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WinCC: General information and installation

System Manual, 02/2017, A5E40840020-AA

Summary of Contents for SIMATIC HMI series

Page 1: ...formation and installation System Manual Print of the Online Help 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA WinCC Installation Notes 1 WinCC Release Notes 2 What s new in WinCC V7 3 Service and Support 4 Migration 5 WinCC diagnosis 6 Licensing 7 Performance Data 8 ...

Page 2: ...ersonnel are those who based on their training and experience are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products systems Proper use of Siemens products Note the following WARNING Siemens products may only be used for the applications described in the catalog and in the relevant technical documentation If products and components from other manufacturers...

Page 3: ...xisting project for SIMATIC HMI user group 32 1 6 7 How to Adapt the Windows Security Policies 33 1 7 Installing WinCC 34 1 7 1 Installing WinCC 34 1 7 2 How to Install MS Message Queuing 35 1 7 3 How to Install WinCC 36 1 7 4 How to Install Supplementary Components Later 41 1 7 5 How to Install Supplementary Languages 42 1 7 6 Configuring automatic installation 42 1 7 6 1 The Central installation...

Page 4: ...C Graphics Designer 100 3 9 Extended functionality for WinCC controls 102 3 10 Extended functionality with options for Process Control 105 3 11 Extended functionality for WinCC WebNavigator 107 3 12 Extended functionality for WinCC DataMonitor 109 3 13 Extended functionality for WinCC WebUX 110 3 14 Other Innovations 112 4 Service and Support 115 4 1 Warnings 115 4 2 Customer support 118 4 3 Suppo...

Page 5: ...6 1 Runtime Monitoring of Actions 163 6 2 Starting ApDiag exe 164 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands 165 6 3 1 Menu Bar Overview 165 6 3 2 File Exit 166 6 3 3 Diagnostics 167 6 3 3 1 Start 167 6 3 3 2 Change 168 6 3 3 3 Stop 169 6 3 3 4 OnFile 169 6 3 3 5 Profile 172 6 3 3 6 FillTags 175 6 3 4 Output 176 6 3 4 1 Output On Screen 176 6 3 4 2 Output To File 177 6 3 4 3 Reset Buffer 177 6 3 5 Info 177 6 3 5 1 ...

Page 6: ...s 204 7 7 Diagnostics of Licensing Problems 205 7 8 Restore license key 207 8 Performance Data 209 8 1 Performance Data 209 8 2 Configurations 210 8 3 Graphics System 211 8 4 Message system 212 8 5 Archiving system 213 8 6 User archives 214 8 7 Reports Report Designer 216 8 8 Scripting with VBS and ANSI C 217 8 9 Process Communication 218 Index 221 Table of contents WinCC General information and i...

Page 7: ...mportant information on the scope of delivery as well as on the installation and operation of WinCC The information contained here takes precedence over the information contained in the manual and online help WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 7 ...

Page 8: ...tall SIMATIC Logon a computer restart may be necessary 3 Simatic NCM PC is not released for all operating systems If you are using STEP 7 and SIMATIC Manager use Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 4 When you use WinCC in integrated operation use the latest released Simatic Net version Note the software requirements in the Simatic Net documentation If you use Windows Server 2016 you need at least ...

Page 9: ...ofibus FDL No SIMATIC S5 Programmers Port AS511 No SIMATIC S5 Serial 3964R No SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite No SIMATIC S7 1200 S7 1500 No SIMATIC TI Ethernet Layer 4 No SIMATIC TI Serial No SIMOTION No System Info No WinCC OPC UA server No 1 1 You need a Connectivity Pack license for the WinCC OPC UA server See also Licenses and Licensing Page 11 WinCC Installation Requirements Page 16 WinCC Installat...

Page 10: ...efer to the documentation for the SIMATIC Process Historian Compatibility tool With the compatibility tool Industry Online Support gives you a function you can use to put together a compatible selection of software products or to check existing configurations for compatibility In the following entry you can call the compatibility tool and find additional information on the operation of the tool ht...

Page 11: ...ween Microsoft SQL Server and end user and to fulfill same Notes on license conditions Please observe the enclosed license conditions which are also displayed during the installation You need V7 4 licenses for WinCC V7 4 The SIMATIC WinCC software is copy protected against unlicensed use Additional information on licenses and license types may be found under Licensing in the WinCC Information Syst...

Page 12: ...CC Its use for other purposes requires an additional license These include e g Use for internal databases Use in third party applications Use of SQL access mechanisms that are not provided by WinCC Uninstalling After uninstalling WinCC the WinCC SQL server instance must also be removed Select Control Panel Software and then select the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 item for removal Installation of Lice...

Page 13: ...nstallation Page 49 How to Perform an Uninstall Page 46 How to Install Supplementary Components Later Page 41 How to Install WinCC Page 36 Microsoft SQL Server for WinCC Page 25 WinCC Installation Notes 1 4 Licenses and Licensing WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 13 ...

Page 14: ...It is not allowed to run WinCC in process mode without a valid license Installed Languages A newly created project receives all installed WinCC languages as project languages Testing the validity of the licenses If you start a correctly licensed WinCC version without a connected dongle the following error message appears The same error message appears after a few minutes if you disconnect the dong...

Page 15: ...nse Key USB Hardlock Do not remove the License Key USB Hardlock from the PC while WinCC is running NOTICE Do not remove the License Key USB Hardlock dongle If you remove the dongle from the computer an error message is generated and WinCC switches to Demo mode If you re connect the dongle to the computer the error message disappears and Demo mode is disabled WinCC works once again in licensed mode...

Page 16: ...stem User Rights Graphic Resolution Internet Explorer MS Message Queuing Due Complete Restart Cold Restart Error Messages If one these conditions is not met the WinCC installation will be aborted and an error message will be displayed For details about the error messages displayed see the table below Error Message Explanation To execute installation properly restart the com puter The software inst...

Page 17: ...nsing Page 11 How to Adapt the Windows Security Policies Page 33 How to Install MS Message Queuing Page 35 Notes on Data and System Security Page 26 Software Requirements for the Installation Page 19 Hardware Requirements for the Installation Page 17 Microsoft SQL Server for WinCC Page 25 1 6 2 Hardware Requirements for the Installation Introduction Certain hardware configuration conditions must b...

Page 18: ...stalla tion of WinCC for working with WinCC 1 2 Installation Client 1 5 GB Server 1 5 GB Working with WinCC Client 1 5 GB Server 2 GB Installation Client 1 5 GB Server 2 GB Working with WinCC Client 1 5 GB Server 10 GB Archive databases may require ad ditional memory Virtual work memory 3 1 5 x RAM 1 5 x RAM Color depth Color quality 256 Highest 32 Bit Resolution 800 600 1920 1080 Full HD 1 Depend...

Page 19: ...e installation Note WinCC is enabled for operation within a domain or workgroup Note however that domain group policies and restrictions in the domains may prevent installation In this case remove the computer from the domain before installing Microsoft Message Queuing Microsoft SQL Server and WinCC Log on to the computer concerned locally with administrator rights Carry out the installation Follo...

Page 20: ...e Service Pack 1 Ultimate Service Pack 1 Standard installation 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 8 1 1 Pro Enterprise Standard installation 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 10 1 Pro Enterprise Enterprise LTSB Long Term Servic ing Branch Standard installation 64 bit If you are using Simatic Net observe the information in the Simatic Net readme file Windows Embedded Standard 7 including Service Pack 1 Only in comb...

Page 21: ...instructions of the WinCC WebNavigator WinCC server with up to three WinCC clients It is also possible to operate a WinCC Runtime server on the following operating systems if you are not running more than three clients Windows 7 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 WinCC ServiceMode is not released for this configuration Virus scanner You can find information on the use of virus scanners as well as approved vir...

Page 22: ...irements for WinCC options in the respective installation notes for the option You need Microsoft Internet Explorer to open the WinCC online help Recommended versions Microsoft Internet Explorer V11 0 32 bit If you wish to fully use WinCC s HTML Help you must permit the use of JavaScript under Internet Options in Internet Explorer Note Do not disable Internet Explorer Operation with multiple netwo...

Page 23: ...ks reorder the entries so that these paths are called last Requirements for the OPC UA WinCC channel The WinCC OPC UA Configurator requires the Java Runtime Environment Java Runtime be installed prior to the installation of WinCC V7 4 To be able to work with the WinCC OPC UA Configurator you need to download and install the latest JRE installation package You can find the installation package on t...

Page 24: ...ager using the Webserver IIS role in the associated role services Select the following settings Web management tools IIS management service IIS management console IIS management scripts and tools Compatibility with IIS Metabasis and IIS 6 configuration Compatibility with WMI for IIS 6 WWW Services Common HTTP Features or Shared HTTP Features Standard document Static content WWW services Applicatio...

Page 25: ...version SQL Server is included automatically in the WinCC installation Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 32 bit The corresponding user rights must be set up for accessing the SQL Server data Read the notes in the section Defining access rights in the operating system Page 28 Note the information on licensing of the SQL Server under Licenses and licensing Page 11 When you install WinCC Connectivity Pac...

