Industrial Communication

for Automation & Drives

Overview

automation
s
Industrial Communication

The Multi-Point-Interface (MPI) is an

integrated interface in the SIMATIC®
This brochure provides an Definitions of protocols automation systems S7®/C7®, SIMOTION
overview of the products and (e.g. PROFIBUS DP). and SINUMERIK®, on SIMATIC PCs, PGs
systems offered by Siemens and OPs/PPs/TDs. It can be used to build
Assignment of products
for industrial communication up local communication networks.
in automation. (e.g. CPs) to the different
PROFIBUS (IEC 61158/EN 50170) –
automation systems
the international standard for the field
The following aids to selection (e.g. SIMATIC Controller) level is the global market leader in
are provided here: in the respective network fieldbuses and offers high-performance
(e.g. Industrial Ethernet). process or field communication.
The communication types:
Links to more detailed Industrial Ethernet (IEEE 802-3 and
process communication,
information. 802.3u) – The international standard for
field communication and area networking is, with its 80 % market
data communication with A glossary of the most share, the network No.1 in the LAN
their typical applications. important abbreviations. landscape worldwide.
Industrial Ethernet offers high-
Examples of configurations
performance data communication.
that demonstrate the pos-
sible solution techniques. ITlution
The configurations shown in
Under the name of ITlution, building on
Comparisons of technical the diagrams are only
Industrial Ethernet, industry-compatible
data of the individual bus intended as examples.
products with IT technology are offered
systems. that implement simple solutions for local
or worldwide corporate networks. The
basis of reliable, global data communi-
cation is TCP/IP.
Totally Integrated Automation Component based Automation Worldwide communication is possible in
Totally Integrated Automation® (TIA) Component based Automation is the the world of automation by means of
stands for a complete spectrum of name of the TIA concept for modular Web technology and e-mail functions and
automation components that feature the plant and machine construction. It problem-free communication with the
highest possible degree of integration, utilizes the advantages of the component planning and office environments can
three-fold integration. technology that is already established in also be achieved.
• A uniform software tool set supports the software field. In this manner, Network transitions are implemented
all phases of the project from selection exceptional productivity gains can be using PLCs or links.
of the hardware to programming and achieved during the engineering and
operation through to diagnostics and commissioning phases.
service. In the practical implementation,
PROFInet, the Ethernet standard from
• All tools access a common database.
the PROFIBUS association, is used.
• This saves time entering data and
ensures consistency throughout the Plant-wide, uniform communication
project. plays an important role.

As a low-cost alternative to the cable

tree, AS-Interface connects sensors
and actuators via a two-wire cable.

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The different bus systems are Data communication
assigned to: Data communication is the exchange of
Process or field communication data between programmable controllers
or between a programmable controller
The process or field communication
and an intelligent partner (PC, computer,
serves to link actuators and sensors to a
etc.).
PLC.
Linking can take place via integrated For data communication, the
interfaces on the CPU or via interfaces SIMATIC S7 offers the Multi-Point-Inter-
(IMs, CPs). face (MPI), PROFIBUS and Industrial
For process or field communication, Ethernet.
SIMATIC offers PROFIBUS DP and AS- Integrated interface
Interface as well as the EIB which bridges
For Industrial Ethernet and MPI,
the gap between production automation
integrated interfaces are provided on the
and building automation.
SIMATIC and SIMOTION systems.
Integrated interface
Use of communications processors
Integrated interfaces are available for
For Industrial Ethernet, high-
PROFIBUS DP or AS-Interface (SIMATIC
performance CPs that already execute
C7 only) on the CPUs of SIMATIC S7/C7,
the communications software and
SIMOTION C, SIMOTION P, the process
therefore relieve the stations of
control system PCS 7 and SIMATIC PC/PGs.
communication tasks (such as flow Bus systems
The integrated interface offers a cost-
control, blocking, etc.). assignment and
optimized DP interface for fieldbus
coverage of
communication.
performance ranges
Use of communications processors
Automation level
In today's high-performance automation
systems, it is often practical to connect
several PROFIBUS DP lines to automation
Data communication

systems either via integrated interfaces Management

or communications processors.
This not only serves to increase the
number of I/O devices that can be Enterprise level
connected, but it also allows individual
production areas to be handled
independently.
Control level

Field level
communi-
Process-
or field-

cation

Performance/
Transmission
rate

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 Networking for Industry ®

MOBIC SIMATIC
SIMATIC PC-based
Controller Automation SIMATIC Controller S7-300

Access Point

SIMATIC
C7
SIMATIC S7-300 SIMATIC PC with SIMATIC S7-400
ProTool/Pro or WinAC

Note-
book

SIMOTION C Power PG
SIMATIC HMI Field PG
PCS 7 OS/ES

Mobile
Panel SIMATIC C7 SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC PC SIMATIC ET 200

SIMODRIVE SIMOTION C
SIMOVERT
MASTERDRIVES

DP/EIB
Link FM-NC
SIMATIC TDC
SIMOTION P ET 200eco

SIMOREG MICROMASTER

LOGO! logic module

Closed-loop
control
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Totally Integrated Automation 2, 29
PC

Mobile Component based Automation 15, 20

SIMATIC NET
PN OPC-Server
Motion Control
SIMOTION P
Data communication 6, 7
SIMATIC Teleservice
Point-to-point-communication 6
Multi-point-Interface (MPI) 6, 18
SIMATIC Controller
PROFIBUS 6, 19
Industrial Ethernet 6, 20
Worldwide communication 22
Network performance and capacity 23
SIMATIC Practical data (table) 24
SIMATIC WinAC S7-300
SIMATIC S7-200 Highly available and fail-safe 26
communication
SIMATIC HMI
Transmission media 28

SIMATIC
SIMATIC NET SIMATIC S7-400 SIPART PS2
IE/PB Link Process or field communickation 6, 7
Machine Vision

PROFIBUS DP/PA 10
- PROFIBUS DP master 10
- PROFIBUS DP slaves 12
Practical data (table) 14
DP/PA Link/coupler Highly available and fail-safe 26
SIMODRIVE
POSMO A communication
Transmission media 28
DP/AS Interface MOBY ASM ET 200iS
Link 20E
SITRANS P
SITRANS F US
SIMATIC
S7-300
SIMATIC C7-621 Asi SIMATIC S7-200 Process or field communication 6, 7

AS-Interface 8
LOGO!
- AS-Interface-master 8
logic module - AS-Interface-slaves 9
DP/AS-Interface links 8
Safety at work 8
Practical data (table) 14

EIB Building services automation 7

Power pack
Network transitions 15
Actuators/sensors 5
Glossary 30
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Totally Integrated Automation 2, 29 Open communication at a glance
Component based Automation 15, 20
Sample configurations
In point-to-point communication, two nodes
SIMATIC S7-400 with CP 440/441 exchange data with one another.
The point-to-point structure is the simplest form
of communication.

