Creating Process Tags; Process Tag Types (Templates) - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

8.2

Creating process tags

8.2.1

Process tag types (templates)

A process tag type (template) is a project-specific interconnection of blocks. It serves as a
model for a specific automation function.
Example
A valve-control process tag type from the PCS 7 AP library is shown below.
The valve-control process is completed here with the channel blocks for inputs and outputs,
the technological blocks "Intlk02" and "VlvL". The "Bad" output of the driver blocks is
interconnected to the "CSF" error input of the valve block (valve).
Numerous process tag types are available in the PCS 7 AP library. They serve as a basis and
can be adapted to the automation function for a specific project in your master data library.
User-specific process tag types should be created in the same way as the process tag types
of the PCS 7 AP library.
Recommendation for creating custom process tag types
Note the following recommendations:
● Use the comment fields (for describing the logic, for example).
● Use channel blocks between the I/O data provided in the process image and the
technological blocks.
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