Table Of Contents3................................................................................................................................................................
Process Control System Pcs10................................................................................................................................................................
Pc Components Of A Pcs 7 System13................................................................................................................................................................
Basic Configuration Of The Pcs 7 Plant13................................................................................................................................................................
Possible Ways To Operate Engineering Stations16................................................................................................................................................................
Solutions For Engineering Stations20................................................................................................................................................................
Pcs 7 Project Engineering With A Single Pc21................................................................................................................................................................
Solutions For Multiple Station Systems22................................................................................................................................................................
Operator Station Multiple Station System22................................................................................................................................................................
Batch Station Multiple Station System24................................................................................................................................................................
Route Control Station Multiple Station System25................................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance Station Multiple Station System25................................................................................................................................................................
External Archive Servers And Reporting System27................................................................................................................................................................
Process Historian And Information Server27................................................................................................................................................................
Solutions For Single Station Systems29................................................................................................................................................................
Os Single Station System29................................................................................................................................................................
Batch Single Station System32................................................................................................................................................................
Route Control Single Station System33................................................................................................................................................................
Maintenance Station Single Station System34................................................................................................................................................................
Solutions For Accessing Pc Stations37................................................................................................................................................................
Remote Access Via The Web Option For Os37................................................................................................................................................................
Remote Access Via Terminal Services38................................................................................................................................................................
Access To Pcs 7 Data Using Openpcs 739................................................................................................................................................................
Connecting Pc Stations39................................................................................................................................................................
Tasks Of Terminal Bus And Plant Bus39................................................................................................................................................................
Connection To The Terminal Bus/plant Bus42................................................................................................................................................................
Connecting Pc Stations Via Wireless Lan44................................................................................................................................................................
Time Synchronization45................................................................................................................................................................
Hardware For Pc Stations47................................................................................................................................................................
Preconfigured Pc Systems For Pcs 7 (product Bundles)47................................................................................................................................................................
Configuring And Ordering51................................................................................................................................................................
Installing Pc Stations53................................................................................................................................................................
Overview Of Installation Steps53................................................................................................................................................................
Workgroup And Domain54................................................................................................................................................................
Installing The Operating System57................................................................................................................................................................
Notes On Installing The Operating System57................................................................................................................................................................
Partitioning Hard Disks60................................................................................................................................................................
Name Of The Pc Station61................................................................................................................................................................
Pc Configuration Security Settings62................................................................................................................................................................
Installing An Operating System64................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install The Message Queuing Service65................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install A Multilingual User Interface Pack68................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install Service Packs For The Operating System69................................................................................................................................................................
How To Set The Paging File70................................................................................................................................................................
How To Make Additional System Settings70................................................................................................................................................................
How To Set The Color Scheme And Font Size71................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install Additional Components71................................................................................................................................................................
Installing Additional Services For Simatic Batch72................................................................................................................................................................
Creating A Backup72................................................................................................................................................................
Installing The Pcs 7 Software73................................................................................................................................................................
Notes On Installing Pcs 773................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install On A Network76................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install The Pcs 7 Software77................................................................................................................................................................
How To Install The Process Historian81................................................................................................................................................................
Configuring Redundancy For Redundant Servers81................................................................................................................................................................
Installing A Pc For Web Option For Os82................................................................................................................................................................
Setting Up User Groups And Users82................................................................................................................................................................
Installing Pcs 7 Libraries Of Older Pcs 7 Versions86................................................................................................................................................................
How To Set Permissions For The Project Paths86................................................................................................................................................................
Firewall In Pc Stations88................................................................................................................................................................
Subsequent Installation Or Updating88................................................................................................................................................................
Installation Of Drivers For Pcs 790................................................................................................................................................................
Drivers For Communications Processors90................................................................................................................................................................
How To Configure Standard Communication Modules92................................................................................................................................................................
Additional Devices And Drivers For Pcs 794................................................................................................................................................................
Overview Of Additional Devices And Drivers For Pcs 794................................................................................................................................................................
Multi-monitor Graphics Cards In Pc Stations96................................................................................................................................................................
Assigning The Driver To The Sound Card97................................................................................................................................................................
How To Activate The Dcf77 Reception Service97................................................................................................................................................................
Pcs 7 Licenses And Quantity Structures98................................................................................................................................................................
How To Transfer License Keys101................................................................................................................................................................
Preparing Pc Stations103................................................................................................................................................................
Preparing The Pc Stations (overview)103................................................................................................................................................................
How To Authorize Users To Configure Simatic Logon105................................................................................................................................................................
Setting The User Language (mui)106................................................................................................................................................................
How To Make Settings For Standard Network Adapters111................................................................................................................................................................
How To Access Pc Stations Outside A Subnet112................................................................................................................................................................
Changing Settings For Encrypted Communication114................................................................................................................................................................
How To Change The Psk For Encrypted Communication117................................................................................................................................................................
Installing Security Patches, Hotfixes, Service Packs122................................................................................................................................................................
Enable And Configure Snmp123................................................................................................................................................................
How To Activate Redundancy For Fault-tolerant Pcs125................................................................................................................................................................
How To Disable User Switching126................................................................................................................................................................
Notes On Add-ons And Utilities128................................................................................................................................................................
Automatic Logon To The Operating System130................................................................................................................................................................
Appendix A - Applying The Software Package137................................................................................................................................................................
Software Packages For Basic Engineering137................................................................................................................................................................
