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1. 3 6 2 2 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the sensor types the following dialog box opens fl Properties Conversion Physical minimum value Normalization low limit limit Description TYPE_K_ NICR_NI TYPE_K_ NICR_ NI In use 270 0 Physical maximum value 1372 0 2700 Normalization high limit 13720 3300 u_limit 16220 Thermo Type K C en If you have selected the Edit command the dialog box contains the values of the selected sensor type if you have selected Add the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed e Sensor name The name of the sensor type e CFG name The name of the sensor type as it was imported from the HW configuration file from PCS T e in use Select this check box if you want to use this sensor type in the current project e Conversion The conversion type specific to the sensor type In the drop down list you can select the following settings S7 integer display S7 exponential display IEEE 754 float display Custom Linear mapping of the physical variables to the normalization values in the S7 integer display occurs e Physical minimum value The minimum engineering value 56 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 6 Emulation e Physical maximum value The maximum engineering v
2. 20 mA ae E E 1 5 OB eee 4 20 mA E falternativ sensor type 4_TO_20_MA 4 20 mA CS Sensor types are bound to a signal to control its normalization and conversion The sensor types included in these basic settings are only a predefined list They can be used in any project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 25 Start menu 2 Basic settings 2 7 1 2 26 The following data is displayed in the table view e Sensor name The name of the sensor type e n use Select this check box if you want to use this sensor type in your project e Conversion The type specific conversion type for the sensor values Valid values are INT integer S7 representation EXP exponential S7 representation FLOAT IEEE 754 representation If this box is empty this corresponds to normalization depending on the sensor type configuration and conversion into integer S7 representation e Description A comment for the sensor type This value can be changed directly in the table view Changes do not automatically affect the sensor types used in the projects They must first be imported in the context of the project You can add edit and delete entries in the table view You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in
3. Resource configuration Page 38 ens the Resource distribution dialog box You can find additional information in 97 Op the R distribution dialog box Y find additional inf tion Resource distribution Page 45 ens the Resource timing behavior dialog box You can find additional information Q Op the R timing behavior dialog box Y find additional inf ti in Resource timing behavior Page 51 a Opens the HLL blocks dialog box You can find additional information in HLL blocks age 59 P 59 a Opens the Signal list dialog box You can find additional information in Signal list Page 47 4 Opens the Communication connections dialog box You can find additional information in Communications connections Page 62 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 9 Introduction 7 2 Overview of symbols 10 fe E E F X ie ss Opens the Connections to auxiliary systems dialog box You can find additional infor mation in Connections to auxiliary systems Page 66 Executes a consistency check for the current project You can find additional infor mation in Consistency check Page 85 Starts the wizard for generating the emulation environment You can find additional information in Creating an emulation environment Page 89 Starts the diagnostics for monitoring the emulation environment You can find additional information in Diagnostic
4. p Alnum p Punct A printable character p Graph A space or a tab t A control character x00 x1F x7F A hexadecimal digit 0 9a fA F A whitespace character t n xOB fir Classes for Unicode blocks and categories p InGreek p Lu p Sc P InGreek piL amp amp p Luj Boundary matchers A b B A G Z Z Greedy quantifiers X X X A character in the Greek block simple block An uppercase letter simple category A currency symbol Any character except one in the Greek block negation Any letter except an uppercase letter Subtraction The beginning of a line The end of a line A word boundary A non word boundary The beginning of the input The end of the previous match The end of the input but for the final terminator if any The end of the input X once or not at all X zero or more times X one or more times SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Xn XN Xn m Reluctant quantifiers X xX X Mir Xn Mn m Possessive quantifiers X X X nyt XN y XN m Logical operators XY XY A Back references WM Quotation Q E Regular expressions X exactly n times X at least n times X at least n but not more than m times X once or not at all X zero or more times X one or more times X exactly n times X at least n times X at least n
5. SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 8 Communication Remote LAddr The LAddr value of the connection as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro of the external resource Local ID The local ID of the connection as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro Remote ID The remote ID of the connection if available as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro Local TSAP Port The local TSAP Transaction Service Access Point of the connection if available as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro Remote TSAP Port The external TSAP Transaction Service Access Point of the connection if available as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro via TCP This check box indicates whether the connection is made via the TCP protocol Establishing connection Select the check box if you want to actively establish the connection Slow connection Restricts the transmission speed for protocol independent emulation internal connections You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Properties dialog box Page 64 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections sorting table contents Page 11 Filtering table contents
6. dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections Sorting table contents Page 11 Filtering table contents Page 12 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the CPU modules the following dialog box opens Name CPU 316 2 DP Order number 6ES7 316 2AG00 0AB0 CPU type CPU 316 Firmware If you have selected the Edit command the dialog box contains the values of the selected sensor type if you have selected Add the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed Name The name of the CPU MLFB The MLFB number of the CPU Selected from the drop down list CPU type Select a CPU type from the drop down list Firmware The firmware version of the selected CPU type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 7 High level language functions 3 7 High level language functions 3 7 1 HLL blocks Symbol g Description This dialog box provides a table view of all HLL blocks configured for the project Use the drop down menu in the toolbar to switch to the HLL blocks of another resource 87 HLL blocks e E ER K er pen TT OMA pur Fes SE soo fad sr HL Sa a3 0 Jun 13 2014 9 27 16 AM
7. O lat o e O oew mao OO e o o oew ES PS E e E 1 RR R4 Jun 13 2014 2 23 40 PM E Cancel FFF sGomsistemeicheckoktheiptojectrrre di nesecondlefte me second total f Date If no error is found the consistency check is terminated without further notice If an error is found you can find a description of the error in the message log The message log then opens automatically and provides information on clearing errors Errors can be processed individually or together automatically or manually If automatic correction is run the SIMT VC database entry that is causing the error is deleted unless otherwise specified Not all errors can be cleared automatically Corresponding information is displayed in the message log SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 85 Emulation menu 5 2 Diagnostics 5 2 Diagnostics Symbol ds Description This menu command is used to launch the diagnostics window for monitoring the emulation environment Load 96 Minimum ms E Computer 1 MD11ZDQC ww Average ms Maximum ms 192 128 41 1 No messages MD117DQC 192 168 134 1 Ready Diagnostics give you a quick overview of the project currently open and access to the log Emulation Control Center area The computer configuration of the project is displayed in a tree structure in this area The Project lt project name gt folder lists th
8. Personal Computer Programmable Logic Controller automation processor System function block operating system function of the SIMATIC S7 CPU Caution Two different meanings Sequential Function Chart or System func tion similar to SFB Synonym for virtual controller software TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is the fundamental communication language or the Internet protocol It can also be used as a communication protocol in a private network either an Intranet or an Extra net User Interface Multi Point Interface User Datagram Protocol Virtual Controller emulated controller SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 97 Abbreviations SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 98 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Regular expressions Summary of regular expression constructs Construct Characters x On Onn Omnn xhh uhhhh t n r f a e cx Character classes abc abc a zA Z a d m p a z amp amp def a z amp amp bc a z amp amp m p Matches The character x The backslash character The character with octal value 07 0 lt n lt 7 The character with octal value Onn 0 lt n lt 7 The character with octal value Onn 0 lt m lt 3 0 lt n lt 7 The character with hexadecimal value 0xhh The character with hexadecimal value 0xhhhh The tab characte
9. Properties WinCE Device name Emulation Rack 1 Slot Desaiption Generic Emulation Adapter The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration The following values and information are displayed e Device name Name of the device can be edited e Rack Rack number of the device taken from the hardware configuration A change in this value can result in the device not being recognized when a new hardware configuration is imported and thus not being updated If a generic emulation adapter is used this value cannot be changed e Slot Slot number of the device taken from the hardware configuration A change in this value can result in the device not being recognized when a new hardware configuration is imported and thus not being updated If a generic emulation adapter is used this value cannot be changed e Description Text that can be edited freely SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 4 Communication interfaces Properties dialog box If you perform an Add or Properties action from the shortcut menu of the Communication interface area of the Resource configuration document the following dialog box opens En Properties PLC Emulation Rack 1 Slot 1 Resource identifier 2 Interface Emulation Online interface 4 Apply IP address of host computer IP add
10. Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 89 90 Emulation menu 5 3 Creating an emulation environment F Generate Emulation Environment Intermediate step This wizard guides you through all required steps to generate the emulation runtime environment out of a completely configured emulation project Please click Next to proceed with the next step M Cancel Click Next to continue with the next step In the next step you set options for generating the project Set compile options for the emulation Compile metadata Compile signal conversion data Compile configuration SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Emulation menu 5 3 Creating an emulation environment Depending on the project settings some options may be preset Some options may have a gray background These options have to be generated e Compile metadata Select this option to generate the basic emulation data of the computer and network configuration the resource configuration the resource distribution and the signal list e Compile signal conversion data Select this option to generate the emulation data for the resource configuration the resource distribution and the signal list e Compile configuration Select this option to generate the emulation data for resources e Compile connection configuration Select this option to generate the emulation data for communication between re
11. Use this menu command to insert a new object into the current dialog box 6 3 Properties Edit gt Properties Symbol Keyboard shortcut Meaning Enter Use this menu command to open the Properties dialog box of the current dialog box 6 4 Undo Edit gt Undo Symbol Keyboard Meaning shortcut Fae Ctrl Z Use this menu command to undo all actions performed in the dialog box since you last saved SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 93 Edit menu 6 5 Delete 6 5 Delete Edit gt Delete Symbol Keyboard shortcut Meaning st Del Use this menu command to delete the selected object from the current dialog box 6 6 CSV import Edit gt CSV import Symbol Meaning ai This menu command executes a data import in the current dialog box The data is imported from a previously exported CSV file 6 7 CSV export Edit gt CSV Export Symbol Meaning L Use this menu command to perform a data export of the current dialog box to a CSV file 6 8 Consistency check Edit gt Consistency check Symbol Meaning The symbol of the Use this menu command to perform a consistency check only on the current document is current document displayed SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 94 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Help menu 7 1 Version You use this menu command to open the Version dialog box In this dialog box you can find information about the
12. but not more than m times X once or not at all X zero or more times X one or more times X exactly n times X at least n times X at least n but not more than m times X followed by Y Either Xor Y X as a capturing group Whatever the 7 capturing group matched Nothing but quotes the following character Nothing but quotes all characters until E Nothing but ends quoting started by Q Special constructs non capturing X idmsux idmsux idmsux idmsux X X SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB X aS a non capturing group Nothing but turns match flags on off X as a non capturing group with the given flags on off X via zero width positive lookahead 101 Regular expressions UX X via zero width negative lookahead lt X X via zero width positive lookbehind 2 lt 1X X via zero width negative lookbehind gt X X as an independent non capturing group SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 102 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Index A Add 16 93 Archive project 21 Archiving 22 23 Automatic check 17 C Close view 21 Communication connections Properties 64 67 Communications connections 62 Communications devices Properties 42 Communications interfaces Properties 43 Compile emulation environment 89 Computer configuration 34 Properties 36 General Network share Connect
13. click on the toggle button to the left of the filter editor component to activate the filter A The modified filter criterion is incomplete and therefore invalid If you do not correct it you cannot activate it ig For this column a filter criterion was activated with additional ascending sorting order of the columns For this column a filter criterion was activated with additional descending sorting order of the columns g The filter criterion was assigned to a column but it is invalid and was deactivated This column is sorted in ascending order however tg The filter criterion was assigned to a column but it is invalid and was deactivated This column is still sorted in descending order however Once a filter has been successfully applied the table header is highlighted to indicate that the table is now only showing filtered content Resource Type AP Mum Stati Entry Poi H System t Redund 1 5 Basic operator control actions Some basic operator control actions are available in each document and in many dialog boxes they also have the same functionality The following options are available for accessing a basic operator control action e Select from the shortcut menu Highlight a cell in the table and select the required operator control action from the shortcut menu e Select from the toolbar Click on the corresponding symbol in the toolbar e Select from the Edit menu command Click on Edit in the m
