SIMATIC WinCC/DataMonitor V6.2 is now available

August 2007

The SIMATIC WinCC/DataMonitor V6.2 (formerly Dat@Monitor) is a component of SIMATIC WinCC/Plant Intelligence. With the WinCC/DataMonitor, data from the process level can be provided to the office world. The newly set up WinCC/DataMonitor V6.2 offers a collection of powerful functions for the analysis and depiction of data from the production. With it, you gain direct access to the production data via the Intranet or Internet. With the tools of the WinCC/DataMonitor, the user can:

Efficiently monitor and analyze production lines
Support decisions with reports
View the production status at any time and from anywhere

To the proven functions, the two components WebCenter and Reports have been newly added. In addition, the Trends & Alarms were expanded and adapted to the new WebCenter. The WinCC/DataMonitor consists of the functions:

Published Reports (new)
Excel Workbooks (formerly Dat@Workbook)
Process Screens (formerly Dat@Symphony)
WebCenter (new)
Trends & Alarms (formerly Dat@View)

Furthermore, a single license is available starting with Version 6.2.

Process visualization using Plant Intelligence

New Features

Published Reports

"Published Reports" is a function newly added in Version 6.2.

With the WinCC/DataMonitor function "Published Reports", print jobs from WinCC and prepared Excel workbooks can be used for the output of analysis results and process data. The data - that up to now was available in a print job from WinCC or in an Excel workbook - can be retrieved via the Internet in "Published Reports". The report is executed event-controlled or time-controlled. The generated reports are stored centrally on the DataMonitor server in either a "public" area, which is accessible by all users, or in a "private" area, which is only accessible by the respective user.

"Published Reports" distinguish themselves through the following key features:

Parameter setting and execution of report templates in the Internet Explorer via an installation-free client
Automatic filling out of prepared DataMonitor Excel workbooks or WinCC reports
Time-controlled generation of reports: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly
Event-controlled generation of reports
Generation of PDF files from WinCC report templates
Downloading of reports from the DataMonitor server
Automatic distribution of reports by e-mail
Storing of reports either as public reports or as private reports

Excel Workbooks

"Excel Workbooks" replace the former "Dat@Workbook".

With "Excel Workbooks" of the WinCC/DataMonitor, it is possible to display alarms and values of a WinCC project's process or archive tags in an Excel table. Besides the current values, additional information - such as timestamp or quality code of the tag - can be displayed as well. In Excel, the user can further process the data or graphically format it.

With the Excel Workbook Wizard, Excel-based reports can be published for WinCC data and thus made available to the Intranet/Internet.

Excel Workbooks offers:

Direct access to the WinCC data from Microsoft Excel
VBA interface for integrating Excel workbooks into own applications
Automatic login for the automatic generation of Excel reports (see "Published Reports")
Opening of "Published Reports" in the browser or in Excel

Process Screens

"Process Screens" replace the former "Dat@Symphony".

The WinCC/DataMonitor function "Process Screens" serves purely for the monitoring of and navigation across WinCC process screens with the MS Internet Explorer, and is thus a so-called "view-only client". It can navigate through the process screens - and the controls contained therein - that have been published for the Internet. The cursor - in the form of a so-called "view-only cursor" - indicates that no process-relevant operations are possible.

Analogous to the WinCC/Web Navigator, new functionality is supported with the "Process Screens":

Screens utilizing own header files in C scripts can be displayed without adaptations by the DataMonitor
User-defined standard functions can be displayed in the Web View Publisher and are thus enabled for use at the Web client
WinCC screens, in which indirect addressing is used, can now be posted to the Web without modification
Functions and display possibilities of the Basic Process Control are now also supported at the DataMonitor

Further information can be found in the delivery release pertaining to the option SIMATIC WinCC/Web Navigator V6.2. (entry ID: 24369567).

WebCenter

"WebCenter" is a function newly added in Version 6.2.

With the "WebCenter" of the WinCC/DataMonitor, Internet pages for the depiction of WinCC data can be easily created online and without an "installation download". The "WebCenter" provides the possibility of combining different views, e.g. for the management or the maintenancetechnicians. The "WebCenter" is the central information portal for the access to WinCC data via the Intranet or Internet, and serves as the center for the creation and management of "WebCenter" pages. In a "WebCenter" page, the user can arrange and save the "WebParts" (the DataMonitor objects to be displayed ) to create screen views. Thus, the parallel display of process data and data from the alarm archives is possible for any absolute or relative time period.

Different display types are provided by separate "WebParts":

Depiction of process values in tabular fo
Calculation and output of process values over consistent time slices
Display of statistics functions for process values
Output of trend display for process values
Bar charts for process values (aggregates)
Pie charts for process values (aggregates)
Depiction of the hit list of the alarms
Depiction of alarms in tabular form
Arranging of links between "WebCenter" pages
Providing of links to external Internet pages
Display of information that is to be output at specific times
Integration and display of bitmaps
Offer for selection the last created reports

Trends & Alarms

"Trends & Alarms" replace the former "Dat@View".