Page 26: ...ed by implementing simple measures You can find additional information in the WinCC Release Notes under Notes on Operation Windows Operating System Preventing Access to the Operating System Layer in Runtime If the Windows Selection dialog is opened in an activated WinCC project access to the Windows operating system is possible using this function A Windows Selection dialog is opened for example w...

Page 27: ...left Num Keyboard mouse Alt left Shift left Print High contrast Note The functions can be configured using the Windows Control Panel If the functions are activated in the Windows Control Panel before activating WinCC Runtime they are no longer locked in runtime Disabling shortcut keys If you would like to disable shortcut keys you must adapt the group policies in the operating system management A ...

Page 28: ...up These members may create local projects and may process start and access these projects remotely Access to the WinCC database is limited to the minimum rights necessary read write By default the user who carries out the WinCC installation and the local administrator are members of this group Additional members must be added manually by an administrator SIMATIC HMI Viewer These members have read...

Page 29: ...printer driver settings To delete a WinCC project completely you must have power user rights at a minimum Local user rights when operating WinCC Task Operator input in Runtime configuration Role WinCC user operator configuration engineer Authorization Windows group User User group SIMATIC HMI Procedure Add the user to the SIMATIC HMI user group and at a minimum to the Windows User user group Expla...

Page 30: ...thorizations You will either have to grant access to the used folders or duplicate them as main user Explanation When a local project is newly created the members of user groups SIMATIC HMI and SIMATIC HMI Viewer automatically receive the necessary access rights to the project directory However when projects are copied logged or migrated the local authorizations are not transferred but must be rea...

Page 31: ...on administration under Windows 2 Select the entry Local Users and Groups Users in the navigation window All local users are displayed in the data window 3 Open the New User dialog via the shortcut menu Create a user account with the same login for each user who is to have access to WinCC 4 Select the entry Local Users and Groups Groups in the navigation window All groups are displayed in the data...

Page 32: ...e project directory if the user group SIMATIC HMI has to access an existing user group Then the project is released again while opening WinCC Explorer Procedure 1 Open the workstation administration under Windows 2 In the navigation window select the entry Shared Folders Shares The data window displays all unlocked directories 3 Select the respective project directory and remove the enable through...

Page 33: ...rictions 4 Check the settings of the security policies below Display a custom message when installation is prevented by policy balloon text Display a custom message when installation is prevented by policy balloon title Not configured must be set for the policy 5 In the left section of the window under Policy for local computer select Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System Login 6 ...

Page 34: ...server V7 cannot be installed at the same time on one computer Installation of WinCC Options The WinCC DVD contains the following options WinCC Connectivity Pack Connectivity Station WinCC DataMonitor WinCC WebNavigator WinCC WebUX These options require their own licenses If you purchase a WinCC option at a later date you will receive the necessary licenses on a license data carrier An installatio...

Page 35: ...r must not be removed from the domain during installation Note however that domain group policies and restrictions in the domain may also hinder operation If these restrictions cannot be overcome operate the WinCC computer in a work group If necessary contact the domain administrator Procedure Windows 7 1 In the operating system Start Menu open Control Panel Programs and Functions 2 Click the Enab...

Page 36: ...ssage Queuing Server options 4 Click Install Procedure Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 1 Start the Server Manager 2 Click on Add roles and features The Add Roles and Features Wizard window opens 3 Click Server selection in the navigation area Ensure that the current computer is selected 4 Click Features in the navigation area 5 Activate the Message Queuing option and under it also the M...

Page 37: ...omplete Typical including OPC servers SmartTools Expert mode Custom installation You can select or deselect individual components in WinCC Expert File server WinCC Fileserver SQL Server WinCC client 1 WinCC Runtime WinCC CS Basic Process Control SQL Express 1 If you are installing the WinCC Client you need an RT Client or RC Client client license You can also install or remove components and langu...

Page 38: ...st have been installed The security policies must be adapted under Windows No manually created SQL server entity with the name WinCC may be installed The storage medium with the licenses is still not to be connected with the installation computer If you want to use the OPC XML DA Server from WinCC the Microsoft Internet Information Service IIS must be installed before installing the OPC XML DA Ser...

Page 39: ...reement for the Microsoft SQL Server 8 Before the installation the security settings that are adapted for WinCC are displayed in the System Settings dialog The firewall is configured automatically Confirm the changes to the system settings 9 Start the installation You can track the status of the installation in the displayed dialog Select Cancel to cancel the installation of the current component ...

Page 40: ...ll languages Documentation Print versions of the WinCC Information System PDF files in the installation path under WinCC Documents Management of the licenses Automation License Manager License Analysis Security Controller for display of the customized security settings Security Controller Overview of the installed SIMATIC software and the components Inst Software See also Upgrading WinCC Page 48 N...

Page 41: ...icenses If you purchase a WinCC option at a later date you will receive the necessary licenses on a license data carrier An installation DVD is not supplied Use the WinCC DVD for installation Procedure 1 Start the WinCC product DVD If the Autorun function is not activated start the program Setup exe on the DVD 2 Specify whether you wish to install individual components or options The already insta...

Page 42: ...ned via Autorun function close the window with Exit 5 Follow the instructions on the screen 6 If you have installed WinCC CS select SIMATIC WinCC Configuration V7 4 SP1 and click the Change button Repeat steps 3 to 5 for WinCC CS Repeat this procedure for any additionally installed components and options 1 7 6 Configuring automatic installation 1 7 6 1 The Central installation function Configuring...

Page 43: ...n the subsequent installation of updates or options Overview of the procedure The following steps are required for a central installation 1 Call the Record function and create the Ra_Auto ini control file 2 Start central installation 1 7 6 2 Calling Record function You use the Record function to create the Ra_Auto ini control file which includes all information for the central installation Depende...

Page 44: ...ontrol file Ra_Auto ini is created and saved in the selected path The same setup version must be used for central installation and for creation of the Ra_Auto ini file 1 7 6 3 Start central installation For central installation on the PC of your WinCC system start an automatic installation The settings of the Ra_Auto ini control file are applied in the process Requirement You have created the Ra_A...

Page 45: ...tion you will receive messages that require your acknowledgement 4 Repeat this process for each required computer Alternative procedure If the file Ra_Auto ini is not located in the C Windows folder start central installation with the following call Path for the installation data setup exe silent storage path Ra_Auto ini WinCC Installation Notes 1 7 Installing WinCC WinCC General information and i...

Page 46: ...try and click Remove or Change All entries of the installed WinCC components start with the prefix SIMATIC WinCC Remove any WinCC options that may have been installed before you remove the WinCC version Microsoft SQL Server 2014 After uninstalling WinCC the WinCC SQL server instance must also be removed Select Control Panel Programs and Functions and then select the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 item ...

Page 47: ...2 KB Log Continuation System Log User Log Overwrite events default setting Overwrite events that are older than 7 days After removing WinCC these settings are not reset You can adapt these settings in the Windows Event Viewer yourself See also How to Perform an Upgrade Installation Page 49 How to Install WinCC Page 36 How to Install Supplementary Components Later Page 41 Licenses and Licensing Pag...

Page 48: ...2 Upgrading WinCC clients WinCC clients can only be upgraded starting with WinCC V7 2 To upgrade a WinCC client with a version prior to WinCC V7 2 follow these steps 1 Perform an upgrade installation to WinCC V7 3 2 Perform an upgrade installation from WinCC V7 3 to WinCC V7 4 If you want to upgrade a version prior to V7 2 to V7 4 the SQL Standard Server is installed instead of SQL Express This in...

Page 49: ...d information is available in the WinCC Information System under the topic Licensing See also How to Perform an Upgrade Installation Page 49 Internet FAQ Migration V4 V7 https support industry siemens com cs de en view 44029132 1 9 2 How to Perform an Upgrade Installation Introduction If you currently have WinCC V6 2 SP3 or higher installed on your system you can perform an upgrade installation Be...

Page 50: ... Additional steps and adjusting settings Also read the notes in the WinCC Information System under Migration Check the special characters Before performing an upgrade installation of WinCC check the existing projects with regard to special characters used in the archive names archive tag names trend names trend window names column names and table window names You will find a table with the permitt...

Page 51: ...enses for WinCC V7 4 Upgraded licenses of previous WinCC versions will be lost 3 Migrate your existing WinCC projects Note the corresponding First Information Migration section in the WinCC Information System See also Licenses and Licensing Page 11 How to Install WinCC Page 36 How to Perform an Uninstall Page 46 Introduction Page 135 Internet FAQ Migration V4 V7 https support industry siemens com ...

Page 52: ...ormation on compatibility and on use of virus scanners Working with WinCC Working with Projects Making Settings for Runtime Effect of External Applications at Runtime This section contains information on applications that can affect system resources Configurations Multi User Systems Quantity Structures and Performance The notes on configuration in this section apply to all project types WinCC Inst...

