Batch Control Center; Starting And Operating; Information On The Batch Launch Coordinator - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

BATCH Control Center

9.1

Starting and operating

9.1.1

Information on the BATCH Launch Coordinator

Start mode and startup characteristics
When you set up a PC as the SIMATIC BATCH server, note the following special
characteristics of the BATCH server start mode and the status of the BATCH Launch
Coordinator service and the BATCH server applications that it initializes:
1. When the BATCH Launch Coordinator service is started up for the first time following PC
installation, the start mode "Automatic" is set. In automatic mode, there are two start modes
for the BATCH Launch Coordinator, "Automatically after WinCC starts" and "Automatically,
independent of WinCC". The installation of SIMATIC WinCC determines which of the two
automatic start modes is set for the BATCH server. If WinCC is installed on the BATCH
server then the start mode "Automatic start of Simatic Batch after start of WinCC" is set, if
WinCC is not installed on the BATCH server, then the start mode "Automatic start of Simatic
Batch independently of WinCC" is set.
2. General characteristics: The BATCH Launch coordinator icon appears in the taskbar as
soon as a user logs on to the PC. Depending on your BATCH data, the current state is
indicated within the icon of the BATCH Launch Coordinator. The various states are listed
with their meanings later in this chapter. The icon and thus the user interface of the BATCH
Launch Coordinator can be closed without terminating the service or SIMATIC BATCH.
3. If a user logs off the BATCH server PC, the icon or the user interface of the BATCH Launch
Coordinator closes. The BATCH Launch Coordinator service and the server applications
continue to run, however.
4. The "Change start mode from" > "automatic to manual" function and vice versa is included
in the shortcut menu of the BATCH Launch Coordinator. The default setting is "automatic".
When changing the start mode, no user rights are checked.
Shortcut menu of the BATCH Launch Coordinator
When you right-click on the BATCH Launch Coordinator icon, its shortcut menu is displayed.
The menu contains the following functions:
Function Subfunction
BATCH Runtime Start
Exit
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Meaning
The function is only available if the SIMATIC BATCH is in the "Ready" state.
Switches the status from "Ready" to "Running" or "Listening".
Status change from "Running" or "Listening" to "Ready".
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