How can you increase the performance of Siemens HMI devices?

Description
Through continual innovation the performance of controllers has increased by five to ten fold in the past three years. The cycle times of the controllers became increasingly shorter. The cycle times of the S7-300 controllers, for example, now frequently lie between 9ms and 16ms.
The time left for the CPU to communicate with the HMI devices is therefore becoming ever shorter, because only a certain percentage of the total cycle time is available for communication. The percentage of the time the CPU uses for communication is a minimum of about 3.5% of a cycle time of 15ms.
The FC630 function is for improving the performance of HMI services. An SFC is called in the FC630, which increases the time assignment for the HMI services according to the value of the parameter TSx:

• TSx = 0: restores the initial status
• TSx = 1: default setting
• TSx = 8: increases the CPU cycle time by approx. 50%

The TSx value increases the CPU cycle time by 6.25% per unit.
Evaluation of RET_VAL:

• 0000: no error, time factor is valid and accepted.
• 800x: error, the block must be restarted.

The valid factor is effective without any further modification until the power is switched off.
The "HMI" taskThe CPU program is executed in different tasks ("subprograms"). In the "HMI" task, the CPU communication with the HMI devices is controlled by the operating system (data acquisition, data processing, data transfer and data fetching). The "HMI" task has a certain portion of the cycle time allotted to it. If this time expires, the "HMI" task is interrupted and the CPU continues with its cyclic program processing. The "HMI" task can be interrupted by higher-priority tasks. Higher-priority tasks include time interrupts and delay interrupts, for example.
NoteThe FC630 cannot be used in S7-400 CPUs because there is not the requisite firmware support. Furthermore, HMI response times cannot be shortened because the "HMI" task already has the second highest priority in the S7-400 CPUs.
Difference between FC630 and the setting in the CPU properties (cycle load through communication)In the CPU properties there is also the "Cycle load through communication" parameter. This parameter only affects the CPU message traffic. The FC630 comes into effect early on at data acquisition and in processing the data, which is why the S7-300 CPU's cycle time can greatly extend itself if the FC630 is not handled properly.
Bus protocols for which you can use the FC630You can use the FC630 for communication via

• MPI
• PROFIBUS
• PROFINET

Requirements before using FC630Since incorrect use of the FC630 can lead to malfunctions, in particular the CPU cycle time might increase enormously, you should check the following before using the FC630.

• How high are the cycle times of your CPU? It is particularly useful to operate with cycle times of between 9ms and 16ms, because the percentage of the time used for communication is a minimum of about 3.5% of a cycle time of 15ms. The percentage of the time used for communication with a cycle time of about 32ms is again a minimum of approx. 4.8%. This is why it is useful to implement the FC630 also with cycle times of between 25ms and 32ms. It is not generally useful to implement the FC630 for cycle times greater than 50ms. However, whether or not it is useful to implement the FC630 always depends on your system (number of HMI devices, number of tags polled ...).

Note Via STEP 7 under "PLC > Diagnostics/Setting > Module status > Cycle time" you can read out of your module the longest, shortest and current cycle time since transition from STOP to RUN.
Via the local data of the OB1 you can also read out the runtime of the previous cycle, the minimum cycle time since the last start and the maximum cycle time since the last start.

• Are there time critical subprocesses in the system that do not permit an increase in cycle time? If this is the case, you can also check whether the time critical subprocesses could be controlled via a cyclic interrupt. You should note here that cyclic interrupts interrupt the "HMI" task when called and thus influence HMI performance.

You can implement the FC630 function with S7-300 CPUs and C7 devices. Whether the FC630 can be implemented depends on the CPU type and the firmware version. The function described is valid for the CPU-31x modules as from firmware versions V2.3.2, V2.1.6 and V2.0.10.
The FC630 can also be used for the CPU319-3 PN/DP modules as from firmware version V3.2. However, the firmware version V3.2 contains an improved HMI Turbo that only works for the acyclic HMI services.

• This does not speed up the cyclic HMI services, so the FC630 continues to be need to improve performance.
• The new function - "Prioritized OCM communication" - has been introduced in all devices as from firmware version V3.2, but it can only be configured in the CPU315F-2 PN/DP modules onwards.
• The HMI Turbo is only hidden for the modules CPU312 to 315-2DP and can be configured with the new function FC2551.