Page 53: ...he information in these Release Notes has priority over that in the manuals and online help with regard to legal validity Please read these Release Notes carefully since it contains information which may prove helpful WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 53 ...

Page 54: ...patool index html lang en Use of virus scanners The following virus scanners have been released for use as of WinCC V7 4 Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Server Suite V11 0 Symantec Endpoint Protection V12 1 Norton Antivirus McAfee VirusScan Enterprise V8 8 Windows Defender version contained in the operating system Fundamental principle The use of a virus scanner should not hamper the runtime process...

Page 55: ... traffic is checked for viruses The effect on process mode is kept to a minimum Note When using a virus scanner make sure that the computer has sufficient system resources Screen savers Using a screen saver costs processor time and can lead to a system overload Screensavers which no longer release parts of the working memory continuously reduce the usable working memory The Windows Logon screen sa...

Page 56: ...ator are members of this group Additional members must be added manually by an administrator SIMATIC HMI Viewer These members have read access only to configuration and runtime data in the WinCC database This group is primarily used for accounts for Web publication services e g IIS Internet Information Services account for operation of WinCC WebNavigator Access to folder Installation Directory Win...

Page 57: ...ation Windows group User User group SIMATIC HMI Procedure Add the user to the SIMATIC HMI user group and at a minimum to the Windows User user group Explanation In order to operate WinCC or for remote access to a WinCC project on the client and server the user must be a member of the SIMATIC HMI user group Access to distributed systems Task Access to distributed systems Role WinCC user operator co...

Page 58: ...xplanation When a local project is newly created the members of user groups SIMATIC HMI and SIMATIC HMI Viewer automatically receive the necessary access rights to the project directory However when projects are copied logged or migrated the local authorizations are not transferred but must be reassigned Access rights to system information Task Access to system information via the WinCC channel Sy...

Page 59: ...wow64 wscript exe NET applications that use the WinCC API must be explicitly compiles as 32 bit applications With x86 and not with AnyCPU C applications cannot be compiled as 64 bit applications Preventing access to Windows in runtime Displaying the online help in runtime If you wish to ensure that operators have no access to the operating system level of a plant deactivate online help in all cont...

Page 60: ...ecify print to file as standard printing Do not set the print to file as standard printing procedure in the Windows operating system This prevents the Windows dialog for saving the file from opening when printing from WinCC WinCC WebBrowser Control Disabling the shortcut menu You can restrict the shortcut menu of the WinCC WebBrowser Control in runtime To reduce the shortcut menu to Forward and Ba...

Page 61: ...ng language in message boxes In message boxes in which the user must respond with Yes No OK Cancel etc the buttons are always labeled in English in both CS and RT This characteristic is independent of both the operating system language set and the WinCC language Novell Netware clients WinCC should not be installed on a system together with the Novell client software The installation of WinCC can h...

Page 62: ...ion siemens com WW view en 44027453 Internet Microsoft hotfix KB2516889 http support microsoft com kb 2516889 2 2 4 Database System Information on DB dll DB dll is an ODK component for accessing databases via C API functions The functionality is no longer supported for use with WinCC Do not develop new applications with the database access layer DB dll from WinCC Instead use the following function...

Page 63: ... server is deactivated during installation Manual detachment of WinCC project databases A system property in Microsoft SQL server can bring about changes to the NTFS authorizations when you detach the WinCC project database If a WinCC database remains attached after you have closed a WinCC project or if you have manually attached the WinCC database you always need to use the CCCleaner to detach th...

Page 64: ...roblem To do this press the Windows Start button and select Settings Control Panel Open the Network Connections folder and then the LAN Connection dialog Click Properties in the General tab Open the LAN Connection Properties dialog and select the Internet Protocol TCP IP element from the list in the General tab by double clicking it Use the Use the following IP address option button in the propert...

Page 65: ...TAL instead of DECIMAL Example Computer_1 199 99 99 020 is interpreted as 199 99 99 16 decimal Computer_2 199 99 99 026 is interpreted as 199 99 99 22 decimal The specification can also be made hexadecimal 199 99 99 0x10 for Computer_1 Using WinCC in multiple domains The correct functioning of WinCC can only be guaranteed when all the computers in a multi user system are located in a common domain...

Page 66: ...we recommend Restricting the quantity of data to be transferred for example by avoiding complicated graphics Using the local pdl cache of the WinCC client Using the ISDN router for a WinCC client in multi link mode channel bundling Bandwidths below 128 Kbps have proved insufficient Integrate only one WinCC client for each additional ISDN channel The operation of WinCC via ISDN routers depends on t...

Page 67: ...ty of the project If a WinCC station does not receive an address from the DHCP server and is therefore missing in the APIPA process this station becomes the coordinating server As a result all the other WinCC stations attempt to access this server cyclically to publish the project The coordinating server however cannot be addressed because the IP address from the APIPA band is automatically transf...

Page 68: ...r system UPS is used Uninterruptible power system for client server systems If the server in a client server system should be buffered by an UPS system it must be capable of bridging a power failure for up to 30 minutes This value depends on the configuration and number of computers especially in a multi user system A great deal of time is required for the configuration WinCC Release Notes 2 2 Not...

Page 69: ...Administrator Increasing password security Make sure that the WinCC passwords meet the usual security guidelines for example mandatory use of capital letters and special characters minimum number of characters Migrate WinCC projects remotely only with UNC paths Use only UNC paths to migrate WinCC projects remotely Release the project path or the folder above it Use this UNC path as project directo...

Page 70: ...nment dynamic There is no guarantee nor WinCC support for the VBS functionality with regard to its adaptation to the Windows environment You can find additional information in the following sections of the WinCC Information System ANSI C for Creating Functions and Actions VBS for Creating Procedures and Actions Process Picture Dynamics Time synchronization Time synchronization between the servers ...

Page 71: ...y then will the language be altered Remote access from a client without its own project The server data editor is not available in the WinCC Explorer on a client without its own project The Archive Configuration entry is not available in Tag Logging and Alarm Logging Notes on integration into SIMATIC Manager Symbolic data block name Maximum of 16 characters long If you want to transfer tags from a...

Page 72: ...ction with this 1000200 WCCRT Status You will find the following additional information in the comment of this message or in the log file WinCC_Sys_ x log 1000200 4 Computer name DataManager Runtime RPC call took longer than 5000 msec Client requires a very long time to process the data 1000200 4 Computer name DataManager Runtime Update data for Client client name lost message frames for the clien...

Page 73: ...ontrol should therefore be installed prior to WinCC Basic System Web Server or Web Client If the custom ActiveX controls do not function without error after this step there is no compatibility If the custom ActiveX Control was packaged in a plug in and installed via download an upgrade of WinCC Basic System Web Server or Web Client will also require generation of a new plug in using this ActiveX C...

Page 74: ...system One of the possible causes is the use of hubs with a low data throughput Information on Tag Logging Alarm Logging Editing archive data already saved Archived measured values messages of previously saved archives cannot and should not be changed due to reasons of data security and consistency Information on OPC SIMATIC WinCC OPC Server Automatic assignment of DCOM rights The DCOM rights requ...

Page 75: ...ager requires a lot of time the display should be turned off if it is not needed OPC XML Data Access Display of newly created tags When you create new tag folders with new tags in Runtime in the WinCC project the tag folders and the tags will not become visible on the OPC client until you have restarted WinCC Runtime on the OPC client system Make sure that OPCTags are no longer open on the OPC cli...

Page 76: ...rces are generated dynamically in Runtime 2 3 4 Smart Tools Notes on WinCC ConfigurationTool and WinCC Archive ConfigurationTool WinCC ConfigurationTool WinCC Archive ConfigurationTool Replacement As of WinCC V7 3 you import and export the WinCC data via the WinCC Configuration Studio To import already existing files from the WinCC Configuration Tool WinCC Archive ConfigurationTool into the WinCC ...

Page 77: ... tags can be configured 2 3 5 Process communication Information on the WinCC SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite channel Time change on an S7 automation system when using AR_SEND Archive data transferred from the S7 AS to WinCC with AR_SEND is ignored if the time is reset on the AS e g following time synchronization The archive already contains the reset time period Information on the WinCC SIMATIC S5 PROFI...

Page 78: ...port industry siemens com cs de de view 78463889 http support automation siemens com WW view en 78463889 NOTICE Data loss after interruption of the remote desktop connection When the remote desktop connection was interrupted for example because the network cable was removed from the Remote Desktop Client the archives and the OPC server for example will no longer receive values from the data manage...

Page 79: ... gained by means of console takeover with the same user or initial login User groups and access rights All Remote Desktop users must be members of the SIMATIC HMI user group on the target PC Procedure 1 To start a console session open the Run dialog for example with Windows button R 2 Enter the following command mstsc v Server admin Enter the computer name or the IP address as server For informati...

Page 80: ... only UNC paths to migrate WinCC projects remotely Release the project path or the folder above it Use this UNC path as project directory for the WinCC Project Migrator See also https support industry siemens com cs de de view 78463889 http support automation siemens com WW view en 78463889 http support automation siemens com WW view en 55422236 http support automation siemens com WW view en 55422...

