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1. k m gt Make sure that the Fast acknowledge option for the network adapter by which the emulation computer is connected with the plant bus is deactivated This setting has to be carried out for all emulation computers SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 78 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Special use cases 5 5 1 5 2 Update project If the hardware environment or other areas of the project configuration change the SIMIT VC project needs to be updated Changing the project setting You can freely integrate updated information via the import actions into the Emulation Manager All import operations work both with existing data and with initial execution exceptions can be found in the guidelines below If you have to change the data manually open the corresponding document and carry out the Edit function after you have selected the entries to be changed in the table view Observe the following guidelines when updating data in the Emulation Manager e If you enter data in the Emulation Manager through an import process you should also update this data through an import If you have imported signals through the import of a symbol table for example you should import the signals by importing a newly generated symbol table instead of carrying out the changes manually e As long as only the address information of some signals has changed but the
2. Select a connection and then select Connection parameters in the shortcut menu The following dialog box opens Connection S7 Network Address Ethemet Address 08 00 06 01 00 00 Rack Number 1 Slot Number 4 E Send receive raw data block Connection Resource 02 Enter the slot number of the remote CPU Valid range 0 18 Enter the previously determined values for MAC Rack and Slot for each connection SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 61 Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections 62 Note As from PCS 7 V8 1 connection parameters that were generated automatically for each generation procedure can no longer be edited manually In this case make sure first that the connection parameters can be edited The command line program emuWinccSetConnPrce exe is provided for this purpose It can be found on the engineering computer in the folder tools of the installation directory of SIMIT VC Proceed as follows 1 Copy the program emuWinccSetConnPrc exe onto the computer where you want to edit the WinCC connection parameters If you configured the WinCC computer with a share the Emulation Manager stores the emuWinccSetConnPrce exe file in this directory when the SIMIT VC project is generated 2 Start the WinCC Explorer and the WinCC project to be edited without starting WinCC Runtime 3 Start the emuWinccSet
3. 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 5 Configuring the computer The dialog box is extended Settings for the General tab e Machine Name Enter the name of the computer that you want to add e P address From the drop down list select the IP address that is used to connect the computer to the plant bus If the desired IP address is not in the drop down list enter the IP address in regular format e g 192 168 1 1 Note Always select the main address of the network adapter here System information e g diagnostics information is transferred and communication to PCS 7 OS WinCC is established via this address For each computer define additional IP addresses that are identical to the IP address of the controller from the SIMATIC project These additional IP addresses are used to address the online interfaces of the VCs and perform the download of the program to the VCs Always enter the lowest IP address of a network adapter as the main address in the settings of the Windows network adapter Example 3 VCs are to run on an emulation computer They have IP addresses defined as follows in the SIMATIC project Station1 192 168 0 1 Station2 192 168 0 2 Station3 192 168 0 3 Now enter 192 167 0 1 for example as the main address of the network adapter in Windows and enter the IP addresses of the 3 stations as additional IP addresses in the advanced settings of the network adapter e Subn
4. 58 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections e Fault tolerant Select this check box if you have created the AS AS connection in the automation program as fault tolerant connection e via TCP S7 connections of real controllers can generally be established via ISO protocol or RFC 1006 ISO on TCP Select this check box only when SIMIT VC supports this communication connection You can find additional information on this in the section Supported communications connections Page 20 e Establishing connection only in Local area Select this option to make the currently emulated S7 automation controller the active connection partner The active partner initiates establishing of the connection e 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 e ID In the Local area specify the local connection ID as shown in the Block Parameters section of the connection 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
5. Connection name 56 58 Connection parameters 74 Connections 60 Consistency check 35 Coupling 69 Cycle time 35 52 D Data exchange 26 Device address bindings 45 Diagnostics 84 Documentation 6 E Emulation Manager 14 34 Emulation Runtime 14 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Error Network 83 Runtime 83 Export 29 31 31 F Function areas 50 Functions of SIMIT VC 14 H Hardware configuration 29 Hardware configuration import 39 Hardware import 63 HLL blocks 48 Identification number 37 IE General 72 Import 39 48 Process signals 63 STL source 63 Symbol table 63 IP address 29 37 L License 35 M MAC address 29 37 Metadata 67 N NetPro 29 New CPU modules 39 New I O modules 39 New project 29 34 91 Index O System time 19 Online interface 70 Online settings 47 T Operator station 69 Organization block 18 Terminal bus 13 Token 25 P PCS 7 OS WinCC 60 Ww Plant bus 13 WinCC 61 72 Process signals 63 Wizard 33 Project Change 79 Process signals Completing generation 68 Generating 66 Options Updating 79 Project name 26 34 69 Project setting 79 R Requirements 5 Resource distribution 42 Resource timing behavior 51 Resource type 46 Runtime error 17 S Scope of delivery 5 Sequential control system 18 Signal conversion data 67 Signal list 6
6. HLL functions gt HLL blocks in the Emulation Manager For each virtual controller import the HLL libraries relevant for the controller and the respective program using the Import HLL blocks shortcut menu Then set up all FB and FC blocks to be In use or NOP for each individual controller You can also insert the blocks FC FB SFC SFB manually into the list of HLL blocks and mark them as NOP to prevent the block from being edited Then assign a fictitious name e g Dummy DLL to the replacement library In this case make sure that any required feedback is provided via the mapping of data blocks to SIMIT SF Note If you carried out individual settings for replacement functions for each VC which differ from the basic setting after import of the replacement library these settings are not overwritten by a new import of the replacement libraries In this case read the messages in the alarm log SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 1 Solving VC runtime errors Error while saving or loading a snapshot Proceed as follows if an error occurs during the saving or loading of a snapshot 1 Select the menu command Project gt Resource configuration 2 Select the S7 VC resource and select Properties in the shortcut menu 3 Select the Emulation tab 4 Increase the value in the input field Snapshot size step by step until th
7. Run_P modes e Enabling or disabling the online interface of the VC Click this button to enable the online interface of the VC E Click this button to disable the online interface of the VC The default setting of the online interface is specified via a dialog box in Emulator Manager Follow these steps 1 Open the resource configuration 2 Select a resource and then select the Properties menu command The Properties dialog box opens 3 Select the Online settings tab 4 Select the Activate engineering mode online mode check box This specifies that this resource is always started with an activated online interface This default can be set individually for each resource Note e Ifthe online interface cannot be activated or the VC does not start despite the appropriate default setting with an activated online interface the IP address of the VC will be missing on the host computer Then enter the IP address set in the Emulation Manager and PCS 7 project as an additional IP address in the network settings of the Windows host computer e The SIMATIC Manager cannot access a VC when its online interface is enabled Access from the SIMATIC Manager is required for example to load an automation program to the VC or to monitor a running program using the Watch function in the CFC e Ifthe automation program is reloaded any existing snapshots of the VCs become invalid Delete these snapsh
8. To this purpose the snapshot has to contain all the information so that the state that was active at the time of storing can be restored exactly Also systems that are addressed via the RCI command interface of SIMIT SF can create an overall consistent image of the current simulation state provided this function is supported Operating systems such as PCS 7 OS WinCC are excluded from the snapshot function Simulation run X t1 X t2 X t3 o o o t Save Snap Freeze amp Load Snap X t1 Oe ee When the snapshot X t1 is loaded all internal states are set so that the emulation at the time X t3 is placed exactly on the state X t1 When loaded at the time X t3 a snapshot stored at the time X t1 has the internal states of the VCs required for the execution of the control program that were active at the time X t1 as default The system time of the VC however is synchronized to the current time of the host computer This ensures that the emulation system and HMI PCS 7 OS WinCC remain synchronized SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 27 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 11 Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF Snapshot a Triggert Snapshot Save Load Note If the automation program is reloaded any existing snapshots of the VCs become invalid Delete these snapshots using SIMIT SF SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 28 Operating Man
9. User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 9 Importing HLL Blocks Use functional area Basic 57 system functions V Standard 7 communica ication functions V Common 57 system functions E 57 communication E 57 driver library SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 49 Creating a new emulation project 3 9 Importing HLL Blocks 50 When using the wizard the actual step already prompts you for the import of HLL blocks Resource ID Select the resource ID of the emulated S7 automation controller for which you want to perform the import When using the wizard you should select For a to import the HLL configuration for all existing emulated S7 automation controllers Use functional area All HLL blocks are grouped into functional areas You can select a functional area to use the respective HLL blocks in your project Some functional areas are divided further into elements allowing for individual selection Select Basic S7 system functions and Standard S7 communication functions to cover the most common system functions with a corresponding set of HLL blocks Select S7 communication to connect the emulated S7 automation controller via the S7 protocol to PCS 7 OS WinCC If the original engineering utilizes an S7 driver library select S7 driver library and the version being used If the original engineer
10. VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 55 Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections 3 11 1 56 AS AS communications connections If you have selected Protocol independent emulation internal connection as the type the dialog box for the properties appears as follows Type Protocol independent emulation internal connection X J Connection name Named Connection F Slow connection E Fault tolerant via TCP Local Establishing connection Resource SIMATIC 400 1 Resource ID 1 ID 0 E HEX TSAP port 0202 LAddr Emulation Interface Emulation Remote ID 0 TSAP port 0200 Emulation Lx _coneet_ As already indicated in the name of the connection type emulation internal AS AS communications connections depend on the protocol with regard to the original engineering All connections of this type are handled with some manufacturer specific connections on the basis of TCP IP Therefore these connections can only be established between emulated S7 automation controllers Type Selection and display of the connection type of the selected connection Connection name Editing not possible for this connection type Slow connection This option is only available for protocol independent emulation internal connections Fault tolerant Select this check box if you have created the AS AS connection in
11. You can find additional information on this in the section Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF Page 69 14 Load the automation program for all newly added emulated S7 automation controllers Repeat this step until all added emulated S7 automation controller resources have been downloaded After completion of all the actions mentioned above and the download of all added emulated S7 automation controllers all engineering changes to the process signals were applied to the emulation system 5 4 Setting up FB and FC HLL blocks for automatic replacement The following section describes how you activate the automatic configuration of the HLL replacement with regard to the FB and FC HLL blocks Note Normally FB and FC High Level Language blocks are never configured so that they are replaced by default even if the associated functionality area was selected for the import The reason for this is the possibility that user defined blocks with the same name could be replaced although they have a completely different interface and function However inconsistent replacement of HLL blocks results in unforeseeable behavior or serious errors during the runtime of a SIMIT VC project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 81 Special use cases 5 4 Setting up FB and FC HLL blocks for automatic replacement 82 Open the configuration window for HLL blocks using the menu command Project gt
12. 58 e RD_REC SFC 59 e WRREC SFB 53 e RDREC SFB 52 e RDSYSST SFC 51 In these cases you must use a substitute function For more information refer to the section Supported system functions Page 15 Note When a hardware configuration is imported I O areas that are cyclically exchanged between a controller and I O devices are first created as byte signals When importing a symbol table for example the symbolic signal names can also be read in order to use them in SIMIT SF You can find additional information on this in the section Importing resources Page 39 To transfer data to SIMIT SF that are not exchanged via this I O area follow these steps e Replace the block that implements the appropriate communication with an NOP and e Enter the required signals from the instance data blocks in the VC coupling This applies for example to data that is exchanged between controllers and I O devices via the above mentioned system functions You can find additional information on this in the manual SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual under e Menu command Project gt HLL functions e Menu command Project gt Signal list 2 10 Synchronization of the emulated control systems In order for emulation to run continuously all VCs are synchronized SIMIT VC establishes a so called token ring for each participating computer in the following example two computers with two cores each through which the indiv
13. Instead of the real MAC addresses of the controllers a system wide unique combination of the following parameters is used e the MAC address of the PC where a VC is running and e aunique TSAP for this PC PCS 7 OS WinCC connections are configured in such a way that the VCs are entered as a local resource the PCS 7 OS WinCC client or server as a remote resource The following rules apply here If S7 communication connections between a local resource and PCS 7 OS WinCC are established the value for TSAP port a 4 digit hexadecimal number is set up as follows TSAP X X X X Connection Resource Rack Number 2 Slot Number You can take the connection resource from the connection parameters of the Industrial Ethernet connection in the WinCC configuration 02 is usually entered there The second digit from the right is determined by multiplying the Rack Number by 2 To set up valid 7SAP values use your own format for the specification of values for Rack Number and Slot Number or proceed as follows 1 Begin with a value of 0 for the Rack Number and a value of 1 for the S ot Number for each emulation computer 2 Then increment by 1 the value of Slot Number for each emulated S7 automation controller that is implemented on the same emulation computer and for every S7 communication connection that has to be established 3 When the value of S ot Number exceeds 15 reset it to 1 and increment the value of Rack N
