Siemens Welding System ST PCS 7 User Manual

Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007

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The Route Control Software is structured such that SIMATIC 

Route Control can be flexibly adapted to different plant sizes and 

architectures (single/multi-user systems): 
• Route Control Engineering (component of the SIMATIC PCS 7 

Engineering System)

• Route Control Server
• Route Control Center (RCC)

SIMATIC Route Control works closely with the operator system, 

hence where small plants are concerned it is possible for the 

Route Control Center and Route Control Server to be installed 

not only on their own but also together with the OS software on a 

single station or a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 416 (up to 30 simulta-

neous material transports). The ordering data for the OS soft-

ware can be found in the Chapter "Operator system".
In the case of multi-user systems with small quantity frameworks 

it is also possible to operate the Route Control Server, Batch 

Server and OS Server on shared basic hardware. However, 

availability will be higher and performance better if they are in-

stalled on separate server hardware.
The Route Control Server program package suitable for up to 

30 simultaneous material transports can be expanded by means 

of add-on PowerPacks to meet higher requirements (up to 100 or 

300 simultaneous material transports).
The Route Control Client is represented by the Route Control 

Center (RCC). The RCC can be installed on an OS Client, a 

Batch Client or separate client hardware.

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The Route Control Server supplies the RC Clients (Route Control 

Center) with the necessary data and transfers their operations to 

the automation systems. When a material transport is requested 

through the Route Control Center, it is the job of the RC Server to 

dynamically compile a suitable transport route from the partial 

routes which were configured using a map of the automation 

systems on the basis of the selected parameters (source, desti-

nation and intermediate locations) and with due consideration of 

other parameters (e.g. function catalogs, function IDs or material 

IDs). Configuration changes can be taken immediately into ac-

count in the determination of a suitable transport route after 

transfer from the Route Control Engineering Tool to the Route 

Control Server and subsequent activation through the Route 

Control Center (online loading).

Route Control Center

The RCC can be called either from the faceplate of a route block 

or from the keyset on the operator station. It displays all of a ma-

terial transport’s relevant route data and error information in sev-

eral coordinated views 

SIMATIC Route 

Control Server 
Up to 30 simulta-

neous material 

transports

SIMATIC Route 

Control Server 

PowerPack
• From  30  up  to 

100 simultaneous 

material trans-

ports

• From 100 up to 

300 simultaneous 

material trans-

ports

SIMATIC Route 

Control Center

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