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1. General Property Value Animations Signal Ramp 2 Y Mi New Animation Initial Value 0 0 Movement Final Value 100 0 Rectangle Figure 42 Animating the plunger Being the last element that was drawn the plunger overlays the safety guard To fix this please select the plunger and bring it to back using the Cl symbol We have now completed with this example of use You can now test whether or not your control unit behaves correctly You may check if the press is operable when the safety guard is open Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 38 SIEMENS Example of Use Press SIEMENS B2 Emergency stop F0 Facility ready P1 Guard Press 51 Remove work part P2 Safety guard opened P3 Figure 43 Finished example of use Press Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 39 SIEMENS Project Management 6 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 6 1 Archived Projects SIMIT SCE projects can be merged into a single file and thus be archived or transferred to another computer You can save an open project using the menu Project Archive in form of a SIMIT SCE archive with the suffix simarc In order to retrieve an archived SIMIT SCE project use the menu Project Retrieve You can freely choose the target folder Open Project New Project Retrieve Project ata eee Press simarc fs LEE D SIMIT S
2. RUN P A M AUN BUN sro unes Press F1 to get Help MPI fi Figure 29 Feedback signaling closed guard Before proceeding please close the simulation again 5 3 5 Background image and labeling You may want to make your operating panel more vivid and use a background image To do this please open the property view and click any non occupied area on the diagram to have Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 31 SIEMENS Example of Use Press the diagrams properties shown Then select the background image from the Samples folder on your SIMIT SCE installation CD Finally adapt the diagrams size to the images dimension e g you use 700 x 500 pixel bed ed EE i Tahoma Global UE 12 eines Ar Av e SIEMENS Panel General Property Value Name Panel Width 00 Height 500 Background Image BackgroundImage e Figure 30 Background image You may have noticed that the controls were already placed accordingly in the above image The only thing we are still lacking is some meaningful labeling If you are not sure any more which signal is displayed on which binary indicator just select the control and check its property view for the Signal entry Please open the Graphics tool window now and click the Text symbol You can now draw a selection frame on the diagram and input some text therein Like this you can label your operation panel as shown in Figure
3. Signal PLCSIM FO Tab control and status line El Panel 239 more components available Figure 3 User interface of SIMIT SCE Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 13 Gateway and diagram SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE 4 3 Simulation projects in SIMIT SCE Simulation projects are handled in the project view SIMIT SCE project contains different elements as shown in Figure 4 e Gateways establish a link between SIMIT SCE and a control unit You can create a new gateway by double clicking the tree entry New Gateway ai e Diagrams F are placed in the Diagrams folder and contain the simulation built with library components You can create a new diagram by double clicking the tree entry New Diagram a e Snapshots of your simulation are placed in the Snapshots folder e You can Find amp Replace signals components and connectors in your project e The Consistency Check will reveal formal errors in your project Project designator L w Press ae a CEE Function EH cil Se IW Consistency Check j gt Start Figure 4 Elements of a SIMIT SCE project 4 4 Building a simulation In SIMIT SCE you build a simulation using predefined components on diagrams see Figure 5 You can add a new diagram to your SIMIT SCE project using the tree entry New Diagram When double clicked in the project view an existing diagram is opened in the
4. SIEMENS Issue date July 2009 Trademarks SIMIT is a registered trademark of Siemens AG The remaining trademarks in this publication may be trademarks whose use by third parties for their own purposes could violate the rights of the owner Copyright Siemens AG 2009 All rights reserved Disclaimer of Liability The reproduction transmission or use of this document or its We have checked the contents of this manual for agreement contents is not permitted without express written authority with the hardware and software described Because Offenders will be liable for damages All rights including rights deviations cannot be precluded entirely we cannot guarantee created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or full agreement However the data in this manual are design are reserved reviewed regularly and any necessary corrections included in Ree AC apy editions Suggestions for improvement are Industry Sector Industry Solutions Division Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT HB SCE 2009 07 en Subject to change without prior notice SIEMENS Content 1 PREFACE 2 SPECIAL FEATURES OF SIMIT SCE 3 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 2 1 Scope of SIMIT SCE 2 2 Limitations of SIMIT SCE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 3 1 Prerequisites 3 2 Installing SIMIT SCE 3 3 Uninstalling SIMIT SCE 3 4 Installing SIMIT4Students 3 5 Uninstalling SIMIT4Students INTRODUCTION TO SIMIT SCE 4 1 Gateways 4 1 1 Connecting to a real control unit v
