Preface - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Preface

Subject of the manual
As a distinctly open system, SIMATIC PCS 7 can be flexibly adapted to a wide range of
customer needs. The system software provides the project engineer with a great deal of
freedom in terms of project configuration, as well as in the design of the program and
visualization.
Experience has shown that subsequent modernization or plant expansion work is made
much easier if the project is configured "in conformance with PCS 7" as far as possible right
from the start. This means users must adhere to certain basic rules to ensure that the
provided system functions will offer optimum usability in the future.
This manual serves as a compendium in addition to the product documentation for SIMATIC
PCS 7. The basic tasks for creating and configuring the project are described in the form of
instructions with numerous illustrations.
The compendium is divided into the following parts:
● Configuration guidelines including checklist
● Process safety including two checklists
● Technical functions with SFC types
● Operation and maintenance including checklist
● Hardware installation including checklist
● Industrial Security
Subject of Part B - Process safety
This compendium directly reflects the recommended method for configuration and
corresponds to the procedure described in the documentation for S7 F/FH Systems,
whereby numerous practical experiences were evaluated. The description relates to working
with the project and the parameter settings of the components it contains but not the
application itself.
Compendium Part B is dedicated to the implementation of the fail-safe part of an S7
program.
It examines the following F-software components:
● S7 F-Systems
● SIMATIC Safety Matrix
Checklists
You can download the checklist for the SIMATIC PCS 7 Compendium Part B as a zip file via
the "Appendix" button in the Industry Online Support Portal.
Compendium Part B - Process Safety (V8.2)
Operating Manual, 07/2016, A5E35031794-AB
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