Visualization via Windows-compliant user interface

Made up of parameterizable screen objects and faceplates created on a project-specific basis:

• Numeric and alphanumeric input/output fields
• Static text and graphic display plus vector graphics
• Dynamizable graphics from HMI symbol library
• Bar graph, trend curve graph with scroll and zoom function as well as read line
• Signal-specific text and graphic lists
• Buttons and switches for operator-process communication
• Editing fields for process values (signals)
• Analog display, slider as example for further screen objects
• Project-specific faceplates created from basic objects of the system
• Graphic displays for various standard graphic formats, e.g. bitmaps, .jpg, .wmf

Alarms and messages

• Discrete alarms and analog alarms, as well as event-driven Alarm-S/Alarm-D message procedure with SIMATIC S7
• The new alarm and diagnostics concept of the S7-1500 controller is also supported
• Freely-definable alarm classes for definition of acknowledgment response and display of alarm events

Logging of alarms and process values ^*)

• Signaling system for detecting and archiving events with display and control options according to DIN 19235
• Process logging for the acquisition, compression and storage of measured values
• Online evaluation of process value and alarm logs

Recipes ^*)

• Generation of data records for machine data or production data
• Display or entry of data records via a configurable screen object or via process screens distributed within the project
• Transmission of data records from or to the controller
• Import/export of data records for further processing with other tools (e.g. MS Excel)

Documentation of process data, alarm events, and recipes

• Time or event-driven report output
• User-definable layout

Flexible expansion by means of Visual Basic Script and ANSI-C

• Programming interfaces for individual access to data and functions of WinCC Runtime Professional and for the integration in user programs with VBA, VB Script, C-API, C-Script (ANSI-C)

Open communication between HMI systems and with higher-level systems

• OPC Server
  Use of the visualization system as a data server (OPC Server) for higher-level automation components such as control systems or systems in the office sector
  • OPC-UA-DA Server: tags, e.g. process values
  • OPC-HDA-Server: logged process values
  • OPC-A&E-Server: Alarms
  • OPC-XML-DA-Server: tags, e.g. process values
  • OPC-XML-DA Server: tags, e.g. process values
• OLE DB Server
  • Standardized and user-friendly access to WinCC log data (MS SQL Server 2005).
  • Access is via the OLE-DB Provider supplies all WinCC log data available along with the accompanying process values, as well as alarm and user texts.
  • The WinCC OLE-DB provider also supports analysis functions such as minimum, maximum, alarm hit list, etc.
• WinCC WebUX for Runtime Professional ^*)
  • The WebUX option enables platform and browser-independent operator control and monitoring via the Internet or the in-house intranet or LAN.
  • Installation on the terminal is unnecessary – an HTML5-compatible browser is sufficient. WebUX can then also be used on mobile terminals.
• WinCC WebNavigator for Runtime Professional ^*)
  • Option for SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional for operating and monitoring plants over the Internet, company Intranet or LAN.
  • Configuration from a web server with the SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional software as a single-user, client or server version and a web client that enables operator control and monitoring of a current WinCC Runtime Professional project via an Internet browser with ActiveX support. The WinCC basic system does not have to be installed on the client computer.
• WinCC DataMonitor for Runtime Professional ^*)
  • The WinCC DataMonitor is used for displaying and evaluating current process states and historical data on office PCs using standard tools such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Excel. The DataMonitor Client is supported by a web server with current and historic process data and alarms. All staff ranging from machine operators to corporate managers can use the DataMonitor to obtain information.

Language support for multilingual projects

• Language-dependent texts and graphics
• Language selection during runtime

PLC link for a wide variety of PLCs on-board

• Communication via native drivers and standard OPC channel
• For communication with subordinate controls (SIMATIC protocols, PROFIBUS DP, PROFIBUS FMS, DDE and OPC server included in the scope of delivery)
  

*) Option for SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional; runtime licenses must be purchased separately. For further information, refer to "WinCC options".

1) In combination with options, more powerful systems may be required

2) The required RAM is determined primarily by the size of the graphics used.

3) Without taking archives into account.

Note:

In addition to WinCC, Windows also requires space on the hard disk; e.g. free disk space should be available for the swap file. The following formula has proven itself in the past: Size of swap file = 3 x size of RAM. For further information, refer to your Windows documentation.