14. Name Import Station Disable Station The following components must be added to the station configuration of each PCS 7 OS WinCC Server computer e WinCC Appl This represents the PCS 7 OS WinCC server application e E General This represents the network adapter that connects the PCS 7 OS WinCC server computer with the emulation system via the plant bus SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 6 Integrating WinCC servers You can add and configure these elements with the functions Add Edit and Delete Note The settings in the Station Configuration Editor only need to be adjusted for named connections The adjustment can be done by importing an automatically generated xdb file You can find additional information on this in the section Configuring the PCS 7 OS WinCC system Page 61 4 6 2 SIMATIC NET special configuration If you use SIMATIC NET together with the emulation system its configuration must be adapted on all computers involved w Siemens Communication Settings File Language Help v E SIMATIC NET confic RA gt 38 OPC settings a Autostart v E Modules Fast acknowledge v Intel R 825791 RA Keepalive time 30 D General lt Connection establishment timeout D Address Li com s7 Apply Cancel Version Vv 7 test e SR test Device Detai
15. be processed correctly with inconsistent Identification Numbers Settings for the Network Share tab Domain Enter the domain name of the computer if it is a member of a domain Otherwise leave the box empty If you are going to use only one single emulation computer and it is already the current computer you can also leave the field empty Otherwise this information is required for accessing the remote computer for distribution of the project configuration files User Enter the user name related to the network share you are going to use for distribution of the project configuration files If you are going to use only one single emulation computer and it is already the current computer you can leave the field empty Store password Enable this option if the network share you are going to use for distribution of the project configuration files is protected by a password If you are going to use only one single emulation computer and it is already the current computer you can leave the option disabled Password Enter the password which has been used to protect the network share you are going to use for distribution of the project configuration files This field is available only if the option Store password has been enabled Network share Select the network share you want to use for distribution of project configuration files from the drop down list If the desired network share is not part of the suggested list then you pr
16. computers Click Next to proceed with the next step after you have selected the required options SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 67 Generating an emulation project 4 4 Completing generation of the project 4 4 Completing generation of the project Generation can now be completed Pj 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 To continue click the Finish button The emulation environment is now generated A consistency check is performed first If errors are found in the configuration follow the information in the alarm log and resolve the errors Otherwise the project cannot be set up error free The generation progress is displayed in another dialog box Gg Compilation of metadata Progress Bad a Next gt Finish BB Cancel SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 68 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 5 Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF The successful completion of the generation process is indicated briefly in the dialog box with a message which can also be found in the alarm log Then the dialog box closes automatically Generation is now complete 4 5 Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF Integrating the emulation project in SIMIT
17. cycle time in milliseconds for emulation of the current project This is the time it would take to compute a single emulation cycle e Time Here you select the time basis for the project You can select System time or Local time here e License The existing license is displayed here Click the magnifying glass to have the available licenses displayed There you select the SIMIT SF license for which one or more SIMIT VC licenses are installed Click the magnifying glass symbol to view 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 the dialog box The restriction to computers that are configured in the project is only relevant if you for example open or retrieve an existing project and several SIMIT licenses are accessible in your network Note If no license is available or if the number of licensed VCs is too small SIMIT VC switches to DEMO mode e No consistency check Select this check box to globally deactivate the consistency check e Restore consistency check Select this check box to reactivate the consistency checks that were deactivated in the individual configuration steps Click OK to confirm your settings and close the dialog box SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 35 Creating a new
18. do not have to be emulated because the corresponding signals are converted directly into data blocks SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 63 Creating a new emulation project 3 12 Importing process signals Depending on the information that is available use a subgroup or a combination of different import methods to include all required signals in the signal list Note You can also edit the signal list manually at a later time You can find additional information on this in the manual SIMIT Virtual Controller VC Reference Manual SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 64 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 1 Setting up the SIMATIC NET access points To generate an emulation project you first have to integrate the PCS 7 Engineering Station into the emulation system The access points of SIMATIC NET have to be configured on the PCS 7 Engineering Station so that the automation program can be loaded into the emulated S7 automation controllers Select the Communication settings in the SIMATIC NET folder Here you have to enter the following access point e S7ONLINE This is the access point that is used by the SIMATIC Manager to establish online connections to the automation devices It has to be set up for the use of 7CP Pand be linked with the Ethernet adapter that connects the Engineering Station with the plant bus The com
19. emulation project 3 5 Configuring the computer 3 5 36 The new project is now loaded and the wizard for guiding you through the process of setting up the new project opens Click Next to begin with the first step Configuring the computer In the Computer configuration dialog box every computer that is to be included in the simulation has to be entered Computer IP address Subnet mask MAC address Networks User 122ACC 192 168 41 1 255 255 255 0 192 168 21 1 255 255 254 0 62 May 26 2014 11 14 22 AM The following types of computers can be added e Operator station HMI e Emulation Simulation Add each computer you intend to use for emulation of the S7 automation controllers Click on the 4 symbol in toolbar to add a new computer You can also select the Edit gt Insert menu command The Add dialog box opens Here you have to define a role for the computer to play within the emulation system Inputting properties Computer name MD122ACC IP address 192 168 21 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 MAC address 08 00 06 01 00 00 Identification number e Role Select Emulation Simulation for a computer that is to run a process model or emulated S7 automation controllers automation control systems Select Operator Station HMI for a computer that runs an HMI system SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual
20. have to select it as well e Click OK to generate the source element e Switch to the component view e Navigate to the Sources folder in the project hierarchy The generated source element is now in the right hand window e Click the generated source element and select Export source in the shortcut menu e Select the storage location of the exported file aw has to be selected as the file type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 32 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 3 Using wizards 3 3 Using wizards Wizards facilitate the use of SIMIT VC by guiding the user through the function step by step The following section briefly describes the use of wizards Generate Emulation Environment E T 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 The dialog window of the wizard contains a description of what needs to be done during the current step or prompts you to input values related to the respective step e Click Next to proceed with the next step after you have entered all the required values e Click Back to go back one step Going back might not be available in all cases e The Finish button is available at the end of the wizard or when it is possi
21. interfaces on the basis of the Microsoft OLE COM technology Operator Station Operator Training System Personal Computer Programmable Logic Controller automation processor System Control Interface SIMIT Data Import Tool outdated name for the Emulation Manager System function block operating system function of the SIMATIC S7 CPU Two different meanings Sequential Function Chart or System function 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 Extranet User Interface Virtual controller an emulated automation processor SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 89 Abbreviations SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 90 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Index A Automation program 15 B Basic cycle 19 Bus systems 24 C Communication connections 60 S7 58 Communication services 22 Communication via SIMATIC NET 24 Communications connections 20 55 56 Configuration 53 Communications devices 44 Communications interfaces 44 Computer configuration 36 Configuration Automatic replacement 81 Configuration of a SIMIT VC SIMIT SF system 13 Configuration of the PCS 7 OS WinCC system 61 Configuring resources 44
22. of an emulation environment with SIMIT SF command transfer synchronization of the VCs and SIMIT SF Creating snapshots of the emulated systems Exchanging data that are distributed on several computers between SIMIT SF and VCs Creating communication connections between virtual controllers and PCS 7 system components SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 3 Supported system functions The virtual controllers VCs provide the following basic functions of a controller regardless of the individual type e Downloading the application software to the virtual memory of the VCs e Interpretation of MC7 code e Providing data areas arithmetic units accumulators and results of logic operations counters memory bits timers memory areas for the process images etc e OB management and scheduling e Start substitute implementations of system functions SFCs SFBs e Integration of plug ins that make the cycle independent functions available e g communication connections e Command interface to control the start and stop commands the cycle execution and the creation of snapshots The Emulation Runtime supplements these basic functionalities with the following functions e Communication functions You can find additional information on this in the section Supported communications connections Page 20 e Access to the I O section You can find additional informati
23. or click the corresponding symbol 4 in the toolbar To change the properties of a distributed resource highlight it and select Properties in the shortcut menu select the menu command Edit gt Properties or click the corresponding symbol 2 in the toolbar The following dialog box opens SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 7 Distribution of resources Resource Execution picemdaton oza Process model MD122ACC X Laax lema e Resource Select the desired resource from the drop down list or enter a unique name for a virtual resource When you are editing an existing resource this field already contains the actual resource The settings in this dialog box depend on the current resource type e Execution In the drop down list select the name of the computer on which the corresponding virtual resource is to be executed during runtime e PLC emulation In the drop down list select the name of the computer on which the corresponding emulated S7 automation controller is to be executed during runtime e Process model Select the name of the computer on which SIMIT SF should run the process model The current resource will then receive its I O signals from this computer Click OK to confirm the entered information The current resource is now added in the Resource distribution dialog box You can a
24. the automation program as fault tolerant connection via TCP Editing not possible for this connection type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections e Active connection establishment in the Local area only Editing not possible for this connection type e Resource Select a resource from the drop down list In the Local area select the local communication partner in the Remote area select the external communication partner e ID In the Local area specify the local connection ID as shown in the Block Parameters section of the connection properties in NetPro Take in 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 e LAddr If the connection properties of NetPro output a _LADDR message enter the corresponding value there You have to call the value from the connection properties of the remote communication partner Otherwise leave the box empty e Interface You set up a logical connection between LAddr and communication interface in the emulation computer via the resource configuration This connection is represented again for reference purposes here e TSAP Port Editing n
25. the wizard you obtain a brief description of this action and the corresponding configuration window opens Select the Add command from the shortcut menu of the configuration window 2 Resource distribution So Resource y Process model PLC emulation Execution O3R l Wincc 1 6 MD11ZDQC 11ZDQC E2 May 28 2014 9 30 21 AM e Resource All the resources listed here are used for performing emulation e Process model Contains the names of computers that run the SIMIT applications and that provide I O signals to simulated or emulated resources e PLC emulation Emulation of resources that initiates the execution of emulated S7 emulation control systems It contains the names of the computers where execution of each emulated S7 automation controller is to take place e Execution Execution of virtual resources Virtual resources are not an integral part of the emulation system itself Via a virtual resource the emulation system is informed that a particular component may be present and the computer on which it is located The PCS 7 OS WinCC servers are configured in this way You can add all required resources manually to the resource distribution Properties of the resource distribution Certain properties of resources have to be set up To manually add resources to the resource distribution select the Add shortcut menu command in the Resource distribution dialog box select the menu command Edit gt Add
26. v l Intel R 8257 I TCP par v Intel R 8257 NY 1E PG A It TCP par W Intel R 8257 v i VMware Virtual D General IY Address k m gt Make sure that the Fast acknowledge option for the Ethernet adapter which connects the PCS 7 OS WinCC Server computer with the plant bus is deactivated This setting must be carried out for all PCS 7 OS WinCC Server computers SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 73 Generating an emulation project 4 6 Integrating WinCC servers 4 6 3 Adapting the connection parameters All emulated S7 automation controls executed on an emulation computer use the same Ethernet adapter for communication For this reason the connection properties must be adapted in PCS 7 OS WinCC This would not be necessary in an actual S7 automation controller because every S7 automation controller has its own physical CP Therefore the network configuration in the original project cannot be set up as required for the emulation PCS 7 engineering does not allow multiple CPs to share the same physical address Proceed as follows 1 74 Open the PCS 7 project in SIMATIC Manager 2 Compile and download the project 3 4 Select Tag Management in the left hand section and select Open in the shortcut menu Open WinCC Explorer The WinCC Configuration Studio opens Open the Connection parameters dialog b