14. have not yet been saved Execution of this operator control action must be confirmed in a message window Properties Enter key or double click This operator control action opens a dialog box in which you can enter data and view information about the currently selected entry Note If you have made changes directly in the table view you must save before this operator control function can be called Delete x Del This operator control action deletes one or more entries At least one entry must be selected Execution of this operator control action must be confirmed in a message window Note Delete cannot be undone nor can deleted entries be restored SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 1 6 Wizards Update ty FS This operator control action refreshes the current view All data is retrieved again from the database This operator control action is only available if you have not made any changes directly to the document 1 6 Wizards Wizards guide you through a particular application scenario step by step The individual steps are performed in turn using actions Wizards provide a user interface that includes all property pages of the actions that have to be performed The wizard ensures that you execute the required steps completely and in the correct order Wizards can be stopped and continued at a later point without your losing information alre
15. installed version of SIMIT VC 7 2 User manual Use this menu command to open the user manual of SIMIT VC The user manual describes the operation of SIMIT VC and guides you through the creation of an emulation project step by step 7 3 Reference manual Use this menu command to open the reference manual of SIMIT VC The reference manual describes the interface and menu commands of SIMIT VC SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 95 Help menu 7 3 Reference manual 96 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Abbreviations AP CFC CPU DB ES FB GB GHz HLL block HMI HW ICSS MB OPC OS PC PLC SFB SFC SoftPLC SW TCP IP UIF MPI UDP VC Automation Processor PLC emulated as VC Control Function Chart Central Processing Unit Data block Engineering Station Function Block Gigabyte PC storage capacity Gigahertz PC CPU clock frequency High Level Language function function of a higher level programming lan guage used in the VC as a substitute for SFCs SFBs Human Machine Interface Hardware Integrated Control and Safety System Megabyte PC storage capacity OLE for Process Control The OPC specification is a non manufacturer specific technical specification that defines a group of standard interfaces on the basis of the Microsoft OLE COM technology Operator Station
16. log The messages are listed from bottom to top the last newest message is displayed at the top Each message has one of the following 3 symbols e E error e warning e information Each message has a date and a description To clear the list select a message and select the Delete command from the shortcut menu There is a dividing line above the message log in the figure you can see two small arrows You can adjust the size of the message log using this dividing line Left click on the dividing line and drag it to the required position 1 2 Overview of symbols The table below lists all the symbols that can be displayed in the toolbar The symbols that are available at any given moment depends on the current dialog box or document Closes the current tab Opens the Sensor types tab You can find additional information on this in the section Sensor types Page 25 ae Opens the Module types tab You can find additional information on this in the section Module types Page 28 Opens the CPU modules tab You can find additional information on this in the sec tion CPU modules Page 30 E Opens the Project settings dialog box You can find additional information in Project settings Page 33 Opens the Computer configuration dialog box You can find additional information in E Computer configuration Page 34 fy Opens the Resource configuration dialog box You can find additional information in
17. value 0 is sent to SIMIT SF Fixed value tab Fixed Select the check box if the signal is fixed You will need to enter a fixed value in this case Fixed value Specify the fixed value of the signal This box is only available when the Fixed option is enabled Hardwired Select the check box if the signal has a fixed connection You will need to enter a remote signal name in this case Target signal Select the name of the remote signal from the drop down list The list contains all possible signals according to direction and type Description tab Description A brief description of the signal Emulation Resource timing behavior Resource timing behavior Symbol Q SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 51 Project menu 3 6 Emulation 52 Description This dialog box provides a table view of the time settings for a resource Use the drop down menu in the toolbar to switch to another resource if Resource timing behavior ha Es Original cycle time ms Emulation cycle time ms 100 ES 10 0 Aug 1 2014 10 24 48 AM When the Hardware configuration import function was performed the values were taken over in this table view The following values are displayed in the table view e OB Time OB The names of the OBs e Original cycle time ms The original cycle time of the OBs as defined in the corresponding S7 project e Cycle time
18. 255 254 0 255 255 da 0 E 3 Jun 11 2014 9 46 30 AM This dialog box allows you to add additional computers to the emulation project All computers defined here are available for the resource distribution SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 34 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 2 Computer contiguration The following data is displayed in the table view e Computer name The name of the PC hostname as it appears in the network e P address The IP address of the PC main IP address This IP address is entered for the network adapter used in Windows under the network connections in the properties for the Internet Protocol version 4 TCP IPv4 If you have entered additional IP addresses in the advanced properties of the network adapter for addressing VCs these must be greater than the main IP address You can find additional information in the manual SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual gt Creating a new emulation project gt Computer configuration e Subnet mask The subnet mask of the interface e MAC address The MAC address hardware address of the network adapter installed in the PC e Network share The network share if any e User The user name if any required for accessing a network share This box can be changed directly in the table view You can add edit and delete entries in the table view You can find additional information on this in the section Ba
19. 5 Pm E 1 May 27 2014 4 00 17 PM Resources The configured resources are displayed in a table view Communications devices area This area serves to represent the actually configured communication devices within an emulation All communication devices of the actual control system that were determined by the hardware configuration are listed here e Device name column Name of the device taken from the hardware configuration e Description column General description of the device taken from the hardware configuration SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 38 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources Communications interfaces area The communication interfaces of one or more communication devices are listed here The display depends on the selection in the Communications devices section The actually configured interfaces in networks and network cards within the emulation are displayed here Only the interfaces for ISO communication and for UDP TCP communication are displayed e Interface column Name of the interface taken from the hardware configuration e PG interface column Select this check box if the interface is to be used as PG interface e P address column IP address of the interface This information is relevant if the communication device is to be used for TCP or UDP communication The IP address must be entered using the control panel on the computer
20. 88913 AB 13 74 Import menu 4 3 STL source import Description Use this action to import an STL source which was exported from the PCS 7 SIMATIC Manager The STL source is imported with the help of a wizard STL Source Import Wizard o fee 5 Import of an STL source Intermediate step This wizard guides you through all required steps to import an STL Source which has been exported fram SIMATIC Manager Click Next to proceed with the next step Click Next to continue with the next step SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 3 STL source import STL Source Import Wizard n s wL i STL source import Import STL sources STL source import STL file D JEMUWOB3S AWL Resource ID E01 Resource ID 2 Insert new records Create symbol names from structured data Include resource ID in symbol name This dialog box is used to select the STL source file and make the following settings e STL file You need to specify the STL source file here Only data blocks and those UDTs which are used with the data blocks may be exported Enter the full path directly or search for the file using the button e Resource ID Enter the resource ID to which the data blocks in the file belong e Insert new records Select this check box if you wish to import new data records Clear this check box if you want to use the STL s
21. B SFC Block number The number of the block This must be an integer value Name Enter the name of the function that emulates the functionality of the original block This text is not case sensitive SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 61 Project menu 3 8 Communication 3 8 3 8 1 3 8 1 1 62 e Library The library in which the HLL block is stored Can be selected from the drop down list e n use Select this checkbox if you want to replace the original block e NOP Select this checkbox if you want to replace the original block with a no operation Communication Communications connections Communications connections Symbol E Description This dialog box provides a table view of all communications connections that have been configured within the project Communications connections o el Es Local reso Remote re LocalLAddr Remote LA Local ID Remote ID Local TSAP Remote TS 1 0202 0200 E 1 0 Jun 13 2014 9 35 25 AM You can use this dialog box to establish communications connections between VCs and between VCs and external components such as HMI systems The following data is displayed in the table view e Local resource The name of the local resource e Remote resource The name of the external resource e Local LAddr The LAddr value of the connection as it appears in the S7 connection configuration NetPro
22. C SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 47 Project menu 3 5 Signal list 48 e Trace Select this check box if you want to monitor the signal e Hardwired Shows whether or not the signal has a fixed connection e Fixed Select this check box if the signal is fixed e Sensor type The sensor type of the signal e Physical minimum value The minimum engineering value e Physical maximum value The maximum engineering value e Normalization low limit The low limit of normalization e Normalization high limit The high limit of normalization e Description The description of the signal You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort in the table view You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 You can find information on connecting the signal interface in SIMIT SF and on using data block routing in the SIMIT SF help SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 5 Signal list 3 5 2 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the signal list the following dialog box opens E Properti
23. CONS CION Sii Rene rer teinte tente nine etes 62 3 8 1 1 Communications connections ads 62 3 8 1 2 An a SA E ot E N A 64 3 8 2 Connections to auxiliary systems iii 66 3 8 2 1 Connections to auxiliary systems iii 66 3 8 2 2 Properes aralio DON a a 67 3 9 A A 68 3 10 CONNUS ACUO oiea o e do cd ee e E 69 4 AMPOLA 0 aia re re sr a D ree in eee 71 4 1 Hardware configuration import sise 71 4 2 1201016 IMPOR es ee ca Re A ne ea et ee 72 4 3 STLESOUTCE IMPON essa rico laico desler war dla dat a 73 4 3 1 STL SOUrCE IMPO WIZA seine ii 13 4 3 2 Database IMPOTS AS itera iiel aby annee bad Rect conne an late ne ak Aaa Segal 78 4 3 2 1 Database IMPOSER ES o io a dl Ca ions 78 4 3 2 2 Database import dialog DO oie 80 5 SEMA MON Aaa 85 5 1 A A A her ir 85 5 2 DIAGNOS IC Sensen et den ta en en ide tale Colt ened 86 5 3 Creating an emulation environment sise 89 6 O ee eon ene 93 6 1 SAVE e nS ee ee eRe RC on OPM Pee Ree ene O eee 93 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 4 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Table of contents 6 2 A ee ee ee ee eee ee ee eee ee 93 6 3 PODOP tats e e lel Dee la leat 93 6 4 A O leaatelisredabinetetueh ness 93 6 5 DGIE TO D A io 94 6 6 GS VND OWN PR at dd 94 6 7 CSV EDO A bas awe a cb toc A 94 6 8 CONSISTENCY NECKE SUR e dd e o eee aided ate 94 7 SEID ONU te ese Sone ge a Ce 95 7 1 VEIS Ona inact conde Ved cidade el A tt der 95 7 2 User VAI VE Ale an an de dic 95 1 3 R lerence Manli a
24. CPU 315 2 DP 6ES 315 2 4F03 04B60 CPU 316 2 DP GES 7 316 24G00 04B0 CPU 318 2 GES 7 318 24J00 04B0 GES 7 414 44 100 0460 CPU 414 3 DP GES 7 414 3XJ00 0A60 CPU 416 GES 7 417 4HL01 04B0 Use this tab to define specific CPU modules The CPU modules contained in these basic settings are a predefined list of available modules that can be used in each project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 Basic settings The following data is displayed in the table view e Name The name of the CPU module e MLFB The MLFB number unique identification number of the CPU module e Firmware The firmware version of the CPU module Changes do not automatically have an effect on the projects The CPU modules first have to be imported into them The settings from the Project settings have priority You can find additional information on this in the section Project settings Page 33 You can add edit and delete entries in the table view You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 2 7 3 2 CPU modules Properties dialog box When you select the Add or Edit command from the CPU modules table view the followin
25. E AAA 95 AI o od 97 Regular o A E uae eucceueentee 99 A 103 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 5 Table of contents SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 6 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 1 1 The user interface of SIMIT VC IP address Subnetmask MAC address Networks 0 Nov 17 2014 3 35 06 PM The Emulation Manager opens when you start SIMIT VC The operator control actions dialog boxes and wizards are called and shown in the Emulation Manager 1 Menu bar The menu bar provides access to actions and functions of SIMIT VC The display of the menu bar is context dependent After starting SIMIT VC for example only the Start menu command is available here SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 1 1 The user interface of SIMIT VC SIMIT VC has the following menus e Start You can find additional information on this in the section Start menu Page 19 e Project You can find additional information on this in the section Project menu Page 33 e Import You can find additional information on this in the section Import menu Page 71 e Emulation You can find additional information on this in the section Emulation menu Page 85 e Edit You can find additional information on this in the section Edit menu Page 93 e Help You ca