"Trends & Alarms" are used for the display and analysis of process values and alarms archived in WinCC. Via predefined pages, the user selects the WinCC data to be displayed as well as the desired absolute or relative time period.

Featuring the same look and feel as the WebCenter, "Trends & Alarms" offer the following functions:

Multiple X and Y axes (up to three axes)
Configurable absolute or relative time period
Access to the WinCC/Central Archive Server (WinCC CAS)
Savable configuration with WebCenter functionality
Limitation of the decimal places
Adjustable colors for the trend display

Single License for the WinCC/DataMonitor

With the new single license, existing systems with only a single analysis station can be supplemented - for example - with the WebCenter functionality for the production management. Thus, a bridge from the production level to the management level is built with minimal effort. A license is occupied at the server as long as a DataMonitor client - independent of the functionality used - is connected with the DataMonitor server.

Software Requirements

DataMonitor Server on WinCC Server

Operating system	Software
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Server 2003 R2	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2 WinCC Basic System V6.2 or WinCC File Server V6.2

DataMonitor Server on WinCC Single-User System or on WinCC Client with own Project

Operating system	Software
Windows 2000 Professional SP4 (max. 3 Clients)	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Windows XP Professional SP2 (max. 3 Clients)	WinCC Basic System V6.2 or WinCC File Server
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Server 2003 R2	V6.2

DataMonitor Client

Operating system	Software
Windows XP Home SP2	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Windows 2000 Professional SP4	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Windows XP Professional SP2	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Server 2003 R2	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Via MS Terminal Services, also other Operating	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2
Systems such as WinCE, Win95	Internet Explorer V6.0 SP1 or SP2

A simultaneous operation of more than 3 DataMonitor clients requires a server operating system on the DataMonitor server.

Hardware Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	DataMonitor Client: Intel Pentium II, 300 MHz DataMonitor Server: Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz DataMonitor Server for more than 10 Clients: Intel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz / Main Memory 2 GB Dedicated DataMonitor Server: Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz Terminal Server: Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz	DataMonitor Client: Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz DataMonitor Server: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz DataMonitor Server for more than 10 Clients: Intel Pentium 4, > 2.2 GHz / Main Memory > 2 GB Dedicated DataMonitor Server: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz Terminal Server: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz
Main Memory (RAM)	DataMonitor Client: 256 MB DataMonitor Server: 512 MB DataMonitor Server for more than 10 Clients: 2 GB Dedicated DataMonitor Server: 1GB Terminal Server: 1 GB	DataMonitor Client: 512 MB DataMonitor Server: 1 GB DataMonitor Server for more than 10 Clients: > 2 GB Dedicated DataMonitor Server: >1 GB Terminal Server: >1 GB
Graphics Card	16 MB	32 MB
Number of Colors	256	True Color
Resolution	800 x 600	1024 x 768

For further hardware requirements, please refer to the product documentation.

Upgrades

Upgrades to and Compatibility with older WinCC/DataMonitor Versions

To upgrade the WinCC/DataMonitor V6.x to the WinCC/DataMonitor V6.2, an upgrade package is offered, which is independent of the respective client count.

DataMonitor Server

Older DataMonitor versions can be upgraded to V6.2. In doing so, the old DataMonitor is first deinstalled and then the DataMonitor V6.2 installed.

DataMonitor Client

The DataMonitor server checks the version compatibility between server and client and, if required, automatically installs the corresponding client component. This means:

An old DataMonitor client Vx.y encounters a current DataMonitor server V6.2 -> Current DataMonitor client V6.2 automatically installs itself
A current DataMonitor client V6.2 encounters an 'old' DataMonitor server Vx.y -> Communication will continue to function, but with the function scope of Vx.y

Ordering Information

WinCC DataMonitor V6.2

Part no.	Description
6AV6 371-1DN06-2LX0	1 client licenses
6AV6 371-1DN06-2AX0	3 client licenses
6AV6 371-1DN06-2BX0	10 client licenses
6AV6 371-1DN06-2CX0	25 client licenses
6AV6 371-1DN06-2DX0	50 client licenses

WinCC DataMonitor V6.2 Powerpacks

Part no.	Description
6AV6 371-1DN06-2LA0	from 1 to 3 clients
6AV6 371-1DN06-2AB0	from 3 to 10 clients
6AV6 371-1DN06-2BC0	from 10 to 25 clients
6AV6 371-1DN06-2CD0	from 25 to 50 clients

WinCC/DataMonitor Upgrade

Part no.	Description
6AV6 371-1DN06-2XX3	WinCC/DataMonitor Upgrade V6.x- > V6.2, 3, 10, 25 or 50 Clients

Contacts

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