27. 3 SIMATIC NET 24 Access points 65 77 Configuration 78 Special configuration 73 Simulation time 19 Snapshots 27 Start emulation project 69 Station Configuration Editor 72 76 STL source 31 Subnet mask 37 Substitute function 24 Substitute functions 16 Symbol table 31 Synchronization 25 26 Synchronization error 17 System function 24 System functions 16 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 92 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB
28. B Creating a new emulation project 3 8 Configuring resources e MAC address column The MAC address of the interface e Description columnGeneral description of the interface taken from the hardware configuration if it exists Device address bindings This tab lists the device addresses and the linked access points of one or more communications devices in accordance with the selection in the left hand section 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 columnGeneral description of the interface taken from the hardware configuration if it exists A generic emulation adapter a corresponding communication interface and a device address binding are automatically created for each resource Setting up the resource properties To change the resource properties select one or more elements and select Properties in the shortcut menu You can also use the Edit gt Properties menu command or click the 2 symbol in the toolbar The resource configuration supports multiple editing This means that the properties of several elements can be changed simultaneously The most important configuration elements are described below 2 R Proper
29. ConnPre exe program 4 Confirm that you want to deactivate the protection for the connection parameters The program changes the write access rights for automatically generated connections 5 Adapt the connection parameters for the WinCC connections The user is responsible for modifying the connection parameters Configuring the components SIMIT VC generates configuration files for SIMATIC NET based on the connection data entered This configuration must be known to the computers involved in the system To achieve this the vc_ lt COMPUTER NAME gt xdb files in the plants lt PROJECT NAME gt data folder of all the emulation computers must be manually loaded to the Station Configuration Editors of the respective lt COMPUTER NAME gt emulation computers If corresponding network drives or existing share permissions were provided when creating the computer in the emulation manager the xdb files are already distributed to the computers during generation If not these files must be copied manually to the computers With unspecified S7 connections only the Station Configuration Editors of emulation computers with the generated xdb file must be loaded With named connections between PCS 7 OS WinCC and the virtual controllers os_ lt COMPUTER NAME gt xdb files generated for PCS 7 OS WinCC must also be loaded to the Station Configuration Editors of the respective PCS 7 OS WinCC systems The xdb files must always be loaded ma
30. Generating an emulation project 4 3 Options for generating the project 4 3 Options for generating the project If you are using the wizard you are prompted to select some options for the generation of the project Generate Emulation Environment Co pee a Compile emulation Set compile options for the emulation J Compile metadata V Compile signal conversion data Compile configuration V Distribute project files Bac lt gt Next P gt Finis Cancel Depending on the project settings some options may already be preset Some presettings may be grayed out so that you cannot change your selection These elements have to be generated Compile metadata The following basic emulation data are generated using the metadata Computer and network configuration Resource configuration Resource distribution Signal list Compile signal conversion data Select this check box to generate emulation data for the resource configuration for the resource distribution and the signal list Compile configuration Select this check box to generate emulation data for resources Compile connection configuration Select this check box to generate emulation data for communication between resources Distribute project files Select this check box to distribute all emulation data to all computers when the generation is complete This option is only available when the emulation system consists of several
31. IT Virtual Controller is installed the SIMIT SF software has to be installed in a compatible version The installation instructions for SIMIT SF are available in the help for SIMIT SF at SIMIT gt Start gt Installation and update SIMIT SF may not be executed during the installation of SIMIT VC If used in conjunction with SIMIT VC S7 communications connections S MATIC NET also has to be installed in a version released for SIMIT VC before SIMIT VC is installed You can find additional information on the compatibility of the versions in the readme file The Emulation Manager software packages and the diagnostics tool Diagnostics and Restore are installed The setup exe program required for installation is located on the software CD If the current user privileges are insufficient an error message is displayed The user must have Administrator or at least Power User rights and the user login has to be protected with a password The User Account Control must be set to the lowest value If you have to carry out changes here the operating system has to be rebooted before you begin with the installation of SIMIT VC Note If you bypass the user rights check by changing the compatibility mode of the Setup program in Windows XP the result is a faulty installation of SIMIT VC SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 7 Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller Fo
32. Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 2 Exporting PCS 7 engineering data e Apply options and format to all stations This applies the options and the format to all selected stations Readable This is used to export the readable format of the file The Emulation Manager can only read this format Click OK to apply your settings and carry out the export 3 2 2 Exporting a symbol table If you want to import process signals into the emulation via symbol tables you have to export the symbol table Follow these steps Start S MAT IC Manager Open the project to be used for the emulation In the component view navigate to the Symbol object in the station for which you want to export a symbol table and double click to open it ced Symbol Editor S7 Programm 1 Symbole GSEK_Prj SIMATIC 400 1 gt 5 2 a Symbol Table Edit Insert View Options Window Help 5 X A amp m All Symbols hk ial em Athos Dala te comment 1 BOOL VALVE2 FB_OPEN 2 MOTOR2 OUT A i BOOL MOTOR2 OUT 3 MOTOR1 FB_RUN 0 0 BOOL MOTOR1 FB_RUN VALVE2 OUT A 03 BOOL VALVE2 OUT 5 MOTOR2 FB_RUN 0 1 BOOL MOTOR2 FB_RUN 6 VALVE1 FB_OPEN E 0 2 BOOL VALVE1 FB_OPEN 7 VALVE1 FB_CLSD E 0 3 BOOL VALVE1 FB_CLSD 8 VALVE2 FB_CLSD E 0 5 BOOL VALVE2 FB_CLSD 9 VALVE1 OUT A 02 BOOL VALVE1 OUT Mi Press F1 to get Help NUM Se
33. Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 83 Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 3 Diagnostics and recovery e The emulation platform cannot start correctly as at least one of the runtime processes cannot set up a network connection e SIMATIC Manager cannot establish a connection to a VC to load the automation program Background information In most cases the problem is caused by a firewall because it commonly refuses numerous network communication protocols and only provides access to the network for trustworthy sources The SIMIT SF and SIMIT VC specific applications and processes probably do not belong to the group of trustworthy processes until the firewall settings are adapted accordingly Solution Depending on the firewall you have to set up the processes and or protocols for which access should not be denied including IP addresses and port areas Generally a file enable SMB has to be permitted by the firewall if the emulation system is distributed across several computers The following section provides a list of processes and their protocols as well as the port areas used by them Process name Log Ports Comment Java exe TCP IP SMB 9468 445 emuSciSrv exe TCP IP 2002 Depending on the configuration UDP 65111 Depending on the configuration emuCntSrv exe TCP IP 5001 emuSigPre exe TCP IP 5099 softplc7 exe TCP IP RFC1006 20000 30000 102 UDP Depending on the configuration ISO Dep
34. Os 592 O ANAAUI 48 11 3018 Inout 2110s 594 OIANAAUI 4 w p Fj 1004 May 28 2014 2 29 27 PM Because there are various ways for importing process signals the function is not part of the wizard The following options are available for importing process signals e PCS 7 hardware import When resources are imported the PCS 7 hardware import has already been carried out This means all contained symbols are already included in the signal list Symbol table import Select Import gt Symbol import in the menu bar This imports a Symbol table that was exported beforehand from PCS 7 Engineering using the S MAT C Manager The import uses the files seq sdfand dif This import is the preferred method for including the I O signals into the signal list However it requires that a symbolic name was assigned to each signal that is connected with an I O module in PCS 7 Engineering STL source import Select Import gt STL source import in the menu bar This imports an STL source that was created and exported beforehand from PCS 7 Engineering using the S MATIC Manager The STL source import requires the import of a symbol table to break down symbol data block names into their data block numbers This import is the preferred method for including signals contained in the data blocks into the signal list It is advantageous when the process model can provide all the signals that are normally processed by some S7 drivers The S7 drivers then
35. SF The following requirements must be met to integrate the emulation project in SIMIT SF e Identical names The emulation project and the SIMIT SF project must have the same name to ensure correct transfer of the simulation commands This name can be up to 17 characters long and may not include any special characters e Virtual Controller coupling The Virtual Controller coupling must have been created and active in SIMIT SF Information about the Virtual Controller coupling is available in the SIMIT SF help Starting with SIMIT SF as the operator station When the project is started in SIMIT SF the virtual controller is started automatically on all participating emulation computers Each virtual controller displays the current operating state in a corresponding operating window Be E BATTF BEREREREEE SIMIT VC is fully operated via SIMIT SF You can find more information on this topic in the SIMIT SF Help SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 69 Generating an emulation project 4 5 Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF The following operator actions are also possible via the operating window e Stopping the automation program of an individual VC while simulation is running To do this click Stop e Starting the automation program To do this click the Run_P or Run button SIMIT VC does not distinguish between the Run and
36. SIEMENS SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start Basics of SIMIT VC Creating a new emulation project Generating an emulation project Special use cases Error handling diagnostics and recovery Abbreviations N O O A W 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 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 CAUTION 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 d
37. Si System information gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 5 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 77 Generating an emulation project 4 7 Integrating the emulation computer You must set up the following access points in the Communication Settings of SIMATIC NET e CP_H1_1 This represents the access point that is used by the Softbus S7 Gateway application to establish communication with an S7 communication partner It has to be set up for the use of SO nd Ethernet and be linked with the Ethernet adapter that connects the emulation computer with the plant bus The access point configuration should then agree with the one shown above 4 7 3 Adapting the SIMATIC NET configuration on the emulation computers If you use SIMATIC NET together with the emulation system its configuration must be adapted on all emulation computers oh Siemens Communication Settings File Language Help v D SIMATIC NET confic RA REAC gt 8 OPC settings Autostart 7 i E Modules Fast acknowledge v inte R 82579L RA Keepalive time 30 IY General at Connection establishment timeout 10 D Address _ Li com s7 Apply Cancel w Version 9 S7 test 9 SR test v Device Detai v l Intel R 8257 I TCP par v ww Intel R 8257 NY 1c Pcac I TCP par Hi Intel R 8257 v i VMware Virtual t I General I Address
38. a digital or an analog module for which a Fixed sensor type is set e The following rules apply to the import of scaling information for analog modules The selection of the sensor type specifies the bit width of the signals fixed to 16 bits Therefore a fixed sensor type can be selected only for I O modules which have a continuous signal width of 16 bits The selected sensor type must be available in the basic settings and the project configuration The In use check box must be selected in the Sensor types table view Otherwise the Prescaled Integer value is used for scaling The configured sensor type or Prescaled Integer is used in the import when No channel specific sensor type can be determined from the hardware configuration The channel specific sensor type does not exist in the project configuration The In use check box is not selected for the channel specific sensor type in the project configuration e Automatically created signals are updated automatically when you import a symbol table or during a CSV import of the signal list Overlapping signals are removed and the data width of the signals is adapted as required Therefore always perform a corresponding symbol import after a hardware import SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 41 Creating a new emulation project 3 7 Distribution of resources 3 7 42 Distribution of resources When you use
39. ation is reviewed regularly and any necessary corrections are included in subsequent editions Siemens AG A5E32889042 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 SOC sc c secs seciscasiecethcssuccecssshcccsci inches css uniinssiecececanstcectassasensiusaipatsuscescesisecucvcesuscnsianscunsisnsancees susictczct secttesszs 5 1 1 Requireme ntsiis3 nn eia dis ein diese aa e aeina a e aa a aia 5 1 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller eserine ee ean AEE EEEE nei ETARTE KERERE S 6 2 Basics OF e A MG aa A A A 13 2 1 General StruCtune eaa EE e NE E eee hd E EE Ea 13 2 2 Description of the functions 00 0 2 cece ce ceccce cece ee eeeeee eect eeeeee tees eaaeceeeeeeesecaaaaeeeeeeeseseccieaeeeeeeeeeeeeea 14 2 3 Supported system FUNCTIONS s e a e e e E a ea a aa e an r 15 2 4 Handling SyNChronous faults soe e eroe ir aaa a a Nn aan AR a EnaA aaa Ae ALO Sa REA 17 2 5 Sequential control system of SIMIT VC eecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeseeaaeeeseeaeeeeeenaeeeeeeaaes 18 2 6 Supported communications CONNECTIONS ceceeeeceececeeeeeeecaeeeceeeeeeesecacaeeeeeeeeesensaeeeeeeeess 20 2 7 COMMUNICATION SERVICES oisein RE eden EEE TEE R EEEE aE 22 2 8 Communication with PCS 7 OS WinCC via SIMATIC NET eeeeeeeeeeeseeresseerrsererssrenesns 24 2 9 Input and output system mapping of the field bus and its device
40. be set to o e TSAP port In the Local area enter the local TSAP as it is shown in the address details of the connections under Object Properties For connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC a special setup is required see below In the Remote area enter the external TSAP as it is shown in the address details of the connections under Object Properties For connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC the value must be set to 0200 Note The values for the local 7SAP have to be unique within the range of an emulation computer e LAddr Editing not possible for this connection type e Interface Editing not possible for this connection type Click OK to insert the new connection If you are using a wizard it should then be ready for complete creation of the new project You can then execute the generation process if necessary Click Exit to complete the creation of the new project now or click Next to also generate the newly created project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 59 Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections 3 11 2 1 60 Connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC S7 communication connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC require a special setup Multiple connections of PCS 7 OS WinCC to an emulation computer must be realized through a combination of MAC address and different TSAPs A deviation from the configuration of the real connections is also needed