5. 31 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 32 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Emergency stop FO Facility ready P1 Guard Press 51 Remove work part P2 Safety guard opened P3 Figure 31 Labeled operating panel Please take care to draw a large enough frame for each text to fit entirely into a single line and not to overlay any controls 5 3 6 Graphics and Animation The next step is to visualize the safety guards movement First we need to create an appropriate graphic Please select the tool window Graphic and choose the H Rectangle symbol On the diagram you draw a rectangle of about this size Figure 32 Introducing the Safety Guard For the guard to be transparent select the rectangle and select No Color as fill color Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 33 SIEMENS Example of Use Press More colors Image Figure 33 Selecting a fill color Now activate the grid using the HE symbol and zoom your display with the amp symbol for easier working Please note that the background image is not visible as long as the grid is active Use the Line symbol in the tool window to indicate a guard with some diagonal lines Figure 34 Safety guard Select the outer rectangle again and assign it a line width of twp points 2 0 Pt Figure 35 Adjusting the line width Copyrigh
6. menu Simulation Start A change in the SIMIT SCE color scheme from blue to orange indicates that the simulation is running All changes to the simulation be that on diagrams or in gateways take effect automatically when the simulation is run next time While the simulation is running you can open and close diagrams and select a component by clicking it with the right mouse button Opening the property view enables you to observe any change of a selected components input and output values in a running simulation Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 16 SIEMENS Example of Use Press 5 EXAMPLE OF USE PRESS The example of use Press shows how a simulation is built so that you can perform simulation based testing The PLC program is to be executed in PLCSIM and controls the press that is simulated in SIMIT SCE You find the SIMATIC program as well as the complete SIMIT project on your installation CD in the Samples folder If you wish to gain experience with a ready to use simulation first please continue with chapter 6 1 5 1 Automation assignment In this simplified example the press contains two movable parts only a safety guard anda plunger The safety guard is moved directly with a switch on the operator panel The control unit receives a binary feedback only which indicates whether or not the safety guard is down Having lowered the safety guard the operator
7. multi CPU capabilities of PLCSIM as introduced with version 5 4 SP3 are not supported however Please note that the software S7 PLCSIM itself is not part of SIMIT SCE Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 12 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE 4 2 The user interface of SIMIT SCE The user interface of SIMIT SCE is divided into some major elements as shown in Figure 3 e The Menus along with the Toolbar provide easy access to the functions available in SIMIT SCE Additional functionality is available via context menus e The Project view shows the currently used project in form of a tree view e Diagrams and gateways are shown and edited in the Work area e Library components controls graphic tools and the signals available in your project can be found in the Tool window e A currently selected object shows its properties in the Property view e Use the Tab control at the bottom to switch between open diagrams and gateways Menus alee ee EE Toolbar om 2 e ee oe Project Navigation _ LEO X Controls Projet Simulation Display Sr Indicator Analog Display A Reset Filter I Press New Gateway lt PLCSIM Digital Display Bar Indicator Project Navigation w Operate Pushbutton Pushbutton with Image Switch Switch with Image Stepping Switch Stepping Switch with I Digital Input s 0 u09 a inside the work area