SIMATIC S7-300 SIMOTION C

Data communication 6, 7 with CP 340/341

Point-to-point-communication 6
Multi-point-Interface (MPI) 6, 18
PROFIBUS 6, 19
Industrial Ethernet 6, 20
Worldwide communication 22
Network performance and capacity 23
Practical data (table) 24
Highly available and fail-safe 26
communication
SIMATIC S7-400
Transmission media 28

PC SIMATIC ET 200S
with motor starter

Process or field communication 6, 7 SIMATIC C7

SIMOTION C

PROFIBUS DP/PA 10
- PROFIBUS DP master 10
- PROFIBUS DP slaves 12
Practical data (table) 14
Highly available and fail-safe 26
communication
Transmission media 28
SIMATIC
SIMATIC S7-200
S7-300 SIMATIC HMI
DP/AS-Interface
Link 20E

Process or field communication 6, 7 Power pack Power pack

Motor starter
AS-Interface 8
- AS-Interface-master 8
- AS-Interface-slaves 9
DP/AS-Interface links 8
Safety at work 8
Practical data (table) 14

EIB Building services automation 7

Actuators
Network transitions 15

30 6
Glossary
 From the managment level right down to the field level, with TIA
communication is plantwide: The optimum bus is available for every
application, either Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS with AS-Interface
as an extending arm (for connecting the switchgear and installation
systems) or EIB for the integration of building automation.
Central and distributed I/O are configured in the same manner

SIMATIC PC-based SIMATIC PC with

SIMATIC S7-300 Automation WinAC or ProTool/Pro
SIMATIC C7

SIMATIC
S7-200

Data communication
via networks
MPI, PROFIBUS,
Industrial Ethernet
EIB (EN 50090, ANSI EIA 776) is the
SIMATIC WinAC internationally standardized building installation
system and is the basis of building automation
Closed- LOGO!
loop logic module
SIMATIC HMI control

SIMATIC NET IE/PB Link

S7-400

DP/EIB Link
Power PG Process or
S7-300 Field PG
field communication
via PROFIBUS

ET 200X with
ET 200L frequency
SIMOTION P converter
MICRO- ET 200eco
MASTER

LOGO! SIMATIC S7-200

Process or
field communication
via AS-Interface
Actuators LOGO!
logic module

Power pack

Sensors
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Process or field communication
AS-Interface

Valves, final control elements, drives –

many different components operate at
the field level.
All these actuators and sensors must be SIMATIC C7-621 ASi
connected to an automation system.
Integrated interface
For this purpose, distributed I/O stations (Specification V2.0)
are used today at the field level; as a kind
of intelligent outpost on-site. SIMATIC ET 200X
Process or field communication is
supported by the AS-Interface and CP 142-2
PROFIBUS DP networks.
AS-Interface
SIMATIC S7-300
At the field level in particular there are
numerous sensors and actuators. As a
CP 343-2
low-cost alternative to the cable tree,
AS-Interface connects these components
using a two-wire cable. SIMATIC C7

AS-Interface is used where individual SIMATIC S7-200

actuators/sensors are distributed over the
CP 243-2
area of the machine (e.g. in a bottling
plant).
AS-Interface is the open international
rotective door
standard EN 50295. Leading international
suppliers of actuators and sensors
DP/AS-Interface Link 20E
support AS-Interface. The electrical and
mechanical specifications are laid open
to interested manufacturers.

DP/AS-Interface Link IP 65 (Specification V2.0)

Safety monitor Safety at work

Standard-PLC/Standard master
The “safety at work” concept enables
Power pack safety-related components such as
Safe slave with Emergency-Stop buttons, p
Standard EMERGENCY-STOP switches or safety light arrays to be
slave directly integrated into an AS-Interface
network. These are fully compatible with
the familiar AS-Interface components
Signal evaluation (master, slaves, power supplies, repea-
Safe slave/safety monitor
ters, etc.) in accordance with EN 50295
and are operated in conjunction with
Master information (through regular I/O-transfer)
them on the yellow AS-i cable.
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data for AS-
Interface,
14
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AS-Interface is a single master system.

Communications
rotection for directprocessors
connection(CPs)
of are
available for the SIMATIC families that
act as bus master controlling the process Power pack
or field communication.
With the expanded AS-Interface Application module
specification V2.1, up to 62 slaves can
be connected. Analog values can be
accessed just as easily as digital values
thanks to the integrated analog value
processing in the masters. The SIMATIC ASi distributor
S7-400® is connected to AS-Interface via (without AS-Interface chip)
the DP/AS-Interface Link. Other links are LOGO!
available to the IP 20 and IP 65 degree
of p Signaling column
AS-Interface to PROFIBUS DP. These DP/AP
SONAR BERO
Links enable AS-Interface to be used as
a subnetwork of PROFIBUS DP.
The customer saves costs
AS-Interface replaces complex cable trees
and connects binary actuators and sen- with integrated
Operator panel
AS-Interface
sors such as proximity switches, valves
or indicator lights with a programmable
controller such as SIMATIC.
In practice this means that:
Installation is problem-free because data
and power are transported together over K45 K60
a single cable.
Thanks to the specially developed cable
and the insulation penetration con-
nection technique, the AS-Interface cable
(with AS-Inter-
can be tapped into at any point. This face chip) for
concept gives you a great deal of connection to Motor starter IP 65
flexibility and a high potential for savings. Standard sensor, standard
e.g. inductive sensors
Specialist skills are not necessary for BERO
installation and commissioning and what
is more, through simple routing and the
clear cable structure as well as the special Standard encoder
design of the cable, you not only reduce e.g. position
switch
the potential for mistakes, but also the
costs for service and maintenance.