26. HLL blocks are used to replace parts of the original STEP 7 software that require access to specific operating system or hardware resources that are not available in the VC The HLL blocks are displayed separately for each resource The settings must be checked and modified for each individual VC The following data is displayed in the table view e Name Corresponds to the name of an HLL block in a replacement library e Block name The block name of the original function block which is to be replaced by a HLL block see Name from a replacement library This could be any SFCs SFBs FCs or FBs e Library The replacement library in which the HLL block is contained e n use Select this check box if you want to replace the corresponding original function block Can be changed directly in the table view e NOP Select this check box if you want to replace the respective original function block with a no operation Can be changed directly in the table view SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 59 Project menu 3 7 High level language functions Note Select either the In use option or the NOP option to replace an original block that cannot be emulated with an HLL block from a replacement library In use or with a no operation NOP If neither of these options is active the VC tries to interpret the code of the original block if it is an FC or FB SFCs or SFBs that cannot b
27. L blocks are not overwritten button You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Properties dialog box Page 61 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 60 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 7 High level language functions 3 7 2 Properties dialog box When you select an Add or Properties action from the HLL blocks the following dialog box opens Resource ID E01 Resource ID 2 Block name FE14 i T Block number 14 Name Library SoftPichet In use E NOF If you have selected the Properties command the dialog box contains the values of the selected HLL block if you have selected Add the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed Resource ID The resource ID for which you are currently editing the HLL blocks Can only be changed via the drop down list in the toolbar Block name The block name as a combination of block type and block number This value cannot be changed here Block type The type of block Can be selected from the drop down list The following types are available DB FB FC FX OB SF
28. On ns add 34 3 2 1 Computer CONT QUIN cas ad 34 3 2 2 Properes dialog OX idas 36 3 3 GOnNGUPING Fes OUEST e od ue 38 3 001 Resource COMMOUNANOM ESA RES he al o Ds 38 3 3 2 APTO Perlas AIO OO iaa tion le ont tnt ea ose nent 40 3 053 Communication devices Properties dialog box 42 3 3 4 Communication interfaces Properties dialog DOX cooocccoccccocnccconococnnoncnonacnnnanononnnnnnnos 43 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 3 Table of contents 3 3 5 Device address bindings Properties dialog box 44 3 4 RESQUICS CIS ITIDURION id ds are ide tdi 45 3 4 1 Resource CIS MDI Oi nt vance wis AO 45 3 4 2 FODOS CIAIOG DOK nr sn de dons ronde entiere ner cite 46 3 5 A A A eee ee 47 3 5 1 SIGMA MIS TES rs ncaa batched AR acne nance ne A ae 47 3 5 2 Properties dialog DOX goin nn ion aot nn nee 49 3 6 EMI RP noten 51 3 6 1 Resource timing behavior cias 51 3 6 1 1 Resource timing behavior ai AAA E 51 3 6 1 2 Aia A a A A tom Nine 53 3 6 2 A SSSR Ne 54 3 6 2 1 SONSOP 0 2 e A E E nude eue Re en nee tic into 54 3 6 2 2 POPE MIES MADONNA A 56 3 6 3 A A dace S 57 3 6 3 1 GRUMOduleS SSSR eu Ld 57 3 6 3 2 1PIOD NISS o A tents aerate eo ideal tie en nt nee in 58 3 7 High level language functions 59 3 7 1 DIOCKS nt id E 59 3 1 2 Properes dalog OOK ars NE 61 3 8 COMMUNIC ANO Reeneeree tae enor da a o o da a oe ee ee ener ne eee 62 3 8 1 Communications
29. Page 12 The display of the communications connections can also be filtered by connection type For this select the desired connection type from the drop down list in the toolbar The following connections can be selected All connections Displays all connections Protocol independent emulation internal connections Displays all AS AS connections between VCs ISO transport connection Displays all ISO transport connections to external partners such as HMI systems or real controllers ISO on TCP transport connection Displays all ISO on TCP transport connections based on RFC1006 to external partners such as HMI systems and real controllers UDP connection Displays all UDP connections to external partners such as HMI systems SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 63 Project menu 3 8 Communication e S7 connection Displays all S7 connections to external partners e TCP connection Displays all TCP connections 3 8 1 2 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the communication connections the following dialog box opens ffl Properties Slow connection Fault tolerant via TCP Local _ Establishing connection C431 Resource ID 431 0 E HEX 0232 LAddr Emulation Emulation Remote Resource SR 401 Resource ID 691 ID 0 E HEX 0200 LAddr Emulation Emulation If you have selected the Edit action the dial
30. SIEMENS SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction Start menu Project menu Import menu Emulation menu Edit menu Help menu Abbreviations Regular expressions O iN O ON Bb IN Legal information Warning notice system This manual contains notices you have to observe in order to ensure your personal safety as well as to prevent damage to property The notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by a safety alert symbol notices referring only to property damage have no safety alert symbol These notices shown below are graded according to the degree of danger DANGER indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken WARNING indicates that death or severe personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken indicates that minor personal injury can result if proper precautions are not taken NOTICE indicates that property damage can result if proper precautions are not taken If more than one degree of danger is present the warning notice representing the highest degree of danger will be used A notice warning of injury to persons with a safety alert symbol may also include a warning relating to property damage Qualified Personnel The product system described in this documentation may be operated only by personnel qualified for t
31. add subtract multiply and divide You can use brackets within a formula Before evaluation all numeric values are converted to floating point values doubles All constants and references to data cells within a mathematic formula must correspond to valid numerical values If the result of the formula is to be an integer you must use the function Round lt numerical expression gt Text string values are chained with the plus operator Other operators are invalid for text values Spaces before and after constants and references to data cells are removed before processing Use if you require an empty string constant Use a backslash to quote the following character This is for example useful if you need to use a control character within an a string expression The quoted control character is then treated like a normal character Instructions are always given in brackets and Two types of instruction are available Conditions and string splitting Conditions Conditions are used to perform a comparison based on an expression that evaluates to true or false to continue with part of the script A conditional instruction always consists of the condition itself a part that is executed if the condition is true and another part that is executed if the condition is not true A conditional expression consists of an expression value in single quotation marks lt expression gt lt true gt lt
32. additional data for the project currently selected are displayed in this area e Project name The name of the project e Project type The project type is always PCS 7 STEP 7 Project e Modified with Version The SIMIT VC version with which the project was created or last modified e Size of the database The size of the project database in bytes SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 20 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 3 Close view e Last modified at The date of the last modification e Last archived on Date last archived e Project description All available descriptions for the project Project information cannot be changed here All project files are located in the directory which you specified as the Emulation folder when you created the project You can find additional information in Create new project Page 19 Click OK to open the desired project When you open a project it is displayed in its own tab Several projects can be open at the same time Each project is displayed in a separate tab The Continue a canceled action dialog box may appear You can find additional information on this in the section Continue action Page 69 2 3 Close view Symbol x Description Click this symbol to close the current tab If a project is closed with this command you will first see a message that you have to confirm The command can only be executed when at least o
33. ady entered 1 7 Automatic check of entries SIMIT VC checks some user entries in dialog boxes for plausibility Input boxes with this functionality show missing or incorrect entries outlined in red or yellow If the entry is essential for correct functioning it is outlined in red Editing and saving are not possible If the entry is optional or the text box can be filled at a later point it is outlined in yellow Editing and saving are possible SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 17 Introduction 1 7 Automatic check of entries SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 18 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 1 Create new project Symbol 5 Description Use this menu command to create a new project The following dialog box opens Project name Test Emulation folder D Siemens Emulation Project description Project type PCS 7 STEP 7 project Enter the following data e Project name The name of the project as it appears in the storage path The corresponding SIMIT project must be given the same name when you generate it If the SIMIT project already exists and you later want to create an Emulation Manager project you must enter the name previously specified for the SIMIT project The name must not exceed a maximum length of 17 characters and must not contain any special characters e Emulation folder The path to the folder where yo
34. alue e Normalization low limit The low limit of normalization This must be an integer e Normalization high limit The high limit of normalization This must be an integer e _limit This value sets the control low limit for the signal in SIMATIC representation low limit Limiting takes place starting at this value e u_limit This value sets the control high limit for the signal in SIMATIC representation high limit Limiting takes place starting at this value e Description A brief description for the sensor type 3 6 3 CPU modules 3 6 3 1 CPU modules Symbol Description This dialog box provides a table view of all CPU modules available for the project CPU modules oc ie Ea CPU 4174 ES 25 0 Jun 13 20148 36 19 AM The CPU modules can be imported from the default settings You can find additional information on this in the section Import menu Page 71 Existing CPU modules are not overwritten by the import SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Of Project menu 3 6 Emulation 3 6 3 2 58 The following data is displayed in the table view Name The name of the CPU module MLFB The MLFB number unique identification number of the CPU module Firmware The firmware version of the corresponding CPU module This value can be changed directly in the table You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties
35. and then retrieve 2 5 Retrieve project Symbol a Description Use this menu command to retrieve a project from an archive The following dialog box opens 1 ce ps Ne Archive file Emulation folder Siemens Emulation Open project Archive information Original Project Nante Archived Project Type Created with Version Archive Content Size of Archive Project Description The following values and information are displayed e Archive file Here you have to specify the full path of the file which is to be retrieved Enter the full path directly or select the file using the button e Emulation folder This is the installation directory of SIMIT VC This setting cannot be changed here e Project name The project name that the project is to receive after retrieval Accept the default name or SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 23 Start menu 2 6 Options enter a new one If there is already a project with the same name overwrite the existing project or cancel the retrieve process e Open project Select this check box if you want to immediately open the project after retrieving it e Archive information Displays certain information about the archive The original project name The archived project type The SIMIT VC version used to create the archive Archive content The size of the project database Descriptions for
36. ation number of the module e n use Select this check box if the module should be available for the PCS 7 hardware import If this option is not activated the module is treated as already known but is not included in the evaluations e Type Select a type from the drop down list e Description Here you can enter any comment as a module description optional SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 29 Start menu 2 Basic settings e Channel grouping A channel grouping is a logical configuration unit Here you specify how many channels are grouped in one channel grouping This setting applies to all channels of this group If the module does not have channel groupings enter 1 e Channel offset This setting specifies the offset of two channels in a channel grouping This option is only available if the value of Channel grouping is above 1 e Fixed sensor type Some modules have fixed sensor types for all channels Enter the appropriate sensor type for the module or select None if no specified sensor type is available The options Channel grouping Channel offset and Fixed sensor type are only available for analog input and output modules 2 7 3 CPU modules 2 7 3 1 CPU modules Symbol ee Description 30 This tab provides a table view of all predefined CPU modules that have already been selected in SIMIT VC Name Order number Firmware
37. ault if no normalization is required e Description Enter any comment on the sensor type or leave this box empty The normalization settings physical minimum and maximum values high and low limits of normalization and high and low value range are not important if you have specified a specific conversion type In this case all the boxes are grayed out disabled 2 7 2 Module types 2 1 2 1 Module types 28 Symbol Be Fo Description This tab shows a table view of all known module types Order number Type In use Description _57H_HSP_DP_INTEGR_417_4HT14_FW45_CT E DP _S7H_HSP_MPI DP 417 4HT14 FW45 CT MPTP _57H_HSP_SUBMODUL_HART__TFO1_CT O HART field device _57H_SUBMODUL_HART 4GE00_CT Lo F HART Feldgerat gt 12 Byte In 4 Byte Out konsis Po E 163 gt 24 Byte in 8 Byte out consi A 183 gt AUMA 12 Byte IN 4Byte OUT A 163 gt Basic Type 2 oo Bi gt Basic Type 3 DI Fl SDI The module types provide the PCS 7 hardware import with information about the different I O devices This information then determines the imported signal types SIMIT VC has a predefined list of module types This list may be extended by the PCS 7 hardware import if new unknown modules are identified You can find additional information on this in the section Hardware configuration import Page 71 The following values and information are displayed in the table view e MLFB A unique identifica
38. be changed here for a new entry Original cycle time ms The original cycle time of the OB This value cannot be changed here Emulation cycle time ms The cycle time of the OB used for emulation The default is the original cycle time Note Cycle times shorter than the preset simulation cycle create an unnecessary computing load You should therefore select the smallest OB cycle greater than or equal to the cycle time set in the project Priority The priority of the OB You can find additional information in the PCS 7 help Toggle byte Defines a memory byte to be inverted at the beginning of the OB call if the address is within a range of O to 16383 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 53 Project menu 3 6 Emulation e Max LStack depth calls Specifies the maximum recursive depth of the L stack The default value is 10 e Max LStack size bytes Specifies the maximum size of the L Stack for FB FC calls The default value is 1024 3 6 2 Sensor types 3 6 2 1 Sensor types Symbol 27 Description This dialog box provides a table view of all sensor types that are available in the current project 22 Sensor types So Sensor name Inu Conversion Description Keine Angabe F PT 100 Standard Thermo K NICR NI Sensor types are bound to a signal to control its normalization and conversion The following values are displayed in the table view e Sens