Page 81: ... redundancy it is recommended to configure a standard gateway for the correct detection of failure scenarios The standard gateway must be properly configured on both redundancy servers for this This can be done manually or via DHCP For a configured standard gateway ensure that this gateway cannot only be reached but is also accessible using a ping Use of DHCP Starting computer only with active net...

Page 82: ... as Windows Different buttons have English labels especially in the multi lingual versions of Windows independent of the language setting and independent of the WinCC language This affects dialog boxes in particular which the user must respond with Yes No OK Cancel etc Tags with prefix The project engineer my not create any tags with prefix Only the WinCC PCS7 software can do this You are not allo...

Page 83: ...ling archives User authorization No 8 Controlling archives in User Administrator is no longer used by the system Authorization check in WinCC ServiceMode There are three possible scenarios for WinCC in ServiceMode that influence the Runtime behavior due to authorization check No Windows user logged on A user is defined as User in service context in WinCC User Administrator The authorizations of th...

Page 84: ...WinCC Release Notes 2 5 Notes on Process Control Options WinCC General information and installation 84 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 85: ...products Service Pack 1 provides a series of functional enhancements as well as optimization of the existing software version Supported operating systems Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Starting in WinCC V7 4 SP1 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 32 bit is required The SQL server is included in the scope of delivery of the product WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A...

Page 86: ...ndard Datacenter 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard 64 bit For WinCC Server Windows 10 Pro Enterprise 64 bit Windows 8 1 Pro Enterprise 64 bit Windows 7 SP1 Pro Enterprise 64 bit Windows Server 2016 Standard Datacenter 64 bit Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Datacenter 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard 64 bit WinCC Server with up to three WinCC clients Increased number of connectio...

Page 87: ...ion New smart object SVG object for inserting pictures with scalable vector graphics in a process picture An SVG library has been added The global library contains read only SVG libraries with ready made SVG graphics that are available as zip files The project library enables a project specific SVG library to be built Objects and controls are inserted in the process picture using drag and drop A s...

Page 88: ...armControl you can now also use the SQL statement NOT for filtering messages Additions to Tag Logging Text tags can be archived in Tag Logging and displayed in WinCC Online Table Control and in the Data Monitor WinCC Information System Basics of Process Value Archiving New Text and Graphics Lists editor in the Configuration Studio A text list offers the option of assigning specific values of a tag...

Page 89: ...ture Tree editor The Picture Tree Manager was integrated in the WinCC Configuration Studio and hereby renamed into Picture Tree The administration of the hierarchical levels has been simplified and adapted to the table principle of WinCC Configuration Studio Additional information is available in the documentation on the Picture Tree editor WinCC Information System Options Options for Process Cont...

Page 90: ...g Adding comments when configuring the tags Functions for editing tags which enable the output of additional parameters e g VarWeighting and PLCVariableName Functions for determining names of the OPC namespace Archiving text tags Configuring infotexts for the message and querying configured infotexts of the message What s new in WinCC V7 3 1 What s new in WinCC V7 4 SP1 WinCC General information a...

Page 91: ...he most important new features in WinCC V7 4 as compared to WinCC V7 3 SE incl Update 1 You can find detailed descriptions of the individual functions in the WinCC Information System What s new in WinCC V7 3 2 What is new in WinCC V7 WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 91 ...

Page 92: ...Enterprise 64 bit For WinCC single user projects and client projects Windows 10 Pro Enterprise 64 bit Windows 8 1 Pro Enterprise 32 bit Windows 8 1 Pro Enterprise 64 bit Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate Professional Enterprise 32 bit Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate Professional Enterprise 64 bit Windows Server 2012 R2 standard 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 standard 64 bit For WinCC Server Windows 10 Pro Enterpri...

Page 93: ...ent license for the diagnostics client is only required on the client computer As of WinCC V7 4 a license is no longer required a diagnostics server Reserved WebUX license A WebUX license is reserved in the user administration for a specific user This user always has guaranteed access to the WebUX server Upgrade licenses The following upgrade licenses are available for upgrading to WinCC V7 4 WinC...

Page 94: ...onitor 2 WinCC Connectivity Pack WinCC Connectivity Station 2 Licenses for 5 25 50 150 clients from versions up to V7 3 are retained See also Extended functionality for WinCC WebNavigator Page 107 Extended functionality for WinCC DataMonitor Page 109 Extended functionality for WinCC WebUX Page 110 What s new in WinCC V7 3 4 Licensing WinCC General information and installation 94 System Manual 02 2...

Page 95: ...ating Process Pictures Process Pictures in Runtime Touch Operation There you will also find a guide to configuring the two hand operation of process pictures on a multitouch screen Sorting system dialog Favorites in Runtime You can re sort the displayed process pictures as required using drag and drop If you have specified a language dependent display name for a process picture this name is displa...

Page 96: ... channel like a normal process tag that is addressed via address and length of the data area for example DB1 DBB10 length 100 bytes Establishing or terminating a connection in Runtime New connection specific tags provide you with the option of establishing or terminating channel connections during operation The tag ConnectionName ForceConnectionState determines the connection status between a WinC...

Page 97: ... control for the diagnostics overview with detailed information The following views are available in the system diagnostics view Diagnostics overview Status of the controller for all available S7 1200 S7 1500 channels Details view Information on the selected controller Diagnostic buffer view Current data from the diagnostic buffer of the controller What s new in WinCC V7 3 6 SIMATIC S7 1200 S7 150...

Page 98: ...so Extended functionality for WinCC controls Page 102 What s new in WinCC V7 3 6 SIMATIC S7 1200 S7 1500 Channel channel DLL WinCC General information and installation 98 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 99: ...side of WinCC for example MS Excel or WordPad Mass data processing with Find and replace The WinCC Configuration Studio supports you in configuring large data volumes The Find and Replace function expands selected data values in the table area with suffixes and prefixes You can use this function for example to insert a server prefix in front of multiple tag names You can use this function in all f...

Page 100: ...s Designer you can created one of the following objects with a tag connection I O field Status display Text list Combo box List box Bar WinCC OnlineTrendControl Display in WinCC Explorer WinCC Explorer offers the following new functions in the data window Process picture preview A preview of the configured process pictures is displayed in the Tiles view Password protection of process pictures Proc...

Page 101: ...s contains the configured display names in the relevant WinCC user interface language What s new in WinCC V7 3 8 Extended functionality for WinCC Graphics Designer WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 101 ...

Page 102: ...ured limit monitoring you see the assigned messages directly at the trend value A red symbol signals a violation of a high or low limit The tooltip contains the message number message text and info text of the message You jump directly from WinCC OnlineTrendControl to the assigned process picture via the function Loop in Alarm PCS 7 settings in WinCC AlarmControl When you use PCS 7 you can specify...

Page 103: ...w can display multiple charts Chart types Version 1 Only bars are displayed in the bar charts Version 2 The bar with value specification contains the value as text optionally with display of the unit Write direction All four write directions can be configured Writing from the right is standard in the diagram window What s new in WinCC V7 3 9 Extended functionality for WinCC controls WinCC General ...

Page 104: ...dden if required Dynamic display of the bars With acyclic archive tags the bar width depends on the time difference of the displayed values The display is adjusted so that the bars do not overlap What s new in WinCC V7 3 9 Extended functionality for WinCC controls WinCC General information and installation 104 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 105: ... corresponding tag is then only triggered of the filter with this prefix is not applicable Extended redundancy monitoring in the area overview Status of the redundancy synchronization The redundancy monitoring points to a redundancy synchronization that is running Arrow symbols signal that a redundancy server pair is currently performing a synchronization SIMATIC Process Historian Server When you ...

Page 106: ...What s new in WinCC V7 3 10 Extended functionality with options for Process Control WinCC General information and installation 106 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 107: ...tings for the STEP 7 multiproject Project wide Monitor only cursor You can specify a Monitor only cursor permanently for the STEP 7 multiproject in the SIMATIC Manager Based on the preset cursor users on the Web client can see that they cannot operate Runtime The setting applies to the Web server in the STEP 7 multiproject Publishing process pictures for the Web access of clients 1 In SIMATIC Mana...

Page 108: ...See also Licensing Page 93 What s new in WinCC V7 3 11 Extended functionality for WinCC WebNavigator WinCC General information and installation 108 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 109: ...fied licensing is available under Licensing Page 93 Terminal services Extended configuration limits WinCC DataMonitor allows the simultaneous operation of up to 50 clients per server Using terminal services A configuration with 50 DataMonitor clients per terminal services server has been tested as a typical scenario See also Licensing Page 93 What s new in WinCC V7 3 12 Extended functionality for ...

Page 110: ... are check for Web compatibility and the results are written to a log Dynamic dialogs are automatically converted in VB scripts Information on simplified licensing is available under Licensing Page 93 Supported graphic objects The support for Graphics Designer objects has been enhanced Application window for the script diagnostics Bar The Operator message object property is supported for all objec...