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Process or field communication
PROFIBUS DP/PA

PROFIBUS is used to connect field devices

such as distributed I/O stations or drives
to automation systems such as
SIMATIC S7 or PCs. With PROFIBUS
standardized to IEC 61158/EN 50170, S7-400
you have at your disposal a powerful,
S7-300 CPU 41x
open and rugged fieldbus system with
short response times.
CPU 31x/313C/314C
Automation, whether centralized or
distributed, is now just "Plug and
SIMATIC C7
Play".
C7-626 DP/C7-636 DP
PROFIBUS DP/PA is used when actuators C7-634 DP/C7-635 T
and sensors on the machine or in the
plant (e.g. field level) are distributed over
a large area and can be geographically
assigned to a particular station (e.g. S7-400
ET 200). CP 443-5 Extended
In this case, the actuators and sensors S7-300 IM 467/467 FO
are connected to the field devices. The
field devices are supplied with the output CP 342-5/CP 342-5 FO
data in accordance with the master/slave
SIMATIC TDC
principle and supply the input data to the
programmable controller or PC.
CP 50M0

SIMATIC C7

CP 342-5/CP 342-5 FO

S7-400
CP 5511
CP 5611
CP 5613/5613 FO
CP 5614/5614 FO

S7-300

SIMOTION C230-2
Integrated interface
(Drive systems
profile PROFIdrive)

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For configuring and parameterizing the
I/O devices, powerful tools such as
STEP 7® and COM PROFIBUS are available.
These tools allow testing and start-up to
be performed from any connection point WinAC
WinAC Slot 412/416
via PROFIBUS DP.
With STEP 7, modifications can be made
to user programs in the SIMATIC WinAC MP
controllers interconnected via
PROFIBUS DP from any point in the plant. WinAC RTX CP 5613/CP 5613 FO
With the help of the diagnostic tools
S7-PDIAG/S7-GRAPH and ProAgent, WinAC Basis CP 5611
CP 5613
process diagnosis is possible without WinAC PN CP 5613 FO
the need for additional diagnostic
instruments.

or

Power
Box PC 620/840
Rack PC 840/IL40
Panel
Panel PC IL70/670/870
Field PG
Power PG
FI 45 V2
Field
Rack

SIMOTION Scout
engineering system
SIMOTION P350 1)
1) PROFIBUS DP non-synchronous

PC
CP 5511
CP 5611
CP 5613/5613 FO
CP 5614/5614 FO

For information on
Component based
Automation and
PROFInet, 26
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Process or field communication
PROFIBUS DP/PA

Lateral data communication on Synchronism (equidistance) set with µs

PROFIBUS DP precision. Ideal for closed-loop control!

With lateral data communication on For demanding closed-loop control,

PROFIBUS DP, communication is even positioning and motion control appli-
faster and easier. The master sends, as cations, a precise, reproducible bus cycle
before, a message containing set values time is necessary. Each deviation in the
to the first slave. It, however, answers closed-loop control can result in unstable
with its actual values in a broadcast processes.
message which is also heard by all the The reproducibility meets the most
other stations. Receivers are mainly stringent requirements with a jitter of
intelligent devices with their own less than 1 µs, e.g. for applications with
preprocessing (distributed intelligence) synchronized axes.
such as drives and distributed PLCs. Lateral PROFIBUS DP supports non-cyclic
communication does not require an messages in addition to cyclic useful-
additional message. data transfer. This can be used to send
Master/slave relationships can be mixed event-controlled data to the slave, for
as required with lateral communication example, drives can easily be dynamically
relationships. reparameterized during normal
operation of the plant or machine.

ET 200X

SIMATIC ET 200M SINUMERIK 840 Di

S7-300
SIMODRIVE
S7-200
POSMO A

IE/PB
Link
ET 200S ET 200L

SIMOVERT
MASTER-
SIMOREG DRIVES
DP/AS-
MOBY ASM Interface
Link 20E
DP/EIB
SIMATIC C7 Link ET 200eco MICROMASTER

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data for
PROFIBUS DP/PA
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Openness right down the line Siemens offers a complete product PROFIBUS PA
Thanks to the openness of PROFIBUS DP, range, and of course, the network (process automation)
components from various manufacturers components too. We can also offer Expands PROFIBUS DP with fail-safe data
that comply with the standard can be manufacturers of field devices everything and power transmission (e.g.
integrated. for the PROFIBUS DP interface, such as transducers in the food industry)
ASICs, training, certification and much according to the international standard
The IEC 61158/EN 50170 standard is your
more. IEC 61158-2.
guarantee of future security for your
investment. The following protocols are available for
More than 300 manufacturers worldwide process or field communication:
offer a wide range of products for the PROFIBUS DP
field level complete with a PROFIBUS DP (distributed I/O)
interface.
For connecting distributed field devices,
e.g. SIMATIC 200® with extremely fast
response times

SIMATIC PDM
(Process Device Manager)
SIMATIC HMI
is a, multi-vendor tool for
ET 200X intelligent process devices
Power PG for uniform configuration,
frequency
parameterization, start-up
Notebook converter and diagnostics.

Vision Sensor
VS 710 SIPART PS2

Field PG

DP/PA coupler/link

Customized Customized
solutions solutions
with ASICs with ASICs
ET 200iS

SITRANS P
SITRANS F US

PC with SIMATIC Rack PC IL40

SIMATIC Panel PC IL70 Mobile Panel
CP 5511/5611
CP 5614/5614 FO with
with WinAC Slot 412/416
WinAC Slot 412/416

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Process or field communication
Practical data

The following table contains

empirical values that are intended
as a guide selecting the optimum
network. AS-Interface PROFIBUS DP PROFIBUS PA

Field devices • Binary inputs/outputs •Binary inputs/output • Field devices in Ex-Zone 1

that can be connected • Analog inputs/outputs •Analog inputs/outputs (type of p
•Intelligent field devices explosion group: IIC)
e.g. drives, probes, • Non Ex Zone
slaves with preprocessing (transducer, final control
(such as elements or valves)
ET 200X®
ield devicesorper
S7-300®,
DP/PA Link
SIMOTION C®)

Programming/ Complete via PROFIBUS DP Via PROFIBUS DP

start-up and PROFIBUS PA with the
SIMATIC PDM tool
(Process Device Manager)

Number of slaves
• Typical 15 20-30 15 f
• Maximum 62 125 in Ex Zone;
20 DP/PA Links per
DP control;
31 field devices per DP/PA Link
in non-Ex Zone
max. 125 DP/PA Links

AS-i cycle time max. 5 ms for 31 slaves - -

max. 10 ms for 32 slaves

Bus cycle time - typ. 1 ms at 12 Mbit/s typ. 200 ms at 31.25 Kbits/s

typ. 5 ms at 1.5 Mbit/s

rotection
Network coverage Electrical: Electrically up to 9.6 km Ex: max. 1.9 km
without repeater 100 m Optically up to 90 km Non-Ex: 1.9 km
with repeater 100 m

