Version 2.2 of SIMATIC WinAC (Windows Automation Center) Microsoft NT-based control solution for the PC is fully compatible with the SIMATIC S7 PLC family
N/A of SIMATIC WinAC (Windows Automation Center) Microsoft NT-based control solution for the PC is fully compatible with the SIMATIC S7 PLC family. The enhanced system adds several features, including extended diagnostic functions and further integration with the Windows NT architecture. The system enables users to perform standard PC applications, as well as process visualization or open-loop control on a single, open hardware platform. For either soft or hard real-time control applications, it permits smooth integration of software components for control, engineering, data processing, communication and visualization tasks via open interfaces to standard software (OPC, ActiveX, DCOM). Fully extended diagnostic support over Profibus DP.V1 networks, providing monitoring and detection of any system faults on the network or in intelligent I/O is available. Full COM and DCOM support eliminates the need for expensive industrial Ethernet connections. Through TCP/IP, users can remotely program and transfer program data to another PC, or share VBA-based user interfaces. The system can run as a service task within Windows NT, meaning that it can be installed to the operating system's setup code and launched during boot-up.
Other features include an integrated UPS function that permits controlled shut-downs in the event of a power outage, password security, and an ActiveX diagnostic buffer for importing Microsoft Office applications, such as Excel, and Microsoft Visual Basic applications to analyze current diagnostic data. In its standard format, the logic control software (soft PLC) can manage control tasks corresponding to the functionality offered by mid-range SIMATIC S7-300 PLC. Its functions comprise loading, starting and basic diagnostics of the control program, as well as PROFIBUS interfacing facilities. The package with accelerator board (SlotPLC) can be used to attain the improved deterministic behavior and data security of a high-end PLC and to further enhance availability and control performance. The accelerator board processes control functions autonomously, thus taking the load off the PC processor.
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