Siemens Simatic PCS7 Function Manual page 14

Using the Maintenance Station
3.1 Application, version and configuration
Differences between the versions
The following table shows differences.
MS Basic
Information dis‐
● Overview screen
played
● Area overview screen
–
–
–
● Status information of the
individual components
Generation of Automatic generation from the SIMATIC PCS 7 hardware project
the diagnostics
structure
Setup of the di‐
● Area overview screen
agnostics
–
structure
–
–
● Symbolic representation of
the components with
diagnostic status
● No hierarchical picture
structure
● No calling of faceplates
Message Area by area
assignment
Diagnostics
● Cyclically by the system
update
● Event-driven
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AS/system
Network objects
PC stations
AS/system
Network objects
PC stations
MS Standard
● Overview screen
● Area overview screen
– AS/system
– Field devices
– Network objects
– PC stations
– User objects
● Status information of the
individual components
● Detailed information on
individual components
● Hierarchical picture structure
● Global functions
● Component-specific functions
● Area overview screen
– User objects
– AS/system
– Field devices
– Network objects
– PC stations
● Symbolic representation of the
components with diagnostic
status
● Hierarchical screen structure for
AS/system components
● Hierarchical screen structure for
field components
● Hierarchical picture structure for
user components
● Calling of faceplates
Component by component
● Cyclically by the system
● Event-driven
● Manual
● Cyclic polling
SIMATIC PDM MS
● Overview screen
● Area overview screen
– Field devices
– Network objects (optional)
– PC stations (optional)
● Status information of the
individual components
● Detailed information on
individual components
● Hierarchical picture structure
● Global functions
● Component-specific functions
Automatic generation
from the SIMATIC PDM stand-
alone project (network view)
● Area overview screen
– Field devices
– Network objects (optional)
– PC stations (optional)
● Symbolic representation of the
components with diagnostic
status
● Hierarchical picture structure
for field bus components with
connected field components
● Calling of faceplates
● Manual
● Cyclic polling
Maintenance Station
Function Manual, 03/2016, A5E36187641-AA