8. real control unit or with PLCSIM in this case Please add a new gateway to your project be double clicking the New Gateway entry in the project view Select PLCSIM and confirm by clicking OK Selection x w New Gateway t New Gateway gt Diagrams PLCSIM il Snapshots PRODAVE iy Find amp Replace My Consistency Check OK Cancel Le Start LL Figure 9 Adding a new gateway You may change the gateways name PLCSIM For your project to match this example please confirm the default value by pressing RETURN In the work area you now see all available binary and analog signals which are communicated between SIMIT SCE and PLCSIM Please note that both range and addresses of these signals are immutable in SIMIT SCE When starting the simulation you can immediately observe signal exchange Just click the F symbol in the tool bar Alternatively you may double click the Start entry in the project view or select the menu Simulation Start A change in the color schema from blue to organge indicates that the simulation is now running Also the project view switches to simulation mode You may now set the output Q0 7 in PLCSIM and observe the reaction in SIMIT SCE Conversely you may set a control units input in SIMIT e g 10 7 and observe the reaction in PLCSIM Please note that the STEP7 program will set the outputs Q0 1 and Q0 3 to 1 given that you already have loaded the SIMATIC pr
9. should be assigned a meaningful name e g Guard Just select the BConnector and overwrite its current name BConnector 1 with Guard in the components property views General section Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 28 SIEMENS Example of Use Press EEE 2 Guard Properties 4 Input Output Show Name Parameter State Figure 24 Name of a component Now we want to inform the control unit about the safety guards state using signal B1 The easiest way to establish this connection is using the tool windows Signals tab again Just drag signal B1 onto the diagram without dropping i e without releasing the mouse button You see that SIMIT SCE first offers you to place controls handling this signal In this case we need a peripheral connector You can create a peripheral connector by pressing the SHIFT key and then releasing the mouse button Finally please connect the peripheral connector to the ramp false gt 8 4 Figure 25 Complete connection Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 29 SIEMENS Example of Use Press In the next step we set the ramps running time to two seconds We do this directly on the diagram by double clicking the blue input field of input T and overwriting with 2 Please add a switch to handle the safety guard on the operator panel In case you s
10. work area Components offering various arithmetic and logical functions can be found in the standard library Based on these components a simulation is built on a diagram and then is connected to the control unit using peripheral connectors see Figure 5 Just drag and drop Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 14 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE components from the library onto the diagram connect the connection points and specify the components parameters In order to establish a connection between two connection points i e input and output place the mouse above a connection point you want to use and click left Note that the mouse cursor changes when placed above a connection point and do not keep the left mouse button pressed Now move the mouse to the other connection point you want to use and click left again A connection is now established and you see a connection line Alternatively you can also drag and drop one connection point to another You can set a components parameters by using the blue input fields To enter a value in an input field double click the field and commit your input by pressing RETURN Alternatively you may use the components property view You can open a components property view by double clicking the component False B Parameter PLCSIM BL de Peripheral connector 100 0 LUIL 0 0 LL Figure 5 Diagram with components and peripheral connecto
11. 4 Jota i Symbol Table Edit Insert View Options Window Help M EN X te Open Chrl 0 ra k n SN o h oo ooa OSS 2 sao p o oo SSS 3 Properties p D oz json SSS noon mr o Bo S 5 i s 04 ooa SSS S me be Mt ja oo B00 o I cup Omo e oa eoo S 8 Print Preview Pz o2 Boo ee mo 03 Bo 10 rr RS EE 1 Presse SIMATIC 3001 CPU 3141 15vmbole 2 Biegemaschine_PrjSIMATIC 4001 CPU 416 2 DP Symbole 3 Biegemaschine_Prj SIMATIC 4001 CPU 416 2 BP Symbole 4 calor _gs Prj SIMATIC 40081 CPU 417 44 Symbols Exit Alt F4 Figure 11 Exporting a symbol table Afterwards you can import the symbol table into the gateway editor in SIMIT SCE PLCSIM Inputs Reset Filter Default Symbol Name Address Data Type lhl F 10 0 BOOL 51 10 1 BOOL B1 10 2 BOOL B 0 3 BOOL B3 10 4 BOOL w Outputs Reset Filter Symbol Name Address Data Type al Mi 00 0 BOOL Pi 00 1 BOOL Pa 00 2 BOOL P3 00 4 BOOL Figure 12 Importing a symbol table SIMIT SCE supports both ASC and SEQ files In the Samples folder on your SIMIT SCE CD you find an applicable symbol table By importing a symbol table you have modified the gateways configuration which is visualized by an asterisk in the window title Click the disk symbol Fl to save changes Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 22 SIEMENS Example of Use Press 5 3 3 Building an operator panel You can ob