Page 111: ...Analog Clock Control WinCC Gauge Control WebBrowser Control See also Licensing Page 93 What s new in WinCC V7 3 13 Extended functionality for WinCC WebUX WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 111 ...

Page 112: ...ient DataAccess WinCC V7 4 contains the OPC UA WinCC Channel communication channel The OPC UA WinCC Channel offers full access to actual values DataAccess via OPC UA on the OPC UA server in accordance with the OPC Unified Architecture specification New editor WinCC OPC UA Configurator The new WinCC OPC UA Configurator provides support for the configuration of the OPC UA WinCC Channel channel The e...

Page 113: ...via Remote access With WinCC V7 4 you can configure the autostart function identically for multiple PCs The revised function AutoStart Configuration provides the following options Autostart configuration independent of open project Set up autostart for the local PC Set up autostart for another PC in the WinCC system Set up WinCC logon during autostart on a client without its own project Set up aut...

Page 114: ...es for ascending descending values As of WinCC V7 4 the differences for ascending and descending values of compression tags are stored The difference is calculated for the ascending and or descending process values of two archiving cycles The overflow of values is taken into consideration when the high or low counter limit is reached New ODK function in alarm logging As of WinCC V7 4 the advanced ...

Page 115: ...erty damage may result if proper precautions are not taken Note indicates important information about the product and its use or a specific section of the documentation to which you should pay particular attention If more than one degree of danger is present the warning notice representing the highest degree of danger will be used A warning notice of injury to persons with a safety alert symbol ma...

Page 116: ... holistic state of the art industrial security concept Siemens products and solutions only form one element of such a concept Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants systems machines and networks Systems machines and components should only be connected to the enterprise network or the Internet if necessary and only to the extent necessary and with appropriate p...

Page 117: ...mation in the Release Notes and Installation Notes is more binding than that in the manuals and online help Copyright Siemens AG 2017 All rights reserved The reproduction transmission or use of this document or its contents is not permitted without express written authorization Offenders will be held liable for payment of damages All rights including rights created by patent grant or registration ...

Page 118: ... Information on the AVC can be found at the following URL https support industry siemens com cs ww en sc 2021 https support industry siemens com cs ww en sc 2021 SIMATIC Customer Online Support Service and Support An overview of the support offering for our products is available at the following URL https support industry siemens com https support industry siemens com cs ww en In Product Support f...

Page 119: ...emens com aspa_app lang en Product Information SIMATIC WinCC Go to the following URL for additional information about WinCC products http www siemens com wincc http www siemens com wincc SIMATIC Products Go to the following URL for additional information about SIMATIC products http www siemens com simatic http www siemens com simatic See also Internet Support Request https support industry siemens...

Page 120: ...l Internet Contact person database http w3 siemens com aspa_app lang en Internet Support Search http www siemens de automation csi_en km Internet Information about WinCC http www siemens com wincc Internet SIMATIC Products http www siemens com simatic Service and Support 4 2 Customer support WinCC General information and installation 120 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 121: ... view en 16605654 https support industry siemens com cs ww en sc 2100 Procedure 1 Open the Support Request form using the link on the Internet Step 1 Select product is displayed 2 Enter the project name in the Product Order number box Upper lower case is not relevant Search for parts of the product name or enter the full product name in the correct order You can e g search for the following terms ...

Page 122: ... well 7 Use the Search button to upload your affected project and the log files e g as a Zip file to the Support Request Press Next to switch to step 5 Provide contact information 8 Enter your contact information Read the privacy notice and choose whether your personal data should be permanently saved Press Next to switch to step 6 Summary Send 9 Press the Print button if you would like to print t...

Page 123: ...information can be accessed via a link from the What s This help to the WinCC Information System Customized information for the user can be stored in the project Users also have the option to configure additional help See also Tooltips and Status Bar Page 123 Direct Help What s This in WinCC Page 124 WinCC Information System Page 126 Navigation in the WinCC Information System Page 128 Search in Wi...

Page 124: ...window opens after you call the Direct Help From this window you may request additional help from the WinCC Information System via links Show complete text A standard size for the tooltip window is defined for each component Long texts may not be shown in full in the open window To read the full text click the window and drag it with the mouse or scroll down or to the right with the arrow keys Cal...

Page 125: ... WinCC Information System If further help is requested from the What s This help a window opens containing the WinCC Information System You are directed to the chapter containing information related to your What s This query The title of the superordinated chapter appears in the window header If another link to the WinCC Information System is selected from the What s This help a second window is o...

Page 126: ... Simatic WinCC WinCC Information System Structure of the WinCC Information System The WinCC Information System is divided into two panels The navigation panel on the left features a number of tabs for different access and search options The topic panel on the right displays the individual help topics Some help topics are not directly accessible in WinCC Information System When you click a grey but...

Page 127: ... Information System The help provided in the WinCC Information System can also be printed You can find the main chapters of the WinCC Information System as PDF files via the Windows Start menu Start Simatic WinCC WinCC Information System To open these files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader You can download the Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge from the following URL http www adobe com products...

Page 128: ...here Index The index terms can be used as a basis for searching for help topics Find Enter a search term for full text search of the entire documentation Favorites Use this function to store topics that you wish to refer to again They can then be called up without having to search for them Navigation using Header Buttons The buttons in the header provide the following access options Tab Descriptio...

Page 129: ...he mouse to select the topic you wish to call up Tab Description In Section Go to a specific topic within the page Instructions Provides links to step by step instructions Examples Provides links to application examples and sample cases Basics Provides links to additional information e g definitions or details Properties Provides links to information on the properties of objects Methods Provides l...

Page 130: ...he buttons in the topic area See also WinCC Documentation Page 123 Tooltips and Status Bar Page 123 Direct Help What s This in WinCC Page 124 WinCC Information System Page 126 Search in WinCC Information System Page 130 4 4 6 Search in WinCC Information System Full Text Search on the Search Tab The Search tab enables you to search for a particular topic in a highly efficient manner Expanded Search...

Page 131: ... the new term This of course limits the search and makes it more targeted Ensure that the check boxes are cleared prior to the next search where you wish to include all contents Sorting Search Results To sort the search results alphabetically click Title or Location button at the top of the list In the Location column you can see the help topic in which the respective page is included Storing Sear...

Page 132: ...as WinCC Working with WinCC 4 Click on the link Displaying and configuring in the open page The page My Documentation Manager opens and the topics of the manual will be displayed Direct call of My Documentation Manager If you have already displayed or compiled documents in My Documentation Manager use support automation siemens com http support automation siemens com WW view en 10805583 133000 to ...

Page 133: ...ed via the Show index menu Compiling Online Help documents for more processing If you want to print parts of the Online Help or reuse them in other programs you have to collect and generate the documents in a library You must have registered and be logged in You can read how to create a generated document as a PDF for example in the description of My Documentation Manager The generated document ca...

Page 134: ...Service and Support 4 4 Help on WinCC Documentation WinCC General information and installation 134 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 135: ...al Operation A project can be upgraded in a redundant system without deactivating operation This requires that you update the server clients with their own project and clients without their own project in a certain sequence Detailed instructions are provided in the section Upgrading Redundant Systems in Normal Operation NOTICE Migrating redundant systems without extended interruption In order not ...

Page 136: ...cts This means that you have to write all chip cards in use once again with the corresponding users in the User Administrator Afterwards only the new user information specified as of WinCC V7 3 exists in the projects and on the chip cards Converting project data You may also import selected project data and files from projects created in a previous version for use in a new WinCC project For this p...

Page 137: ...prior to WinCC V6 2 SP2 include database settings of the SQL Server 2000 To access these databases with WinCC V7 4 and higher you must adapt the compatibility settings For additional information refer to How to migrate SQL Server 2000 databases Page 142 Note No migration of a WinCC V6 2 SP3 project if a WinCC editor has never been opened before If you have never opened an editor for example Alarm ...

Page 138: ...nel Changed configuration as of WinCC V7 4 SP1 As of WinCC V7 4 SP1 you fully configure the OPC UA channel in the WinCC Configuration Studio In tag management the OPC UA connections are created parallel to the OPC channel When you use OPC UA in a WinCC project that was created with WinCC prior to V7 4 the connections and tags are automatically migrated with the project Adhere to the following sequ...

Page 139: ...racters for example You may archive these process tags and view them in Runtime in TagLogging controls Setup contains a project library for all languages NOTICE The source language of a project cannot be set more than once in the migrator You cannot rectify an incorrect setting of the source language because a project can be migrated only once to the version Backup the projects and project librari...

Page 140: ... also How to migrate SQL Server 2000 databases Page 142 Migration 5 2 Important differences compared to previous versions WinCC General information and installation 140 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 141: ... must fulfill the following conditions Requirement Operating system The requirements are specified in the Hardware requirements and Software requirements section of the installation instructions CPU RAM Free memory space on the hard disk In addition at least the size of the overall project Migration increases the size of the projects User Rights User must be a member of the SIMATIC HMI group WinCC...