41. behavior of the controllers you can load the changes into the running VCs To do this download the changes or load the entire control e Start the emulation system You can find additional information on this in the section Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF Page 69 e Download the changed user program Repeat this step until all affected emulated S7 automation controller resources have been downloaded After downloading all affected emulated S7 automation controllers the engineering changes to the user program were applied to the emulation system 5 3 The following engineering changes to the process signals or the hardware configuration If you carry out changes to the process signals or the hardware configuration in PCS 7 Engineering you must update the emulation system correspondingly Such changes are for example e Renaming of process signals e Moving of process signals e Changes in the properties of process signals type direction scaling etc e Adding removing process signals e Adding removing AS After completing these Engineering changes carry out the following steps to update the emulation system 1 Export the hardware configuration files for all added or changed S7 automation controllers from the S MAT C Manager You can find additional information on this in the section Exporting hardware configuration files Page 29 2 Open the signal list To do so select the menu command Project gt Signa
42. ble to shorten a procedure by skipping further optional actions Clicking this button will perform all the actions you have prepared during the various steps e Use the Cancel button if you wish to cancel the wizard Canceling a wizard Any attempt to cancel a wizard requires a confirmation e Click the Yes button to cancel the wizard e Click the No button to not cancel the wizard e Click the Continue later button to mark the actual configuration sequence to be continued at a later time You may continue a canceled wizard by clicking Project gt Continue action in the menu bar SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 33 Creating a new emulation project 3 4 Creating a new project 3 4 34 Continuing a canceled wizard Whenever you open a project by selecting a wizard to continue or selecting a wizard for continuing manually you will be prompted to continue the appropriate action e Click the Yes button to continue the canceled action e Click No if you do not want to continue the action The action remains marked for continuation e If you do not want to continue the action click Do not continue Creating a new project Follow these steps to create a new project Select SIMIT Virtual Controller gt Emulation Manager in the Windows Start menu The Emulation Manager opens Select the menu command Start gt Create new project or click the g symbol
43. can be interpreted by the VC e Data blocks e Calling system functions SFC SFB which graphically display access to the hardware components of the different controllers for example to the user These components are in a different form on PC systems or not available at all Therefore substitute functions are used for SFCs and SFBs in SIMIT VC in order to achieve as much compatibility with real controllers as possible The following system functions are supported by SIMIT VC Type Block number Comment SFB 0 5 8 9 12 15 22 23 31 33 36 SFB 54 SFC 0 The VCs are always synchro nized internally to the computer time SET_CLK therefore only has a temporary effect SFC 1 6 13 15 17 34 36 44 46 50 SFC 51 SSLs are supported to a limited extent by the VC as no simula tion of the distributed periph erals exists SFC 62 64 79 80 81 85 87 90 107 SFC 65090 65097 65099 65102 65103 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 4 Handling synchronous faults Note e The use of SFCs is limited due to the functional principles since the I Os are not simulated for example e Before using SIMIT VC check whether the SFBs and SFCs required by your automation program are supported To do this compare for example the reference data of the blocks in SIMATIC Manager You can find more detailed information ab
44. ced via the S7_DOS interface by PCS 7 OS WinCC e s ag_brcv_create s7_event s7ag_bsnd s ag_bub_cycl_read_create s7ag_bub_cycl_read_start s7ag_bub_cycl_read_stop s7ag_bub_cycl_read_delete s7ag_bub_read_var s7ag_bub_write_var SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 7 Communication services s7ag_pmc_msg_mode s7ag_pmc_msg_on_off s7ag_pmc_msg_ack s7ag_pmc_update s7ag_read_szl s7 7_dataexchange2 s7ag_bub_read_var s7ag_bub_write_var This means the following services used by PCS 7 OS WinCC are available on the emulation side VFD Virtual Device Services Read SCL whereby the scope of SSL IDs is only implemented to the extent required to support PCS 7 OS WinCC communication OCM services Cyclic Read variables Start Stop Change Abort Delete Read variables Write variables Message services Acknowledge Announcement for messages not SCAN LT group message and archives Lock Unlock messages not SCAN LT group message and archives Message update not SCAN LT group message and archives PBK services USEND URCV BSEND BRCV PUT write variables GET read variables Note Other requests are not answered by the virtual controller Therefore systems that require further services cannot communicate correctly with the emulated controllers These include for example Rout
45. cified in the right hand input box 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 F system Select this check box if you want to emulate the CPU as an F system Taken from the hardware configuration Emulation tab 46 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 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 8 Configuring resources Online settings tab Activate engineering mode online mode Select this check box if the online interface is to be permanently active Note A permanently activated online interface can reduce the emulation performance 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 Adding changing communications devices The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration Device name Name of the device can be edited Rack slot Rack and slot of the device taken from the hardware configuration A change in these values can result in the devices not b
46. cs of SIMIT VC 2 6 Supported communications connections 2 6 20 Supported communications connections S7 controllers support various communication interfaces and protocols depending on the type Various communication processors CPs and communication functions for example BSEND BRECV are used in the process Note SIMIT VC does not support all of these communications connections If you use communications connections in your project other than the ones described here you must re configure these to the supported connections SIMIT VC supports the following communications connections e Programming device interface for downloading the automation software and online monitoring of the running controller Only the TCP IP based Ethernet interface can be used for this Downloading via MPI or other interfaces is not supported e S7 communication of emulated controllers VC with real PCS 7 OS WinCC servers or clients Note The following requirements apply to a computer on which both WinCC and a VC single station should run The computer must be assigned the role Emulation simulation in the computer configuration of the Emulation Manager The Station Configuration Editor must be loaded with the generated xdb file of the corresponding emulation computer with the prefix vc_ Named connections are not possible on a single station e Open communication of emulated controllers VC is based on UDP or TCP
47. dware configuration aiaeei iaai anias iina edie TAA iaaa aiK ASES Paana aa Ea i E aaia NA 80 5 4 Setting up FB and FC HLL blocks for automatic replacement ceceeceeeeeeeteeeeteees 81 6 Error handling diagnostics ANd reCOVELY ccccccccsssssseeeeceeeeeeeeaseeeeeeeeeeeeeaaseeseeeeeesseaaaseeeeeeesssseaaaeeeees 83 6 1 Solving VG runtime SOS aisinn a a T n AATA 83 6 2 How to resolve network related problems cceeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeceeeeeeeseceaeeeeeeeeetensnaeess 83 6 3 Diagnostics and TeCOVENYs ifior einni a e e RE E ASTE EEEE REANA 84 7 Abbreviations isisi caazeccteccceaessewstticteensetesvaaacecbiensnessdeessteeetenesssaeesctetonsnerevdeaeaniiibieiseennenetena ere 89 INDOX week eA ddd aA e e a dea dads a a a a 91 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 4 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start 1 1 Requirements Scope of delivery SIMIT Virtual Controller VC is an emulation platform for S7 400 controllers on MS Windows PCs SIMIT VC can only be used in combination with SIMIT SF The scope of delivery of the SIMIT VC encompasses SIMIT VC software CD SIMIT VC V3 0 Product information with security code through which a license key can be obtained The software CD also includes manuals in PDF format Requirements for installation and operation The SIMIT Virtual Controller VC V3 0 software can be installed and used with the following operating systems and in combination wi
48. e Communication between emulated controllers VC The following blocks can be used depending on the communication paths Type FC FB No Name FB 12 BSEND FB 13 BRCV FB 14 PUT FB 15 GET FC 5 AG_SEND FC 6 AG_RECV FC 50 AG_LSEND FC 60 AG_LRECV SFB 8 USEND SFB 9 URCV SFB 12 BSEND SFB 13 BRCV SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 6 Supported communications connections Type FC FB No Name SFB 14 GET SFB 15 PUT SFB 22 STATUS SFB 23 USTATUS SFB 31 NOTIFY_8P SFB 33 ALARM SFB 34 ALARM_8 SFB 35 ALARM_8P SFB 36 NOTIFY SFC 17 ALARM_SQ SFC 18 ALARM_S SFC 19 ALARM_SC SFC 107 ALARM_DQ SFC 108 ALARM_D Communications connections between virtual controllers are always implemented by means of internal non protocol dependent connections regardless of the configuration of the real controllers Communications connections between controllers and PCS 7 OS WinCC systems can always be implemented as S7 communication via CP by means of e ISO transport or e RFC1006 ISO on TCP Unspecified connections or named connections can be used in both cases in PCS 7 SIMIT VC supports the following combinations ISO transport ISO on TCP Unspecified con X X nection Specified connec X tion You can find additional information on this in the section Co
49. e Control BRAUMAT Classic AS based Batch SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 23 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 8 Communication with PCS 7 OS WinCC via SIMATIC NET 2 8 2 9 24 Communication with PCS 7 OS WinCC via SIMATIC NET Communication via S7 communication services is implemented with an instance of SIMATIC NET Because several instances of VCs communicate on one computer using the same SIMATIC NET instance the following points have to be observed during the configuration and operation of SIMIT VC and the communication interface The maximum number of send jobs that can be transmitted via SIMATIC NET is limited by the performance of the computer and the network adapter used If the communication with SIMATIC NET is too slow data may be lost If requests of the PCS 7 OS WinCC system do not receive a response from SIMIT VC the connection is terminated and re established The lost data is not sent again because stable operation is not possible otherwise A message about the data loss is displayed in the diagnostic window If such a message occurs more than once during startup for example the cause is most likely an overload it should be eliminated by suitable measures such as the distribution of VCs to several computers and therefore several instances of SIMATIC NET The connection parameters for ISO transport connections are to be changed on the PCS 7 OS WinCC side per contro
50. e and installation path are preset To select a different drive click the Change Drive button Note You can only select one different drive The installation path cannot be changed To change the preset profile select the Change Profile button The Available Profiles area opens Select a profile here There are 2 different profiles SIMIT Virtual Controller Select this profile to set up an emulation computer on which the engineering application for creating and maintaining the emulation projects can be executed To be able to select this profile SIMIT SF must be installed on this computer SIMIT Virtual Controller Runtime Select this profile if the emulation computer is only to be used to execute emulated PLCs This profile can also be selected even if SIMIT SF is not installed on this computer SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 10 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller e Click the Next gt button If Setup now finds a different version of SIMIT VC on the computer a dialog box opens with the appropriate information An older software version then first has to be removed After removal is complete setup continues automatically e When the installation process is complete the following dialog box opens E Setup is finished SIEMENS Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Restart Yes I want to restart my comp
51. e error has been eliminated Error while downloading or starting the VCs In the case of very large projects the size of the reserved memory for VCs can be too small This memory can be increased by using the system environment variable SOFTPLC7_ALLOCMEM For this case SIMIT VC provides the function Diagnostics and restore You can find additional information on this in the section Diagnostics and recovery Page 84 The following applies to memory extension e The changes take effect only once the program is restarted e If the reserved memory becomes too large strong fragmentation may mean that it can no longer be made available by the system In this case restart the computer to free memory e Ifthe available memory is exceeded the VCs have to be distributed to additional computers 6 2 How to resolve network related problems Network specific problems usually occur when a firewall is activated or an anti virus software with integrated firewall has been installed Description of error Network specific functions do not function or only function partially although there is no obvious reason The following incorrect application behavior may be present e The Emulation Manager cannot access a network share or a remote computer e SIMIT VC cannot establish a connection to the remote computer No diagnostics can be accessed from remote computers and VCs on remote computers cannot start SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual
52. ecision of the simulation MS Windows is not a real time operating system no real I O systems and buses can be coupled e Even if the SIMIT VC functions were checked for the intended uses test and training systems no guarantee can be given that the system can always simulate the time specific behavior exactly and that the available substitute functions always map the functional scope of the real controller completely The system is therefore not intended for controlling real plants The results that were determined for virtual commissioning have to be checked and evaluated accordingly by the user Options for accessing documentation on SIMIT VC You can find the SIMIT VC documentation at the following locations e On the SIMIT VC V3 0 CD e Via the menu item Help in the Emulation Manager The product documentation is installed with the relevant product Note The statements in the Readme take precedence over all other SIMIT VC documents 1 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller The SIMIT Virtual Controller VC software has to be installed on a computer on which SIMIT SF is also installed The software can also be installed on additional computers You have to be logged on to the computer with administrator rights to install SIMIT VC SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 6 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller Installation Note Before SIM
53. ection parameters can be edited You can find additional information on this in the section Configuring the PCS 7 OS WinCC system Page 61 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 75 Generating an emulation project 4 7 Integrating the emulation computer 4 7 Integrating the emulation computer 4 7 1 Setting up the emulation computer using the component configurator All emulation computers must be set up using the SIMATIC Station Configuration Editor Station Configuration Editor ONLINE Components Diagnostics Configuration Info Station SIMO1 Type Status Run Stop Conn F SoftbusGateway Application E R JE IE Allgemein IE General Ss 13 KEE SSS EE ESS eS eal 15 16 17 Add Edit Delete Ring ON Station Name Import Station Disable Station Enter the name of the station correctly You can adapt the name of the station if required by clicking the Station Name button The name of the station must match the computer name A file of the type xab was created during generation of the emulation project The data folder contains a separate file for each emulation computer in the directory of the emulation SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 76 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 7 Integrating the emulation computer project The file name must contain the c