Software Packages For Operator Stations138................................................................................................................................................................
Software Packages For Simatic Batch139................................................................................................................................................................
Software Packages For Simatic Route Control140................................................................................................................................................................
Appendix B - Approved Configurations On A Pc Station142................................................................................................................................................................
Information On The Configurations148................................................................................................................................................................
Information On Configuration Type "x148................................................................................................................................................................
Information On Configuration Type149................................................................................................................................................................
Information On Configuration Type "a149................................................................................................................................................................
Information On Configuration Type "b149................................................................................................................................................................
Table Of Contents3................................................................................................................................................................
Data Backup14................................................................................................................................................................
Options For Data Backup14................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Es Project Data16................................................................................................................................................................
How To Archive A Project17................................................................................................................................................................
How To Retrieve A Project19................................................................................................................................................................
How To Archive And Retrieve A Multiproject20................................................................................................................................................................
How To Archive Custom Libraries21................................................................................................................................................................
How To Export Operator And Display Texts22................................................................................................................................................................
How To Back Up Custom Functions And Actions23................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Os Project Data24................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Configuration Data24................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Batch Data25................................................................................................................................................................
How To Generate A Backup25................................................................................................................................................................
How To Restore Data From A Backup27................................................................................................................................................................
How To Archive Batches28................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Simatic Route Control Data29................................................................................................................................................................
How To Back Up Project Data From Simatic Route Control29................................................................................................................................................................
Creating An Image31................................................................................................................................................................
Backing Up Data By Generating An Image File31................................................................................................................................................................
Comparing Project Versions With Vxc32................................................................................................................................................................
How To Make Adjustments After A Hardware Change35................................................................................................................................................................
Updating The Cpu35................................................................................................................................................................
Updating An Interface Module39................................................................................................................................................................
Updating An Interface Module (im)39................................................................................................................................................................
Updating A Cp Xxx41................................................................................................................................................................
Updating A Communication Processor (cp)41................................................................................................................................................................
How To Perform A Firmware Update Of The Cp 34142................................................................................................................................................................
How To Perform A Firmware Update Of The Cp 443-143................................................................................................................................................................
Working With Gsd Files48................................................................................................................................................................
Updating The Pcs 7 Os In Runtime50................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements For Diagnostics51................................................................................................................................................................
Message Concept Of Pcs 753................................................................................................................................................................
Servicing A System - Message Concept53................................................................................................................................................................
Origin Of A Message55................................................................................................................................................................
How To Determine The Source Of A Message56................................................................................................................................................................
Message Types In Message Lists And Archives58................................................................................................................................................................
Target Groups Of Messages58................................................................................................................................................................
Message Lists In Process Mode59................................................................................................................................................................
Overflow Of Message Buffer60................................................................................................................................................................
Failure - What Next63................................................................................................................................................................
Activities In The Event Of A Fault63................................................................................................................................................................
Preparing For Expert Support64................................................................................................................................................................
Information On Cause Of Fault64................................................................................................................................................................
How To Read The Cpu Diagnostic Buffer66................................................................................................................................................................
Cpu Fault - Preparing Diagnostics66................................................................................................................................................................
How To Back Up The Diagnostic Data Of The Pcs 7 Os68................................................................................................................................................................
Remote Diagnostics Of A Pcs 7 System69................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics In Pcs 773................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostic Capabilities In Pcs 7 Subsystems73................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Pc User Settings77................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Pc Components77................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Network Connections79................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics During Configuration80................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Cpu81................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Modules81................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Profibus Dp82................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics On Profinet82................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Profibus Pa83................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics On Foundation Fieldbus84................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Os84................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Batch Stations85................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Route Control Stations86................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Time Of Day86................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For Hardware Displays87................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics Tools Of Pcs 790................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Pcs91................................................................................................................................................................
Windows System Information91................................................................................................................................................................
Managing The Operating System91................................................................................................................................................................
Shares For Drives, Folders And Files92................................................................................................................................................................
System Tools - Local Users And Groups93................................................................................................................................................................
Command Line Commands93................................................................................................................................................................
Set Pc Station94................................................................................................................................................................
Set Pg/pc Interface94................................................................................................................................................................
Station Configuration Editor95................................................................................................................................................................
Printers And Print Jobs96................................................................................................................................................................
7.18.2.10 Pc Diagmonitor97................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics In The Network97................................................................................................................................................................
Simatic Net Switches - Scalance X-300 / X-40099................................................................................................................................................................
Network Connections" Windows Dialog Box99................................................................................................................................................................
Operator Station Diagnostics101................................................................................................................................................................
User Administrator103................................................................................................................................................................
Status Of Multi-user Operation104................................................................................................................................................................
Status Of Connections105................................................................................................................................................................
Area Overview105................................................................................................................................................................
Redundancy Status Display106................................................................................................................................................................
Time Master Role Of The Os Server (status)106................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Batch Station107................................................................................................................................................................
Status Icons In The Batch Server Taskbar107................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Route Control Station109................................................................................................................................................................
Status Icons In The Route Control Server Taskbar109................................................................................................................................................................
Diagnostics For The Simatic Station109................................................................................................................................................................
Profibus Diagnostics With Diagnostic Repeater113................................................................................................................................................................
Bt 200 Bus Test Device119................................................................................................................................................................
System Process Control Diagnostics (add-on Product)119................................................................................................................................................................
Failure, Replacement And Return121................................................................................................................................................................