SINAUT telecontrol
Remote control, remote signaling, remote maintenance

Simple telecontrol system for monitoring and control of distributed plants using mobile radio communication (GPRS) on the basis of SIMATIC S7-200 and WinCC flexible or WinCC.

Versatile telecontrol system on the basis of SIMATIC S7-300, S7-400 and WinCC/PCS 7 for fully-automatic monitoring and control of distributed process stations which exchange data between each other and one or more control centers using many different WAN media.

SINAUT MICRO is appropriate where smaller amounts of data have to be transmitted to permit monitoring and control of remote stations using wireless techniques with the GPRS service of the GSM mobile radio network.

• Simple and flexible
  Stationary or even mobile stations are easy to link to a master control center without radio know-how.
• Always up-to-date
  The GPRS connection is permanently online, and reacts like a dedicated line. Data can be transmitted immediately, and the failure of a station is also recognized immediately.
• Low operating costs
  Although permanently connected, the online time is nowadays hardly of any importance for the calculation of charges. Tariffs based on data volume, which are becoming increasingly common with GPRS, limit the costs to the actually transmitted volume of data.

Components for a SINAUT MICRO installation

The SINAUT MICRO system is based on SIMATIC S7-200, and on WinCC and WinCC flexible. The following hardware and software is available for remote data transfer by means of GPRS:

Hardware components

The range of hardware components comprises the following:

• Modem MD-720-3
  Modem for GPRS and GSM communication
• ANT794-4MR antenna

Software components

SINAUT MICRO SC software package with licenses for connecting 8, 64 or 256 S7-200 stations. The software package comprises:

• Block library for the SIMATIC S7-200 CPU
  It contains blocks for the S7-200 PLC with which data transmission and reception are easy to configure.
• OPC server software for the PC control center
  For data exchange with an OPC client, e.g. WinCC or WinCC flexible, or with any other modern control center software which supports the internationally recognized
  OPC standard.
• Connection manager for the PC control center
  For establishing a secure GPRS connection with the MD720-3 modem, for monitoring these connections, and for data routing with internode communication between S7-200 and S7-200

If there are more than 256 stations, several OPC servers can be combined under one OPC client.

The SINAUT ST7 telecontrol system is recommended for all applications where remote process stations are to be connected to one or more control centers using many different transmission media.

SINAUT ST7 is based on the SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 systems as well as on WinCC/PCS 7. For communication over WAN, it supports these systems with the required hardware and software components. Versatility and modularity – both in the design of the process stations and in the selection and combination of the available networks and transmission paths – are two of the decisive advantages of this telecontrol system.

SINAUT ST7 facilitates an integrated communications concept (TIA) and complete integration into the SIMATIC environment. The modular design and the support of a huge variety of transmission media, network forms and operating modes permit the design of flexible network structures that can also contain redundant links.

By using all forms of transmission media (e.g. dedicated line, wireless, dial-up networks, mobile wireless), the networks can be optimally adapted to the respective local conditions.

The SINAUT ST7 configuring software and STEP 7 permit simple and cost-effective configuration even of highly complex networks and their extensions.

The system also supports data exchange with devices of the previous system SINAUT ST1 (based on SIMATIC S5).

Transmission networks

SINAUT ST7 demonstrates its enormous versatility in the selection of the transmission network. In the classical WAN sector, these are:

• Dedicated lines (private or leased)
• Private radio networks (optionally with time slot procedure)
• Analog telephone network
• Digital ISDN network
• Mobile radio network (GSM)

With the exception of the radio networks, SINAUT ST7 offers suitable modems for all classical WANs.

In addition to the use of these classical networks, SINAUT communication is also possible over IP-based WANs, namely:

• Via radio through use of special radio devices optimized for Ethernet, for example SCALANCE W
• With fiber-optic cables, e.g. by using the SCALANCE X switches with optical ports - distances of up to 70 km can then be covered - or also in association with transmission systems such as PCM30 or OTN
• With public networks and Internet using DSL and/or GPRS

All networks can be mixed in any manner in a SINAUT project. Star, line and node topologies can be designed, and also mixed configurations of these. A station can be linked using two transmission paths to permit redundant data transmission. The two paths can be of the same type or also different, e.g. dedicated line combined with telephone network or ISDN with DSL.

Further system features

• Event-driven data transmission incl. time-stamping
• Comprehensive measures to protect against data corruption and data loss
• Local data storage
• Remote programming and remote diagnostics
• Integrated operator control and monitoring concept via WinCC/PCS 7 or OPC

Hardware components

The range of hardware components comprises the following:

• TIM communication module
  the heart of any SINAUT ST7 system that handles all data traffic over WANs.
• Modems and mobile wireless components
  in different designs for industrial applications, can also be used outside of the SINAUT ST7 system.
• Accessories
  comprising accessories for dedicated telephone lines, radio clock components, and connecting cables

Software components

The range of software components includes:

1. Standard software for SINAUT ST7 consisting of the individual packages

• SINAUT ST7 configuring and diagnostics software for the programming device
• SINAUT TD7 library containing blocks for the S7 CPU

2. Software for control centers in the following variants:

• SINAUT ST7cc, as add-on for WinCC and PCS 7
• SINAUT ST7sc for connecting control center software with OPC client functionality from other manufacturers