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System Overview
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Unrestricted SICAM A8000 / CP-8000 • CP-8021 • CP-8022 Manual
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2.4 Engineering
Engineering, diagnosis and test of CP-8000/CP-802
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takes place alternatively via
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SICAM TOOLBOX II (as of Version 6.01)
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SICAM WEB
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SICAM Device Manager
2.4.1 SICAM TOOLBOX II
The integrated engineering system SICAM TOOLBOX II comprises all stages of plant configu-
ration and maintenance, this means data collection, configuring, parameter setting, expand-
ing, changing, testing, system diagnosis, and documentation.
The introduction of object orientation allows project engineers to describe real units and piec-
es of equipment in the configuration process (circuit breakers, feeders, etc.). Project engi-
neers can take advantage of these structural advantages especially in cases where systems
are constituted of a plurality of primary units and pieces of equipment of equal type (for exam-
ple a transformer substation). This yields enormous streamlining effects for the engineering
process.
The SICAM TOOLBOX II stores all information in one central database. Once a piece of in-
formation has been entered, it will immediately and always be available in its latest updated
form to all tools of the SICAM TOOLBOX II and to all people working on a project.
This reaches from stand-alone terminal solutions all the way to complex network solutions. In
networks, several engineers may work on one or more projects at the same time. Whether on
a standalone terminal or in a network, always the same SICAM TOOLBOX II is used.
Implementation of Application Programs
When configuring via the SICAM TOOLBOX II, application programs (
open-/closed-loop control
function
) can be created as function diagram (FUD) with the tool CAEx plus . Optionally, also
an existing instruction list can be imported into the SICAM TOOLBOX II.
In view of its conformity with IEC 61131-3, CAEx plus grants the user access to a well-
established and generally acknowledged standard. This helps shorten staff training times con-
siderably.
By means of the available standard-conformal module libraries and standard-conformal data
types, the engineering becomes more transparent and is possible with high application quality.