More information about "Prioritized OCM communication" is available in Entry ID: 49749632.
The attached download contains an archived sample STEP 7 project with the FC630 described above. Use of the FC630 is described in detail in the document below.
Description_Performance_FC630 ( 93 KB )
Performance_FC630.zip ( 30 KB )
Keywords WinCC, ProTool, Panel, HMI, Operate, Monitor, Performance

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Copa-Data's Chameleon puts "skins" on displays

April 1, 2010 - Copa-Data's zenon 6.50 with Chameleon technology provides skins that are easy to implement using centrally configurable and switchable color palettes.

Already a common feature of MP3 players and mobile phones, skins are now gaining ground in automation technology. Panels in automation equipment are subject to different conditions. Light, reflections, weak contrast and individual perception of colors play an often underestimated role, making information difficult to read and user elements unclear, which can lengthen reaction times and increase the likelihood of operation errors.

By having color schemes that can be switched at the press of a button, panels become easier and safer to operate. With the use of the zenon Chameleon Technology, users now have this ability. zenon Chameleon Technology facilitates centrally switchable color palettes. Every color for all objects can be adapted with one simple click. It can even be done automatically at log-in, during Runtime, or when configuring in the Editor.

Easily switchable color schemes make it easy to adapt displays to counter disturbing influences, such as direct sunlight, or different color perception, such as with red-green color blindness. At the same time, the zenon Chameleon Technology is the ideal tool for labeling different roles and modes. The user is immediately able to see what rights they are logged in with and can recognize at a glance if the project is running live or as a simulation.

COPA-DATA has prepared five initial skins for the for most common usage scenarios: "Administrator Mode" and "Simulation Mode" ensure clarity of role and mode, "Design" is trimmed down to usability, "Eagle Eye" ensures high contrast, and "Color Corrected" has been optimized for users with red-green color blindness. These skins can easily be integrated into zenon 6.50 as XML files and are all now available for download.


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RSView32

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Overview

RSView®32™ is an integrated, component-based HMI for monitoring and controlling automation machines and processes. RSView32 is available in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, and Spanish. RSView32 expands your view with open technologies that provide unprecedented connectivity to other Rockwell Software products, Microsoft products, and third-party applications.

Solid Investment. Today. Tomorrow.

• Excellent quality now and in the future
• Continued support for a huge installed base
• On-going engineering investment for supporting Microsoft Vista, Windows 2008, VMWare, and Future Microsoft Operating Systems
• Continued support for Web Server, Active Display Server and Extensions
• No plans to retire RSView32

RSView32 was the first HMI software to:

• Open its graphic displays as OLE containers for ActiveX® controls — with thousands of third-party ActiveX controls to choose from, you can drop ready-made solutions right into your projects
• Develop an object model to expose portions of its core functionality, allowing RSView32 to interoperate easily with other component-based software products
• Integrate Microsoft's popular Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) as a built-in programming language allowing almost unlimited ways to customize your RSView32 projects
• Support OPC standards as both a server and a client for fast, reliable communications with a wide variety of hardware devices
• Implement add-on architecture (AOA) technology to expand RSView32's functionality and integrate new features directly into RSView32's core

Extend your View with Remote Access

RSView32 Active Display System™ is a true client/server application that adds on to and extends the reach of your RSView32 HMI software. With RSView32 Active Display System, you can view and control your RSView32 projects from remote locations.

RSView®32™ WebServer allows anyone with a valid RSView32 user account to access snapshot views of graphic displays, tags, and alarms through any standard web browser.

Customize RSView32's Core Features with Add-on Architecture

RSView32 redefined the meaning of "HMI core features" with its add-on architecture (AOA). AOA technology expands RSView32's functionality by integrating new software components directly into RSView32. Customize RSView32's feature set by installing only those components you need.

At no additional charge, RSView32 includes the following AOA components that you can install separately:

• RSView32 Messenger: Provides powerful alarm annunciation, paging, and messaging tools.

RSView®32 Messenger™ announces alarms and simple reports through pagers, faxes, e-mail, telephones, cell phones, or even locally on your computer using a sound card. With its scheduling capabilities, you can accommodate holidays, weekends and business trips. Simply create a schedule of alarm notification destinations, and notifications will be sent off to the people who need to know, wherever they are.

RSView32 Messenger Pro In addition to the base Messenger functionalities, Messenger Pro allows users to send file attachments with e-mail notifications and dial in using a regular phone line, to hear and respond to alarms, hear status phrases, or run RSView32 commands or macros.

• RSView32 TrendX: Monitors real-time data and provides historical trending from RSView32 data logs.

RSView®32 TrendX™, an ActiveX® control, integrates with RSView32 to provide real-time and historical trending from RSView32 data logs. You can plot variables against each other (x-y plotting), add or delete pens during runtime, and change pen colors, markers and axis scaling during runtime.

