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Compact systems
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX
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Overview
System overview of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX compact systems
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX are space-saving and at the same time
very rugged industrial PC systems for economical entry into pro-
cess automation with SIMATIC PCS 7. They are available as
compact systems with SIMATIC PCS 7 functionality for engineer-
ing (ES), automation (AS), operator control and monitoring (OS),
and also as OS Runtime systems without an engineering compo-
nent.
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX for operation as a client in an operator sys-
tem or in SIMATIC BATCH can be found in the section "Industrial
Workstation/IPC" under "SIMATIC BOX PC",
see page 3/37
Product versions
The first criterion for choosing the offered SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX
product versions is the decision between integrated or
swapped-out automation functionality (AS):
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AS integrated
:
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with internal WinAC RTX software
controller and Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (32-bit) operating
system; optionally with integrated PROFIBUS or PROFINET
interface
•
AS separate
:
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015
LTSB (64-bit) operating system and external controller:
- Microbox automation system as SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX
PROFIBUS or SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX PROFINET
- Modular automation system of the S7-400 series, including
PROFIBUS and PROFINET interface, as AS Single Station or
AS Redundancy Station
This selection is associated with the decision for a specific con-
troller type. It depends on the price/performance ratio as well as
on the hardware and software functions that are possible with
the various controller combinations (see table in the "Function"
section).
Depending on the integration of the engineering component
(ES) in the system functionality, there is then a further differenti-
ation within the preselection:
•
ES/OS system:
- SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with ES + OS + AS functionality
- SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with ES + OS functionality
•
OS Runtime system:
- SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX with OS + AS functionality
- SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX with OS functionality
A complete process control system for small applications can be
implemented by expanding further with process I/O:
•
Distributed process I/O at PROFIBUS: Sensors/actuators on
ET 200M, ET 200iSP and ET 200pro remote I/O stations, as
well as directly connected field devices/process devices (with
WinAC RTX and in combination with PCS 7 AS RTX
PROFIBUS or AS S7-400)
•
Field devices/process devices at FOUNDATION Fieldbus
(in combination with AS S7-400)
•
Distributed process I/O at PROFINET: Sensors/actuators on
ET 200M and ET 200SP remote I/O stations, as well as directly
connected field devices/process devices (with WinAC RTX as
well as in combination with AS S7-400 or PCS 7 AS RTX
PROFINET)
ES/OS system
WinAC RTX controller integrated
PCS 7 AS RTX PROFIBUS or
PCS 7 AS RTX PROFINET
as additional controller
Modular AS 41x, AS 41xH or
AS 41xF (AS Single or
AS Redundancy Station)
as additional controller
OS Runtime
ES/OS system
OS Runtime
System functionality
Possible
controller
combina-
tions
PCS 7 BOX RTX
PCS 7 BOX
ES + OS + AS
OS + AS
ES + OS
OS
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