39. ditions Siemens AG A5E32888913 AB Copyright Siemens AG 2014 Division Digital Factory 12 2014 Subject to change All rights reserved Postfach 48 48 90026 NURNBERG GERMANY Table of contents 1 NNO CIC HOD EEE 7 1 1 The User interface t SIMT VE ii ia 7 1 2 OVEM EV OE SV MIMD Ol Sian Sarcastic saicem mec Sont emo 9 1 3 Soning table CONTENTS sen tn tia 11 1 4 FISHING LADIS COME Si NS O ti Laos sie 12 1 5 Basic operator COMMOMACHONS SES SR as 15 1 6 LA ra lo CPR e OE nn A A Sc lagi ty fe eek otihas 17 1 7 Automatic CHECK OF SNM rte 17 2 A O 19 2 1 Greate NEW PEC Rene 19 2 2 OPENDE manaeneenee t tenet ts ae ena Rtn et eek Co NE a NO 20 2 3 COSC WOW PP o O fn ed ee a eee nette es lan ee Cons 21 2 4 PAPCOIVG DOS Clinic 21 2 5 ROITNEVe proletaria 23 2 6 O Leu 24 2 7 BASIC SOINS nr ane nee cena eee ru notament E ete en 25 2 7 1 DENSON DES Hansen near O nn te dd Net 25 2 1 1 1 Sensor POS eiii 25 2 1 1 2 Sensor types Properties dialog box ccoocccconcococncconocconoconnocanononononnnnonannonannonannnnnnnnnnnss 26 2 1 2 WIOGUIG PES ado 28 2 1 2 1 Module POS a aida 28 2 1 2 2 Module types Properties dialog box 29 2 7 3 CPU IMOQUICS serial clica 30 2 1 3 1 CPU MOQUE Scarring e e delicado Sete eee 30 2 1 3 2 CPU modules Properties dialog box 31 2 8 EXIF AD DICAMOM its Rd eth ee A et et eee 32 3 eI POJS CE MON see de te A Den an RL nie 33 3 1 ProJecCCSEUNOS cession e E aiii 33 3 2 Computer Contigurali
40. do not want table headers in the CSV file Create language dependent column names Select this check box if the column names displayed in the interface should be included in the CSV file If the check box is not selected the column names are generated by SIMIT VC Click OK to start the CSV export and close the dialog box 3 10 Continue action The Continue action menu command resumes the most recently cancelled wizard in the current project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 69 Project menu 3 10 Continue action 70 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 1 Hardware configuration import Symbol E Description This action is used to import the hardware configuration file cfg that was created as part of the PCS 7 hardware configuration The following two elements are taken over into the Emulation Manager in this way e AS stations e O signals The import is executed with the following dialog box Ei Hardware configuration import Hardware configuration file D EMU cfo e01cfg A Suppress signal import Enter the following information e Hardware configuration file Specify the hardware configuration file you want to import here This can be a reference file with links to a number of hardware configuration files Enter the full file path directly or select the file wi
41. e Order number Clock memory H system F system The following values and information are displayed e Resource type The resource type is specified here The following settings are possible S7 SoftPLC resource virtual controller Emulation of a real controller Runtime component RTM Placeholder for a component or a system that is required during emulation runtime for example HMI PCS 7 OS WinCC or another controller e Name The name of the resource can be edited Is taken from the hardware configuration and is used within the configuration to represent the resource General tab e Resource ID The resource ID identifies the resource uniquely during configuration and runtime e Station The name of the station taken from the hardware configuration e CPU type The type of the CPU Taken from the hardware configuration on the basis of the MLFB number e CPU The name of the CPU taken from the hardware configuration SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 40 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources e MLFB The MLFB number is taken from the hardware configuration and cannot be changed If an MLFB number was entered manually this field remains empty e Clock memory Select this check box if you wish to use clock memories When the check box is selected a clock memory byte can be specified in the right input box If the resource is created by
42. e configured computers referenced in resource distribution The Computer folder lists the computers currently accessible over the network The network address via which the computer is accessed by the diagnostic function is shown under the computer name Project diagnostics Select the Project lt project name gt folder in the Emulation Control Center area to see an overview of the overall system load in the Performance area SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 86 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Emulation menu 5 2 Diagnostics Performance area e Load Percentage load of the overall system as the quotient of the current token runtime and configured simulation cycle Minimum ms The shortest token runtime reached in this simulation run e Average ms The average token runtime reached in this simulation run e Maximum ms The longest token runtime reached in this simulation run Computer tab The Computer tab displays a group message on the state of the computer relating to the emulation environment The different messages are highlighted in different colors The computer monitored is ready The computer monitored is in an operating state that may depending on the project con figuration result in problems The computer monitored is in an irregular operating state Check the state of the system components and execute the restore function if necessary The computer monitor
43. e directory structure by selecting subfolders Click to list all subfolders of the currently selected folder Click to access the higher levels or delete the corresponding folder hierarchy directly in the editing box Now press lt ENTER gt If no share property can be determined automatically this can take some time a corresponding warning is displayed in the message log This message can indicate one of the following errors The computer is member of a domain but no domain name was specified The specified user name is incorrect The account that belongs to the specified user name requires a password or the specified password is incorrect No network shares are available on the computer SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 37 Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 1 Resource configuration Symbol de Description This dialog box provides an overview of the configured resources and the corresponding communication devices and communication interfaces i 2 Resource configuration Les se Resource type Name Resource ID H system F system ILE 1 ai 0 May 27 2014 4 00 13 PM oa Communications interfaces Device address bindings Device name Description Interface Online inte IP address MAC address Description 4 Emulation Generic Emulation Adapter 192 168 134 1 Bi fi May 27 2014 4 00 1
44. e replaced with HLL blocks are interpreted as a no operation by the VC A block must be explicitly replaced by a block with no operation when e The SIMATIC Manager cannot execute the download because the SFC does not exist e A block cannot fulfill its function in the simulation environment because the components it requires communications partner I O do not exist To create such a block follow these steps 1 Select the Add command The Add dialog box opens 2 Under Block type select the corresponding type and under Block number enter the number of the block to be replaced 3 Enter a name for the block under Name which indicates that the block has no function for example by using the prefix dummy_ 4 Select the SoftPlc7_SYF entry under Library 5 Select the NOP check box 6 Click OK to create the block and close the dialog box If blocks are replaced with a no operation those blocks which depend directly on the replaced blocks must be supplied with substitute values One way of doing this is manually to transfer the relevant values in the data blocks to SIMIT SF and set them there Use the options for inserting signals manually in the signal list or the STL import wizard Use the Ka or g symbols in the toolbar to mark all selected HLL blocks simultaneously as In use or NOP or to unselect them You can import an HLL default setting from the basic settings by clicking the Existing HL
45. e the symbol import to integrate the following information in the Emulation Manager e Fully resolved I O signals e Data block numbers of previously imported symbolic data block names The symbol import is executed with the following dialog box as O Symbol import Symbol file H EMU meine 300 seq Resource ID EO 1 Resource ID 2 Insert new records Make the following settings in the dialog box e Symbol file Here you enter the path to the symbol file This file must be exported as an SEQ SDF or DIF file Enter the full file path directly or select the file with the g button e Resource ID Enter the resource ID of the VC to which the symbols in the file belong e Insert new records Select this check box if you want to import new symbols Do not select this check box if you only want to use the symbol file for the address resolution of existing symbols e Filter Enter a filter with regular expressions in order to exclude certain variable names from the import Multiple regular expressions are separated by semicolons You can find additional information on this in the section Regular expressions Page 99 Click OK to start the import and close the dialog box While the symbol import is being executed you are informed about the current progress in a dialog box 4 3 STL source import 4 3 1 STL source import wizard Symbol ss SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E328
46. ed does not return any diagnostic information Diagnostic information can only be returned by computers on which SIMIT VC Engineer ing or Runtime is installed Computer diagnostics Select a monitored computer in the Emulation Control Center area to view detailed information on the system components that are configured on this computer on the right Performance area The Performance area displays information on distribution of the computing load e Computer Total load of computer capacity in relation to the set cycle time e Emulation runtime VC proportion of cycle time e Signal mirroring Signal mirroring proportion of cycle time SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 87 Emulation menu 5 2 Diagnostics e Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service gross Total computing time used by this service If a fixed cycle time is expected this entry also includes the idle time required to arrive at the selected cycle time once all system components have completed their cycles e Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service net Net computing time used by this service e Emulation idle time Unused computing time within a cycle time Computer tab This is where the computers system components in the Emulation control center are monitored e Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service This service coordinates the SIMIT VC system components on an emulation c
47. elects the NOP checkbox for the selected object Only available if the HLL blocks dialog box is active You can find additional information on this in the section HLL blocks Page 59 Sets the selected object to the default settings Only available if the HLL blocks dialog box is active You can find additional information on this in the section HLL blocks Page 59 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 1 3 Sorting table contents Opens the Signal statistics window This window displays the number of binary and analog inputs and outputs in the signal list Only available if the Signal list dialog box is active Carries out memory reset for the selected resource Only available if the Resource configuration dialog box is active 1 3 Sorting table contents All documents and dialog boxes with a table view feature a sorting function Click the table header to activate the sorting function When the sorting function is activated for the first time the table contents appear in ascending order and an arrow symbol appears before the column header Computer Konfiquration 255 255 2550 TT t F1 3 Jun 10 2014 2 33 57 PM Click the table header to change the order from ascending to descending and vice versa The arrow symbol changes accordingly B Computer Konfiguration a VW IP address W Subnet mask MAC addr
48. emulation ms The cycle time of the OBs set up for emulation Can be changed directly in the table view You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort in the table view You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 6 Emulation 3 6 1 2 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the resource timing behavior the following dialog box opens ro O Resource ID E01 Resource ID 2 OB Time OB OBS2 Original cyde time ms 1000 Emulation cyde time ms 1 000 Priority Toggle byte Max LStack depth calls side a de En Max LStack size bytes 1 024 If you have selected the Edit command the dialog box contains the values of the selected sensor if you have selected Add the dialog box is empty When the Hardware configuration import function was performed the values were taken over in the dialog box The following values and information are displayed Resource ID The ID of the selected resource This value can only be changed here for a new entry OB Time OB Name of the OB This value can only
49. enu and select the required operator control action e Use keyboard shortcut You can find the keyboard shortcuts below in the description of the respective operator control action The basic operator control actions are described below You can find the corresponding symbol from the toolbar and the keyboard shortcut for each description Whether or not an operator control action can actually be executed depends on the context Actions that cannot be executed are grayed out SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 15 Introduction 7 5 Basic operator control actions 16 Save 3 Ctrl S This operator control action saves all changes that you have made to the database If you try to close a document containing changes that have not yet been applied a corresponding message is displayed Import gy Ctrl This operator control action transfers application data to the project database A dialog box opens in which you enter the import settings An import function is only available in the context of certain documents You can find additional information on this in the section Import menu Page 71 Add da Ctrl N This operator control action creates a new entry based on the current dialog box or the current document A dialog box opens in which you can enter data and view information about the new entry Undo 3 Ctrl Z This operator control action undoes all changes that
50. erfaces 38 Device address bindings 38 Properties 40 General Online settings Special properties Resource distribution 45 Properties 46 Resource timing behavior 52 Properties 53 Retrieve project 23 S Save 16 93 Sensor name 26 Sensor types 25 30 54 Properties 26 56 Signal list 47 Properties 49 Sensor type Fixed value Description Snapshot 22 STL file 75 STL source import wizard 74 Symbol 9 12 15 Symbol import 72 T Tab 8 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 104 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB
51. es Signal name 31 PIT 1052A Direction PLC input Type PI Word Resource ID E DB number 0 Address 514 Bitoffset 0 Trace Sensor type 4 20 mA Physical minimum value 0 0 Physical maximum value 0 0 Normalization low limit 0 Normalization high limit 0 If you have selected the Edit command the dialog box contains the values of the selected sensor if you have selected Add the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed e Signal name The name of the signal The name must be unique within the whole project e Direction The direction of the signal from a VC point of view SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 49 Project menu 3 5 Signal list 50 e Type The data type of the signal specific to SIMIT VC The following types are available DB input byte DB input DWord DB input word Pl byte PI DWord PI Word DB output byte DB output DWord DB output word PO byte PO DWord PO Word Input bit Output bit e Resource ID The resource ID of the controller to which the signal is assigned e DBno The number of the data block that contains the signal This value is 0 for an I O signal If the signal is in the memory enter 1 e Address The address of the signal e Bit offset The bit offset of the signal If this is an analog signal the bit of