12. CE workspace projects Retrieve Show this dialog on startup Figure 44 Retrieving a SIMIT SCE project Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 40 SIEMENS Project Management 6 2 SIMIT4Students SIMIT SCE provides the special feature to build an executable simulation that can be passed to students In such an executable simulation you have exactly one diagram from the underlying SIMIT SCE project available Hence it is useful to organize your project in such a way that all information and controls are placed on one single diagram if they should be available to your student In the project view open the diagrams context menu and select SIMIT4Students The resulting executable simulation has the suffix simit4S Project Navigation Project Simulation i New Gateway ga PLCSIM Diagrams New Diagram Function Project Navigation Ctrl x Ctrl C Delete Rename SIMIT4Students Figure 45 Passing a SIMIT SCE project in form of an executable simulation Please note that before using this executable simulation your student needs to install the SIMIT SCE Runtime Environment see chapter 3 4 Your students can only use executable simulations that were created with a SIMIT SCE installation with your license number When using SIMIT SCE in class the students computers may be connected via Ethernet to the computer SIMIT SCE is installe
13. IM 00 6 Figure 16 Signals tools window There are several ways to filter signals in your simulation project In the above image only binary output signals are visible Signal type Output Data type BOOL Please note that the signal list is updated only when a diagram or gateway is saved Please complete all three binary indicators by entering signals P1 P2 and P3 If you wish you may also change the binary indicators shape The property view will show a choice named Shape in the View section which you may change to Round You may also change the binary indicators size directly on the diagram Just select the control and drag it to its favored size Figure 17 Resizing a binary indicator Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 25 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Now add a Switch control to your diagram and parametrize it with Signal F0 Also place a Pushbutton control with Signal S1 If you wish to drag and drop signals from the Signals tab please make sure that filters are set appropriately You may reset all filters via Reset Filter When starting the simulation again you can now access these signals directly on your diagram Panel HHI i id LA Gis S7 PLCSIM SimView1 7 ole Os8 OS Sale eeeaoee sae W 0 RUN crop STOP MRES Press F1 to get Help MPI 2 E Figure 18 Operator panel
14. Please note again that the PLC program reacts to input FO and resets output P1 Before proceeding please close the simulation again by clicking the El symbol or using the menu Simulation Exit 5 3 4 Simulating the movable safety guard Our next step is to simulate the movable safety guard This task consists of two assignments On the one hand we have the basic function that generates a delayed feedback grid closed after activating a switch On the other hand we need an appropriate visualization to show this process For the pure function please add a new diagram and name it Function Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 26 SIEMENS Example of Use Press xt Press i New Gateway ga PLCSIM Diagrams New Diagram z Panel il Snapshots Ii Find amp Replace Wy Consistency Check gt Start Figure 19 New diagram named Function The safety guards movement is to be modeled using a ramp function that yields the grids vertical position You find an appropriate Ramp component in the tools windows Component tab under STANDARD AnalogExtendea Please drag and drop this component onto your diagram Figure 20 Ramp component This component computes a ramped value that runs from its lower limit LL to its upper limit UL within an adjustable time T provided that the input UP is set to TRUE I
15. al Industry Sector Page 17 SIEMENS Example of Use Press DEL Main Frogram Sweep Cycle Network 1 Display Facility Bead AQ FO MD Network 2 Display Safety Guard Opened AN BL np Network 3 Hove Plunger TAE Bi pO ML Nf te p Network 4 Display Bemove Working Part BS pz EE AN El F PZ EEU Figure 7 STEP7 program of a press control In order to use this control program along with the SIMIT SCE sample project please proceed like this e Retrieve S7 project Press zip with SIMATIC Manager e Launch PLCSIM and load the S7 Programm into PLCSIM and e Turn PLCSIM into state RUN or RUN P PLCSIM now executes the control program A connection used for signal exchange between PLCSIM and SIMIT SCE will be established automatically upon starting the simulation The PLCSIM gateway in SIMIT SCE defines which I O signals are coupled between PLCSIM and SIMIT SCE 5 3 Simulation We now want to build a simulation with SIMIT SCE to test this press control program The simulation should perform several tasks Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 18 SIEMENS Example of Use Press e An operator panel with switches pushbuttons and display controls should be available that enables operating of the safety guard and allows signal exchange with the control unit e The operator should be able to manually raise and lower the safety gua
