General - Siemens SIPROTEC 5 Operation Manual

Using DIGSI 5

6.1 General

6.1

General

DIGSI 5 is the engineering and operating tool for all SIPROTEC 5 devices. With DIGSI 5, you create system
topologies, configure hardware and communication networks and perform many other tasks.
You carry out all engineering tasks offline from your PC without needing a SIPROTEC 5 device. You transfer all
data online to the device later – for example, directly via a communication network or the USB interface. For
communication between DIGSI 5 and the SIPROTEC 5 device, secure TCP-IP connections are used.
Operation of DIGSI in version 5 is even more user-friendly. Project tree, editors, libraries and property window
are integrated smoothly into a common interface. You can adjust this interface to your operation.
Project, Project View and Project Navigation
After starting DIGSI 5; you are shown the project view. It is initially empty and fills up with content as soon as
you create a new project or open an existing one.
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Figure 6-1
DIGSI 5 manages all components of a system and all associated data depending on the project. The following
values are summarized under one project name (extract):
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Topology
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Devices
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Setting values
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Communication settings
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Process data
That means you must open a project file and thus have all data available. Vice versa you save all changes of
any type with only one mouse click.
On the interface you see a project with symbols that are integrated into a hierarchical project structure. These
symbols represent:
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Example of a Project View
SIPROTEC 5, Operation, Manual
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