52. ess Network share WinCE 141 73 10 203 4 E 3 1 Jun 10 2014 2 38 39 PM Right click on the column header to open a window that lists the column names and in which you can change the current sorting and filtering rules Se Description 4 Conversion In use Sensor name In the top part of the window you select one or more columns and start the sorting processes SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 11 Introduction 7 4 Filtering table contents 1 4 12 In the bottom part of the window you select the filter criteria for the selected columns You can find additional information on filters in the section Filtering table contents Page 12 The following functions are available for sorting e Exclude columns from sorting Select at least one entry in the list and click 3 e Reset the sorting rule Click 3 e Change sorting for each column from ascending order to descending order and vice versa by double clicking the relevant column name e Change the priority of a column Drag the column name in the list to a different position The column at the very top has the highest priority e Apply sorting rules and close the window Click e You cannot change the sorting rules if the document contains unsaved changes Sorting function symbols The sorting function uses the following symbols to indicate the current status ae This c
53. f a lower message threshold is selected all higher messages are automatically also selected for logging e Exc 0x0 Exceptions e ERR 0x10000000 Error messages e VRN 0x20000000 Warnings e LOG 0x40000000 Logging e DBG 0x80000000 Detailed information Note The DBG message class returns extremely large and detailed log files These may be required by Support Additional functions are available with the following symbols Start logging Stop logging re The logging running in the background is stored and exported in a file All logging files that were started with j and stopped with are overwritten Exported files can be found on the relevant computers under lt installation drive gt Siemens Emulation logging Note Logging running in the background has only a limited size It always runs when no other logging was configured or is active Deleting log files Filtering messages to be logged using function areas Individual function areas can be selected and deselected with checkboxes CE Updating messages displayed The current status of diagnostics in progress stopped exported to files files have been deleted is displayed in the lower message area of the diagnostics window with the symbols listed above 5 3 Creating an emulation environment Symbol Description Use this menu command to open the wizard for generating the emulation environment SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual
54. false gt SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 19 Import menu 4 3 STL source import 4 3 2 2 80 If the conditional expression relates to a column name other than the one specified under Column name the desired column name is used as the prefix to the conditional expression followed by an equal sign lt column gt lt expression gt lt true gt lt false gt Any valid regular expression can be used as an expression You can place both expressions and instructions in the conditional branches This allows you to create an infinite number of nested conditions String splitting The string splitting method splits a string when matches of any regular expression are found into multiple tokens to evaluate an individual token in more detail You can find more information about regular expressions in Regular expressions Page 99 The instruction always consists of a split pattern and an expression or instruction that is evaluated in accordance with the split index The split index refers to a specific token xsplit expression lt Split index gt The tokens output by this function contain all substrings of the input which are ended with a substring that corresponds to the specified split expression or that is ended at the end of the string The tokens are specified in the order in which they come in the input string If the split expression does not corre
55. ference Manual 32 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 1 Project settings Symbol Lg Description This dialog box allows you to change settings related to the project currently open Project name EMU1 Emulation folder D Siemens Emulation Project description Ein test Cyde time ms Time Universal time GMT License 651238 7 No consistency check Restore consistency check end The following values and information are displayed e Project name The name of the currently open project This value cannot be changed here e Emulation folder The installation directory of SIMIT VC This value cannot be changed here e Project description Corresponds to the value that has been entered via the Create new project dialog box This entry is optional You can find additional information on this in the section Create new project Page 19 e Cycle time ms This value defines the cycle time in milliseconds for emulation of the current project The emulation cycles are started in this cycle This setting should match the cycle time of these components in the SIMIT project which is responsible for signal exchange between the SIMIT SF model and the emulation e Time The time base for the project Select System time GMT or Local time The time is SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 33 Project menu 3 2 Computer config
56. formation on this in the section Properties dialog box Page 67 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections Sorting table contents Page 11 Filtering table contents Page 12 3 8 2 2 Properties dialog box If you select the Add or Edit actions from the communication connections to auxiliary systems the following dialog box opens Local resource ID E01 Remote resource ID E01 r Local DB number 81 O Remote DB number 71 Local address 55 Remote address 63 Granularity Byte a Length If you have selected the Edit action the dialog box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed Type The direction of the data exchange You can use the drop down list to select either Input or Output Local resource ID Shows the local resource ID Remote resource ID Shows the external resource ID Local DB number Shows the number of the local DB for data exchange Remote DB number Shows the number of the external DB for data exchange SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 67 Project menu 3 9 CSV export 3 9 68 e Local address Shows the start address within the local DB e Remote address Shows the start address within the external DB e Granularity Use the d
57. fset is O e Trace Select the check box if you want to monitor the signal during the simulation Sensor type tab e Sensor type The name of the sensor type that creates the signal The value corresponds to the entry in the Sensor name column in the project specific settings of the sensor types e Physical minimum value The minimum engineering value This value is only relevant if you want to overwrite the default value for the sensor type otherwise the value here must be 0 0 e Physical maximum value The maximum engineering value This value is only relevant if you want to overwrite the default value for the sensor type otherwise the value here must be 0 0 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 3 6 3 6 1 3 6 1 1 Project menu 3 6 Emulation Normalization low limit The low limit of normalization An integer is required here Enter 0 zero as default if no normalization is required Normalization high limit The high limit of normalization An integer is required here Enter 0 zero as default if no normalization is required Note The objects Physical minimum Physical maximum Normalization low limit and Normalization high limit map the physical values of the project to the value range of the PCS 7 project If you set Unspecified as the sensor type for non binary signals and the values for the physical limits and normalization are 0 the
58. g dialog box opens En Properties Name PU 416 MLFE GES 7 416 2XK 02 0460 CPU Typ CPU 416 r Firmware The dialog box shows the properties of the selected CPU module If you have selected the Edit action the dialog box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed e Name Enter a name for the CPU module The name must only be assigned once within the project e MLFB Select the MLFB number unique identification number of the CPU module here The drop down list contains all the known MLFB numbers from the Module types tab You can find additional information on this in the section Module types Page 28 e CPU type Select the CPU type of the CPU module here The drop down list contains all the known SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 31 Start menu 2 8 Exit application CPU types from the CPU modules tab You can find additional information on this in the section CPU modules Page 57 e Firmware Enter the firmware version of the CPU module as a four digit integer Example Firmware version V3 1 becomes 3100 2 8 Exit application Symbol Description This menu command closes the Emulation Manager and SIMIT VC If a project is open it too is closed This command must be confirmed in a message window SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Re
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60. host computer check box has been selected e Subslot The subslot of the device This selection is not available for the communication interface of the generic emulation adapter Note If you change this value the interface cannot be recognized during the import of a new hardware configuration and cannot be updated e Description Text that can be edited freely Device address bindings Properties dialog box If you perform an Add or Edit action from the Device address bindings tab of the Resource configuration document the following dialog box opens En Properties PLC Emulation Rack 1 Slot 1 Resource identifier 2 Logical device address LADDR Access point SIMATIC NET 5 FONLINE Description Emulation Default The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration The following values and information are displayed e Logical device address LADDR The logical device address of the interface in decimal representation e Access point SIMATIC NET Binding of the device address with an access point in SIMATIC NET The access point must be configured on the computer on which the resource is to run This value is optional e Description Text that can be edited freely SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 4 Resource distribution 3 4 Resource distribution 3 4 1 Resource distribution Symbol Description Thi
61. ial display EEE 754 float display S7 integer display User defined Linear mapping of the physical variables to the normalization values in the S7 integer display Physical minimum value Enter the physical minimum value of the sensor type that corresponds to the low engineering value Only floating point numbers are allowed here Enter 0 0 as the default if no normalization is required Physical maximum value Enter the physical maximum value of the sensor type that corresponds to the high engineering value Only floating point numbers are allowed here Enter 0 0 as the default if no normalization is required Normalization low limit Enter the low limit for the normalization here Only integers are allowed here Enter 0 as the default if no normalization is required Normalization high limit Enter the high limit for the normalization here Only integers are allowed here Enter O as the default if no normalization is required _limit Enter the low limit of the value range after normalization All values below this are truncated Only integers are allowed here Enter O as the default if no normalization is required SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 27 Start menu 2 Basic settings e u_limit Enter the high limit of the value range after normalization All values above this are truncated Only integers are allowed here Enter 0 as the def
62. importing a hardware configuration these values are applied automatically e H system Select this check box if you want to emulate the CPU as an H system Taken from the hardware configuration Only one CPU is emulated regardless of this setting e F system Select this check box if you want to emulate the CPU as an F system Taken from the hardware configuration Emulation tab e Snapshot size Expected size for snapshots default is 5 MB Values that are too small result in an error during storage and loading of snapshots Online settings tab e Activate engineering mode online mode Select this check box if the online interface is to be permanently active Note A permanently activated online interface increases the computing load and can reduce the performance of the system as a whole e Security level The security level of an F CPU taken from the hardware configuration This value has to match the configuration Special properties tab The special properties are internal SIMIT VC settings These settings should only be changed in agreement with Product Support SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 41 Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 3 42 Communication devices Properties dialog box If you perform an Add or Edit action from the Communication devices area of the Resource configuration document the following dialog box opens Ei
63. ing errors The device name of the computer is incorrect The corresponding computer cannot be reached e Subnet mask The subnet mask of the interface Note To enter the default 255 255 255 0 click the lt button e MAC address The MAC address of the Ethernet adapter for this computer Entered in regular format Network share tab This tab is only relevant if the emulation platform consists of multiple computers Otherwise these text boxes can remain empty and the option deselected SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 2 Computer contiguration En Properties Role General Network share E Save password Network share e Domain Name of the domain in which the computer is a member e User User name of the account on the computer accessed with network share properties e Store password Select this check box if a password is required for the account belonging to the given user name e Password Password for the account of the specified user name e Network share Network share which represents the root folder of SIMIT VC on the PC If no network share properties can automatically be determined enter them manually here Network share properties are required if the emulation platform consists of multiple PCs The drop down list contains all subfolders of the most recently selected network share property Navigate through th
64. ion name 64 Connections to auxiliary systems 66 Consistency check 34 85 94 CPU modules 30 57 Properties 31 58 CSV export 68 94 CSV file 68 CSV import 94 Cycle time 33 52 53 D Database import 78 After import 82 Before import 82 General 80 Delete 16 94 Device address bindings Properties 44 Diagnostics 86 Computer 87 Emulation Control Center 86 Logging 88 Power 87 Project 86 Symbols 89 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Dialog box 8 Document information 8 E Emulation folder 19 20 23 33 Emulation Manager 7 F Firmware 31 32 58 H Hardware configuration file 71 Hardware configuration import 71 HLL blocks 59 Properties 61 I O 72 Import 16 L Language 25 Library 59 62 License 34 Log 22 M Menu bar 7 Message log 9 MLFB 28 29 31 31 58 58 Module types 28 Properties 29 N New objects 72 New project 19 No Operation 59 62 103 Index O Table Open project 20 enn Me Sorting 11 Operator control action 15 Toolbar 8 Options 24 Close project 25 Open project 25 U Undo 16 93 P Update 17 Project description 19 Project file 20 22 V Project information 20 Project name 19 23 33 Version 95 Project settings 33 Project type 19 Properties 16 93 W Wizard 17 19 74 89 R Resource configuration 38 Communications devices 38 Communications int
