SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0

Plants in the process industries have to satisfy increasingly stringent demands in terms of flexibility, scalability, availability, safety and security while still offering maximum protection of investment for life cycles that may exceed 30 years. SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 provides the smart answer to these complex and competing demands.

Much more than a traditional distributed control system (DCS): SIMATIC PCS 7 combines a unique scalable architecture with powerful engineering tools and a wide variety of additional functions such as alarm management, process safety and asset management, all of which can be integrated seamlessly into your existing environment. SIMATIC PCS 7 has everything you need to completely and safely automate your entire production process, from goods receipt to goods issue, in both manufacturing and process plants.

Highlights

Digitalization down to the field level
SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 paves the way for plant-wide digitalization. Thanks to total PROFINET support, our trail-blazing system not only bridges the gap of communication down to the field level, but also between now and the future. Or more precisely, towards digitalization.

From well-proven to future-proof: PROFINET
SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 is based on PROFINET. The world's leading industrial Ethernet standard is playing a key role in the digital transformation of the process industries: PROFINET provides the prerequisites for powerful, plant-wide communication in real time, which is indispensable in the era of Big Data. Furthermore, it is key to the end-to-end diagnostics, monitoring and evaluation of process-relevant data. PROFINET also lets you create flexible and easily scalable network structures. There are further advantages: cost savings across the entire plant life cycle because your wiring costs are so much lower, and because freely scalable redundancy lets you set your plant availability individually.

From local to global: SIMATIC Compact Field Unit (CFU)
The integration of field devices is no longer a time-consuming exercise: the new SIMATIC CFU (Compact Field Unit) makes it easier than ever before. This compact hardware innovation initializes connected field devices automatically and integrates them into the process control system. What used to take 30 minutes now takes less than one. That's how Plug & Produce works. The SIMATIC CFU combines a digital fieldbus with traditional I/Os and is suitable for direct field use, through to Ex-Zone 2. This substantially reduces the footprint of the entire I/O system: Traditional control panels are a thing of the past, and significant savings can be made on cables and terminal points, as well as in design and documentation costs. The device also reduces the risk of errors in operation, makes plant expansions or modernizations easier, and cuts the costs of the hardware FAT.

From a major all-rounder to compact specialist: SIMATIC ET 200SP HA
In any facility, space comes at a premium. And at a cost. Our response is the SIMATIC ET 200SP HA. The compact, modular periphery creates space in the control panel, providing advantages for system designers and operators. Its highly scalable structure makes it possible to precisely align expansions in the control panel with actual needs. And tool-free connection using push-in terminals and fixed wiring cuts the costs of engineering, assembly and wiring. The SIMATIC ET 200SP HA reduces the footprint of the entire system, saving costs in terms of space, air conditioning, power requirements, etc., for the I/Os in the control panel. Its expanded temperature range (from -40°C to +70°C) and Conformal Coating makes the SIMATIC ET 200SP HA ideally suited for field use. Further advantages include Change in Run thanks to a redundant layout, and a greater number of modules on the head station, increased from 12 to 56.

Whats New :

In addition to the highlights - PROFINET, SIMATIC CFU and SIMATIC ET 200SP HA - the latest version of our process control system comes with a whole range of innovations that also play their part in increasing process automation efficiency.

SIMATIC CPU 410 E
A controller for smaller SIMATIC PCS 7 applications, the CPU 410 E, is designed especially for process automation with SIMATIC PCS 7 and, with its robust and powerful hardware, can be used flexibly even under demanding conditions. Two PROFINET interfaces communicate through to field level.

PROFINET Y Switch
The PROFINET Y Switch - SCALANCE XF204-2BA DNA - can be easily and flexibly integrated into the corresponding automation systems. It enables the connection of so called S2 devices to a high-availability R1 system. The device can also be installed in potentially explosive zone 2 environments. This effectively reduces downtimes.

Software highlights
Expanded functions and intelligent features providing even more efficiency, security and flexibility. The engineering workflows for equipment modeling and recipe design can now be broken down in SIMATIC BATCH. And SIMATIC PDM V9.1 also enables access to PROFINET networks and components.