• RSView32 SPC: Offers integrated, real-time Statistical Process Control.

RSView®32 SPC™ provides statistical methods for analyzing and controlling the variation of a process. RSView32 SPC integrates directly into the RSView32 Project Manager window. From there, you can configure project defaults, products, and the individual characteristics that collect measurable data about the project.

• RSView32 RecipePro: Enhances RSView32 recipe management and control.

RSView®32™ RecipePro provides enhanced recipe management. With RSView32 RecipePro, you can configure multiple recipe project files in each RSView32 project and easily transfer process data requests to and from your automation equipment. A configurable ActiveX® control allows you to customize the runtime recipe functions available to operators.

• RSLadder: Displays ladder logic for the Allen-Bradley SLC 500 and PLC-5 families of processors.

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SIMATIC WinCC flexible Engineering SW Highest configuration efficiency

	Configuration Tools Simple and convenient user interface When using WinCC flexible Engineering Software you carry out configuration using up to 32 screen layers. For configuring the screens, you have available convenient functions for zooming in and out, for rotating and aligning objects, as well as a range of intelligent tools.
	Using the Project Wizard, for example, you can create a basic project, including navigation and system screens, using just a few user default settings. The system uses dialogs to navigate you through to choose the desired objects and to create the project at the push of a button..
	Fig. Selecting Hardware componets of a project using the project wizzard
	Graphic configuration makes it easier to carry out complex configuration tasks like defining motion paths or creating screen navigation.   Fig. Graphic configuration of a motion path with WinCC flexible ES Table-based editors make it easier to create and edit objects of the same type, e.g. for variables, texts or messages Convenient find and replace functions allow you to carry out a project- wide search for objects, to carry out central rewiring of variables and to find and replace texts. Apart from this, the cross reference list gives you direct access to all the objects in the project. Handling graphics in different formats is much easier. Using a graphics browser, you can display supplied graphics and your own pictures, process them and integrate them in a project screen using Drag & Drop. If you want to process the image, the system automatically starts the associated external editor.
	Faceplate technology WinCC flexible has a large number of basic and enhanced objects and graphics that are scalable and can be dynamized;you can use these objects in your pictures. The Symbol Factory, for example, contains a large number of general and vertical market representations with different colour depths. Apart from this, you can combine project-specific faceplates from simple picture objects and store them in the library. You can now use tags to interconnect the dynamic properties of a faceplate‘s picture elements, e.g. the design and visibility. This means that at runtime you can, for example, hide and display individual components of the faceplate or of the complete faceplate in dependence on a tag value. You can carry out modifications in the entire project from one central location and the system then changes the module at the same time in all the screens of the project where it is used.   Fig. Interconnection dialog for faceplates You can use faceplates without needing to invest a lot of time and effort in wiring, since they can be linked with structured data types. Each time you use the faceplate in a picture, you only need to configure one structure variable of the same data type on the faceplate to establish the complete link.
	Scripting As standard, WinCC flexible offers a large number of dynamic options for objects. However,  if you want to be even more flexible, in projects with 270 Series Panels and above you have available VBScript, which is a powerful and easy to learn script language based on Visual Basic. You can immediately leverage your Visual Basic knowledge. The IntelliSense function allows you to quickly program accesses to runtime objects and to simply establish control sequences within the script. Script debugging is possible during engineering using the Simulator and, if required, at runtime. Fig. Integrating scripts into the function list   Import- und Export functions You can export any configured messages from a project to CSV files. These exported data can be expanded externally (with MS Excel, for example) and reimported in a project. Reuse reduces configuration effort for new projects. All properties of a message will be imported. A test routine ensures that there are no messages with the same message number in the target project. You can use the export-import function to exchange message texts that are to be set up in several languages with translators. You can also export and import tag data. This way you can import tags from different control programs (Step 7, AllanBradley, etc.) in WinCC flexible projects. There are converters for the programming software of the major vendors (Rockwell RS Logix500, Modicon Telemecanique PL7, GE Fanuc VersaPro). These converters translate the vendor-specific formats into the Excel format so that all tag information can be imported to WinCC flexible at the touch of a button.

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Movicon 11 - The innovative XML-based Scada/HMI

The supreme openness and flexibility of the Movicon™ architecture makes it the perfect Scada/HMI supervision solution appliable to any sector in the world of automation



Guaranteeing steady non-stop production process information flow in realtime on an enterprise-wide basis, from plant floor, facilities to business management levels, is the “real” solution for managing the production process of any modern industrial plant system, all directed at improving efficiency, increasing business with top quality products, client satisfaction and quick returns.
Movicon ™ 11 can make this happen by offering the best solution that no company can do without. An absolute ‘must have’ for maintaining, developing supervisory control, operator interface and data acquisition software.
The exclusive “XML-Inside” technology is the revolutionary innovation to the Movicon™ 11 offering an all-in-one development environment for managing HMI, Scada, Soft-Logic and statistical production data analysis applications. A rich supply of powerful, open, flexible, easy to maintain and very simple-to-use tools are provided to help the user save time in developing.