65. ks Description 4 Conversion 42 In use 4 Sensor name ie 9 e 47 0 PDT Import The filter is automatically activated when the filter criterion is complete and valid You can link additional filter criteria with the current criterion by selecting the operators And amp amp and Or and adding additional table contents Filtering based on text You filter for text as you would for numerical values Instead of the cell content you select the value Textual expression Single quotation marks are then displayed in the text box into which you enter the required text You can also use placeholders when you filter based on text The use of placeholders is only possible in connection with the operators like and not like In connection with the other operators the placeholder character is used as a normal character for filtering The filter is automatically activated when the filter criterion is complete and valid SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 7 5 Basic operator control actions Filter function symbols The filter function uses the following symbols to indicate the current status of a filter criterion and the associated sorting The edited filter criterion is complete and valid lt can be activated or deactivated 4 The modified filter criterion requires additional information to be activated Enter filter criteria or simply
66. list select the name of the source table for the import Select Import data source if you want to process data that you have previously imported from a file e Destination table From the drop down list select the name of the table to which you wish to import the data e Configure import This is a table assigning the data information requested by the Emulation Manager to its position column name in the external database A drop down list will open if you click on a cell in the Column name column Select a name The Default setting column is used to define a number of preset values for example if you want to use rules or if some data is not available in the source database e Insert new records Select this check box if you wish to import new data records If the checkbox is not selected only rules for existing data records will be used e Suppress updates of existing data records Select this checkbox if you do not want to search for existing entries requiring updating This will soeed up the import process If you import existing data records again the destination table will contain duplicate data records This can cause problems if there are inconsistencies SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 81 Import menu 4 3 STL source import 82 Condition This text box is used to specify a condition for the data to be imported Filter Enter a filter with regular expression
67. me Symbolic DB name Direction 4 Resource ID DB number 9 Trace No suggestions No further choices are available for Yes or No selection Otherwise move the cursor to a different position or try to correct the expression A check box with the column header is displayed for this filter instead of the text box The filter becomes active as soon as you select or clear the check box or when you click Filter based on numerical values To apply a filter based on numerical values you must select a valid column and then an operator The available operators are shown in the lower window area Se Description Conversion In use sensor name Select the required operator and drag it into the text box Alternatively double click the operator SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 13 Introduction 7 4 Filtering table contents 14 Conversion In use Sensor name Textual expression 80mV 0 POT Import 1 POT Import 3 POT Import 3 POT Import mit Division Factor 1 0 3 PDT Import mit Division Factor 10 0 3 PDT Import mit Division Factor 100 0 If the operator is in the text box the cell contents of the selected column are now displayed in the lower window area Select the required content and drag it into the text box as well You can also double click the content The content in the text box is automatically set in single quotation mar
68. mpty if you do not wish to define a condition If the field is active a drop down list will appear when you right click on it Here you set up your own conditional expressions After import tab This tab is used to define certain rules to be applied to the signal list in the Emulation Manager after database import To add a new rule click the 4 button Delete rules with the button At least one rule must first be selected SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 3 STL source import e Click to copy rules to the internal dialog clipboard At least one rule must first be selected e Click to paste content from the clipboard Content from the clipboard and new rules are always added at the end of the table Click on one of the following fields to edit a rule e Command Two types of rule are available Refresh and Delete Select the required type from the drop down list e Information This field is only required for rule type Refresh Select the information to be changed from the drop down list Note The drop down list only contains the values that can be changed with rules e Value This field is only required for rule type Refresh Enter the value that you wish to assign during refresh You can enter a simple value or a macro for which the basic commands and are allowed Use the brackets and the ROUND function to rou
69. n Include compiled files Select this check box if you want to integrate the following generated files in the archive Files that were created during generation Default files Files imported into the project All other files in the directory of the project Logging Select this checkbox if you also want to archive the message log of the project Include snapshot files Select this check box if you want to archive the snapshots of the project as well Archive information Shows you some information about the archive you are about to create The scope of the archive is also displayed depending on the selection of the Include compiled files option Compact contains only the project database This needs the least space Loca contains all local data This option is only relevant when a non open project is archived In this case cross computer data is left out Complete includes additional data from other computers that are part of the project This type requires the most disk space SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 5 Retrieve project Click OK to apply the settings you have made The selected project is archived Note Do not execute any file operations with project files or project directories using operating system tools e g Windows Explorer This can damage the project An SIMIT VC project can only be renamed or moved using archive
70. n find additional information on this in the section Help menu Page 95 2 Toolbar You use the toolbar to directly select frequently used functions The symbols available vary depending on which document or dialog box is active You can also use these buttons to put open documents in the foreground You will find an overview and a brief description of the symbols in section Overview of symbols Page 9 3 Tabs Work areas such as projects or certain default setting documents are displayed in individual tabs All project related tabs have their own work area The documents can be moved minimized maximized or resized 4 Active dialog box The currently active dialog box is in the foreground The menu bar and the toolbar match this dialog box 5 Document information The following symbols followed by a corresponding number are used to display the document information The total number of data records currently displayed in the document Es j The total number of data records currently selected in the document 2 The total number of directly changed data records in the document that have not yet been backed up The last time and date on which the data records displayed in the document were updated SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 7 2 Overview of symbols 6 Message log Context dependent messages for executed actions are displayed in the message
71. nd up floating point values to integers e Condition Define a condition Data in the signal list of the Emulation Manager are either deleted or updated in accordance with this condition The syntax of the condition must correspond to the SQL standard Leave this field empty if you do not wish to define a condition If the field is active a drop down list will appear when you right click on it Here you set up your own conditional expressions SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 83 Import menu 4 3 STL source import 84 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Emulation menu 5 1 Consistency check The consistency check is used to find and resolve errors in the project configuration before you start the emulation project Perform a consistency check if you have made changes to the project configuration The consistency check is performed automatically before the emulation project is started An ongoing consistency check in the Emulation Manager is graphically displayed as shown in the figure below sf Emulation Manager Le jets y G Start Project Import Emulation Edit A Be oe ose SBS E I XPV EMUi al name Symbolic DB name Direction R DBnumber Address Bit offset Type 1002A Input 210s 512 O ANAAUFPIV maosa mat SSCs e cam mos O mat Ms s O oew mass O e o o oew moc O e os e oew mase
72. ne tab is open 2 4 Archive project Symbol ae Description Use this menu command to archive an existing project Use this function if you want to back up a project or transfer the project to a different location This could be either a new file path or a different machine The following dialog box opens SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 21 Start menu 2 4 Archive project 22 rn E Project file D Siemens Emulation EMU 1 project Destination folder D Siemens Emulation E Indude compiled files E Logging Indude snapshot files Archive information H A compact archive is being created which contains the project settings only Neither local project data nor data located on other machines related to the project will be induded The project needs to be compiled and distributed after itis retrieved All The following values and information are displayed Project file Here you have to specify the full path of the project file to be archived Enter the full path directly or select the path to the project file using the g button When you have a project open and the corresponding tab is selected the project is automatically archived and there is no need to make a selection Destination folder Here you specify the destination directory in which the archived project is to be saved Enter the path directly or select the destination directory using the g butto
73. nection e Interface If you have specified a corresponding LAddr the associated communication interface can be selected from the resource configuration Connections to auxiliary systems Connections to auxiliary systems Symbol f Description This dialog box provides a table view of all connections to auxiliary systems that have been configured for the AS within the project For example DP cross communication between 2 AS f Connections to auxiliary systems ls oy Ss Local reso Remote re Local DE n Remote DB Local address Remote ad 71 E 1 Jun 13 2014 9 37 44 AM This dialog box is used to configure connections to auxiliary systems The following data is displayed in the table view e Type Indicates the type of data exchange as input or output e Local resource ID Shows the local resource ID e Remote resource ID Shows the external resource ID e Local DB number Shows the number of the local data block e Remote DB number Shows the number of the external data block e Local address Shows the address within the local data block SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 8 Communication Remote address Shows the address within the external data block Length Shows the length of the exchanged data You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional in
74. nual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 45 Project menu 3 4 Resource distribution 3 4 2 46 Note Each emulation of a controller consists of two parts The S7 program that is to be emulated and the corresponding part of the lO area and in some cases also the process or simulation model that is to be simulated with SIMIT SF Each of these parts must be assigned to a PC where emulation or simulation takes place This can be the same PC All external resources such as HMI systems and real control systems are executed as they are All these resources must be assigned to a PC where execution takes place Properties dialog box If you perform an Add or Edit action from the Resource distribution dialog box the following dialog box opens En Properties Resource Execution PLC emulation MD11ZDQC Process model MD 117DQC If you have selected the Edit action the dialog box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed e Resource The resource number of the virtual controller can be selected from the drop down list e Execution From the drop down list select the name of the PC to which you want to assign an execution resource e PLC emulation From the drop down list select the name of the PC to which you want to assign an emulation resource VC e Process model From the drop down list
75. og box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The values that can be changed here depend on the selection of the connection type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 64 Project menu 3 8 Communication The following values and information are displayed Type Select the connection type from the drop down list Connection name Select this check box to establish a named connection This option can only be set in the S7 connection connection type To create a named connection you must enter a connection name in the text box Slow connection This option can only be selected for protocol independent emulation internal connections Fault tolerant Select this check box if you have created the AS AS connection in the automation program as fault tolerant connection via TCP Select this check box if the connection is to be used with the TCP protocol Establishing connection only in Local area Select this check box to make the currently emulated S7 automation controller the active connection partner The active partner initiates establishing of the connection Resource In the Local area select the resource that represents the local communication partner In the Remote area select the resource that represents the external communication partner ID In the Local area enter the local connection ID from the connecti
76. ol import Symbol file H EMU meine 300 seq Resource ID E01 Resource ID 2 Insert new records Select a symbol table The symbol table is used to resolve symbolic data block names DB The symbol table selected for import must contain information about the data blocks DB imported with the STL source file previously selected You can find additional information on this in the section Symbol import Page 72 Click Next to continue with the next step SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 3 STL source import STL Source Import Wizard la ES FER Database import Import database tables F Preset c a E Database file D Siemens Emulation plants EMU 1 database EMU 1mdb Source table Import data source Destination table Signal list A so Eoen EA 7 ES LITE E 1 IN O A Insert new records Suppress updates of existing data ADDRESS LIKE PQ OR ADDRESS LIKE PO OR ADDRESS LIKE PA OR ADDRESS LI Be Finish Cancel The database import is performed when the new entries of the selected STL source file have already been imported into the signal list The database import only works with the signal list This means that the entry under Database file must refer to its own SIMIT VC project database and the Source table and Target table must refer to the same signal list table Since neither the STL source nor the signal list include informati