Page 142: ...iated LDF file for each MDF file The SQL Server up to version SQL Server 2008 is installed on the PC Procedure 1 Open the SQL Server Management Studio 2 Connect to the WinCC instance Enter the following path in the Server name field Computer name WINCC 3 Select the entry Append in the shortcut menu of Databases The Append databases dialog opens 4 Click Add The Search database files dialog opens 5 ...

Page 143: ...t steps 3 to 9 for each database that is part of the WinCC project Result The WinCC project can be migrated See also Conditions for Migration Page 141 Migration 5 4 How to migrate SQL Server 2000 databases WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 143 ...

Page 144: ...CC prior to V7 0 you must remove this connection prior to migration DDE is no longer supported as of WinCC V7 0 Using WinCC Project Migrator to migrate the WinCC projects 1 Open Simatic WinCC Tools Project Migrator in the Start menu of the operating system Project Migrator opens with the CCMigrator Step 1 of 2 start window 2 Select the project directory in which the WinCC project is located by cli...

Page 145: ...on Unicode programs or in the system locale is set by default 4 Click Migrate Wait for successful completion of the migration 5 Acknowledge the prompt to wait for completion of the migration Migration is completed and the S7 project opens Migrating an S7 multi project 1 Open the S7 multi project Proceed to step 2 if none of the project partitions is opened automatically Otherwise the project is mi...

Page 146: ... S7 project Click Yes to open WinCC Migrator You are informed of the updated state of the project as soon as you click Migrate Note You must migrate all components of an S7 project You must first migrate all components of an S7 project before you can work on this project Operation of a partially migrated project my result in inconsistencies Migration 5 6 How to migrate S7 projects WinCC General in...

Page 147: ...f clients which run their own project were used in your original project migrate each client project separately Proceed in exactly the same way as for a single user project or a multi user project After migration create new packages on the servers and load them onto the client If existing packages were deleted the newly created packages must get the respective names of the deleted packages It is p...

Page 148: ...ID The name of the raw data tag is used instead You must convert these tags to adapt their assignment for example in Controls For this purpose open the Properties dialog of the archive tag once and then close it again without making any changes If you are not using the Compile OS function you can continue using the process controlled archive tags in their original structure in the new WinCC versio...

Page 149: ...rted and confirm with OK Pictures and faceplates C and VB project functions and actions 3 Confirm with OK The selected data is converted to the current version of WinCC See also Migration Diagnostics Page 162 Migration 5 8 Additional Steps WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 149 ...

Page 150: ...ble in logged off state Objective The automation system remains permanently in Runtime The process is constantly operable Process Upgrading consists of the following phases 1 Upgrading the Standby Server 2 Upgrade WinCC clients 3 Upgrading Master Server 4 Defining Master Server 5 9 2 Quick Reference Instructions Upgrading Redundant Systems in Normal Operation Introduction A redundant system in ope...

Page 151: ... described The working steps from Phase 1 to Phase 4 must be completed without any longer interruptions Note Create a backup of the entire system before upgrading the server Configure a preferred server for all clients to be upgraded Phase 1 Upgrading the Standby Server 1 WinCC Client1 Configure Server1 as preferred server 2 WinCC Client2 Configure Server1 as preferred server 3 Server2 Deactivate ...

Page 152: ... completed the system has the following status Upgraded Server1 is the master server Upgraded Server2 is the standby server Upgraded WinCC Client1 is connected to its preferred server Server1 Upgraded WinCC Client2 is connected to its preferred server Server2 Upgrading your redundant system to the new WinCC version is complete Note Following migration of a server the respective packages must be re...

Page 153: ...lient2 is connected to Server2 because this is its configured preferred server The master server package is loaded on WinCC Client2 WinCC Client2 is synonym for all WinCC clients that were originally connected to Server2 and which have to be reconnected with Server2 after migration Procedure Phase 1 For a detailed description of the procedure please click one of the following working steps Note Pl...

Page 154: ...End WinCC on the existing standby server Server2 5 Server2 Reboot the computer Close Windows and restart Server2 6 Server2 Install new WinCC version The WinCC server with the new WinCC version runs only under the system conditions described in the Installation Notes of the WinCC Information System Install the new WinCC version with all necessary options or run an update Information on installation...

Page 155: ...te the upgrading of one standby server before beginning with upgrading the next standby server Result of Phase 1 Standby Server2 has been upgraded WinCC Client2 is connected to Server1 WinCC Client1 is connected to Server1 5 9 4 Phase 2 Upgrade WinCC clients Introduction In phase 2 you upgrade all WinCC clients to the new WinCC version In order for the system to remain operable at least one WinCC ...

Page 156: ...CC version with all necessary options or perform an update Information on installation is available in the WinCC Information System under Installation Notes 13 WinCC Client2 Migrate project Migrate the WinCC data of the WinCC client Modify the project for the new WinCC version after the migration Observe the corresponding notes in the chapter Additional steps Note Following migration of a WinCC cl...

Page 157: ...ious WinCC version Upgraded Server2 is the standby server in the migrated project with the new WinCC version 5 9 5 Phase 3 Upgrading Master Server Introduction In Phase 3 the master server Server1 is upgraded While carrying out the working steps in Phase 3 the system runs on just one server The system can be operated via the WinCC clients upgraded in Phase 2 Further information on redundancy synch...

Page 158: ... system conditions described in the Installation Notes of the WinCC Information System First save the WinCC data on the server if necessary Install the new WinCC version with all necessary options or perform an update Information on installation is available in the WinCC Information System under Installation Notes 20 Server1 Migrate project Migrate the WinCC data of the server Modify the project f...

Page 159: ... Server Load the Server1 package to the WinCC clients Configure Server2 as the preferred server for WinCC Client2 Deactivate and activate the respective client to apply the changed configuration to the preferred server The WinCC Client2 connects to the master server Server2 24 Other redundant server pairs Execute Steps 17 to 23 If several redundant server pairs are implemented then upgrade the mas...

Page 160: ... server Server1 WinCC Client2 is connected to its preferred server Server2 Procedure Phase 4 For a detailed description of the procedure click working step 25 25 Switch master server manually In order to restore the initial situation of the system define Server1 as the master server manually Set the redundancy tag RM_Master on Server1 from 0 to 1 You can query and set the redundancy tag RM_Master ...

Page 161: ...ng your redundant system to the new WinCC version is complete Migration 5 9 Upgrading a Redundant System in Normal Operation WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 161 ...

Page 162: ... containing the migration errors Migration after elimination of errors You can migrate the individual components after having eliminated the respective errors The computer name and the name of the local computer must match Select Tools Convert project data in WinCC Explorer Select the components that you want to migrate Diagnostics file The Project Migrator saves the MigratorLog txt diagnostics fi...

Page 163: ...nostics application itself will affect performance collecting additional values costs time Individual diagnostic functions can therefore be activated and deactivated to avoid degrading the runtime of the system during operation This is why you should ensure that the diagnostic functions are deactivated during the final commissioning stage This description will not explain every possible item of di...

Page 164: ...ction controller can be created ApDiag is ended when changing projects and when closing WinCC To permanently display diagnostics information independent of operation and navigation in the system ApDiag is in the foreground Set your window position and size so that ApDiag disturbs as little as possible These settings are saved and reestablished again during the next startup WinCC diagnosis 6 2 Star...

Page 165: ... constructed as follows In the online help you can click on a menu command with the mouse and display the respective description Diagnostics Menu Diagnostics offers several types of diagnostics information WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 165 ...

Page 166: ...d and deactivated Output Using menu Output trace entries generated with diagnostics can be output to a window stored in a file or deleted The trace entries are also collected in a circulating buffer when the window is not shown Info Menu Info delivers current information on the system The diagnostic information is output one time when selected not automatically The output is done as trace Level1 a...

Page 167: ...s described The diagnosis is different from the printf information in that the entries are collected with the window closed as well and mainly system messages trace points are shown Other trace entries can also be created using internal functions TraceTime and TraceText The functions are described in the WinCC Help The trace entries are output in the diagnostics window as standard Note End ApDiag ...

Page 168: ...ange Description With menu command Change you can recognize whether a trace is switched on and change the current diagnostics level if required The current diagnostics level is marked Select another level and click on OK to change the level Note If no diagnosis is started selecting Change opens no dialog WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation 168 System...

Page 169: ...o convert diagnostics information e g OnErrorExecute printf into a text file All settings are stored in the registry and are retained after a restart as well Since converting the diagnostics information influences the performance and the settings made here are retained after restarting WinCC or the computer you can use option NothingInFile to centrally stop writing the diagnostics information to a...

Page 170: ...n to a file Anything In File Use this option to centrally activate the conversion of diagnostics information The information that is actually concerned depends on the settings under In File WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation 170 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 171: ...ated in the installation directory Siemens WinCC Diagnose Particular attention is paid to the file size 64 KB is written to a file and then the next file is begun It is always started with Onprintf0 After file Onprintf10 it begins with Onprintf 0 again After activation it is also started with Onprintf 0 the first time the function is called OnDiagnose When the diagnosis is switched on all trace in...