Movicon™ 11 is the technological evolution of Movicon™ X, the excellence of Scada/HMI platforms, with unsurpassed openness, simplicity and performances. The Movicon™ 11 technology is the only one of its kind completely based on the XML standards and emergent technologies such as the Web Services, SVG graphics, SOAP, OPC, SQL, XML, .Net and COM, and the java technology used for Web Client solutions.



Protect your investments with the most innovative and modern Software technology ever.

Movicon™ 11 revolutionizes and gives another meaning to the industrial supervision concepts. Not only does Movicon™ 11 provide you with a vast variety of tools for creating powerful visualization and control projects within a few clicks, it also incorporates the most innovative technologies ever to consent your application to easily integrate with the entire world, both in distributing information towards enterprise information management systems (MES, ERP), and distributing information to local or remote Clients across the web. Your system can be accessed safely from any part of the world and with any platform, thanks to the real “Web-enabled” architecture, exploiting java security. Deploying Movicon™ 11 will allow you to realize any type of supervision application, be it simple or complex, without compromising anything.
Web-enabled management to/from any where: just one information flow with open and secure multi-system connectivity created with just the one development platform. Movicon™ 11 integration is now a reality.
From I/O control to local HMI, from supervision Scada to Analysis Systems for managing and optimizing productivity, from systems to notify or page on-call duty personnel by remote control.

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Movicon™ 11: the first and the only Scada/HMI platform completely based on XML and Web Services technologies, from Windows Vista™ to Windows CE™

Main Features of Movicon 11

• Scalability. Movicon™ 11 is an all-in-one software platform from Windows™ CE to Windows™ Vista. What is so special about Movicon ™11 is that you only need to have the one platform in your company to use for micro applications in HMI terminals or /and medium and big applications for manufacturing plants.
• Openness. Movicon™ 11 is completely based on XML. Projects are simple XML files, which can also be opened and edited with other Editors. This platform is always open to integration and customization with the world of Windows™ applications. Projects can be grouped in hierarchical structures and distributed or shared.
• Security. Movicon™ 11 guarantees the maximum data security. Projects, even though based on XML, can be encrypted with 128 bit coding algorithms. The FDA CFR21 Part 11 normative is completely integrated in the platform, making it extremely simple to create FDA ready applications. The User Password manager guarantees access security by level and/or area. The Visual Source Safe integration guarantees that all your work is kept safe.
• Standards. Movicon™ 11 is completely based on standard technologies, making sure that your investments are well safeguarded. The XML, ODBC, OPC, VBA, SOAP, Web Services, TCP-IP and SQL technologies have been integrated in the platform to guarantee easy data access and transparency.
• Performances. Movicon™ 11 has enhanced performances by renewing its concept of the “exception-based” technology and graphics engine based on SVG (Scalable Vectorial Graphics).
• Connectivity. Movicon™ 11 has implemented a new generation of communication drivers. These drivers include functionalities such as the automatic Tag importer, remote connectivity via modem, multi-station concept for point-to-point protocols, the bridging concept for teleservices in PLCs, immediate cable testing. These drivers guarantee full configurability and possibility to communicate on event with custom VBA logic as well. In addition to the free and included driver library, Movicon™ 11 provides you with total connectivity via OPC Da, with both the OPC DA and OPC XML DA technologies, and both as Client and Server.
• Very Efficient Networking. Movicon™ 11 strengthens the already adopted Networking technology in the previous Movicon™ X version, with further enhanced efficiency and performances based on emergent and multiplatform technologies such as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and SOA (Service Oriented Application). The Movicon ™ project can be Server and Client indifferently. Client projects can be distributed and run locally on the client while also residing on the central server. Further to this, the Movicon™ networking can be applied to any business network integration according to network administrator requirements: in addition to TCP-IP, the UDP and HTTP protocols are also supported. The networking feature automatically manages remote connections via RAS. Movicon™ 11 integrates the Web Services technology, consenting information distribution support to public networks (over the internet) with security provided by the adopted “Firewall-friendly” technologies.
• Web-enabled Architecture. Movicon™ 11 has renewed its Web Client technology. Its now innovative architecture, based on JAVA (which integrates well with the XML, SVG, Web Services technologies), consents server access using internet browsers in any platform (Windows™, Linux, Palm, PocketPC and Javaphones telephones thanks to J2ME). Multiuser , bidirectionality, performances and security are also guaranteed to help costs and maintenance reductions. Servers can be both Windows™ Vista/XP and Windows™ CE.
• SoftLogic IEC 61131-3. Movicon™ 11 integrates the Logicon SoftPLC to guarantee a one-only programming environment whether on the SCADA/HMI side or SoftPLC side. This integration consents you to synchronize just the one Tag DB with just the one editor, saving you time in developing while enhancing potentiality significantly. The SoftLogic provides you with a powerful programming environment with the 5 IEC1131 languages, powerful debug and documentation functions, and a real-time runtime, for both Win32 and WinCE.