77. olumn is sorted in ascending order A This column is sorted in descending order Filtering table contents A filter can also be applied to each column for which the sorting function is activated You select the filter criteria in the same window In the top part of the window you select one or more columns and start the filtering and sorting processes You can find additional information on sorting in the section Sorting table contents Page 11 In the bottom part of the window you specify the filter criteria for the selected columns The filter criteria that are displayed depend on the data type of the selected column There are three value ranges e Boolean values e Numerical values e Text The following filter processes can be executed directly e Exclude columns from sorting and filtering Select at least one entry in the list and click 3 e Reset the sorting or filtering rule Click ago SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Introduction 7 4 Filtering table contents e Apply filtering and sorting rules and close the window Click a e Activate deactivate current filter criteria Click 4 Note Filter criteria can only be activated when a valid filter criterion has been specified Filter based on Boolean values When filtering for Boolean values a corresponding column must be selected and the check box must then be selected or cleared 4 Signal na
78. omputer e Siemens Emulation System Control Interface Transfers commands between the connected computers e Siemens Emulation SIMIT Command Service Connects SIMIT VC to the Remote Control Interface RCI of SIMIT SF e Siemens Emulation SIMIT Monitoring Service Checks whether SIMIT SF has been started e Softbus S7 gateway Required for VC S7 connections over the network card and SIMATIC NET The operating state of each of these services is indicated in color as follows The system component is ready The system component contains warnings and or information that do not however di rectly disrupt the operation of SIMIT VC There are conflicts that are preventing the correct operation of SIMIT VC Check rele vance for your current system state and execute the diagnostics and restore function if necessary The system component does not return any diagnostic information Logging tab The Logging table displays all messages assigned to the selected node in the tree in the emulation control center If the Project node is selected all messages for the configured computers with diagnostics capability will appear SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 88 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Emulation menu 5 3 Creating an emulation environment Select a suitable message threshold from the Messages drop down list The following message classes from highest to lowest message threshold are available I
79. on on the signal direction it must be derived from the available information The signal direction can for example be derived from the DB number or the signal name You define the rules for it in the After import tab You can find additional information on the database import in the section Database import Page 78 Click Next SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB TT Import menu 4 3 STL source import STL Source Import Wizard ls Ea 5 Finish import of STL source Intermediate step The wizard is now ready to complete the import of the STL source Click Finish to finish the import of the STL source O Back D Next Cancel This closes the STL source import wizard Click Finish to complete the import or click Back to return to a previous step 4 3 2 Database import 4 3 2 1 Database import Note Database import is integrated into the STL source import wizard and can only be accessed and operated using this wizard The database import imports an external MS Access database mdb to SIMIT VC The dialog box has 3 tabs The following operator controls are available on each tab e Default setting For loading a predefined file with all the necessary settings This function is only available if the default settings option is enabled To browse the directory structure click g Click H to create a new predefined file Click H
80. on properties in NetPro Take into account the display for toggling between decimal and hexadecimal representation In the Remote area enter the remote coupling ID You have to call the value from the connection properties of the external communication partner or directly from the connection table of NetPro For connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC the value must be set to o TSAP Port In the Local area enter the local TSAP as it is shown in the address details of the connections in NetPro A special setup is required for connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC see below In the Remote area enter the external TSAP as it is shown in the address details of the connections in NetPro For connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC set the value to 0200 Note The values for the local 7SAP have to be unique within the range of an emulation computer You can find additional information on this in the SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual help LAddr In the Local area specify the LAddr value as it appears in NetPro This box is not available for the connection type S7 connection to external partner SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 65 Project menu 3 8 Communication 3 8 2 3 8 2 1 66 In the Remote area specify the LAddr value as it appears in NetPro This box is only available for the connection types Protocol independent emulation internal connection and TCP con
81. on which a virtual controller is to run It may be the primary IP address or a supplementary IP address e MAC address column The MAC address of the interface e Description column General description of the interface taken from the hardware configuration Device address link area The device addresses and the linked access points of one or multiple communications devices are listed here according to the selection in the Communications devices area The actually configured device addresses on SIMATIC NET access points are displayed e Logical device address LADDR column Logical device address of the interface in accordance with the hardware configuration e Access point column Configurable access point for the emulation of the interface within the emulation environment e Description column General description of the interface taken from the hardware configuration A generic emulation adapter a corresponding communication interface and a device address binding are automatically created for each resource SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 39 Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 2 Properties dialog box If you select a resource in the Resource configuration dialog box and select the Add or Edit command the following dialog box opens En Properties Resource type Mame General Resource ID 1 Station CPU type CPU 417 4 CPU nam
82. or name The name of the sensor type e n use This check box indicates whether or not this sensor type is used This value can be changed directly in the table view SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 54 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 6 Emulation e Conversion The conversion type specific to the sensor type Valid values are INT integer S7 representation EXP exponential S7 representation FLOAT IEEE 754 representation No value Corresponds to normalization according to the sensor type configuration and conversion to an integer S7 display e Description An additional comment for the sensor type This value can be changed directly in the table view You can add edit and delete entries in the table view with the Properties dialog box You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort in the table view You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 In addition you can import sensor types from the basic settings by clicking the Import button Already existing sensor types will not be overwritten When you create a new project this import is performed automatically SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 55 Project menu 3 6 Emulation
83. ource file for address resolution of existing data records e Filter Enter a filter with regular expressions in order to exclude certain variable names from the import Multiple regular expressions are separated by semicolons You can find additional information on this in the section Regular expressions Page 99 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 15 Import menu 4 3 STL source import 76 e Create symbol names from structured data Select this check box if symbol names should be taken from the names of nested structures as follows lt Data block name gt lt Structure 1 gt lt gt lt Structure n gt lt Symbol gt where nis the depth of the nested structure to which the current symbol belongs If this check box is not selected the symbol names are composed as follows lt Data block name gt lt Symbol gt Include resource ID in symbol name Select this check box if you want to integrate the resource ID in the symbol name as follows D lt Number gt lt Data block name gt lt Symbol gt You can combine both options In this case the resource ID is placed at the far left in the symbol name as follows D lt Number gt lt Data block name gt lt Structure 1 gt lt gt lt Structure n gt lt Symbol gt Click Next to continue with the next step STL Source Import Wizard lo jee t1 Symbol import Import of symbol tables Symb
84. ously unknown CPU module is found Enter the required information here In this case proceed as you would when manually adding a CPU module You can find additional information on this in the help SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual gt Creating a new emulation project gt Importing resources Sensor types A corresponding dialog box opens if a previously unknown sensor type is found Enter the required information here In this case proceed as you would for manually adding a sensor type You can find additional information on this in the section Sensor types Properties dialog box Page 26 I O If a new I O is found it is automatically added to the list of unknown modules A corresponding message is displayed An additional dialog box is displayed for all modules whose MLFB numbers do not correspond to the PCS 7 standard In it you determine whether or not these modules are added to the list with unknown modules If you want to integrate I O signals in the Emulation Manager and new I O modules were found you need to specify the following additional information for each module Module type analog or digital In use if the module is to be used in emulation 4 2 Symbol import 72 Symbol Description You use this action to import a symbol table from PCS 7 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 3 STL source import You can us
85. r u0009 The newline line feed character u000A The carriage return character u000D The form feed character u000C The alert bell character u0007 The escape character u001B The control character corresponding to x a b or c simple class Any character except a b or c negation a through z or A through Z inclusive range a through d or m through p a dm p union d e or f intersection a through z except for b and c ad z Subtraction a through z and not m through p a lq z subtraction Predefined character classes d D s S SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Any character may or may not match line terminators A digit 0 9 A non digit 0 9 A whitespace character t n xOB fir A non whitespace character Ms 99 Regular expressions 100 w W A word character a zA Z_0 9 A non word character Mw POSIX character classes US ASCII only p Lower p Upper p ASCII p Alpha p Digit p Alnum p Punct p Graph p Print p Blank p Cnirl p XDigit p Space A lower case alphabetic character a z An upper case alphabetic character A Z All ASCII x00 x7F An alphabetic character p Lower p Upper A decimal digit 0 9 An alphanumeric character p Alpha p Digit Punctuation One of amp lt gt _ A visible character
86. ress 192 128 41 1 Subnetmask 255 255 255 0 W Apply MAC address of host computer MAC address Subslot Description Generic Emulation Interface The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration The following values and information are displayed Interface The name of the interface can be edited PG interface Select this check box to use the interface as PG interface Per resource only one interface can be used as a PG interface The generic emulation adapter must not be used as a PG interface unless only one VC is to run per computer Apply IP address of host computer Select this check box if the IP address of the host computer is to be applied This function is only available for the communication interface of the generic emulation adapter IP address The IP address of the interface The text box cannot be edited if the Apply IP address of host computer check box has been selected Subnet mask The subnet mask of the interface Apply MAC address of host computer Select this check box when the MAC address of the host computer is to be applied This function is only available for the communication interface of the generic emulation adapter SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 43 Project menu 3 3 Configuring resources 3 3 5 44 e MAC address The MAC address of the interface The text box cannot be edited when the Apply MAC address of
87. rop down list to select the granularity for the data exchanged The following values are available Bytes Word DWord e Length Shows the length of the data to be exchanged The length of the data to be exchanged must match the specified granularity CSV export Symbol 13 Description Project data can be exported from SIMIT VC using a CSV file This export can then be imported to SIMIT SF for example although this requires corresponding preparation You can find more information on this in the SIMIT SF help Source table Communications connections Connections to auxiliary systems Non snapshot data blocks Plug ins Connections to PU SU iming behavior High evel language functions Communications devices CSV file Column separator F Do not write table header Create language dependent column names SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 10 Continue action The following settings are available for the export Source table Select a data source for export here The available selections are always a portion of the project database of SIMIT VC Only one source table can be selected CSV file Select a destination path and enter a name for the CSV file Column separator From the drop down list select a column separator with which the export data is to be separated Do not write table header Select this checkbox if you
88. s Page 86 Opens the Hardware configuration import dialog box Only available if one of the fol lowing dialog boxes is active e Resource timing behavior e Resource configuration e Signal list You can find additional information on this in the section Hardware configuration import Page 71 Opens the Symbol import dialog box Only available if the Signal list dialog box is active You can find additional information on this in the section Symbol import Page 72 Opens the STL source import wizard Only available if the Signal list dialog box is ac tive You can find additional information on this in the section STL source import wizard Page 73 Saves a change in an active dialog box Imports the basic settings Only available if one of the following dialog boxes is active e Sensor types e CPU modules e HLL blocks You can find additional information on this in the section Basic settings Page 25 Opens a dialog box for inserting a new object Opens the Properties dialog box Content and view depend on the dialog box from which the properties are accessed Deletes one or more selected objects This action cannot be undone Undoes all changes that have not yet been saved Updates one or more selected objects Selects the In use checkbox for the selected object Only available if the HLL blocks dialog box is active You can find additional information on this in the section HLL blocks Page 59 S
89. s dialog box lists the resources that were configured for the project To create a valid resource distribution you must have added at least one computer to the computer configuration and one VC to the resource configuration of the project 47 Resource distribution a Es Es Resource Process model PLC emulation Execution 3 qm WinCC 26 Monzo E 2 6 Jun 11 2014 2 56 41 PM You use this dialog box to add or change the allocation of resources to PCs Resources include all virtual controllers that are contained in the project as well as some other components such as HMI systems and real AS PLCs The following data can be displayed e Resource The name of a resource a virtual controller or an HMI system e Process or simulation model The name of the PC on which the process model of the resource is run e PLC emulation The name of the PC on which the resource is emulated as virtual controller Can be changed directly in the table e Execution The name of the PC on which the resource is executed Can be changed directly in the table You can add edit and delete entries in the table view You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Ma
