Client / Server Architecture Of Simatic Batch - Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual

BATCH clients
When you install the BATCH client program package on a PC, the following BATCH
applications are installed:
● Batch Control Center (BatchCC / BCC)
● BATCH Recipe Editor (RE)
● BATCH OS controls
● API interface
Additional information
You will find a detailed description of the possible distribution of the SIMATIC BATCH program
packages in the manual
3.5.3

Client / server architecture of SIMATIC BATCH

Client/server architecture
The SIMATIC BATCH software package is normally installed on more than one PC. PCs are
set up as BATCH clients are always at least one PC as BATCH server. All the BATCH stations
involved work with the same process cell project. The BATCH server provides the services for
the BATCH clients that form the interface to the operator, in other words function as operator
control terminals.
PC-based mode: Interaction with PCS 7 OS server
In process mode (runtime), SIMATIC BATCH is linked to the PCS 7 OS servers.
The communication with the automation system, for example write recipe parameters or read
process values, is via the data manager of the PCS 7 OS server. In other words, a BATCH
server does not need its own interface to the automation system for the PC-based mode.
The "BATCH server" and "OS Server" program packages should, whenever possible, be
installed on separate PCs to improve performance. In the batch process cell configuration, the
PCS 7 OS servers that are relevant for the batches are made known to the BATCH server.
BATCH clients can run on a separate PC as well as together with an OS client on a PC. The
PC configuration of this mode is shown in the following figure.
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Process Control System PCS 7; PC Configuration and Authorizations
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3.5 Possible configurations
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