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Bagian 1. Pengenalan WINCC Flexible Siemens

Apakah itu WinCC Flexible?

WinCC Flexible merupakan software yang dikeluarkan oleh Siemens untuk merancang, mendesain, atau memrogram HMI/OP (Human Machine Interface/Operator Control).

WinCC fleksibel sangat ideal untuk digunakan sebagai perangkat lunak HMI di semua aplikasi di mana operator kontrol dan pemantauan diperlukan di lokasi - apakah dalam proses produksi dan otomatisasi.

Apa Kelebihan WinCC Flexible?

Ada beberapa kelebihan yang ditawarkan oleh WinCC ini yaitu klik langsung deh link dibawah ini untuk penjelasan lebih lengkap.

	Implement on a flexible basis, safe investment and future proof
	Highest configuration efficiency
	Traceability and easy validation
	Innovative HMI- and Automation concepts
	Web enabled Service and Diagnostics

Cek di situs Siemens untuk Keterangan lebih lengkap:
http://www.automation.siemens.com/hmi/html_76/products/software/wincc-flexible/index.htm



Contoh salah satu windows WinCC. Terlihat beberapa jenis HMI (Hardware) yang bisa diprogram melalui winCC ini.



Bagaimana cara menggunakan WinCC Flexible?

Nanti Kita bahas di hari selanjutnya.. OK!

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Mengenal Software terbaru Wonderware Intouch V 10.

InTouch menyediakan perangkat lunak grafis visualisasi yang akan membawa Anda operasi manajemen, kontrol dan optimasi ke tingkat yang sama sekali baru. InTouch HMI reputasi yang berdiri di atas semuanya. 

Industri tahu, sebagai Human Machine Interface (HMI) semuanya dimulai dengan perangkat lunak InTouch lebih dari dua puluh tahun yang lalu. Tidak lain HMI, InTouch cocok dengan perangkat lunak untuk industri terkemuka yang memerlukan inovasi, arsitektur integritas, unequaled perangkat integrasi dan konektivitas, migrasi perangkat lunak, dan benar-benar legendaris mudah digunakan. 

 

 

Semua ini juga dirancang untuk memimpin-standar sistem yang didorong memaksimalkan produktivitas, penggunaaanya  mengoptimalkan efektivitas, peningkatan mutu, dan ekonomis dalam pemeliharaan, dan biaya operasional untuk membantu Anda membuat perusahaan terbaik.

Kunci Manfaat:

1. Benar-benar legendaris mudah-guna memungkinkan pengembang dan operator dengan cepat dan mudah untuk lebih produktif.
   
2. Unequaled perangkat integrasi dan konektivitas untuk hampir setiap perangkat dan sistem.
   
3. Ruangan grafis visual perwakilan dan interaksi dengan operasi membawa informasi yang tepat untuk orang yang tepat pada waktu yang tepat.
4. Sejarah migrasi tanpa gangguan perangkat lunak versi jalan yang berarti Anda HMI aplikasi investasi dilindungi.

Kemampuan:

1. Resolusi gambar independen dan cerdas simbol visual yang membawa Anda fasilitas untuk kehidupan di kanan layar komputer Anda.
   
2. Script canggih untuk memperpanjang dan menyesuaikan aplikasi untuk kebutuhan khusus Anda.
3. Real-time didistribusikan dengan sejarah sering dilihat untuk analisis .
   
4. Built-in, real-time dan sejarah Tren.
   
5. Microsoft dan kontrol ActiveX. NET kontrol integrasi.
6. Extensible database icon lebih dari 500 pra-dirancang 'cerdas' dan disesuaikan objek grafis dan simbol.

Download Brosurnya disini:
http://global.wonderware.com/EN/PDF%20Library/InTouch%2010_0%20Brochure.pdf

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