Topology Line, tree, star Line, tree, redund. star Line, tree, star
ring,

Transmission medium Unshielded, two-wire cable Shielded, two-wire cable Shielded two-wire cable

Available types of p IP 20 IP 20 IP 20
IP 65...67 IP 65...67 IP 65...67
[EEx ia]

Standard EN 50 295 EC 61158/EN 50170 EC 61158-2

Power supply via bus Yes No Yes

Interfacing to bus CP, integrated interface CP/IM, integrated interface Link or segment coupler
or Link or Link

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Network transitions

Network transitions between Industrial

Ethernet, PROFIBUS, AS-Interface and EIB
are implemented using links, program-
mable controllers (PLCs) or PCs. In the
case of PCs or PLCs, the network tran-
sitions can be implemented with integra-
ted interfaces and communications pro- PC with
cessors (CPs). Network transitions that PN OPC server
are implemented using a link transfer the
data directly from one network to another
without any preprocessing. These are
DP/EIB Link, DP/AS-Interface Link or the
IE/PB Link for transitions between the EIB,
AS-Interface, PROFIBUS and Industrial
Ethernet networks.
In the case of PLCs, such as
SIMATIC S7-300 or S7-400, data is ex- SIMOTION
changed between the individual networks C230-2
PC with SIMOTION P
via communications processors or inte- SIMATIC
grated interfaces. WinAC
The data are transferred to the other
network following binary logic operations
implemented by a controller (PLC-based) S7-200 IE/PB S7-400
or a PC (PC-based) and therefore Link
preprocessed.
S7-300
Network transition PROFInet with proxy
PG
functionality
S7-300 SIMATIC C7 PC
PROFIBUS segments can be connected to
Industrial Ethernet via a device with proxy
functions, the PROFInet-Proxy.
This connection can be implemented via
a solution with SIMATIC WinAC PN or via
the SIMATIC IE/PB Link.
S7-200 DP/AS-Interface
This means that all PROFIBUS standard Link 20E
slaves can be used in Component based
Automation without modification.
DP/EIB Link
Devices on PROFIBUS
S7-300
• SIMATIC ET 200X and ET 200S with a
separate CPU as intelligent field devices
on PROFIBUS
• Compact CPUs for S7-300 as intelligent
slaves on PROFIBUS

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Data communication
Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS

The decision to use either the Multi-Point- Data

communication is
Interface (MPI), PROFIBUS or Industrial
implemented with
Ethernet mainly depends on the MPI, PROFIBUS and
requirements for extension of the Industrial Ethernet
network, data quantity, number of MOBIC
stations and expansion capability. A set
of basic communication functions that PC
can be used on all the networks supports Mobile
integrated applications, i.e. these phone
functions can be used across the named MOBIC
networks with the corresponding
performance. SIMOTION P
The following communication functions
Access Point
and services are available for data
communication:
PG/OP-communication functions
S7-400
These are integrated communication S7-300 SIMOTION C
functions that can be used by the SIMATIC
and SIMOTION automation systems to
conduct data communication with any SIMATIC
WinAC PN S7-200 Power PG
HMI device (TD/OP) or SIMATIC PG
(STEP 7). PG/OP communication is
supported by all networks.
S7 communication S7-300
S7 communication is the integrated SIMATIC TDC
S7-400 Field PG
communication function SFB (System
Function Block) that has been optimized
within the SIMATIC S7/C7. PC
It can also be used to connect PCs and
workstations.
The useful data quantity per task can be
up to 64 Kbytes.
S7-300 SIMATIC
S7 communication offers simple, powerful S7-400 WinAC
communication services and offers a
network-independent software interface.
S5-compatible communication
(SEND/RECEIVE)
S5-compatible communication
(SEND/RECEIVE) supports communication
of SIMATIC S7/C7 with existing systems,
Power
in particular with SIMATIC S5® but also PG
Field
with PCs via PROFIBUS and Industrial PG
Ethernet.
Non-Siemens unit SIMATIC C7

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 Fetch and Write is also offered for
S7-400 Industrial Ethernet to enable software
CP 443-1, CP 443-1 IT created for SIMATIC S5 to be used without
S7-300
the need for modification.

CP 343-1, CP 343-1 PN, CP 343-1 IT Standard communication

This concerns standardized protocols for
SIMATIC TDC
data communication.
PROFInet
CP 5100
The PROFInet communication services
are used for transferring data between
SIMOTION C PROFInet components via Ethernet and
Integrated interface are configured using graphical techniques
for Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) with a multi-vendor engineering tool
SIMATIC iMap.
SIMATIC WinAC WinAC MP Integrated interface OPC
WinAC PN CP 1612 + SW 1), CP 1512 + SW (OLE for Process Control)
This is a standardized, open, multi-vendor
WinAC Slot 412/416
CP 1613 + SW, CP 1612 + SW interface and enables OPC-capable
WinAC Basis
CP 1512 + SW Windows applications to be interfaced
WinAC RTX
with S7 communication and S5-
1) Software compatible communication
Box
(SEND/RECEIVE).
or
Information Technology (IT) with e-mail
Panel and Web technology
Rack This integrates SIMATIC into the infor-
Integrated interface + SW
mation technology via Industrial Ethernet.
In the office environment, e-mail and the
Web browser have made an impression
MOBIC
CP 1515 as widely used communication media.
Integrated interface + SW The main communication channel is
Ethernet, but telephone cables and the
S7-300 Internet are also involved.

SIMATIC C7 CP 343-5 Socket interface for Industrial Ethernet

S7-400 CP 342-5 This supports data communication with
CP 342-5 FO
computers using TCP/IP. For this interface
CP 443-5 Basis that is widely used in the PC and UNIX
CP 443-5 Extended world, users can program their own
protocols. In SIMATIC S7, the
SEND/RECEIVE blocks (S/R) are used for
access to TCP/IP.
WinAC PN
WinAC Basis PROFIBUS FMS
CP 5613/5613 FO
WinAC RTX CP 5611 This is used for data communication by
WinAC Slot 412/416 various automation systems from a range
of manufacturers.
SIMATIC WinAC

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Data communication
MPI (Multi-Point-Interface)