16. are 3 1 Prerequisites Your computer must meet some minimum requirements as follows Hardware e Standard PC e CD drive e One USB slot available please do not use USB extensions or hubs Software SIMIT SCE supports Windows Operating Systems as follows e XP Professional SP3 e Vista Professional e Vista Ultimate 3 2 Installing SIMIT SCE For installation please launch Setup exe on your SIMIT SCE installation CD in the S MIT folder If your computer does not have the required NET framework installed setup will first install NET framework version 3 5 SP1 There is no internet access required to install SIMIT SCE After this installation continues If the installation does not proceed automatically please start Setup exe again During installation of SIMIT SCE please follow instructions as provided by the installation program 3 3 Uninstalling SIMIT SCE You can of course uninstall SIMIT SCE at any time Just launch Programs SIMIT 7 Uninstall from your Windows startup menu or uninstall SIMIT SCE in System Control via Settings System Control Software During uninstallation all those files and registry entries will be removed which were created during installation Alternatively you can also delete your entire workspace In this case please make sure that your workspace does not contain any files you still might need Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 8 SIEMENS Install
17. d on In this case the student can launch the executable simulation by double clicking it provided that SIMIT SCE is currently running In this case an automatic check is performed whether or not a SIMIT SCE application with the corresponding dongle is available Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 41 SIEMENS Project Management lf there is no network connection a 12 digit password needs to be entered when launching an executable simulation This password is provided when creating the executable simulation So please take care to note it down Simulation built Name Test simit4s Path Password KUKU ZQOD OIIK This simulation may be passed free of charge but timed to 6 months to persons that attend school or courses or activities of the following institution Anyschool Department of Automation Engineering Anytown Mainstreet 1 Figure 46 Creating an executable simulation Please note that these executable simulations are operable within the given period of six months only You can create a new executable simulation for your students at any time later however and as often as you wish Only if the students PC is not able to connect to a computer that runs SIMIT SCE the simulation password is required figure 47 The executable simulation will be opened in a window that contains the before selected diagram only The simulation will start automatically just close the window to end t
18. ect Diagram with components and peripheral connectors Diagram with some controls STEP7 program of a press control Project dialog in SIMIT SCE Adding a new gateway Signal communication between SIMIT SCE and PLCSIM Exporting a symbol table Importing a symbol table Creating a new diagram Placing a control Signal connection of a control Signals tools window Resizing a binary indicator Operator panel New diagram named Function Ramp component Ramp BConnector and NOTc Ramp with inverted input Connected Ramp component Name of a component Complete connection Tab control for changing the working area Switch with image with its signal connection Defining images to be displayed Feedback signaling closed guard Background image Labeled operating panel Introducing the Safety Guard Selecting a fill color Safety guard 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 34 34 SIMIT SCE User Manual Page Ill SIEMENS Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 Industry Sector Adjusting the line width Safety guard as grouped graphic Selecting an animation type Defining a movement Signal to control an animation Function enhanced with the plunger P
19. f the input DOWN is set to TRUE the values behave accordingly The components outputs indicate whether or not one of the limits is reached Since the safety guard is to be operated with one single switch this switches signal needs to have its original value as well as the inverted value processed One way to realize this is to use a BConnector component from the CONNECTORS library and a NOTc negation from STANDARD BinaryBasic Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 27 SIEMENS Example of Use Press false gt BF t gt False gt Figure 21 Ramp BConnector and NOTc Now place the NOTc in such a way that its red output triangle overlaps with the ramps green input triangle The two connection points are now connected In order to move the NOTc please take care to touch the component itself not its connection points since you will not be aq able to move it otherwise You may want to zoom the diagrams display using the symbol from the tool bar false 2180 Figure 22 Ramp with inverted input We are still lacking two connections which you now can establish using signal lines Just click the BConnectors output and then the input to be connected or drag from one connection point to the other false 2804 Figure 23 Connected Ramp component Since the ramp is to be controlled via the BConnector the latter
