the views and topology diagnostic displays.
Reporting
Statistics for any time period can be displayed and evaluated thanks to the database-supported system. This makes it easy to evaluate past events.
Validation
Configurable test patterns enable essential network properties to be repeatedly checked and documented.
The validation result is stored together with all underlying data as a PDF.
Propagation
A large number of interfaces (URL, HTTP, CSV) enable network and diagnostic data to be displayed and further processed in higher-level systems.
E-mails or application can be event-triggered.
Management
In many cases, SCALANCE component firmware can be upgraded individually or in bulk.
Devices can be configured via an open interface (SSH, Telnet).