Interfacing to MPI can be implemented

via integrated interfaces on the CPUs of
the automation systems (e.g. SIMATIC,
SIMOTION) or from the PC/PG via an SIMOTION C SIMATIC TDC
integrated interface/communications
processor.
MPI is supported by the following S7-300
communication services: S7-400
SIMATIC C7
S7 basic communication S7-200
The data is transferred event-driven by
calling a communication block (SFC) in
the CPU (S7 basic communication).
The advantage of this is that no main
memory is reserved.
The useful data quantity per task is up to
6 bytes (small quantities of data).
S7 communication OP/TD/PP
S7 communication is the integrated
communication function SFB (System Field PG
Function Block) that has been optimized
SIMATIC PC SIMATIC WinAC
within the SIMATIC S7/C7.
It also allows the integration of PCs and
workstations. SIMATIC TDC SIMATIC C7
The useful data quantity per task is up to
64 Kbytes.
PG/OP communication functions S7-400 Integrated interface on
These are integrated communication all CPUs of SIMATIC S7/C7/TDC
or SIMATIC PCs
functions that can be used by the SIMATIC
and SIMOTION automation systems to
conduct data communication with any S7-300
HMI device (TD/OP) or SIMATIC PG S7-200
(STEP 7).
WinAC Basis/RTX/PN
WinAC via integrated interface
WinAC Slot 412/416 or CP 5611

SIMATIC WinAC
SIMOTION P

Integrated interface

SIMOTION C

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 Data communication The objective of OPC is to
standardize the interface between

PROFIBUS a programmable controller

and the application. OPC is
beeing increasingly imple-
mented in automation for
The table shows the transferring data between
supporting functions applications.
of the integrated
interfaces, commu-
nication processors
(CPs) and the respec- As users, you need powerful, open and
tive communications Communication OPC
software rugged bus systems to guarantee
functions problem-free communication.
PROFIBUS is just such a system.
PROFIBUS is fully specified in the
PG/OP S7 S5 FMS
comm. comp. IEC 61158/EN 50170 standard. This
SIMATIC C7 comm. ensures the future security of your
Integrated interface
investment.
S7-300
Siemens offers a complete product range,
CP 342-5 and of course, the network components
CP 342-5 FO too.
CP 343-5 Thanks to the openness of PROFIBUS,
Integrated interface
standardized components from different
S7-400 manufacturers can also be connected.

CP 443-5 Basic Configuration, start-up and trouble-

shooting are easily performed from any
CP 443-5 Extended
point in the network. The freely selectable
communication relationships are
therefore highly flexible, easy to put into
practice and easy to modify.
Supported communication functions
For data communication via PROFIBUS,
SIMATIC WinAC
WinAC PN the following communication functions
WinAC Basis are available
WinAC RTX • PG/OP communication
WinAC Slot 412/416
• S7 communication
WinAC MP
• S5 compatible communication
(SEND/RECEIVE)
Box • Standard communication (FMS)

Panel

Integrated interface

Rack CP 5511
CP 5611
CP 5613/ CP 5613 FO
CP 5614/ CP 5614 FO
For technical
data for data
communication
PG/PC 26
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Data communication
Industrial Ethernet

Industrial Ethernet offers a high- SIMATIC NET builds on this well-proven

performance area and cell network to the technology. Siemens has supplied more
IEEE 802.3 (ETHERNET) standard. than 400,000 connections worldwide
Furthermore, Ethernet is the technology under harsh industrial conditions and in SIMATIC
on which the Internet is based and offers electromagnetically charged S7-200
the numerous advantages of worldwide environments.
networking. SIMATIC NET offers important
enhancements for Ethernet for the harsh SIMATIC C7
The wide range of possibilities offered by SIMATIC S7-300
the Intranet, Extranet and Internet which industrial environment:
are already available in the office envi- • Network components for the harsh
ronment can also be used in production industrial environment
automation and process automation.
• Fast connection on-site thanks to the
The already well-proven Ethernet SIMATIC
FastConnect cabling system with RJ45
technology in combination with Switching S7-400
technology
Full Duplex and Autosensing gives you
• Failsafe networks due to quick-
the opportunity to match the perfor-
response redundancy.
mance in your network more precisely
to the requirements. • Continuous monitoring of network SIMATIC
You can also select the data transmission components due to a simple but TDC
rate according to requirements because effective alarm concept
the system-wide compatibility permits PROFInet-capable products on Ethernet
step-by-step introduction of the new
• Engineering Tool SIMATIC iMap, the
technology. 1)
interconnection editor to the PROFInet SIMOTION P
Ethernet is, with its 80 % market share, standard, for graphical configuration
the network No.1 in the LAN landscape of the communication
worldwide. Ethernet offers important SIMOTION C
• PC-based Control SIMATIC WinAC PN
characteristics that can give you Note-
with the software PLC PC
significant benefits for your application: SIMATIC PC book
• SIMATIC IE/PB Link, the compact Field PG
• Fast start-up thanks to the simplest Power PG
network transition between Industrial
connection technique
Ethernet and PROFIBUS
• High availability, because existing plants
• PROFInet-capable CP 343-1 PN for
can be expanded without any adverse
connecting the S7-300 to Ethernet PC-based WinAC PN
effects
• PROFInet OPC Server for accessing data Automation WinAC Basis, WinAC RTX
• Almost unlimited communications WinAC Slot 412/416
in PROFInet devices from PC
performance because scalable WinAC MP
applications
performance is available on request by
means of switching technology • Visualization over OPC
MOBIC
All visualization products can be used
• Networking of different application
that represent an OPC client, such as
areas, such as the office and production
SIMATIC ProTool/Pro, SIMATIC WinCC,
• Communication throughout the remote HMI. In SIMATIC iMap, a special
corporation thanks to the coupling integration of SIMATIC ProTool/Pro has
possibilities via WAN (Wide Area SIMATIC PC
been implemented
network) such as ISDN or the Internet PCS 7
• Investment security thanks to the
constant compatible further
developments

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 CP/ PG/OP- S7 S5-compatible Standard Protocol OPC
integrated communication communication communication
interface

CP 243-1 TCP/IP

CP 343-1 S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP

CP 343-1 PN S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP, PROFInet
CP 343-1 IT IT+S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP

CP 443-1 S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP

CP 443-1 IT IT+S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP

CP 5100 TCP/IP

Int. interface TCP/IP

Int. interface o socket

DCOM IT+S/R t TCP/IP
CP 1613 DCOM IT+S/R t ISO+TCP/IP
CPsocket
o 1612/1512 DCOM IT+S/R t ISO+TCP/IP
CP 1515 DCOM IT+S/R t TCP/IP

CP 1512/1612 DCOM IT+S/R t ISO+TCP/IP, PROFInet

CPsocket
o 1613/1512/1612 DCOM IT+S/R t ISO+TCP/IP
CPsocket
o 1613/1612/1512 DCOM IT+S/R t ISO+TCP/IP
Integr. interface TCP/IP