20. he simulation Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 42 SIEMENS Project Management This simulation model may be used free of charge but timed to 6 months by persons that attend school or courses or activities of the following institution Anyschool Department of Automation Engineering Anytown Mainstreet 1 Please enter the simulation password KURU Z 00D OIIK Figure 47 Starting the executable simulation with password SIEMENS ec j Facility ready F1 Guard __ Press 51 a Remove work part P2 Safety guard opened P3 T Figure 48 Executable simulation on a students computer Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 43
21. ia PRODAVE 4 1 2 Connecting to S7 PLCSIM 4 2 The user interface of SIMIT SCE 4 3 Simulation projects in SIMIT SCE 4 4 Building a simulation 4 5 Running the simulation EXAMPLE OF USE PRESS 5 1 Automation assignment 5 2 Press control 5 3 Simulation 5 3 1 Creating a simulation project 5 3 2 Connecting to PLCSIM 5 3 3 Building an operator panel 5 3 4 Simulating the movable safety guard 5 3 5 Background image and labeling 5 3 6 Graphics and Animation 5 3 7 Simulating the plunger PROJECT MANAGEMENT Industry Sector N o O O O O O 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 23 26 31 33 37 40 SIMIT SCE User Manual Page SIEMENS 6 1 Archived Projects 40 6 2 SIMIT4Students 41 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page Il SIEMENS List of figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 Industry Sector Setup with real control unit left and simulated control unit right Access mode of the PRODAVE gateway User interface of SIMIT SCE Elements of a SIMIT SCE proj
22. icators left hand side For an operator panel this is not useful however Please select the control and select the Connector section in its property view Click the symbol to make the connection point invisible Panel _ EFE sx Ke EEE Tahoma Global u 12 sr Sr Av Sei False gt False gt ea M i cor 3 Binary Indicator 3 General Name Signal Connector T Signal i View gt Figure 15 Signal connection of a control Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 24 SIEMENS Example of Use Press You can now enter the name of the signal to be visualized by this binary indicator Please enter the gateways name PLCSIM in the left hand field and the signals name P1 in the right hand field If there were no symbol table imported the signal name would have to be the absolute address Q0 1 instead of P1 Alternatively you may open the Signals tab and drag and drop an I O signal into the Signal field Panel Zax Signals d Source Name bed ed ii i Tahoma Global u 12 fe isbr Sr Ar Sei s af Origin z False gt Signal Type Output ell False gt Data Type a BOOL iol ue MU Reset Filter Gi w Search Results a T ee SSS EE EEE EEE Source Name ale Binary Indicator 6 Properties PLCSIM Mi G General Name Signal PLCSIM JPL O O O Connector T Signal PLCSIM Fi LI PLOSIM P2 i View PLCSIM P3 a PLCSIM 00 4 a PLCSIM 00 5 PLOS
23. imulated control unit S7 PLCSIM In the first case the PRODAVE gateway is used via an MPI or Ethernet cable in the latter case a pure software gateway is used see Figure 1 SIMATIC 7 PLCSIM Figure 1 Setup with real control unit left and simulated control unit right 4 1 1 Connecting to a real control unit via PRODAVE When connecting a real control unit to SIMIT SCE you have two options e MPI In this case you need either an MPI interface card in your computer or an MPI adapter for use with a USB or serial port e Ethernet When using a control unit with ethernet access you may also use this cable to connect to SIMIT SCE You choose the access mode in the properties dialog of your PRODAVE gateway as shown in Figure 2 The corresponding interface must be selected as PC PG Interface within the Simatic manager Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 11 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE Property Value Mnemonic i o E CPU Slot 2 Access mode MPI Address 2 ial Figure 2 Access mode of the PRODAVE gateway 4 1 2 Connecting to S7 PLCSIM Instead of a real S7 control unit you can also use the control unit simulation PLCSIM In this case you do not load your STEP7 application program into the real SIMATIC control unit but into PLCSIM You can launch PLCSIM directly from SIMATIC Manager SIMIT SCE can be used with PLCSIM version 5 2 through 5 4 SP3 Any
