Siemens ST PCS 7 User Manual

System-neutral components

SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation

Introduction

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Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007

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Overview

We offer a range of modern, powerful SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial

Workstations for the systems positioned in the SIMATIC PCS 7

system architecture above the controller level, e.g. for engineer-

ing, operation and monitoring (also via Internet/intranet), batch

control, route control, asset management or IT applications etc.

These are optimized for use as single station, client or server,

and can be expanded specific to the system.

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Design

Microsoft Windows operating system

The multi-language Microsoft Windows XP Professional or

Server 2003 operating system as well as the SIMATIC PCS 7

system software for OS or ES/OS are preinstalled on the SI-

MATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation. The Microsoft Server 2003

operating system is supplied with 5 CALs (Client Access Li-

censes). You can purchase further CALs from Fujitsu Siemens

Computers GmbH (see page 2/6).

Monitors and multi-VGA operation

The core component of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Worksta-

tion is a SIMATIC industrial PC without keyboard or monitor. This

basic hardware can be combined with the industrial LCD moni-

tors recommended in the Section "HMI devices/monitors" for

SIMATIC PCS 7 in the Catalog "PC-based Automation" to suit the

operating environment and the customer’s requirements.
Using a multi-VGA graphics card, the visualization of a project/

subproject when engineering or a plant/unit in process operation

can be divided among up to 4 process monitors per operator

station with application of different views (see page 2/16).
This is supported in the SIMATIC PCS 7 workstations designed

as clients by additional hardware versions:
• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client RACK PC 547B WXP with multi-

VGA graphics card "2 Screens" and

• SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client RACK PC 547B WXP with multi-

VGA graphics card "4 Screens"

Clients and single stations with a standard graphic interface

module for controlling a process monitor can also be expanded

by a multi-VGA graphics card "2 Screens" or "4 Screens" (see

page 2/16).