Integrated e-mail
interface Internet
or TCP/IP
wireless
o socket via
Browser + JVM
CP 1515 Thin Client

CP 1613
o socket 2) S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP
CP 443-1 2) S/R to socket ISO+TCP/IP

1) With WinNT application

2) PG communication 21
Data communication
Worldwide communication with IT technology

Multi-network and worldwide Teleservice

communication is based today on TCP/IP. Higher degrees of automation in plants
This standard is used both in local Ethernet and the ever-increasing globalization of
networks and in the Internet or Intranet corporations make remote servicing
and therefore simplifies communication systems via a fixed or radio network a
and the connection of systems. necessity.
In this context, communication using
information technology (the Web, e-mail) SIMATIC TeleService
is becoming more and more important In this case, the MPI interface of
in automation. SIMATIC S7/C7, SIMOTION automation
systems and OPs is extended over the
Industrial Ethernet offers an information
telephone network.
technology system of coupled networks
Only a TS adapter and a modem are
that breaks down the barriers between
required.
corporate sites. Under the name of
The engineering tool TeleService builds
ITlution, industry-compatible products
up a connection to the machine or plant.
are offered on the basis of Industrial
The familiar functionality of STEP 7,
Ethernet complete with IT technology for
Drive ES, SIMOTION SCOUT and the
implementing simple solutions for local
diagnostics tools is provided. This remote
or worldwide corporate networks.
servicing is performed as if the engineer
A complete solution for IT communication is sitting directly in front of the machine
can comprise the following products: or plant.
• Network components OSM® (Optical
Switch Module) and ESM® (Electrical An additional PC/PG on the plant is not
Switch Module) with Web-based necessary.
Management SNMP (Simple Network Teleservice TS 980 / TS-MOBIC
Management Protocol); they ensure a • The CP 1613® communications
In this case, a PC/PG that is integrated in
redundant, reliable and extremely fast processor for connecting PG/PCs
the plant via Industrial Ethernet is remote
data transmission over long distances • Internet pad MOBIC® for wireless
controlled.
(up to 26 km between two modules) access to the Internet as well as Thin
• Communications processor Client applications All the software tools required must be
CP 343-1 IT® and CP 443-1 IT® for • The CP 1515® communications installed on this PC/PG, in addition to the
connecting SIMATIC S7-300® and processor and RLM Radio Link Module TS client (e.g. diagnostics software such
S7-400® for creating a wireless network to as STEP 7 or ProTool/Pro).
IEEE 802.11b and for connecting Then only the TS 980 software executes
mobile stations. on the remote PC/PG.

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Data communication
Network performance and capacity

Network performance
Troughput of network/values for
The differences in the performance of
5 network stations
the Multi-Point-Interface, PROFIBUS and
Industrial Ethernet are due to boundary
conditions, such as the number of Messages
stations or length of data messages. (200 bytes/s)
An important boundary condition is the 100 Mbit/s
necessary network access time, i.e. the 1.000.000
time that a network station must wait
before it is permitted to send a message. 100.000 10 Mbit/s
The shorter the network access time, the
greater the difference in performance
10.000
between the different types of network.
In the case of Industrial Ethernet
1.000
operating at 100 Mbits/s, 150 times more
messages can be sent than with MPI.
100
New technologies can, in combination,
increase the performance of Industrial
Ethernet by a factor of 50 or more. 10
These technologies are:
• Fast Ethernet at 100 Mbits/s; 1
Messages are transported significantly 1 ms
10 ms
faster and therefore only reserve the 100 ms Max. network access time
bus for an extremely short time
• Full Duplex prevents collisions: Industrial Ethernet with switching and full duplex PROFIBUS with 1.5 Mbits/s
The data throughput increases Industrial Ethernet MPI
considerably because the usual
message repeats are avoided. Between
two stations, data can be sent and The performance gain lies in the fact
received simultaneously. The data that several messages can be sent in
throughput of a Full Duplex Fast parallel
Ethernet connection therefore • Autosensing describes the
increases to 200 Mbits/s characteristic of network nodes (data
• Switching enables parallel terminals and network components)
communication: that automatically detect the
Load decoupling is achieved by sub- transmission rate of a signal
dividing a network into several seg- (10 Mbits/s or 100 Mbits/s) and that
ments using a switch. In each individual supports Autonegotiation (the
segment, local data communication is configuration protocol for Fast
possible independently of the other Ethernet).
segments. Throughout the network,
therefore, several messages can be
transported at the same time.

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Data communication
Practical data

The following table contains

empirical values that are intended
as a guide for selecting the
MPI PROFIBUS Industrial Ethernet
optimum network.

Systems that can SIMATIC S7/C7 SIMATIC S7/C7 SIMATIC S7/C7

1 be connected SIMATIC TDC SIMATIC PG/PC SIMATIC PG/PC
SIMATIC PG/PC SIMATIC HMI SIMATIC HMI
SIMATIC HMI SIMATIC WinAC Workstation, computer
SIMATIC WinAC SIMATIC WinAC
SIMOTION P SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMOTION C SIMATIC TDC
SIMOTION P 4)
SIMOTION C

Number of stations
2 • Typical 2 to 10 2 to 16 2 to 100
• Maximum 32 126 over 1000

Typical data length

3 per message 64 bytes 120 bytes 250 bytes

Network extension
4 • Local network Electrical up to 100 m Electrical up to 9.6 km Electrical up to 1.5 km
Optical up to 90 km Optical up to 200 km
• WAN – – Worldwide with TCP/IP
Wireless with wireless LAN

Topology Line Line, tree, single-fiber ring, Line, tree,

5 redundant ring, star redundant ring, star

Engineering Default/settable Default/settable No setting necessary

6 • e.g. parameters

Available communication
7 functions
• PG/OP communication • • • 1)
• S7 basic communication • – –
• S7 communication • • •
• S5-compatible communi- – • •
cation (SEND/RECEIVE)
• Standard communication – • • (IT, Socket)
• PROFInet – • 3) • 2)
Use of – • •
8 communications
processors

1) For SIMATIC PCS 7: PG communication only

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2) SIMATIC S7-300, PC, SIMATIC WinAC PN, SIMATIC HMI
3) Connection to PROFInet, Ethernet via PROFInet proxy device
4) With WinNT application
 The decision to use either
the Multi-Point-Interface
(MPI), PROFIBUS or
Industrial Ethernet mainly
depends on the require-
ments for extension of the
network, data quantity,
number of stations and
expansion capability.
The automation systems that can be connected to
1 the relevant networks and that perform data
communication are listed here.