54. ed leading to unexpected behavior of the PCS 7 hardware import functionality If the Suppress signal import check box is not selected and no filter is entered the entire I O range of the detected I O modules is created In principle you can accept the default settings proposed during the import in the dialogs for the module settings The import is performed with default values Rules for the hardware configuration import e First all I O signals of the respective resource are deleted as long as the Suppress signal import check box is cleared e CPU modules that were not automatically detected must be created manually To do this select the In use check box and select the type CPU unit from the drop down list Otherwise no emulation resource is created and the I O signals cannot be imported e CP modules that were not automatically detected must be created manually To do this select the In use check box and select the type Communication processor CP from the drop down list Otherwise no logical device addresses LAddr can be read although they are required for communications connections e For I O modules for which no type was selected or for which the In use check box is not selected byte signals are automatically created with generic names e Symbols are imported only if the following conditions are met The In use check box is selected for the module in question The type of module is specified Itis
55. eeeeeeeeeteeeeeseeeeesaeeeeetaeeeeesieeeeenieeeeneaa 67 4 4 Completing generation of the Project 0 eee ceceeeceeeseeeeeeeeeneeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeesaeeeeesiaeeeerenaeeeeneas 68 4 5 Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF ee ccceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeaeeeseeeaeeeseeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeenaeeeeeeaaes 69 4 6 Integrating WINCC SENWES annas aan a E T A O a 72 4 6 1 Setting up the PCS 7 OS WinCC computer with the component configurator 0 72 4 6 2 SIMATIC NET special Configuration 0 ccceecceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeaeeeseeaaeeeesaeeeseeaeeeeeeaas 73 4 6 3 Adapting the connection parameters ccccccceeccecceeeeeeeeeceeeaeceeeeeeesecneaeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeteees 74 4 7 Integrating the emulation COMPUTE eee eeeeeece eect ee eeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeaeeeeeseeeeeseneaeeeseneaeeesennaees 76 4 7 1 Setting up the emulation computer using the component configurator cceeeeeereeeee 76 4 7 2 SIMATIC NET access points on the emulation COMpUtETS cccceceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeenees 77 4 7 3 Adapting the SIMATIC NET configuration on the emulation CcomputerS cece 78 5 Special S cases 0 bree ee ebb eee ened od idee ie aea aea aaa anaana 79 5 1 WpdateiprojeCtntechtiette thst ttl cette ee Sb EE 2 ie Matt eS Ate din EEEE 79 5 2 Subsequent engineering changes to the program logic ceceeeeeeeeeteeeeeeettteeeeetnaeeeenens 79 5 3 The following engineering changes to the process signals or the har
56. eing recognized when a new hardware configuration is imported and thus not being updated If a generic emulation adapter is used these values cannot be changed Description Text that can be edited freely Adding changing communication interfaces The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration Interface Name of the interface can be edited Online interface If this check box is selected the interface is used as a PG interface Depending on the resource only one interface each can be used as a PG interface The generic emulation adapter may not be used as a PG interface except if only one VC is to run per computer Apply IP address of host computer This function is only available for the communication interface of the generic emulation adapter IP address IP address of the interface can be edited This function is only available if the Apply IP address of host computer check box has been selected Subnet mask Subnet mask of the interface can be edited SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 47 Creating a new emulation project 3 9 Importing HLL Blocks 3 9 48 e Apply MAC address of host computer This function is only available for the communication interface of the generic emulation adapter e MAC address MAC address of the interface can be edited This function is only available if the Apply MAC address of host computer check box has been s
57. elected e Subslot 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 Adding changing a device address binding The values displayed here are taken from the hardware configuration e Logical device address LADDR 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 has to be configured on the computer on which the resource is to run This value is optional e Description Text that can be edited freely Importing HLL Blocks The project requires configuration of High Level Language HLL blocks The emulation manager has a standard set of HLL blocks The blocks are contained in the basic settings and need to be imported into the project Note A specific group of HLL blocks are always replaced and therefore do not appear in the configuration window FBs are not automatically marked for replacement even if the corresponding functional area was selected for import These blocks must be separately selected for replacement Otherwise they may be accidentally replaced by a block with completely different functionality SIMIT Virtual Controller VC
58. ending on the configuration Sb_win_gateway exe TCP IP RFC1006 102 ISO Depending on the configuration 6 3 84 Diagnostics and recovery The Diagnostics and recovery function checks the status of the services required for error free operation of SIMIT VC and performs measures for restore if required Calling the function and possible settings Select SIMIT Virtual Controller gt Diagnostics and recovery in the Windows start menu The check is now started automatically If no error is found during the check a message is displayed Confirm the message window with Yes to terminate the function Click No to carry out analysis and recovery measures SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 3 Diagnostics and recovery The following dialog box opens SIMIT Virtual Con Diagnostic and recovery tasks System state SIMIT Virtual Controller ist betriebsbereit __Deonosic J _ Recovery Advanced tasks 2014 08 15 08 31 36 2014 08 15 08 31 35 2014 08 15 08 31 35 2014 08 15 08 31 35 2014 08 15 08 31 35 Siemens Emulation SIMIT Monitoring Service ist gestartet Softbus 57 Gateway ist nicht gestartet Siemens Emulation System Control Service ist gestartet Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service ist gestartet SIMITLicenseServer ist gestartet SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Cancel Operatin
59. eparate multiple regular expressions with semicolons These signals are then not imported Leave the field empty if you do not want to exclude any signals from the signal list You can find information on regular expressions in SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User manual gt Regular expressions Click Next to start the import of the selected hardware configuration files The following dialog box is displayed for each S7 automation controller resource that is found during the import SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 39 Creating a new emulation project 3 6 Importing resources 40 p Resource type s7 SoftPLC resource Name so General Emulation Onine settings Special properties r Resource ID 1 Station s0 CPU type CPU 417 4 CPUname Order number F Clock memory F H system E F system Check the values in this dialog box and enter additional information if necessary Resource type Select the type of the newly imported S7 automation controller resource Ina PCS 7 emulation project this is always S7 SoftPLC resource i e one VC Name Enter the name of the S7 automation controller resource The station name is used by default This name does not have any meaning for the configuration Resource ID Enter an identification number for this S7 automation controller resource that is unique within this PCS 7 emula
60. ept the conditions of this license agreement I DO NOT accept the conditions of the license agreement Accept the conditions of the license agreement SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller e Click Next gt The following dialog box opens Product notes display The readme file contains important information on installing and using the software We recomment you read this before installation I want to read the notes If you want to read the information later you will find it in the installation folder of this product after installation Click the want to read the notes button to open the Readme The Readme contains important user information Read it completely SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 9 Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller e Click Next gt to continue the installation The following dialog box opens a Installation folder and installation profile Destination Path G Siemens Emulation Change Drive Current Profile SIMIT Virtual Controller Change Profile Available Profiles SIMIT Virtual Controller SIMIT Virtual Controller Runtime Install SIMIT Virtual Controller with Emulation Manager and the runtime environment SIMIT must to be installed already ee Gea The driv
61. eqentes 42 3 8 Configuring reSOUrCeS iaria a a a a eet a a a a 44 3 9 Importing ALL BlOCKSsistccsescsicdecesidccedes aaee rE aa cchehPut lagen cate eCe dd ctebit onctheatidacs 48 3 10 Adapting the timing behavior 20 2 eeeeceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeseeaeeeseenaeeeeseaas 51 3 11 Configuring communications CONNECTIONS c ceeeeeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeteeeaees 53 3 11 1 AS AS COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS eee eeeceeeeneeeeeeeneeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeseenaeeeeseaas 56 3 11 2 S7 communications CONNECTIONS eeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseaeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeaeeeteenaees 58 3 11 2 1 Connections to PCS 7 OS WINCC oase a a a T E O A 60 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 3 Table of contents 3 11 2 2 Configuring the PCS 7 OS WiNCC system 0 ec eeeeeeeeete cece teteeeee tance ee eaeeeeetaeeeeesnaeeeeneas 61 3 12 Importing Process signals si eia arra les eed cave a a aaia atebees dag eed aeDA ERa iA R 63 4 Generating an emulation project ccccccccccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeceeeeceeeeececeeeeeeeceeeceseeeeeseseesesenseesesenenens 65 4 1 Setting up the SIMATIC NET access points ccceccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesecenaeeeeeeeeeeeeseaees 65 4 2 Generating a projot e Tarirea ae e eae eE EE EAE EEE EEEE EE RE EEE 66 4 3 Options for generating the Project eeeeceeeeeteeeeee
62. error No generates RTE Alignment error during reading Yes Alignment error during writing Yes Write error data block No writing is carried out into the read only block Write error instance data block No writing is carried out into the read only block Block number error DB Block number error DI No generates RTE No generates RTE Block number error FC No generates RTE Block number error FB No generates RTE DB not loaded Yes SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 17 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 5 Sequential control system of SIMIT VC Description of error FC not loaded Supported Yes FB not loaded No generates RTE 2 5 Sequential control system of SIMIT VC SIMIT VC supports the following organization blocks of a real controller Supported by Block type Block Description and event Priority SIMIT VC 1 User program OB1 Execution of the user program after restart 1 end of OB100 and at cycle end 10 17 Time of day inter OB10 Time of day and date A trigger can be 2 rupt OB11 initiated at a specific point in time so that a OB12 time OB 10 17 is called which then executes a program Is also called time of OB13 day interrupt OB OB14 OB15 OB16 OB17 20 23 Time delay inter OB20 Time delay interrupts After a delay time 3 rupt OB21 the OB 20 23 is called and the pr
63. esponding configuration window opens You can filter the display of the communications connections with the drop down box in the toolbar All connections is the default Protocol independent emulation internal connection ISO transport connection ISO on TCP transport connection SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 53 Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections 2 Communications connections a lt Y Localr Remotere LocallLAddr Remote LA LocalID Remote ID Local TSAP Remote TS via TCP Est 1 3 1 1 1 2 0202 0200 4 m gt Fal May 28 2014 10 56 44 AM 54 To add new communications connections select Add from the shortcut menu or select Edit gt Add from the menu bar or click the corresponding 4 symbol in the toolbar To display or change an existing connection select it and then select Properties from the shortcut menu or select Edit gt Properties from the menu bar or click the corresponding Z symbol in the toolbar The required connection properties are located in MetPro Proceed as follows 1 Select the CPU 2 Select the S7 connection in the lower screen section in the 7ype column 3 In the shortcut menu select the command Object properties Block Parameters 1 D W HI6HSFF5 LADDR Block Parameters Local ID Hex WH 6H1 1 Default Depending on the connect
64. et mask Enter the subnet mask of the interface in regular format e g 255 255 255 0 e MAC address Enter the MAC address physical address of the Ethernet adapter that is used to connect the computer to the plant bus Enter the MAC address in regular format for example 00 11 22 AB CD EF This interface is used for S7 communication based on the ISO protocol e Identification Number only if the Emulation Simulation role is selected This parameter is important for Emulation Simulation PCs that are to be controlled by SIMIT SF When you add a new Emulation Simulation computer the number is automatically preset with an ascending number starting with 1 If you change the configuration of your project later the following conditions must be fulfilled The identification number is only important for computers which are in use for emulating an S7 automation controller or running a process model If you change the SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 37 Creating a new emulation project 3 5 Contiguring the computer 38 resource distribution later and a computer is no longer involved in the emulation this computer must have a identification number outside the range of used numbers The lowest identification number in use must be 1 The identification numbers of the used computers must be assigned in ascending order without gap Note The simulation commands cannot
65. for Export MD1224CC All gt Default path for export files Change Export settings of the selected stations Export file D SIMATIC 400 1 cfa Browse Options Format MV Export default values Readable MV Export symbols C Compact V Export subnets l Export 57 connections IV Apply options and format to all stations Cancel Help e Please select all stations for export you want to emulate e Under Default path for export files select a suitable storage location for the transfer of the export file to SIMIT VC For example this can be a common network drive or a USB stick Note The reference file is based on local absolute path information A reference file cannot be imported if the Emulation Manager accesses both the reference file and the exported hardware configuration files via a network share Select the check box of the dialog box as shown in the figure above e Export default values This is used to export the OB time values Export symbols This is used to export the symbols If you have assigned symbols to I O signals they are displayed in the signal list of the emulation project e Export subnets This is used to include signals of I O modules into the signal list which are related to subnets provided you have assigned symbols to I O signals Export S7 connections This option does not have any effect on the emulation project SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User
66. g Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 85 Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 3 Diagnostics and recovery 86 e System state Current system state of SIMIT VC Diagnostics Button to start the diagnostics Recovery This button is used to restart the services required for the operation of SIMIT VC Advanced tasks Select this check box to display additional information and more configuration and repair options The dialog box is then extended correspondingly Diagnostic and recovery tasks RMU System state SIMIT Virtual Controller ist betriebsbereit Diagnostic Recovery V Advanced tasks Manage services Number of cores for emulation Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service Setup 4 Dienst ist gestartet Start Stop VC memory allocation V Always active Manage services Use this drop down list to select the following services Siemens Emulation Runtime Control Service This service starts terminates and synchronizes SIMIT VC on the emulation computers For example it forwards the operating commands of SIMIT SF Siemens Emulation System Control Service This service forwards the operating commands between the local computer and multiple connected emulation runtime systems Siemens Emulation SIMIT Monitoring Service This system monitors the state of SIMIT VC Siemens Emulation SIMIT Command Service This service sets up the connection to the Remote Control Interface RCI of SIMIT SF to co