Page 172: ...10000 queued actions by default the system outputs message ActionOverflow more than 10000 Actions to work to diagnostics file WinCC_Sys_01 log With this entry determining the cause for an increase or overflow of the queue can only be done with difficulty Menu command Profile now offers diagnostics information that enables the early detection of growth or an overflow of the queue Time measurements ...

Page 173: ...ent any diagnostics measurements from remaining switched on Profile off This option is superordinate and can be used to switch measurements off Profile on This option is superordinate and can be used to switch measurements on It is absolutely necessary to switch the switch and the desired information on to activate a measurement WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information an...

Page 174: ...ecognition of slow growth in the queue which would only lead to error message more than 10000 Actions to Work after several hours or days Individual pictures can also be checked for correct action programming Value ScanRate can be used to define after which amount of new jobs that the length of the queue should be checked If the queue has grown by more than the value defined with Gradient a notice...

Page 175: ...scribed in the WinCC Help Note that writing the diagnostics values created more basic load The runtime for each started action is lengthened since the diagnostics values also have to be written in the tags This functionality should therefore be switched on for a short time only WinCC Diagnostics tags SCRIPT_COUNT_TAGS This tag contains the current number of tags re quested via Script SCRIPT_COUNT_...

Page 176: ... updated when opening and with the Refresh button The contents are only deleted if Reset is actuated or the diagnostics buffer has been written full Note Sequence in the Diagnostics Buffer The diagnostics buffer is a circulating buffer The lowest entry is therefore not necessarily the oldest entry WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation 176 System Manual...

Page 177: ...nu command FirstAction delivers information on the action that is running and therefore provides the ability to recognize which action in the queue is in the first position and e g blocks the processing of other actions with a loop Similar to OnErrorExecute the actions that are currently being processed are put in a text file In addition the stack for these actions is output so that it is possible...

Page 178: ...tion The action which calls the error box is not resumed until the box has been closed This is comparable to a Message Box with a loop or a Sleep To check whether an action is blocking processing 1 Start Siemens WinCC uTools Apdiag exe 2 Select Info FirstAction 3 Enter the name of a text file in dialog Save as The following information is then put in the text file WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu C...

Page 179: ...And the following OnErrorExecute is output WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 179 ...

Page 180: ...specified the message box is hidden to users and in the background and cannot be operated Mouse click events outside the message box are written to a buffer and processed after you exit the message box Example MessageBox NULL Welt Hallo MB_SYSTEMMODAL MB_OK WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation 180 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 181: ...ber of actions that are queued for processing There are jobs from Global Script cycle jobs from pictures and event controlled jobs from pictures Example Applikation GSC_RT cycle Count of Requests 0 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem cycle Count of Requests 0 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem acycle Count of Requests 1 6 3 5 4 Count of TransAction Description Menu command Count of TransAction lists the curren...

Page 182: ...ons At the end of the list the total sum of actions is output Example Info to Transaktions Count of Action in Transaction 1 Applikation GSC_RT Count of Actions in TransAction 0 15 3 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem Count of Actions in TransAction 7 1 3 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem Count of Actions in TransAction 6 1 3 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem Count of Actions in TransAction 5 1 3 Applikation PDLRu...

Page 183: ...e defined in Cycle corresponds with the following trigger 0 Upon change 1 250 ms 2 500 ms 3 1 s 4 2 s 5 5 s 6 10 s 7 1 min 8 5 min 9 10 min 10 1 h 11 15 User cycle 1 5 Example Info to Transaktions Count of Tags in Transaction 1 Applikation GSC_RT Count of Tags in TransAction 0 in Cycle 0 1 1 Applikation GSC_RT Count of Tags in TransAction 0 in Cycle 4 6 3 Applikation PDLRuntimeSystem Count of Tags...

Page 184: ...unt of Actions in Cycle 1 5 Count of Actions in Cycle 2 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 3 6 Count of Actions in Cycle 4 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 5 1 Count of Actions in Cycle 6 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 7 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 8 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 9 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 10 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 11 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 12 0 Count of Actions in Cycle 13 0 Count of...

Page 185: ...oints Change Level Description The levels of certain trace points can be changed with this menu command If you expect e g only one certain trace point you can set the respective level high and are no longer disrupted by a number of other trace points You can change the level by double clicking Actual Level for the desired trace point setting the desired level in the dialog box and leaving the box ...

Page 186: ...pplication window GSC diagnosis but offers the following advantages It is independent of the configuration The configuration does not have to be accessed especially with third party projects WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation 186 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 187: ...ven before activating runtime and can therefore show error messages during power up which remain hidden from the application window GSC diagnosis WinCC diagnosis 6 3 ApDiag Menu Commands WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 187 ...

Page 188: ...h an action the action ID is output in hex If it is a Global Script action the connec tion to the action name can be made via the GSC runtime application window after Execute dwID d After executing an action the action ID is output in hex If it is a Global Script action the connec tion to the action name can be made via the GSC runtime application window Exception in new Variant dwID d Error with ...

Page 189: ...rocess complete printf aus Aktionen 3 Printf outputs Begin Disconnect dwAppID 6 An application logs out from the script control ChangeFct 6 Function was changed LoadFct 6 Reloading a function DirInfo szProjectLibDir 6 Project functions path DirInfo szGlobalLibDir 6 Path of standard functions and internal functions m_szIncludepathProj 6 Project path for a compiler include m_szIncludepath 6 General ...

Page 190: ...The connection to the server is broken Measure Start server again 1007004 3 Action error 1 Function s Functions name unknown Unknown function 1007004 3 Action error 1 10 errors occurs no more er rors will be reported The above fault has occurred 10 times and will no longer be logged for per formance reasons 1007005 3 Action error 2 no PCode A Global Script action or a function contains no executab...

Page 191: ...y this entry is found and a second at tempt is started 1007007 1 Info Alles vorbei INVALID_HAN DLE_VALUE GetLastError d The second access attempt failed The SCRIPTFCT directory and the func tions and header files contained within are not available Possible causes Network is faulty no current Service Pack for NT or changed access author ization 1007007 1 Info countall d in szFolder s Number of func...

Page 192: ...ion error 2 EndAct Timeout An action was not able to log out within one minute and was therefore ended Example An action with a longer runtime was started and changed to another pic ture The action will be ended after one minute 1007009 3 Error in thread Thread said good bye A job thread has ended unexpectedly 1007009 3 Error in thread APDMConnect Thread said good bye The thread that prepares the ...

Page 193: ... a manner can run only in an unrestricted manner when a valid license for the software package has been transferred to the hard disk of the corresponding computer Each installed software requires a valid license for unrestricted operation Without a valid license WinCC software can only be used in Demo mode See also Basic license types and license types in WinCC Page 198 Overview of the licensing P...

Page 194: ...upplied program Automation License Manager is used to manage the license keys It allows you to transfer a license key at a later time You can also install the Automation License Manager at a later time by means of the WinCC DVD and Additional software on a computer without WinCC such as a license server Note If you install the Automation License Manager as license server without WinCC you also nee...

Page 195: ... for a limited period of time RC licenses permit the operation of WinCC in Runtime for an unlimited period of time and during configuration You can use RC licenses locally or remotely If an RC license is located on another computer it can only be used for the configuration If you want to use Runtime the RC license must be available locally or you need an additional RT license The number of externa...

Page 196: ...r a WinCC software configuration can be upgraded with Powerpack Upgrade license for PowerTags process tags For the Powerpack of the PowerTags we offer the WinCC RT Powerpack and WinCC RC Powerpack packs If the permissible number of PowerTags is exceeded in Runtime WinCC switches to demo mode Note Use Powerpack only for license upgrade By using Powerpack you only increase the number of licensed tag...

Page 197: ... Tags 1500 The installed archive license in cludes the 512 ArchivTags of the basic license WinCC RC WinCC Archive 1500 Tags WinCC Archive 5000 Tags 6500 With an additional archive license the 1500 ArchivTags are upgraded to 6500 ArchivTags Avoiding errors when handling licenses You have to remove all license keys on the hard disk before you Use a hard disk optimization program that moves fixed blo...

Page 198: ...cense numbers with the associated basic license types and license types displayed with the Automation License Manager program Additional information is available in the online help of the Automation License Manager Overview The license keys are displayed in the Manage view The column display depends on the selected view Licensing 7 3 Basic license types and license types in WinCC WinCC General inf...

Page 199: ...icense must be available locally on the computer for Runtime After disconnection the program is restarted only after three hours in demo mode The first free license on the license server is assigned You must therefore ensure that sufficient licenses of the floating type are available on the license server which license at least the number of tags required in the project Otherwise the requesting co...

