SIMATIC  Panels
More than just a piece of Hardware

Innovative HMI Functionality

• Alarm system with alarm history
• Linear conversion of process values
• Limit value monitoring with variable limit valuesSupport of floating point format
• Recipe system: create, save and modify data records on the operator device and transfer to and from the PLC
• Password protection against unauthorized inputs
• Printer connection for reporting purposes
• DP direct keys for time-critical operating processes with very short reaction times (<100 ms). If buttons of Panels or Multi Panels are configured as DP direct keys, they are transmitted via PROFIBUS-DP to the SIMATIC S7 as I/O periphery.
• Online language switch at the touch of a button (up to 5 online languages) for worldwide application - also Asian and Cyrillic device languages

Panels of Series 70 and 170 and panels and Multi Panels of Series 270 and 370 add:

• Convenient recipe and password handling, alarm system and report system
• Graphical displays  bar graph display, standard Windows fonts, dynamic positioning of screen objects dependent on tags.
• Graphical selection field: 
  the operator selects from a list of symbols. A project can then - as much possible - be designed language-neutral.
   
  

Panels and Multi Panels of Series270/370 add:

• 256-Color support
• Slide control, analog output, digital/analog clock
   
   
• Archiving of process values and alarms
• Trend graphics with paging and zoom functions as well as a leading line for trend analyses (archive trends)
  
• Process error diagnostics with the help of the ProAgent option
• Innovative HMI- and automation concepts
  By employing the option WinCC flexble Sm@art Access operator stations gain access to each others tags. Based on TCP/IP communication this results in innovative solutions:
  • Local operator stations with plant-wide access to variables, e.g. networking stand-alone production cells 
  • Distributed operator stations for operating large, physically distributed machines 
  • Local control room solutions with options for central archiving, analysis and further-processing of process data 
  • Link to the Office world

Multi Panels add:

• Additional software options such as Soft-PLC or Pocket Internet Explorer can be installed

Flexible through Standard Interfaces

Based on the operating system Windows CE, the graphics-capable operator devices enable innovative HMI solutions combined with ruggedness, stability and simplicity. Greater flexibility, openness and access to the office world are provided by standard hardware and software interfaces.

• MMC-Card slot (only OP77B)
  can be used for recipes and for backup of configuration- and system data
• CF card slot 
  • makes possible the exchange of data through standard memory cards
  • for recipes and archives
  • for backup/restore functions (backing up of the configuration and system data)

• Standard Windows storage format (CSV) for archives and recipes allows further processing of the data on a PC using standard tools (e.g. Excel)
• Customer-specific ActiveX Controls make possible individual, more complex industry- or technology-specific function expansions

• Standard network cards (e.g. Ethernet) can be plugged into the CF card slot
• Ethernet (TCP/IP) for the exchange of data with higher-level computers and centralized data/project management such as:
  • Storage of recipes and archives via Ethernet (TCP/IP) on a central PC
  • Download/upload of configuration and firmware
  • Backup/restore
  • Access to network printers

  
   

• Integrated USB port for hot-plugging peripheral devices such as printer, keyboard, mouse, barcode reader
• Visual Basic scriptsfor functional expansions in ProTool allowing - for example - logical connections, loops, decisions, etc. to be executed outside of the PLC

Multi Panels add:

• PC card slot for memory expansions, backup/restore or additional connectivity, e.g. modem
• Integrated Ethernet port
• Additional software options such as Soft-PLC or Pocket Internet Explorer can be installed

Service and Commissioning Support

Using the simulation program of ProTool, the project can be tested in advance on the configuration computer without a connected PLC or operator device.
There are several options available for downloading - and in the case of the graphics-capable devices also for uploading - the configuration and firmware:

• Directly via the serial interface or USB port (with master-to-master cable)
• Remotely from a central PC via an MPI or PROFIBUS-DP network or Ethernet
• For longer distances, via modem line (analog/ISDN)

Device Swap made easy via PC/CF Card
The entire internal flash memory with application, recipes and passwords can be backed up via a PC or CF card (backup/restore). When swapping operator devices, simply plug the memory card into the new device and it is ready for immediate use.

Independent Service Tool
The service tool ProSave is available to all Panels and Multi Panels of the series170/270/370 . This tool runs under Windows - either independently or integrated into configuration software. The user interface of ProSave supports language switching of up to 9 languages including Asian and Kyrillic languages. With it, the entire internal flash memory with application, recipes and passwords can be backed up onto a PC (backup/restore). Specific drivers can also be loaded.
The connection is established via USB, MPI, PROFIBUS-DP, Ethernet (TCP/IP) or RS 232 (serially).
In connection with CE-based devices you can use ProSave also for updating the operator system, installing options and transferring licenses.

Status/Control Tag
With the status/control tag, operator devices (Text Panels as well as the Panels and Multi Panels of the 270/370 series) can directly access (in read/write mode) the values of the connected PLC (SIMATIC S5 and SIMATIC S7). Control operands can thus be monitored and changed without having to connect an additional programming device or PC to the PLC

Panels and Multi Panels of Series 270/370 in connection with WinCC flexible add:

Service and diagnostics via Internet
By employing the option WinCC flexible/Sm@rt Service new service concepts become available:

• Selective, event-driven reporting of errors via e-mail and text messages 
• Diagnosing operator stations using ready-made diagnostic functions 
• Service and maintenance functions (downloading projects, downloading/uploading recipes) 
• Remote control of an on-site station across the Internet with the help of Microsoft's Internet Explorer