67. idual VCs in our example a total of eight are triggered The token passes through the following stations one after the other e Control Process The control process implements the interface to SIMIT SF to perform the commands Start Stop Freeze Run etc e Signal mirroring This process mirrors the interface data between all participating computers reads the data of the virtual controller coupling and copies the results of the last emulation cycle to SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 25 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 11 Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF 2 11 26 the virtual controller coupling The synchronization of the data exchange and the synchronization via the Proceed command of SIMIT SF depend on the signal process VCs The token is divided One token is made available for each available CPU core The VCs now compete for the assignment of the tokens until all have been calculated once via the Windows operating system functions The tokens are then combined by the control process and the next cycle can begin p Control process Control process Signal exchange Signal mirroring Signal mirroring Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF Data exchange between SIMIT SF and SIMIT VC SIMIT VC and SIMIT SF map two aspects of a technical plant SIMIT VC simulates the automation systems controllers including process image of inputs and outputs witho
68. iguration of the emulation system and of the process model is carried out on this computer At the same time it serves as the runtime system for the process model and as the operating station for the overall system SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 13 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 2 Description of the functions 2 2 14 Description of the functions SIMIT VC consists of a configuration environment the so called Emulation Manager and Emulation Runtime that allows the automation program to be executed on the emulated controllers VCs SIMIT VC requires an installation of SIMIT SF in the version that is current and approved for use with SIMIT VC The functions of the SIMIT VC are displayed with a yellow background in the figure below the SIMIT SF functions have a blue background Information about SIMIT SF is available in the SIMIT V8 1 Help Configuration q Emulation Manager SIMIT VC Runtime Management Synchronization Other Couplings SIMIT SF Configuration SIMIT VC features the following functions Reading in information of a SIMATIC PCS 7 system Creating configuration files for the VCs the PCS 7 OS WinCC system and SIMIT SF Note SIMIT VC only supports configurations with unique station names Each station may contain a maximum of one controller or one H system Coordinating the execution
69. in the range from 0 to 16383 e Freeze block SIMIT VC allows a defined block FC or FB to be executed cyclically in the Freeze state Enter the block number and block type here for example FB35 e Max LStack depth calls This value is preset Increase this value if the stack depth is insufficient for the execution of the user program e Max LStack size bytes Depending on the original engineering the LStack size value may need to be increased An incorrect value can result in unexpected or unusual behavior of the emulated S7 automation controller Taken from the hardware configuration Note The original cycle times may not be suitable for emulation without adaptations Cycle times that are too fast may overload the emulation system This is particularly true of the cycle time of OB1 OB1 should be set to the cycle time of the overall system If the cycle times are less than the basic cycle of SIMIT VC the corresponding OBs can be processed multiple times per basic cycle However data exchange in SIMIT SF is performed only in the basic cycle of emulation SIMIT SFexchanges the data with the Virtual Controller coupling only in the cycle set in SIMIT SF As a result shorter OB cycles will lead to higher computing load in the emulation but not to faster reaction times in the overall system 3 11 Configuring communications connections When you use the wizard you obtain a brief description of the action and the corr
70. in the toolbar The following dialog box opens OE Project name Test Emulation folder D Siemens Emulation Project description Project type Enter the following information e Project name Enter a name for the new project This project name can be up to 17 characters in length and must not include any special characters e Emulation directory The installation folder of SIMIT VC is already preset here and cannot be changed e Project description You may enter a more detailed description of the project name here This entry is optional e Project type The project type is preset to PCS 7 STEP 7 Project and cannot be changed e Launch wizard Select this check box to launch the wizard right after the dialog box has been confirmed Click OK to apply your settings and close the dialog box The Project settings dialog box opens SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 4 Creating a new project E Project name EMU1 Emulation folder D Siemens Emulation Project description in test Cyde time ms Time Universal time GMT License 6512387 No consistency check Restore consistency check xD as You can make the following settings in this dialog box e Project description The project type from the previous dialog box is displayed and can still be changed here e Cycle time ms Set the
71. ing utilizes a fail safe library select Fail safe library and the version being used If the original engineering utilizes the S7 Distributed Safety V5 4 SP5 UPN library select the Distributed Safety Library in the version being used This will replace the following blocks of the Distributed Safety library with HLL functions FB140 F_CTRL_1 FB141 F_CTRL_2 FB142 F_IO_BOl FB143 FSIO_BOl FB144 F_RTGCO2 FB146 F_IO_CGP FB147 FSIO_CGP FB148 F_DIAG_N FB219 FIAK_GL FB219 F_ACK_GL FB225 F_SENDS7 FB226 F_RECVS7 FB278 FIINT_WR FB279 FIINT_RD FC178 F_INT_WR FC179 F_INT_RD SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 10 Adapting the timing behavior Note Other block numbers may have been assigned when the automation project was created Therefore check the HLL replacement lists of resources based on the block names and adapt the block numbers in the replacement lists Set the blocks used in the project to In use Set the following blocks to NOP since these cannot be mapped e F_RTGCO2 e F_DIAG_N e FIAK_GL e F_ACK_GL Note The blocks FB223 F_SENDDP or FB224 F_RECVDP are not supported by SIMIT VC e Preset file Click this button to restore the default The default setting contains Basic S7 system functions Standard S7 communication functions General S7
72. ion type one of the above units of information is specified after opening the object properties of a specific connection This is how you obtain information about the Loca and Remote ID as well as Loca and Remote LADDR After the object properties of a connection have been opened further information can be obtained by clicking the Address details button The following dialog box is displayed SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections Address Details 4 a ed Local Partner SIMATIC 400 1 CPU 414 3 PN DP Rack Slot 0 3 Connection Resource 110 10 hex TSAP 10 12 Ue End Point 57 Subnet ID 0050 0007 0050 0007 You can obtain information about the Loca and Remote TSAP from the address details Only two types of communications connections that are often used in PCS 7 emulation projects are described here e AS AS communications connections To create an AS AS communications connection select the type Protocol independent emulation internal connection e 7 communications connections To create an S7 communications connection select the type S7 connection You can find information on this in the following chapters AS AS communications connections Page 56 S7 communications connections Page 58 Connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC Page 60 SIMIT Virtual Controller
73. l list Empty the complete signal list in particular if process signals have been renamed or moved to a different address area on a different AS To do so select all entries in the table press Ctrl A the table view must be in the foreground and select the menu command Edit gt Delete 3 Import the hardware configuration files of all added or changed S7 automation controllers by selecting the menu command Import gt Hardware configuration import You can find additional information on this in the section Importing resources Page 39 4 Configure all newly added emulated S7 automation controllers To do so select the menu command Project gt resource configuration You can find additional information in the section Configuring resources Page 44 5 Open the Resource distribution by selecting the menu command Project gt Resource distribution Delete all emulated S7 automation controllers that were removed in the course of the engineering changes from the resource distribution and distribute any newly configured VCs to the available emulation computers SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 80 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Special use cases 5 4 Setting up FB and FC HLL blocks for automatic replacement 6 Import the HLL blocks for all newly added emulated S7 automation controllers First select the menu command Project gt HLL functions gt HLL blocks then the menu command Edit gt Import HLL blocks Y
74. lect the menu command Table gt Export e Select the type and storage location for the symbol table and click Save Note SIMIT VC can only import files of the type seq difand sdf 3 2 3 Creating and exporting an STL Source If you want to import process signals into the emulation via STL sources you have to create and export an STL source Follow these steps e Start SIMATIC Manager e Open the project to be used for the emulation SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 31 Creating a new emulation project 3 2 Exporting PCS 7 engineering data e Double click on any program block The LAD STL FBD program block editor opens e Select the menu command File gt Generate source The New dialog box opens e Select an existing source or enter a new object name to create a new source element e Click OK The Generate source lt name gt dialog box opens Note Automatic generation of single sources per block Menu Options gt Customize in the Sources tab Path GSEK_PrSSIMATIC 400 1 CPU 414 3 PN DP Blocks Not Selected Blocks Selected All gt mca Name Family POOL POOL Addresses V Include reference blocks C Absolute V Sort according to program structure Symbolic I Source contains checksum of the blocks Cancel Help e Here you select all the data blocks you want to export If one of the data blocks references a UDT you
75. ller in such a way that a unique assignment of the connections between PCS 7 OS WinCC and the controllers is possible via MAC address and TSAP In the case of systems with real controllers this unique assignment is already implemented via the MAC address Multiple VCs can run on one PC The connection parameters on the PCS 7 OS WinCC side must therefore be adjusted in such a way that the MAC address of the PC network card is entered for all VCs The unique assignment is implemented via the manual allocation of TSAPs composed of the rack and slot number of the connection configuration You can find additional information on this in the chapter Configuring communications connections Page 53 Input and output system mapping of the field bus and its devices SIMIT VC exchanges the area of the PIO PII process image outputs and inputs of all virtual controllers cyclically with SIMIT SF The bus systems in the configuration of the plant such as PROFIBUS DP Profinet IO Modbus FF SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 9 Input and output system mapping of the field bus and its devices are not simulated This means functions which depend on the actual presence of communication processors and or field devices cannot be used directly This includes for example information that is exchanged with nodes on the bus using the following system functions e WR_REC SFC
76. llow the instructions in the installation program as described below during installation Internet access is not required for the installation e Start the setup exe file You are prompted whether the setup is to be carried out in German or English and to confirm with OK The following dialog box opens SIEMENS This program will install SIMIT Virtual Controller on your computer Itis strongly recommended that you exit Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any program you have running Click Next to continue with this Setup program SIMATIC WARNING This program is protected by copyright and international treaties ECET Close all programs you have running before you proceed with the installation e Click Next gt The following dialog box opens Please read through the following license agreement carefully induding the security information it contains Please note m This software is protected under German and or US American Copyright Laws and provisions in international treaties Unauthorized reproduction and distribution of this software or parts of it is liable to prosecution It will be prosecuted according to criminal as well as civil law and may result in severe punishment and or damage claims Please read all license provisions applicable to this software hefnre inctalling and neina thie snftware You will find them after I acc
77. lso directly modify the configuration of imported resources with regard to Process model PLC emulation and Execution in the Resource distribution window The table below provides an overview of possible configurations and distribution depending on the type of resource Resource type Process model PLC emulation Execution S7 Emulation X X WinCC or other re X sources When using the wizard click Next to proceed with the next step SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 43 Creating a new emulation project 3 8 Configuring resources 3 8 44 Configuring resources After all resources have been distributed to the computers you can complete their configuration When you use the wizard you obtain a brief description of the action and the corresponding configuration window opens Te Resource configuration bo ba pee Resource type Name Resource ID H system F system Ei f May 27 2014 4 00 13 PM 3 Communications devices gt lt Communications interfaces Device address bindings Device name Description y Interface Online inte IP address MAC address Description Emulatio 192 168 134 1 Generic Emu Emulation Generic Emulation Adapter EB fi May 27 2014 4 00 15PM 1 May 27 2014 4 00 17 PM Setting up the communications devices The settings of communications devices of
78. mulation Manager This entry is only available when the SIMIT Virtual Controller profile has been installed Log files This is used to open the Windows Explorer in the directory of log files Documentation This is used to open the user manual or the reference manual This entry is only available when the SIMIT Virtual Controller profile has been installed SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 1 General structure The following figure shows a basic configuration of a typical SIMIT VC SIMIT SF system which is suitable for running and testing S7 applications OS Client Terminal Bus OS Engineering Server Station Plant Bus SIMIT VC SIMIT VC SIMIT VC SIMIT SF Runtime Runtime Runtime SIMIT VC Cr Two different network systems are differentiated Terminal bus and plant bus Terminal bus These components correspond to those of a real plant e Engineering station e OS server e One or more OS clients required for visualization and operation Plant bus It is assumed that the plant bus is an Ethernet network It is used to interconnect all emulation and simulation related components These are e One or more emulation computers installation with the SIMIT Virtual Controller Runtime profile e One computer that is used for SIMIT SF and SIMIT VC engineering installation with the SIMIT Virtual Controller profile The conf