90. s in order to exclude certain variable names from the import Multiple regular expressions are separated by semicolons You can find more information about regular expressions in Regular expressions Page 99 Before import tab The Before import tab is used to define certain rules to be applied to the signal list in the Emulation Manager before database import To add a new rule click the 4 button Delete rules with the button At least one rule must first be selected Click gt to copy rules to the internal dialog clipboard At least one rule must first be selected Click 2 to paste content from the clipboard Content from the clipboard and new rules are always added at the end of the table Click on one of the following fields to edit a rule Command Two types of rule are available Refresh and Delete Select the required type from the drop down list Information This field is only required for rule type Refresh Select the information to be changed from the drop down list Note The drop down list only contains the values that can be changed with rules Value This field is only required for rule type Refresh Enter the value that you wish to assign during refresh Condition Define a condition Data in the signal list of the Emulation Manager are either deleted or updated in accordance with this condition The syntax of the condition must correspond to the SQL standard Leave this field e
91. select the name of the PC to which you want to assign a process or simulation model resource The drop down lists only contain those PCs that are included in the PC configuration of the project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Project menu 3 5 Signal list 3 5 Signal list 3 5 1 Signal list Symbol ay Description This dialog box provides a table view of all signals in the project Signal name Direction Resource ID DE number Address Bit offset Type Trace 48 ura 18 210s 0 ANAAUFPTWY Fl emoa it o os anna 31PmT 1062A mt Os OCA 7 31Pm 10128 mt Os a O AT TS E LP 1012C L PIT 10620 1 PIT 1016 1PIT 1066 F PIT 19758 43 LIT 30116 a 4 E 1004 6 Jun 11 2014 4 06 16 PM The signal list is automatically filled by an import functions but it can also be edited manually The following data is displayed in the table view e Signal name The symbolic name of the signal tag name e Symbolic DB name The symbolic name of the data block e Direction The direction of the signal from a VC point of view e Resource ID The resource ID of the controller to which the signal is assigned e DB number The number of the data block if any otherwise the number of the I O or memory e Address The address of the signal in the data block I O or memory e Bit offset The bit offset for binary signals e Type The specific data type for SIMIT V
92. sic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 Note Changes to the computer name or the IP address for PCs with resources already assigned may invalidate the resource distribution and the configuration of project AS already assigned If you make such changes check the resource distribution and the AS configuration for consistency afterwards SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 35 Project menu 3 2 Computer configuration 3 2 2 36 Properties dialog box If you select an Edit or Properties action from the computer configuration the following dialog box opens Computer name WinCC IP address 155 28 2 228 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 MAC address 03 00 06 01 00 00 The following values and information are displayed e Role The assigned role of the computer Operator station HMI or Emulation Simulation General tab e Computer name Name of the PC host name as it appears in the network Note that the specified name is case sensitive e P address Select the IP address either from the drop down list or enter it directly in the text box If no IP address could be determined automatically a warning is displayed in the message log This message can indicate one of the follow
93. sources e Distribute project files Select this check box to distribute all emulation data to all computers when the generation is complete The option is only available when the emulation system consists of several computers Click Next to continue with the next step Generation can now be completed Generate Emulation Environment Es F Finish generating Emulation Environment Intermediate step The wizard is now ready to generate the Emulation Environment Please click Finish to complete generating the Emulation Environment p Back Next i Be Finish i Cancel To continue click the Finish button The emulation environment is now generated The generation progress is displayed in another dialog box SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 91 Emulation menu 5 3 Creating an emulation environment Generate Emulation Environment o n nf Compilation of metadata Progress jack ap Next B Finish M cance The dialog box closes automatically as soon as the generation has been carried out successfully This completes the generation SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 92 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Edit menu 6 1 Save Edit gt Save Symbol Keyboard shortcut Meaning E Ctrl S You save changes to the current project with this menu command 6 2 Add Edit gt Add Symbol Keyboard shortcut Meaning d Ctrl N
94. spond to any part of the input only the input string is available as single token The pattern of the split expression is used as often as possible any token number can therefore result Following empty strings are discarded The first token is assigned the split index 0 The last token is assigned the reference n 1 where n is the number of tokens Database import dialog box General tab Use this tab to enter general information required for importing the external database SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Import menu 4 3 STL source import E Database import General D Siemens Emulation plants EMU 1 database EMU 1 mdb Source table Import data source Destination table Signal list Information Column name abk Signal name SYMBOL abl Symbole DB name E type ADDRESS PEO 7 ANA BIN ADDRESS P DE _ Direction OOOO MADRES EJ plc in ple out erro gt 2 mome cP Address JADDRESS EBak Bitoffset JADDRESS TAV ADDRESS 1 0 0 aor Rak AA 4 10 Insert new records Suppress updates of existing data records ADDRESS LIKE PQ OR ADDRESS LIKE PO OR ADDRESS LIKE PA OR ADDRESS LIKE PE OR ADDRESS LIKE PI e Database file Enter the database file that you want to import Enter the full file path directly or click g to select the file from the directory e Source table From the drop down
95. th gs Note If you work with reference files The links to the hardware configuration files are not relative lf these files were created on a different system the paths contained are invalid e Suppress signal import Select this check box if the signals are not to be read from the hardware configuration file e Filter Enter a filter with regular expressions in order to exclude certain variable names from the import Multiple regular expressions are separated by semicolons You can find additional information on this in the section Regular expressions Page 99 Click OK to start the import and close the dialog box SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 71 Import menu 4 2 Symbol import While the Hardware configuration import action is being executed a dialog box shows the current progress Additional dialog boxes open when a new resource is added Enter the required information in these dialog boxes Newly found objects The following new objects may be found during an import e AS s A corresponding dialog box opens if a new AS is found Enter the required information here In this case proceed as you would for manually adding an AS You can find additional information on this in the help SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual gt Creating a new emulation project gt Importing resources CPU modules A corresponding dialog box opens if a previ
96. the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 Sensor types Properties dialog box When you select the Add or Edit command from the Sensor types table view the following dialog box opens Ei Properties Sensor name CFG name Conversion Physical minimum value Physical maximum value 10 0 Normalization low limit Normalization high limit 27648 limit u_limit 32511 Description The dialog box shows the properties of the selected sensor type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 Basic settings If you have selected the Edit action the dialog box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed Sensor name The name of the sensor type Each name may only be assigned once CFG name Enter the name of the sensor type as it is displayed in the CFG file cfg This name can be used only once because it is used during the import of the hardware configuration to identify the sensor type Note that the specified name is case sensitive In use Select this check box if you want to use this type of sensor If the check box is cleared the sensor type is treated as undefined Conversion Select the conversion type from the drop down list The following types are available S7 exponent
97. the project Click OK to apply the settings you have made and start the retrieve process 2 6 Options Symbol De Description You can make general settings under Options The following dialog box opens Language English Open project Database integrity check Close project V Database compression SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 24 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 Basic settings The following values and information are displayed e Language The available languages are English and German The interface of SIMIT VC is then displayed in this language e Open project Database integrity check Select this check box if you want to perform an automatic integrity check every time you open a project e Close project Database compression Select this checkbox if you want to compress the database every time you close a project SIMIT VC will then compress the project data in order to reduce the storage space required Click OK to apply the changes you have made The settings are active immediately 2 1 Basic settings 2 7 1 Sensor types 2 7 1 1 Sensor types Symbol Description This tab provides a table view of all sensor types that have already been preselected in SIMIT VC 2 CPU modules 52 Module types sensor name In use Conversion Description 2 5 2 5V 500 500mV OWA o 10 10 V OM OOO ee 80 80mV OW Bow 0 10V OB O2O22 0
98. tion number of the modules as it is used in PCS 7 e Type The type of the module All modules with no type specification are treated as other modules SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Start menu 2 Basic settings e n use Select this check box if the module should be available for the PCS 7 hardware import e Description An optional description of the module This value can be changed directly in the table view You can add edit and delete entries in the table view You can find additional information on this in the section Basic operator control actions Page 15 You can filter and sort the table columns You can find additional information about this in the following sections e Sorting table contents Page 11 e Filtering table contents Page 12 2 1 2 2 Module types Properties dialog box When you select the Add or Edit command from the Module types table view the following dialog box opens En Properties Order number gt Basic Type 2 Type A eee Description SDI Channel grouping Channel offset Fixed sensor type None The dialog box shows the properties of the selected module type If you have selected the Edit action the dialog box already includes data If you have selected the Add action the dialog box is empty The following values and information are displayed e MLFB The MLFB number unique identific
99. to apply changes to the current predefined file SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual 78 Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB Script functions Instructions Import menu 4 3 STL source import Click OK to perform the import Click Cancel to abort the process No import is performed and any data entered are discarded unless they have been saved in a predefined file A dialog box indicates the current progress while the Database import action is executed Database import is a highly flexible data processing tool The script functions are used to defined certain default settings and values Default settings are defined on the General tab and values on the After import tab Expressions Expressions are always given in round brackets Generally an expression consists of one or more constants or references to data cells in the source table that can be combined with specific operators to evaluate a specific formula An expression always produces data that can be used to fill a data cell in the destination table or used in instructions Unquoted string values are usually treated as possible references to data cells in the source table If an unquoted string value does not refer to a data cell it is treated as a constant string value To prevent a constant string value from being treated as a reference to a data cell put it in single quotation marks Calculate a few numerical values with the operators
100. u have installed SIMIT VC The emulation project is stored in the subfolder plants lt project name gt This path cannot be changed e Project description A user defined description of the project This entry is optional e Project type The project type is preset to PCS 7 STEP 7 Project e Launch wizard Select this check box if you want to use the wizard for creating a new project The wizard starts automatically as soon as you close the dialog box You can find more information about the wizard in the section Wizards Page 17 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual Reference Manual 11 2014 A5E32888913 AB 19 Start menu 2 2 Open project Click OK to create the new project and close the dialog box The project opens automatically 2 2 Open project Symbol l gt Description This menu command opens the following dialog box Project file D Siemens Emulation EMU 1 project Project information Project Name EMU1 Project Type PCS 7 STEP Y project Modified with Version B3 0 0 0 Size of Database 1798 144 Bytes Last modified at Jun 13 2014 1 35 54 PM Last archived at Undefined Project Description ein test The following values and information are displayed e Project file This is where you specify the project file that you want to open The project file must be in the emulation folder Enter the full path directly or click g to navigate to the emulation folder Project information Some
101. uration communicated to the VCs at the start of simulation and serves as the basis for functions such as time stamps of the virtual controller e License The license associated with the project is displayed here If this license is not available the system searches for a suitable license in the network and then temporarily links it to the project Click the magnifying glass icon to display the available licenses You can search for licenses globally in the network or limit the search to the computer defined in the project Select the required function with the symbols The available licenses are displayed in a dialog box There you select the SIMIT SF license for which one or more SIMIT VC licenses are also installed and confirm the dialog box with OK The license is now linked to the project e No consistency check check box Select this check box to globally deactivate the consistency check e Restore consistency check check box Select this check box to reactivate the consistency checks that were deactivated in the individual configuration steps Click OK to confirm the changes you have made The new properties are applied immediately 3 2 Computer configuration 3 2 1 Computer configuration Symbol E Description This dialog box provides a table view of all PCs in an emulation project E Computer configuration E Ss Computer name IP address Subnet mask MAC address Network share User 255 255 200 0 255

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