PCS 7 TeleControl OS servers and PCS 7 TeleControl OS single stations can integrate both local SIMATIC PCS 7 automation systems and widely distributed outstations (RTUs) of a telecontrol system into the process control.

Depending on the configuration of a PCS 7 TeleControl operator system as single station or client/server combination (single or redundant), the following software components are required:

Ordering data for SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Runtime licenses for expanding the OS Runtime POs (single station/server) and additional SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software components for PCS 7 TeleControl Operator Systems can be found in Catalog ST PCS 7, Chapter "Operator system", section "OS software".

SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations suitable as basic hardware for configuration of an operator station as PCS 7 TeleControl OS single station, PCS 7 TeleControl OS server or PCS 7 TeleControl OS client can be found in Catalog ST PCS 7, section "Industrial Workstation/PC".

PCS 7 TeleControl OS software for single station, server and redundant server

The software product PCS 7 TeleControl OS Runtime contains the PCS 7 TeleControl OS software including the object library with the PCS 7 TeleControl OS faceplates and symbols as well as the Runtime license for operation on an OS single station or OS server.

An additional PCS 7 TeleControl Driver license is required for each telecontrol protocol used (SINAUT, DNP3, IEC 60870‑5‑101/‑104, Modbus RTU, S7 EDC) per PCS 7 TeleControl OS single station and per PCS 7 TeleControl OS server.

The SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software must be ordered separately. In the ST PCS 7 catalog, you can find the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software for OS single station and OS server in section "Operator system", "OS software", and the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS software for a redundant OS server pair in the section "Operator system", "OS software".

Upgrade

Existing SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl OS Runtime software V8.x can be upgraded to V9.0 using the SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl Upgrade Package. This Upgrade Package is also suitable for upgrading the SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl OS Engineering software V8.x. The SIMATIC PCS 7 ES and OS software V8.x should be upgraded separately to V9.0 using the upgrade packages in Catalog ST PCS 7, sections "Upgrades for engineering system" and "Upgrades for operator system".