79. munication settings are then as follows w Siemens Communication Settings File Language Help gt SIMATIC NET configuration Access points v i Modules gt T Intel R 82579LM Gigabit t gt i VMware Virtual Ethernet A gt i VMware Virtual Ethernet A gt E Trace settings w 3 Set memory card parameters LLDP DCP W PNIO Adapter Sli System information Access point Interface parameter assignment CP_L2_1 E pi ra CP_PN_1 CP_SM_1 DPSONLINE FWL_LOAD MPI S7ONLINE _ Intel R 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection TCPII Intel R 82579LM Gigabit vy vy v wy wy v v vy fw SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 65 Generating an emulation project 4 2 Generating a project 4 2 Generating a project To create a new project select the Emulation gt Generate Emulation Environment menu entry from the menu bar or click the corresponding button 191 in the toolbar The wizard for generating the emulation project is started 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 Click Next to continue with the next step SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 66 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB
80. nfiguring communications connections Page 53 Open communication with Send Receive blocks can be used for AS AS communications connections between virtual controllers via TCP or UDP Note Because the emulation environment supports only one network adapter per PC the configuration of the user program may have to be adapted You can find additional information on this in the section Configuring communications connections Page 53 The graphic below provides an overview of the possible communication methods SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 21 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 7 Communication services 2 7 22 Communication services PG Interface Online amp WinCC Server Client Engineering Station SIMATIC NET NIC NIC SIMATIC NET v SAPI_S7 EMU_SAPI SoftBusGateway S7 communication o o Inter o gt gt a gt ISO Communication Configuration Console Configuration Console vtab Emulation internal communication Station xdb named connections Configurator Station Configurator Emulation Manager Actual controllers provide extensive services that permit access to the controller SIMIT VC supports a few communication services which are required for communication between virtual controllers and PCS 7 OS WinCC servers or PCS 7 OS WinCC clients The services provide answers to the following requests which can be pla
81. nually to the Station Configuration Editor Note SIMIT VC generates a separate xdb file for each WinCC server component The application name WinCC Appl must be selected under Tag Management gt Named Connections in WinCC Explorer for redundant servers of PCS 7 OS WinCC The application name must have been previously transferred to the Station Configuration Editor through the generated xdb file In the original configuration there is the application name WinCC Appl Stby SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 3 12 Importing process signals All signals that are exchanged between the emulated S7 automation controllers and the Creating a new emulation project 3 12 Importing process signals process model are managed in the signal list Select the menu command Project gt Signal list to open the following table view 1 Signal list c ba a Signalname Symbolic DB name Direction Resource ID DBnumber Address Bitoffset Type 31 PIT 1002A Input 2 IOs 512 O ANAAUI a 31 PIT 1052A Input 2 IOs 514 O ANAAUI 31 PIT 10028 Input 2 IOs 528 O ANAAUI 31 PTT 10528 Input 2 IOs 530 O ANAAUI 31 PIT 1002C Input 2 IOs 544 O ANAAUI 31 PIT 1052C Input 210s 546 O ANAAUI 31 PIT 1006 Input 2 IOs 560 O ANAAUI 31 PIT 1056 Input 2 IOs 562 O ANAAUI 37 PIT 1975A Input 2 IOs 576 O ANAAUI 48 LIT 3011A Input 2 IOs 578 O ANAAUI 48 LIT 3041C Input 2 I
82. obably do have some sort of authentication problem Check Domain User name and Password for correct values and try again Click OK to confirm the entered information The emulation computer is then added to the computer configuration window Proceed as described above when you add additional required PCS 7 OS WinCC server computers When using the wizard click Next to proceed with the next step SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 6 Importing resources 3 6 Importing resources When using the wizard you receive a short description of how to import the required resources Click Next to start the import process Hardware configuration file D EMU cfg e01 cfg T Suppress signal import The import process starts with requesting at least a single hardware configuration file which has been exported from an appropriate SIMATIC Manager project in a previous step You can find additional information on this in the section Exporting hardware configuration files Page 29 e Hardware configuration file Enter the path to the hardware configuration file or click the symbol to locate and select one or more hardware configuration files e Suppress signal import Select this check box if the signals are not to be read from the hardware configuration file e Filter Enter regular expressions here to appropriately filter the signal import S
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84. ogram 4 OB22 is executed 5 OB23 6 30 38 Cyclic interrupt OB30 Cyclic interrupts start periodically after a 7 OB31 defined period Similar to clock signals but g OB32 much more accurate The processing of 9 OB1 is interrupted because they have a OB33 higher priority 10 OB34 11 OB35 12 OB36 13 OB37 14 OB38 15 Hardware interrupt OB40 Hardware interrupts Respond at inter 16 0B41_ ruptible input output or function modules 47 OB42 to configured events for example positive 18 edge high limit violation Are used for OB43 example when the response time in the 19 OB44 program is too long 20 OB45 21 OB46 22 OB47 23 DPV1 interrupt OB55 DPV1 interrupts Status update or manu 2 OB56 _ facturer specific interrupts are triggered in OB57 connection with DPV 1 slaves 18 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 5 Sequential control system of SIMIT VC Multicomputing OB60 Synchronous operation of several CPUs 25 interrupt Isochronous mode OB61 Configure short and equidistant process 25 interrupt oB62 response times at the PROFIBUS DP OB63 OB64 Background cycle OB90_ For program execution in the background 29 100 102 Startup OB100 After restart warm restart of the CPU 27 OB101 After restart of the CPU OB102 After cold restart of the CPU 121 not 122 Synchrono
85. omputer name Load the xdb file for the current computer by clicking the Import station button The station configuration should then agree with the one shown above e Softbus gateway This represents the Softbus S7 Gateway application that ensures multiplexing of the S7 communication between the network adapter and the emulated S7 automation controllers e IE General This represents the network adapter that connects the emulation computer with its S7 communication partner via the plant bus If you wish to download the configuration directly from NetPro you must add and configure these elements beforehand using the functions Add Edit and Delete Otherwise you cannot establish a connection to this computer If you use the Import Station function manual configuration is not required 4 7 2 SIMATIC NET access points on the emulation computers The access points of SIMATIC NET have to be configured on each emulation computer w Siemens Communication Settings File Language Help gt SIMATIC NET configuration Access points os gt E Trace settings w o Access point Interface parameter assignment Module CP_H1_1 Intel R 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection TCPIP 1 Intel R 82579LM Gigabit CPR E f pl ipa CP PN E CP_SM_1 DPSONLINE FWL_LOAD MPI S7ONLINE Intel R 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection TCPIP1 Intel R 82579LM Gigabit 4 Set memory card parameter W LLOP DCP e W PNIO Adapter
86. on on this in the section Input and output system mapping of the field bus and its devices Page 24 e Synchronization of the emulated controllers with each other You can find additional information on this in the section Synchronization of the emulated control systems Page 25 e Synchronization of the emulated controllers and their I Os with the SIMIT SF simulation system You can find additional information on this in the section Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF Page 26 e Creation and storage of snapshots You can find additional information on this in the section Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF Page 26 2 3 Supported system functions SIMIT VC enables automation programs to run on virtual controllers The automation programs may have been created for different controllers from the S7 300 and S7 400 controller ranges Differences between the controllers performances memory sizes etc are not taken into consideration in the process Extensions that surpass the standard functionality of an S7 417 5H are not supported This applies for example for add on functions of an AS 410 5H SIMIT VC then uses the functionality of an S7 400 CPU 417 5H SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 15 Basics of SIMIT VC 2 3 Supported system functions 16 Substitute functions in SIMIT VC Automation programs generally contain the following components e MC7 code which
87. one or more resources are carried out in this dialog box Select one or more resources to adapt the settings If an H system was used the communications devices of both CPUs are displayed Communications devices This area serves represents the actually configured communications devices within an emulation All communications devices of the actual controller that were determined by the hardware configuration are listed here e Device name columnName of the device taken from the hardware configuration e Description columnGeneral description of the device If available this information was taken from the hardware configuration Communications interfaces The communication interfaces of one or more communications devices are listed here The display depends on the selection in the section Communications devices on the left The actually configured interfaces in networks and network adapters 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 Online interface column This check box is selected if the interface is to be used as online 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 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 A
88. ordinate the opening starting pausing holding terminating storing and loading of snapshots between SIMIT SF and SIMIT VC SIMIT License Server This service manages the license information Restart this service if there are problems concerning the availability of installed licenses Use the Stop button to hold the selected service manually and Start to restart SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 3 Diagnostics and recovery e Logging Use the drop down list Inactive Active to activate or deactivate the logging of SIMIT VC Always active Select this check box to activate logging when SIMIT VC is started Logging Use this button to open the folder where the log files of SIMIT VC are stored The log files are requested from support if required e Number of cores for emulation The number of the CPU cores available for the virtual controllers is determined when SIMIT VC is installed Using the drop down list you can restrict the number of cores that can be used by SIMIT VC to a specific number for example to reserve computer performance for other tasks Via Default you can reset to the number determined at the time of installation e VC memory allocation The virtual controllers reserve a preset memory area during the startup process This memory area might not be sufficient for large user programs Use the drop down list to inc
89. ot possible for this connection type Click OK to add the new connection and thus configure the connection between the two emulated controllers SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 57 Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections 3 11 2 S7 communications connections If you have selected S7 connection as the type the dialog box for the properties looks as follows re RM Properties Sa Slow connection Fault tolerant F via TCP Local _ Establishing connection Resource cL Renowee i499 MMM ID 0 C HEX TSAP port 0282 LAddr Emulation Interface Emulation Remote Resource SR401 Resource 10 69 vl ID 0 C HEX TSAP port 0200 LAddr Emulation Interface Emulation L ox cme With S7 connections communication connections can be established between an emulated S7 automation controller and supported original systems such as a PCS 7 OS WinCC OS server e Type S7 connection is specified as the type here e 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 The connection name must correspond to the name configured in SIMATIC PCS 7 e Slow connection This cannot be selected for this connection type SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual
90. ots using SIMIT SF SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 70 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 5 Integrating and starting with SIMIT SF Loading the Virtual Controller After the emulation runtime has been started the S7 program must be loaded into the VCs once The SIMATIC user program is stored permanently on the emulation computers for each VC When modifying the automation program the user program must be loaded again or changes must be downloaded Note CP programs cannot be loaded If the PCS 7 project contains programs to be loaded on CP these programs must not conflict with the automation program In this case only load the CFCs of the controller into the VC and not the entire controller SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 71 Generating an emulation project 4 6 Integrating WinCC servers 4 6 4 6 1 72 Integrating WinCC servers Setting up the PCS 7 OS WinCC computer with the component configurator All PCS 7 OS WinCC servers must be set up using the SIMATIC Station Configuration Editor The following is a description of the basic procedure For further information please refer to the SIMATIC PCS 7 manuals Components Diagnostics Station SERVE RA Mode RUN_P Name Type Ring WinCC Applica WinCE Application TEF IE General IE General E r Add Edit Delete Ring ON Station
91. ou can find additional information in the section Importing HLL Blocks Page 48 7 Check the timing behavior of all added or changed emulated S7 automation controllers and adapt them To do so select the menu command Project gt Emulation gt Resource timing behavior You can find additional information on this in the section Adapting the timing behavior Page 51 8 Configure the communication connections for all newly added or changed emulated S7 automation controllers To do so select the menu command Project gt Communication gt Communication connections You can find additional information on this in the section Configuring communications connections Page 53 9 Check and complement if required the process signals in the signal list You can find additional information in the section Importing process signals Page 63 10 Generate the emulation project To do so select the menu command Emulation gt Create emulation environment All required generation options are already selected You can find additional information on this in the section Generating an emulation project Page 65 11 Update the signal interface in SIMIT SF 12 Update the station configuration of each emulation computer by importing a station with the generated file of the xap type You can find additional information on this in the section Setting up the emulation computer using the component configurator Page 76 13 Start the emulation system
92. out the reference data in the STEP 7 help e The substitute functions supply usable feedback signals for standard operation without hardware faults in as far as this is possible with the implementation depth and the information available from the SIMATIC project Statements about the reaction to a fault are only possible to a limited extent and have to be verified independently by the user e If the automation program via an FB or FC for example relies on system functions for which SIMIT VC has provided no substitute functions these system blocks are replaced by a NOP No Operation If the automation program relies on reactions of these system functions you can make the corresponding instance DB addressable in SIMIT SF and create the required information directly in SIMIT SF You can find additional information on this in the section Importing process signals Page 63 2 4 Handling synchronous faults Not all synchronous faults are recognized or handled correctly by SIMIT VC calling of a fault OB The fault may not be recognized although it generates a Runtime Error RTE The error handling of SIMIT VC in overview Description of error BCD conversion error Supported Yes Range error during reading Range length error during reading Range length error during writing No generates RTE No generates RTE Yes Range error during writing Yes Timer number error No generates RTE Counter number
