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 ¹⁾

• Logging in files (e.g. CSV or TXT file) and Microsoft SQL databases
• Online evaluation of process value and alarm logs
• Evaluation of process value and alarm logs using standard Microsoft tools such as Excel

Recipes ¹⁾

• 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 from/to CSV files 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 of integrated system function using Visual Basic script

Language support for multilingual projects

• Up to 32 online languages
• Language-dependent texts and graphics
• Language selection during runtime

User-oriented access protection according to requirements of regulated sectors

• Authentication with user ID and password
• User group-specific rights
• Central system-wide user administration based on SIMATIC Logon¹⁾
• Monitoring of changes by operators in runtime operation¹⁾
• Recording of operator actions in an Audit Trail ¹⁾

Onboard controller connection to many different controllers

• Communication via native drivers and standard OPC channel
• Simultaneous connection using several protocols: OPC client and SIMATIC HMI HTTP protocol are additive, i.e. they can be used in conjunction with other controller connections

Open communication between HMI systems and with higher-level systems

• OPC servers
  • Use of the visualization system as a data server (OPC Server) for higher-level automation components, e.g. control systems or systems in the office area
  • OPC-DA-Server: tags, e.g. process values
• Communication between HMI systems is established on the basis of Ethernet networks, or via the intranet/internet
  • Read and write access to tags. The WinCC Runtime Advanced or SIMATIC Panels provide other SIMATIC HMI systems or office applications with data (tags)
• Sending of emails on demand or event-driven
  • e.g. to maintenance personnel via SMTP server (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
  • The optional use of email/SMS gateways enables access to standard networks (external service provider required)
• System diagnostics via device-specific HTML pages. The following functions are available:
  • Starting and stopping the HMI runtime for maintenance
  • Remote access to recipe data records, passwords and information specific to the HMI system
  • Access to the HMI system files via a file explorer
  • Download of configuration data via the Intranet/Internet
  • Supplement with own HTML pages

WinCC Sm@rtServer for the remote control via the Intranet and Internet ¹⁾

• Display and control of process screens on remote PC or Panel
• A SIMATIC HMI system can be used to control or monitor another system remotely; entry level for client/server configurations for distributed operator stations or for solutions with head end or control room

WinCC ControlDevelopment for extending the functionality by adding own Controls ¹⁾

• Development of proprietary VB.net or C# Controls for integration in SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced

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

System prerequisites

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.