Page 200: ...t License is identified by SIFC or SISC Trial With these licenses software utilization is limited to the WinCC Trial installation The use is limited to 30 days from the first day of use The software may only be used for purposes of testing and validation The Trial License is identified by SITT Master License Key With this license the software may be used without restriction The Master License Key ...

Page 201: ...our in demo mode You can use the editors and save the changes until demo mode expires Missing WinCC RT licenses If WinCC RT licenses are missing a message which prompts you to acquire a valid license and has to be acknowledged is displayed when you start Runtime This message is redisplayed every 10 minutes and must be acknowledged If the message window is moved the window reappears again centered ...

Page 202: ...ot be write protected Note If several licenses are present WinCC uses the license it finds first In many cases this license is not the most powerful license Make sure that only one RT license or RC license and not several licenses are transferred Example The following licenses are available on the PC WinCC RC 65536 WinCC RC 128 If the Automation License Manager uses the smaller license only 128 ta...

Page 203: ...her license data storage media Removing the licenses 1 Connect the WinCC license data storage medium with the computer 2 Open the Automation License Manager in the Siemens Automation program group 3 In the navigation window select the drive where the license to be deleted is located The WinCC licenses on the drive are displayed 4 Select the required license in the table You can also select multipl...

Page 204: ...license key on a license data storage medium Procedure 1 Connect the license data storage medium with the computer 2 Open the Automation License Manager in the Siemens Automation program group 3 In the navigation window select the drive where the license to be upgraded is located 4 Select this license from the table 5 In the shortcut menu of the license select the entry License Key Upgrade The upg...

Page 205: ... Alternatively open the license analysis in the Taskbar Notification Area from the shortcut menu of the SIMATIC WinCC icon How to check the licenses using the Automation License Manager 1 Open the Automation License Manager in the Siemens Automation program group 2 Select the Management view in the Automation License Manager 3 Select the storage location of the license key in the navigation window...

Page 206: ...he files are located in the WinCC installation path in the diagnose folder that is automatically set up when WinCC is run for the first time Note If the license for a WinCC option in use is missing WinCC switches to demo mode See also WinCC in the Demo Mode Page 201 Licensing 7 7 Diagnostics of Licensing Problems WinCC General information and installation 206 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 207: ...m partner index asp Required information If you contact Support for License Management have the following information ready Company data Name Address Country Telephone Fax Numerical inquiry code With regard to the license data storage medium Article number of the product e g 6AV Product designation in plain text Serial number license number You can find this information on the Certificate of Licen...

Page 208: ...Licensing 7 8 Restore license key WinCC General information and installation 208 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 209: ...mance Data 8 8 1 Performance Data Contents This chapter provides important technical data and performance limits on WinCC V7 WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 209 ...

Page 210: ...ts without their own project in the WinCC system WinCC clients with their own project 32 clients 1 Maximum of 50 WinCC clients without their own project in the WinCC system Configuration example 1 32 clients 3 Web clients WinCC clients with their own project Configuration example 2 1 client 150 Web clients WinCC client with its own project 1 When the server is also used as an operator station the ...

Page 211: ...ics card Runtime The performance data depends on the hardware implemented Process pictures with the following values were tested as typical scenario Change picture from empty screen to Time in seconds Picture with standard objects 100 objects 1 Picture with 2 480 I O fields 8 internal tags 1 Picture with 1 000 I O fields 1 000 internal tags 1 Picture of 10 MByte size bitmap 1 Message window 2 Tabl...

Page 212: ...single user station server 10 sec Message surge single user station server 2 000 10 sec every 5 min 3 1 On single user station or server or on client per server or per redundant server pair if LongTimeArchiveConsistency is set to no On single user station server client or redundant server pair if LongTimeArchiveConsistency is set to yes 2 On single user station or server or on client per server or...

Page 213: ...fluenced by the number of values that are archived with Tag Logging Fast and Tag Logging Slow If necessary reduce the archived values of the databases Projects with the following values were tested as typical scenarios Values second 1 Archiving in database for server single user Tag Logging Fast 5 000 Archiving in database for server single user Tag Logging Slow 5 000 Trend printouts for each conf...

Page 214: ... 2 000 data records Determined Values approx 10 fields 500 fields Picture change from a neutral picture to a picture with a linked UserArchiveControl Measurement result depends on the fill level of the control Full display takes up to 15 seconds during the first load or in the case of large configuration changes in the user archive 1 second 5 seconds Read record Click the control button to read th...

Page 215: ...Performance Data 8 6 User archives WinCC General information and installation System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA 215 ...

Page 216: ...er report 1 300 1 The number of tags per report is dependent on the performance of the process communication Runtime Maximum Simultaneously running message sequence reports per server client 1 Simultaneously running message archive reports 3 Performance Data 8 7 Reports Report Designer WinCC General information and installation 216 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

Page 217: ... bit Intel Core i7 2600 3 4 GHz 8 GB RAM The measured values are specified in milliseconds VBS ANSI C Set color of 1 000 rectangles 220 1 900 Set output value of 200 I O fields 60 170 Select a picture with 1 000 static texts which determine the object name and issue it as return value 460 260 Read 1 000 internal tags 920 500 Re read 1 000 internal tags 30 120 Conduct 100 000 calculations 1 280 70 ...

Page 218: ...rd Net 3 SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite 1 MPI 8 44 Soft PLC 1 Slot PLC 1 Profibus 1 8 44 Profibus 2 8 44 Named Connections 64 60 Industrial Ethernet ISO L4 1 64 60 Industrial Ethernet ISO L4 2 64 60 Industrial Ethernet TCP IP 64 60 SIMATIC S7 1200 6 64 5 SIMATIC S7 1500 6 128 5 SIMATIC S5 Programmers Port AS 511 2 4 SIMATIC S5 Serial 3964R RK 512 2 4 SIMATIC S5 Profibus FDL FDL 50 SIMATIC S5 Ethernet L...

Page 219: ...ach other However the subordinate communication drivers can lead to limitations When the SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite is used a maximum of 64 S7 connections can be operated A typical configuration contains 60 S7 connections for example Examples 8 S7 connections via MPI and 52 S7 connections via Industrial Ethernet TCP IP or 60 S7 connections via Industrial Ethernet TCP IP 2 COM1 COM2 or internal soft...

Page 220: ...hernet port of the computer or corresponding Siemens communications processors The maximum possible number of connections is limited by the available system resources and their performance data particularly CPU RAM Ethernet connection 6 Note the maximum number of WinCC systems see table 7 CAMP Common ASCII Message Protocol SIMATIC S7 1200 S7 1500 Channel channel Maximum number of WinCC systems per...

Page 221: ...ystem 19 Remote access 71 78 Cluster 63 Color palette 61 Changing 61 Communication 218 Quantity structure 218 Communication drivers 8 19 Communication process 77 Diagnostics data 77 Compatibility 54 Component 8 36 41 Communication drivers 8 Components supplied 8 Connection interruption 63 Converting project data 136 Customer support See support D DCF file Create 71 DCOM configuration 61 Demo Mode ...

Page 222: ...nstallation 11 202 Missing licenses 205 Powerpack 194 RC license 194 Rental 198 Repair of license 207 RT license 194 Single 198 Upgrade 198 Upgrading 204 WinCC License Analysis 205 License Agreement 11 License type 11 Licensing 194 Automation License Manager 194 Error avoidance 197 Powerpack 194 M Manual detachment 63 Menu bar ApDiag 165 Message 212 Quantity structure 212 Message archive 212 Quant...

Page 223: ... Historical Data Access 76 XML Data Access 75 OPC A E 76 OPC source 76 OPC A E server 76 OPC UA Raw data tag 75 OPC_E_MAXEXCEEDED 76 Operating system 19 59 Access rights 28 56 Prevent access 26 Operation 52 Domain 19 P PDF files 8 Performance Action configuring 217 Functions 217 Scripting 217 Performance data 210 212 213 214 216 217 218 Picture Tree 83 Pictures 211 Quantity Structure 211 Preferred...

Page 224: ...35 Share 28 56 SIMATIC 505 TCPIP 77 SIMATIC HMI 28 31 32 56 User group 28 56 SIMATIC Manager User Rights 28 56 SIMATIC Security Controller 36 Software 19 Requirement 19 SQL master database 63 Start menu 36 Supplementary installation 41 42 Languages 42 Performing 41 42 Support 118 121 Support Request 121 System message ApDiag 189 System stability 70 T Table 213 Quantity structure 213 Tag Diagnostic...

Page 225: ... multiple domains 63 Use within a domain 63 WinCC DVD 8 WinCC client 210 Number of servers 210 WinCC DVD 8 WinCC License Analysis 205 WinCC project Include in user group 32 Migrate 144 WinCC ServiceMode 83 WinCC V6 x 48 WinCC V7 4 138 Windows 19 28 56 Access rights 28 56 Microsoft Message Queuing 35 Operation under Windows 52 Preparation the installation of WinCC 33 Security policy 33 Toolbar 26 U...

Page 226: ...Index WinCC General information and installation 226 System Manual 02 2017 A5E40840020 AA ...

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