24. ing the Software 3 4 Installing SIMIT4Students Before a student can launch an executable simulation he or she needs to have the SIMIT SCE Runtime Environment installed You find the required Setup exe on your SIMIT SCE installation CD in the S M T4Students folder You are entitled to pass this file to your students Please note that during runtime environment installation your license number will be asked hence you need to pass this 7 digit number to your students You find the license number on your certificate of license as well as on your dongle Your students can use executable simulations only if these simulations were created using the SIMIT SCE Software with the corresponding license number 3 5 Uninstalling SIMIT4Students You can of course also uninstall the SIMIT SCE Runtime Environment at any time Just launch Programs SIMIT 7 Uninstall from your Windows startup menu or uninstall the SIMIT SCE Runtime Environment in System Control via Settings System Control Software Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 9 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE 4 INTRODUCTION TO SIMIT SCE Studens who are to learn how to handle automation devices usually have a common problem the finest PLC program is without effect if you lack the plant to be controlled SIMIT SCE bridges this gap by making the plant available to your students in form of a computer simulation When using SIMIT SCE the foll
25. lunger Animating the plunger Finished example of use Press Retrieving a SIMIT SCE project Passing a SIMIT SCE project in form of an executable simulation Creating an executable simulation Starting the executable simulation with password Executable simulation on a students computer 34 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 SIMIT SCE User Manual Page IV SIEMENS List of tables Tabelle 1 The press controls symbol table 17 Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page V SIEMENS Preface 1 PREFACE SIMIT SCE is a Siemens solution specifically designed for training of automation engineers and used for the virtual commissioning of SIMATIC applications software Thanks to the functional simulation of technical equipment or plants and its visualization your students can test a PLC program under realistic conditions Students can understand the assignment faster and can focus on creating their PLC program They can test it on the simulation at any time and thanks to the high quality display are thus more motivated to find the correct automation solution The SIMIT SCE Campus License allows you to store a simulation project in form of an executable simulation Your students can launch such a simulation and use it for testing they cannot modify it however As a precondition the students computer needs to have the SIMIT4Students software installed This manual sho
26. oject Press into PLCSIM In this case you cannot set outputs Q0 0 through Q0 3 manually Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 20 SIEMENS PLCSIM Example of Use Press Reset Filter Symbol Name Address Data Type Comment Y Y Y 1 10 0 BOOL 10 1 BOOL 10 2 BOOL m 10 3 BOOL 10 4 BOOL 10 5 BOOL 10 6 BOOL 10 7 BOOL w Outputs Reset Filter Symbol Name Address Data Type Comment El 00 0 BOOL 00 1 BOOL _ Q0 2 BOOL 00 3 BOOL 90 4 BOOL _ Q0 5 BOOL 00 6 BOOL 07 BOOL File Edit View Insert PLO Egecute Tools Window Help DH the eas NE 6 nl ges aaa NER us MA sor unes Press F1 to get Help Figure 10 Signal communication between SIMIT SCE and PLCSIM Please end the simulation before proceeding Just click the E symbol in the tool bar Alternatively you may select the menu Simulation Exit I O signals can also be addressed symbolically in SIMIT SCE Just enter appropriate names in the gateways Symbol Name column or import a symbol table already created by SIMATIC manager To do so you just need to export a symbol table in SIMATIC managers symbol editor Copyright Siemens AG 2009 Industry Sector SIMIT SCE User Manual Page 21 SIEMENS Example of Use Press ar Symbol Editor 7 Programm 1 Symbole Presse SIMATIC 300 1 CPU 31
27. owing issue is a matter of particular interest Linking on signal level Define the gateway SIMIT SCE should use to communicate with your automation You can now set and read signals with SIMIT SCE without any further effort If you prefer an individually designed operating panel proceed with the next step Operating You can use diagrams with various controls placed upon them You may automatically create such a diagram using data that is available already such as the data in your gateway You may also individually design your diagrams by manually creating them By simulating your plants behavior SIMIT SCE provides maximum benefit Simulation In order to simulate your plant SIMIT SCE provides libraries which contain components covering a large field of applications ranging from simple arithmetic and logical functions up to complex drive simulations or even process simulations You do not need any specialist knowledge to build up a simulation The only thing you do is to place and connect components as provided in the SIMIT SCE library on the graphic user interface and parametrize them appropriately The remaining comments in this chapter provide you with a basic understanding of how to use SIMIT SCE Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 10 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE 4 1 Gateways You may use SIMIT SCE in conjunction with a real control unit SIMATIC S7 300 or S7 400 as well as a s
