Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Function Manual page 8

Preface
● In the section "Hardware manuals for SIMATIC PCS 7 ..."
● In the section "Software manuals for SIMATIC PCS 7 ..."
Validity of the documentation
This documentation is valid for the software package
PCS 7 , V8.0 or higher.
Required basic knowledge
General knowledge in the area of automation engineering and basic knowledge of PCS 7 is
required to understand this documentation. It is also assumed that the reader knows how to
use computers or other equipment similar to PCs (such as programming devices) with the
Windows operating system.
The configuration manuals and the Getting Started documentation for PCS 7 will provide you
with basic information regarding the use of PCS 7.
Position in the information landscape
The following documentation provides more information about fault-tolerant process control
systems and the handling of the individual components. This documentation is part of the PCS
7 software.
Manual
Getting Started
System PCS 7; Part 1 - Getting
Started
Configuration manual
Control System PCS 7; Engineering
System
8
– The manuals for components approved for a PCS 7 version
– The complete system documentation
– The separate setup program for PCS 7 documentation and the PCS 7 help system for
download. After the installation of the setup program, you will find the documentation at
the following locations on the Engineering Station:
- As online help (CHM file) for the SIMATIC Manager application
- As a PDF file in the Windows Start menu with the SIMATIC documentation
– The complete documentation for PCS 7 as a
Process Control
Process
Manual Collection
Process Control System; SIMATIC
Content
● Creating projects
● Working with the CFC Editor
● Working with the Import/Export Wizard
● Working with the SFC Editor
● Compiling, downloading and testing
● Working with the operator station
● Basics of PCS 7
● Creating projects
● Configuring hardware
● Configuring networks
Fault-tolerant Process Control Systems (V8.0)
Function Manual, 03/2012, A5E02779471-02