If a SIMATIC S7-400/S7-400H-based system is to communicate with a Siemens control center, e.g. SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl, WinCC TeleControl, WinCC OA, or a control center of a third-party supplier using the IEC 60870-5 telecontrol standard, the IEC 60870-5-101 (serial), -103 (protection) or -104 (TCP/IP) telecontrol protocols can be used in the SIMATIC automation systems.

SIPLUS RIC libraries offer an integrated, scalable system based on SIMATIC S7-400/S7-400H functions for the following data quantities:

• 1 000 information points, for use with CPU 412 or CPU 412H

• 2 000 information points, for use with CPU 414 or CPU 414H

• 5 000 information points, for use with CPU 410H, CPU 416/CPU 416H or CPU 417/CPU 417H

The work memory for data which is limited to 256 MB in the CPU 410H for data blocks generated online is used for buffering the frames. Longer communication failure times can thus be bridged. The SIPLUS RIC software libraries are based on the standard SIMATIC Manager or TIA Portal and can be used on various, mutually compatible types of SIMATIC S7 devices – this saves hardware costs and programming overhead.

The libraries are supplied on a CD and can be used on all CPUs.

With SIPLUS Extreme Hardware, telecontrol devices for an extended ambient temperature range (-25 ... +70 °C) and exceptional exposure to media (conformal coating) can be implemented using the telecontrol protocols.

A memory card (CPU V5.0 or higher) or a CPU (CPU V4.x or higher and CPU 410H) are licensed. All IEC 60870-5-101 (serial), -103 (protection) or -104 (TCP/IP) telecontrol protocols are activated via the email address siplus-ric.automation@siemens.com.

Note:

The SIPLUS RIC libraries for S7-400 completely replace the previous SIPLUS RIC S7-400 bundles, SIPLUS RIC S7-400 extreme bundles, and IEC 60870 libraries for SIMATIC PCS 7.