93. ox for each emulated S7 automation controller Select the required connection in the left hand section and select Connection parameters in the shortcut menu The following dialog box opens S7 Network Address IP Address 0 Rack Number Slot Number 3 E Send receive raw data block Connection Resource 02 Enter the IP address of the automation system Example 142 11 0 123 SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Generating an emulation project 4 6 Integrating WinCC servers Carry out the following settings here e IP Address Enter the physical address of the emulation computer on which the corresponding emulated S7 automation controller is executed e Rack Number Enter the value that you entered for theLoca TSAP value of the corresponding connection Refer to Configuration of communication connections in the Emulation Manager for the correct value Do not enter the value multiplied by 2 e Slot Number Enter the value that you entered for the Loca TSAP value of the corresponding connection Refer to Configuration of communication connections in the Emulation Manager for the correct value Click OK to confirm the changes and close the dialog box Note As from PCS 7 V8 1 connection parameters that were generated automatically for each generation procedure can no longer be edited manually In this case make sure first that the conn
94. rement the reserved memory area step by step until the user program runs error free For this purpose the emulation computer must be provided with the corresponding hardware RAM Click Default to reset to the default Possibly you must reboot your PC to activate the settings In this case a corresponding message is displayed SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 87 Error handling diagnostics and recovery 6 3 Diagnostics and recovery SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual 88 Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Abbreviations AP STL CFC CPU DB FB FBD Gbyte GHz HLL block HMI HW ICSS IF LAD Mbyte MSDTC OB OPC OS OTS PC PLC SCl SDI SFB SFC SoftPLC SW TCP IP UI VC Automation Processor PLC Instruction list Control Function Chart Central Processing Unit Data block Function block Function block diagram Gigabyte storage capacity Gigahertz CPU clock frequency High Level Language function function of a higher level programming lan guage used in SIMIT VC as a replacement for SFCs SFBs Human Machine Interface Hardware Integrated Control and Safety System Interface Ladder logic Megabyte PC storage capacity Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Organization block OLE for Process Control The OPC specification is a non manufacturer specific technical specification that defines a group of standard
95. respective signal name has remained unchanged you can carry out the corresponding import action without any problems If you have changed the names of some signals however you should first remove all signals from the signal list e If you change the names of PCs in the PC configuration you must check whether the resource structure is still consistent The resource structure does not become invalid when you carry out changes to properties other than the name of the PCs The network interfaces of the participating computers must be configured as follows The network addresses required by the virtual controllers must be available on the computers The network addresses must be unique in the network After you have carried out changes in the Emulation Manager project you have to generate the project so that the changes are applied to the complete emulation platform You can find additional information on this in the section Generating an emulation project Page 65 Subsequent engineering changes to the program logic If you carry out changes to the user program of existing S7 automation controllers you have to update the emulation system accordingly SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 79 Special use cases 5 3 The following engineering changes to the process signals or the hardware configuration If the changes do not have any effect on the hardware configuration or the timing
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97. system functions S7 communication Note You can specify the configuration of the HLL blocks for each resource separately SIMIT VC can thus support controller specific programming Therefore check the replacement tables for consistency If you are using your own blocks that access non supported system functions you may have to exclude these blocks from processing by the VC and provide the information required by the other blocks via SIMIT SF To do this you can transfer the contents of the data blocks to SIMIT SF via an entry in the signal list When using the wizard click Next to proceed with the next step 3 10 Adapting the timing behavior When you use the wizard you obtain a brief description of the action and the corresponding configuration window opens Click the SIMATIC 400 1 Resource ID 1 drop down list in the toolbar to select a resource SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 51 Creating a new emulation project 3 10 Adapting the timing behavior 52 Resource timing behavior te lo Es OB Time OB Original cycle time ms Emulation cyde time ms OB1 0 0 0830 5000 5000 0831 2000 2000 0B32 1000 1000 0833 500 500 OB34 200 200 OB35 100 100 B36 J 50 50 0837 20 20 0838 10 10 E 10 Aug 13 2014 2 22 05 PM You can change several configuration elements directly in the configuration windo
98. th the following software Operating system MS Windows 7 SP1 Professional or Ultimate 32 bit and 64 bit The display language of the operating system must be German or English SIMIT Simulation Framework SF V8 1 Process control system PCS 7 V7 0 V7 1 V8 0 and V8 1 ESXi V5 5 observe the releases of any other PCS 7 system components SIMATIC NET V8 2 SP2 HF4 and SIMATIC NET V12 SP2 Virus scanner TrendMicro Your PC must meet the following minimum requirements CD drive Available USB slot do not use USB hubs Minimum 1 Gbyte free memory SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller More information is available in the Readme and in the following chapter Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller Page 6 NOTICE Important information e The simulation products of Siemens enable engineering and operation of a plant machine to be simulated and or optimized The simulation and optimization results are solely non binding recommendations that depend on the completeness and correctness of the input data The input data and the results must therefore be checked for plausibility by the user with every simulation optimization e SIMIT VC enables automation programs to be run under MS Windows However due to the functional principles limitations have to be accepted both with regard to the availability of the system as well as the pr
99. ties Name s0 General Emulation Online settings Special properties Resource ID 1 Station 50 i CPU type CPU 417 4 CPU name l Order number d F Clock memory 0 H system E F system SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 45 Creating a new emulation project 3 8 Configuring resources Resource type The resource type is specified here The following settings are possible S7 SoftPLC resource Emulation of a real S7 Runtime component Placeholder for a component or a system that is required during the emulation runtime for example HMI or PCS 7 OS WinCC Name 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 Resource ID A resource ID is defined here that identifies the resource uniquely during configuration and runtime Station Name of the station taken from the hardware configuration CPU type Type of the CPU Taken from the hardware configuration on the basis of the MLFB number CPU Name of the CPU taken from the hardware configuration 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 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 spe
100. tion project You cannot use a Resources ID that is already in use CPU type Select the CPU type of the original S7 automation controller from the drop down list Clock memory Select this check box if the original S7 automation controller uses clock memory If the option is available enter a valid address where the timer bit memory is located in the right hand text box H system This check box is available if the original S7 automation controller represents an H system The import procedure detects H systems automatically F system This check box is available if the original S7 automation controller represents an F system fail safe The import procedure detects F systems automatically Some additional configuration elements are available which are already preset Some of these are written at a later time if the resources are already present When you have completed the entry of additional information click OK to confirm the current configuration SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 6 Importing resources New CPU modules or new I O modules may be detected during the import A dialog box then opens in which you check the detected modules and add further information if necessary Note We strongly recommended that you do not cancel the configuration of newly detected CPU and I O modules This would leave the CPU and I O modules unconfigur
101. ual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 3 1 Requirements The following requirements must be met to set up a new emulation project SIMIT VC and SIMIT SF are installed A PCS 7 project is created and set up To be able to load the automation program the PCS 7 engineering station has access to the emulation computer A PCS 7 hardware configuration file cfg has been exported For additional information about the PCS 7 data export see section Exporting PCS 7 engineering data Page 29 With this data you can create a new project with some VCs and corresponding I O signals You should have a list with all the PCs that you want to integrate into the emulation platform This list should also include the IP addresses and the MAC addresses physical addresses of the network adapter of the PCs 3 2 Exporting PCS 7 engineering data 3 2 1 Exporting hardware configuration files Proceed as follows to export hardware configuration files from PCS 7 Start S IMATIC Manager Open the project to be used for the emulation Start NetPro You can export several stations simultaneously in Netoro Select the menu command Edit gt Export SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 29 Creating a new emulation project 3 2 Exporting PCS 7 engineering data 30 Export With reference file D color_gs_prj cfg Selectable Stations gt SI Selected
102. umber by 1 This way you can set up a maximum of 120 S7 communication connections for each emulation computer Enter the addresses determined this way in the connection configuration of the Emulation Manager and note the following information e Named Connection Connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC can be named or unspecified connections e Establishing connection The emulated S7 automation controller is a passive communication partner with regard to the connection to PCS 7 OS WinCC For this reason the Active connection partner option must not be selected e ID For connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC the value for the PCS 7 OS WinCC resource SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections must be set to o For the connection ID of the local resource see the connection configuration in NetPro TSAP Port In the Local area you use the above mentioned 7SAP value In the Remote area this value must be set to 0200 for connections to PCS 7 OS WinCC 3 11 2 2 Configuring the PCS 7 OS WinCC system The connection parameters must be entered on the PCS 7 OS WinCC page Follow these steps 1 2 Start the WinCC Explorer Select the menu command Tag Management with a double click The Tag Management window opens Navigate to the menu command SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite gt Industrial Ethernet
103. us er OB121 When a module fault occurs 29 rors OB122 The sequential control system of SIMIT VC does not interrupt OBs already running They are classified according to their priority in the basic cycle of SIMIT VC The following figure has a basic cycle time of 100 ms OB30 160ms OB10 310ms controller OB1 g BO A t real o 100 200 300 400 500 B30 160ms B10 310ms vc j y OB1 Le i B mn iis i gt t VC o 100 200 300 400 500 The following time response results The active OBs are executed in accordance with their priority and without delays in each cycle A cycle violation occurs in the figure above at the value 400 The complete emulation cycle is then increased the token is enabled later and the next basic cycle is then started with a delay In the subsequent cycle however SIMIT VC corrects all the times internally as shown in the graphic above from 400 x back to 400 and continues calculating on this basis even if the real time is already at 400 x This ensures that the virtual simulation time is kept consistent in combination with SIMIT SF Note SIMIT VC distinguishes between timer times and the system time which is used for example to send messages The system time is regularly synchronized to the system time of the SIMIT SF computer independently of the progress of the timer times SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 19 Basi
104. ut mapping the field level SIMIT SF simulates the process image of the plant in the form of physical or data values Even though field devices can be mapped in their functionality they are not displayed directly in the simulation SIMIT VC and SIMIT SF exchange this process data through a shared data memory that is created by SIMIT VC and connecting to SIMIT SF via a coupling when simulation is started Configuration of the interface is carried out in the Emulation Manager The Virtual SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Basics of SIMIT VC 2 11 Synchronization of SIMIT VC with SIMIT SF Controller coupling is created in SIMIT SF The Update function of the coupling can then be used to import the information of the corresponding emulation project and thus configure the coupling completely Note The emulation project and the simulation project are defined through a project name that has to be identical in both systems This project name can be up to 17 characters long and may not include any special characters Command interface SIMIT VC is controlled and synchronized by SIMIT SF If you have installed SIMIT VC in accordance with the installation instructions on the SIMIT SF computer all required parameters and services are already preset Snapshots Snapshots are used to save a complete state of training or test systems for example for future use as the starting state
105. uter now No I will restart my computer later SIMATIC Click Finish to complete the Setup Choose whether you want to restart the computer now or later and click Finish to exit the Setup program Note You cannot fully run SIMIT VC until you have rebooted the computer after completion of the installation or an update License activation License activation is carried out using SIMIT SF Follow these steps e Start SIMIT SF e In SIMIT SF select the menu command Help gt Add license key in the project view and enter a valid license key for SIMIT VC If you have several license keys repeat this step for each license key SIMIT VC checks the license when a project is opened or created If the license is not found SIMIT VC switches to DEMO mode The full functionality of SIMIT VC is not available in DEMO mode If SIMIT SF is in DEMO mode the restrictions of the SIMIT SF DEMO mode affect the entire system SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB 11 Start 7 2 Installing the SIMIT Virtual Controller 12 Entries in the Windows Start menu After the installation of SIMIT VC you can find the following entries in the Windows Start menu e SIMIT Virtual Controller Diagnostic and Recovery This starts diagnostics and recovery For more information refer to the section Diagnostics and recovery Page 84 Emulation Manager This is used to open the E
106. w To view or change all time related properties select one or more elements and select Properties from the shortcut menu by right clicking select Edit gt Properties from the menu bar or click the corresponding 2 symbol in the toolbar The properties of multiple items can be changed at the same time The most important configuration items are described below i Rg Properties Resource ID E01 OB Time OB OB34 Original cycle time ms 200 Emulation cycle time ms 200 gt Priority 115 E Toggle byte OK Freeze block Max LStack depth calls 105 Max LStack size bytes 512 Lox _coneet_ e Resource ID The displayed value corresponds to the selection in the toolbar Cannot be modified in the dialog box e OB Time OB Organization block for which the cycle time is set e Original cycle time s Taken from the hardware configuration e Emulation cycle time ms Enter the cycle time in milliseconds of the OB for emulation This value must be greater than 0 By default the original cycle times that came out of the original engineering will be used SIMIT Virtual Controller VC User Manual Operating Manual 11 2014 A5E32889042 AB Creating a new emulation project 3 11 Configuring communications connections e Priority Taken from the hardware configuration e Toggle byte Defines a memory byte that is inverted before every call of the OB if its address lies

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