The typical number of stations refers to empirical

2 values obtained from numerous applications that
have been commissioned.

3 An important influencing factor on the network to be transferred, e.g. programs or data blocks, these
performance is the data length per message. The must be segmented appropriately.
lower the network performance, the shorter the
message must be to avoid the available performance
being reserved by a station. If longer messages have

4 Using conventional electrical techniques, the local distances can be covered without non-compliance
networks can extend to the lengths defined in the with the standards arising at the interfaces.
standards. If optical components (fiber-optic Compliance with the configuration rules regarding
conductors, OLMs) are used, however, longer runtime is necessary here.

The type of configuration of the cables between the

5 stations is known as the topology.

Settings (e.g. addresses) must be made on the can be set to adapt to the required network
6 stations before a network can operate. In the case extension, connected device types and the required
of Industrial Ethernet, apart from the station address, time response.
all parameters are fixed which supports easy The setting procedure itself is easy using the available
expansion. Bus parameters do not have to be set. configuration tools.
The flexibility is achieved by using the appropriate MPI is parameterized with default values, but some
network components. In the case of PROFIBUS, values can be modified.
parameters (e.g. network speed, monitoring times)

A basic subset of communication functions on the The PROFInet communication services support data
7 networks supports uniform application. transmission between PROFInet devices and are
Communication between SIMATIC S5 and SIMATIC graphically configured using the multi-vendor
S7 or the PC supports S5-compatible communication engineering tool SIMATIC iMAP.
(SEND/RECEIVE).

In a system, such as SIMATIC S7, it is appropriate to Systems such as SIMATIC S5, S7 and the PC can
8 implement additional facilities with add-on therefore be connected to PROFIBUS and Industrial
components. Ethernet via communications processors (CPs).

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Highly available and fail-safe communication

Process or field communication

Production plants are designed and
commercially calculated for round-the-
PC with 2 x CP 1613
clock operation. The consequences of and S7-REDCONNECT
plant shutdown are costly standstill
periods, high restarting costs and loss of
valuable materials. Redundant control
systems, such as the SIMATIC S7 H system
protect against plant shutdown.
Highly available systems S7-400H S7-400H H CPU in
single mode
The S7-400H is a highly available
programmable logic controller. The
handling, configuration, programming
and communication are the same as in
standard systems. In accordance with the
network topology, redundant connections
are implemented which can be switched
in automatically in the event of a fault Redundant DP master systems
and without loss of data. The I/O is
S7-400 FH S7-300 F
connected via redundant PROFIBUS DP
Single-channel
lines.
switched distributed
Fail-safe systems I/O ET 200M with 2x
IM 153-2F
There are two fail-safe SIMATIC systems ET 200S
• SIMATIC S7-400F/FH® for large-scale OLM/OBT
applications in production and process
engineering 326-2BK00
ET 200M
optional Fail-safe
• SIMATIC S7-300F® for distributed
signal modules
applications with the emphasis on Redundant
PROFIBUS DP
production systems
• SIMATIC S7-400F/FH
The S7-400F/FH provides safety-related
functions by means of a fail-safe CPU
ET 200S
and fail-safe modules for the ET 200M motor
distributed I/O system. starter
As soon as a fault occurs, the
S7-400F/FH transfers to a safe state
which ensures the safety of man, • SIMATIC S7-300F can be used both in the S7-300 and in
machine, process and the environment. The S7-300F provides the safety- the ET 200M and ET 200S distributed
The S7-400F/FH can also be operated related functions by means of a fail- I/O stations.
as a highly available system. safe CPU and fail-safe modules that

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 Redundant networks
S7-REDCONNECT ensures problem-free
PC PC communication between PC applications
(e.g. WinCC®) and S7-400H over
S7-200 redundant networks. PC applications that
already use S7 communication (e.g. via
the OPC interface) can continue to be
Non- used unmodified. Industrial Ethernet and
Siemens
S7-300 PROFIBUS networks can be configured
system
redundantly using OSM®, ESM® and
OLM®. By connecting the network as a
ring, it remains functional even when
one transmission route fails; if a network
component fails, only the stations
connected to that component are
OSM inaccessible.
H system
S7-400

H system

Communication between the CPU and

the F signal modules (F-SM) is performed
using the “PROFIsafe” protocol profile
specially developed for PROFIBUS DP in
cooperation with the PNO.

The S7-300F and S7-400F are

components of Safety
Integrated, the Siemens
safety range which comprises
SIGUARD®, SIMATIC® and
SINUMERIK®/-SIMODRIVE®
products.

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Transmission media

PROFIBUS Industrial Ethernet

Various different transmission media are Electrical data transmission
available for PROFIBUS to suit a wide • Coaxial
variety of applications. When the focus is on minimal cabling
Electrical data transmission costs and easy expansion, copper
This uses shielded, twisted two-wire cable cables are the most appropriate
with a circular cross-section as standard solution. A coaxial cable (bus cable
with a PE or PUR casing, halogen-free 727-0) with additional shielding
design, cables for installation under- (triaxial cable) is used as an electrical
ground or trailing or specially designed transmission medium and provides a
for use in areas subject to explosion high resistance to interference.
hazards. • FC Twisted Pair The integrated blade/clamp contacts (e.g.
With the PROFIBUS FastConnect ® system The FC Twisted Pair cabling system is for ELS TP40) make connection possible
(FC), the PROFIBUS copper cables can be ideally suited to structured cabling in between 2 stations up to 100 m with the
assembled quickly and easily on-site. the factory hall. With the fast assembly FC TP cables without additional patch
system Fast Connect for Industrial techniques.
Ethernet, structured cabling from the If, however, the focus is on electrical
office environment not only becomes isolation and EMC p
industry-compatible for use in the technique is
factory hall: FastConnect cables can
Optical data transmission
also be assembled quickly and easily
on-site. The RJ45 cabling technique, • Glass fiber
a familiar standard, is therefore also Also for constructing redundant rings.
available in an industry-compatible As a transmission medium, future-
version that permits structured cabling oriented fiber-optic cables are used that
(patch cables,
rotection patch field, installation
the optimal are completely insensitive to electro-
cables, connection socket, connecting magnetic interference. These also ope-
cable). rate completely electrically isolated.
Your advantage here is that no invest-
Optical data transmission
ment for potential equalization is
This uses fiber-optic conductors with glass required.
or plastic fibers for indoors or outdoors,
Wireless data transmission
as trailing cables or in halogen-free
design. With wireless LAN, a local radio network
can be established using an access point,
Wireless data communication
e.g. RLM and a radio card, e.g. CP 1515,
Via ILMs (Infrared Link Module) with a for wireless communication.
range of 15 m.
All transmission media can be used in
combination

