5/1/2020 8:46 PM | |
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Hello nicosub; So, your lab has a Festo academic trainer with pumps and reservoirs, that you already know how to control with a S7-300. Now you task is to take this functional; system and re-program it with PCS 7.What do you know of PCS 7 at this time? Does one of your teachers hate you particularly? Please note that we are not trying to discourage you, but you have a steep learning curve and a lot of reading/practice to do before you migrate this system to PCS 7. We have many people on the forum who are competent on PCS 7 and willing to help you; but the hard work will have to come from you. OK, basics: what version of PCS 7 do you have on your programming PC? What licenses are available? You can develop a stand-alone PCS 7 project (PLC program [Engineering System, ES] and WinCC SCADA programming [Operation System, OS] on the same computer), or have both on different PCs; for this small unit, a stand-alone project would probably be best.. Have a look at the following document, showing a list of available components for PCS 7: https://www.automation.siemens.com/w2/efiles/pcs7/pdf/76/KG_STPCS7_2017-V_en_Web.pdf What model of S7-400 CPU can you use for this project (S7-400 is the basis of PCS 7 hardware). You will need a list of I/Os for this project, and a functional description of the process before you start working on the project. Programming the S7-400 in PCS 7 is based on SCL, CFC and SFC languages, not your S7-300 ladder. You will have to study this and prepare for a lot of work. While you are gathering your information, have a look at this presentation page from Siemens: https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/automation/distributed-control-system/simatic-pcs-7.html Come back to us as soon as you have enough information to start this project. Hope this helps, |
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5/1/2020 9:49 PM | |
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Hello dchartier; thanks for ur answer , i do actuzally feel a bit upset because probably my teacher does not know a lot about PCS7 and thats why he did give me such a Task to do . about PCS7 i know ony the basics , i did some easy tasks at university . we do have PCS7 9.0 , and my teacher asked me actually to find a a way to use PCS7 with S7-300 CPU315F-2 PN/DP , since this System is using 300 CPU and i dont thinkt that my university can afford to buy CPU400 for my BAchlor Thesis . i googled a bit and i find out there is a method to do this , using IL library but im not sure .
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5/1/2020 10:14 PM | |
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Hello nicosub; You know enough about PCS 7 to have heard of the Industry Library (IL). Have a look at this Application Example. I have not had the chance to work with IL myself, but it seems that there must be at least one S7-400 AS present to "anchor" the PCS 7 system and allow a S7-300 to integrate it. https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/50708061 Study the document, and come back with any questions. Hope this helps, |
5/2/2020 9:58 AM | |
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Hi nicosub, You can use below link for release modules with PCS7 v9.0 Sp2 |
5/2/2020 1:39 PM | |
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Hello nicosub; If you are planning to study the integration of a S7-300 to a PCS 7 project, you will need more information, until one of our PCS 7 specialists provides more definite answers. First, a video presentation providing clues to Siemens PCS 7 Industry Library philosophy: SIMATIC PCS 7 Industry Library - Integration of Package Units https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJxEov98h0 Ans sincee all documents on the IL refer to APL (advanced process library) in PCS 7, you might appreciate this basic presentation: APL - the extensive system library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXFSWsoiaiY Next, an interesting discussion and a manual on the IL: How to integrate S7-300 CPU (315-2 PN/DP) in PCS 7-V9.0 PCS 7 Industry Library for PCS 7 V9.0 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109750809 Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
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