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Totally Integrated Automation
with Component based Automation

All the savings add up Component based Automation with

Everything that you need for automating PROFInet
today is included in the building block Component based Automation is the
system of TIA. Each individual device or name of the new TIA concept for modular
system is of the highest quality and plant and machine construction. Tech-
performance and would still be a valuable nological modularization is a well-proven
investment if it was not a member of the concept for speeding up the implemen-
TIA club. tation and commissioning phases in plant
And what is more, you only have one and machine construction. Where dis-
sales contact, a single ordering address tributed intelligence is used, which in-
and even the support is from a single cludes programmable field devices, drives
source and first hand. and I/O stations, the modularization of
Savings add up significantly with TIA, in the mechanical system can also be ex-
training, familiarization, project OPC is the standard interface for tended consistently to the automation
engineering and programming, in start- accessing process data. Connections can solution.
up, service, maintenance, spare parts be easily established in this manner to
Component based Automation utilizes
inventories and so on. all PC-based automation systems and to
software component technology and
office applications wherever they may
Open for the office environment, fit for therefore makes distributed intelligence
be located. Internet technology makes
the Internet, the future is already reality. much easier to use.
it possible to operate and monitor plants
From the management level right down With the new engineering software
remotely. Thanks to PROFIBUS, TIA is
to the field level, with TIA communication SIMATIC iMAP, that operates plant-wide
open for an extremely wide range of
is plant-wide: The optimum bus is and manufacturer-independently, com-
field devices. The bus also permits safety-
available for every application, either plex programming of communications
oriented applications and the
Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS with AS- relationships between intelligent devices
synchronization of drives.
Interface as an extending arm (for is replaced with simple graphical confi-
connecting the switchgear and systems) For the future guration.
or EIB for the integration of building Now and also in the future, TIA is open Component based Automation uses the
automation. Central and distributed I/O for new technologies, new tools and new PROFInet standard of the PROFIBUS
are configured in the same manner. partners; and not only in the world of association.
TIA uses internationally recognized automation, but also beyond it in the PROFInet defines an engineering model
standards in communication as commonly communication network of the IT world. for distributed automation solutions and
found in the office environment. This a model for system-wide communication
means that Internet technology can also via PROFIBUS and Industrial Ethernet with
be used for automation: Control data can IT standards.
be scanned using conventional browsers
and they can also be used to operate and
monitor installations.

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Glossary

AS-Interface Aktor-Sensor-Interface Cable for direct connection of simple binary sensors and actuators according to
EN 50295 (transmission of small quantities of information).

ASIC Application Specific Application-specific integrated switching circuit

Integrated Circuit

CP Communications Processor Communication modules for PLC/PC for connecting to a network

DP Distributed I/O Input or output modules that are installed decentralized with respect to the CPU
(central processing unit of the controller). The programmable controller and the
distributed I/O can be connected via the PROFIBUS-DP bus system.

ESM Electrical Switch Module Network components for installing Industrial Ethernet networks

FMS Fieldbus Message Layer 7 in PROFIBUS according to IEC 61158/EN 50170

Specification

FO Fiber Optic Fiber-optic conductors

Full Duplex The ability of a device to send and receive data simultaneously.
In the case of Full Duplex, collision detection is deactivated.

ILM Infrared Link Module

ISO International Standardization Organization

IM Interface Module

IT Information Technology IT stands for information technology with e-mail and Web technology at Siemens

JVM Java Virtual Machine Java is a platform-independent C++-type, object-oriented programming language.
The Java compiler does not create native machine code, but instead a bit code
that has to be interpreted. This is done with the help of the so-called Java Virtual
Machine.

LAN Local Area Network Local network

MPI Multi-Point-Interface Multipoint-capable interface for SIMATIC

OLM Optical Link Module Network components used to create Industrial Ethernet networks

OSM Optical Switch Module Network components used to create Industrial Ethernet networks

OP Operator panel

OPC OLE for Process Control Standard interface for accessing process data

PG Programming device

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PP Pushbutton Panel

PROFIBUS International fieldbus standard, according to IEC 61158/EN 50170

PN PROFInet-capable product variant

PNO PROFIBUS association

PROFIBUS DP Protocol profile according to IEC 61158/EN50170 for process or field communication
for the high-speed, cyclic exchange of data with field devices.

PROFIBUS PA Protocol profile based on PROFIBUS DP with intrinsically safe transmission technique
according to IEC 61158-2.

PROFIdrive PROFIBUS protocol profile based on PROFIBUS DP, drive systems profile
(Version 3, synchronous).

PROFInet Ethernet standard of the PNO.

RLM Radio Link Module Access point for creating a local wireless LAN radio network according to IEEE 802.11b.

SFC System function calls System function calls that are integrated in the operating system of the CPU, e.g.
time functions or block transfer.

Socket The socket interface permits data communication with computers via TCP/IP.
The user can generate programs for this interface that is widely used in the PC
and UNIX world. In SIMATIC S7, the SEND/RECEIVE blocks are used for access to
TCP/IP.

SNMP Simple Network Management Communication protocol for connecting stations to a network management station
Protocol over the network.

Switching Simultaneous connection of several connections between ports. These connections

are established dynamically and temporarily depending on the data traffic.

TCP/IP Transport Control Protocol/ De-facto standard;

Internet Protocol protocol for worldwide communication with Ethernet.

TD Text Display

Thin client The principle of the Thin Client/Server computing is based on the fundamental
physical separation of data.

WAN (Wide Area Network) Data network with a diameter of more than 50 km.

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In many SIMATIC NET components (e.g. Security measures must therefore be taken All the designations in this overview marked
OSM/ESM, CPs with IT functions), when implementing the above-mentioned with ® are registered trademarks of
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protocols and interfaces (e.g. Web Server, and Telnet) for the purpose of blocking be trademarks and if third-parties use them
network management). unauthorized access to the components or to for their own purposes they may be violating
These open interfaces represent a point of the network, especially from the WAN / the rights of the trademark owner.
access to the components that can also be Internet.
misused for illegal activities. For this purpose, automation networks must
be isolated from the rest of the corporate
network by means of suitable gateways (e.g.
the well-proven firewall systems).
Advice on the implementation of firewall
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