28. own a little Figure 38 Defining a movement Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 36 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Now enter the output Y of the ramp component Ramp 1 as the signal to control this movement or drag and drop this signal from the tools window Signals Group General Property Value Animations Signal Ramp 1 Y LI New Animation Initial Value 0 0 Movement Final Value 100 0 H Rectangle k Line Figure 39 Signal to control an animation To leave the animation mode click any non occupied area on the diagram When starting the simulation now you can move the safety guard up and down using the switch Before proceeding please close the simulation again 5 3 Simulating the plunger We simulate the plunger in a similar manner On the functional diagram we need an additional ramp that is operated by the control unit in this case Figure 40 Function enhanced with the plunger Please note that you can easily copy components by dragging an existing component with the Control Key pressed Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 37 SIEMENS Example of Use Press As a visualization of the plunger just draw some rectangles and group them Figure 41 Plunger The output signal of the second ramp is used to animate the plunger
29. rd A binary input tells the control unit that the guard is closed e The control unit uses an output signal to lower the plunger which takes about one second Initial and final position are registered and communicated to the control unit e All movement is to be visualized In the next steps we will see how to meet all these requirements using SIMIT SCE 5 3 1 Creating a simulation project After startup SIMIT SCE shows a project dialog You can create new projects or open existing ones here Please select New Project and provide a folder in which to place your data As project name you may use Press lf SIMIT SCE is running already you can open this dialog using the menu Project New Project Open Project New Project Retrieve Project Project Name cee meee 0 SIMI SCE Wworkspace projects E Show this dialog on startup Figure 8 Project dialog in SIMIT SCE Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 19 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Finally you click Create 5 3 2 Connecting to PLCSIM In this example of use the STEP7 program should not be loaded into a real control unit but into PLCSIM instead In case PLCSIM is not running already please proceed as described in chapter 5 2 to start PLCSIM load the S7 project and turn PLCSIM into mode RUN P By adding a gateway in SIMIT SCE you also define which signals are to be communicated with the
30. rs The control units input and output signals are managed in gateways These signals are displayed on the diagram as peripheral connectors Output signals are represented as green peripheral connectors input signals as red peripheral connectors You can place peripheral connectors on a diagram via drag and drop from the gateway For this purpose open the gateway and split your work area using the menu Window Tile Horizontally so that both gateway and diagram are visible Then drag the signal of interest onto the diagram by gripping it within the gateways left border and keeping the SHIFT key pressed Finally connect Its connection point with a components connection point The so called controls are divided into operating and display controls In order to set values when the simulation is running operating controls are made available display controls are used to show values Controls can be placed on separate diagrams clearly laid out and according to your requirements Figure 6 shows an example of a diagram with operating controls and binary display controls Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 15 SIEMENS Introduction to SIMIT SCE Emergency stop F0 Facility ready F1 g Guard Press 51 Remove workpart P2 Safety guard opened P3 Figure 6 Diagram with some controls 4 5 Running the simulation You can run the simulation using the toolbar or the project view gt as well as the
31. sed for designing user defined diagrams e SIMIT MCE is the macro editor used to build macro components from standard components contained in the basic library e SIMIT PLCSIM is a gateway that builds up a connection for signal exchange between SIMIT SCE and an emulated Siemens control unit running in PLCSIM 1 e SIMIT PRODAVE is a gateway that builds up a connection for signal exchange between SIMIT SCE and a SIMATIC control unit of type S7 300 or S7 400 e You can create an executable simulation which can be passed to students of your own institution of education SIMIT SCE is a fixed configuration that cannot be enhanced by additional modules 2 2 Limitations of SIMIT SCE SIMIT SCE holds some restrictions e The above mentioned PLCSIM and PRODAVE are the only gateways available Address scope is restricted to predefined ranges as follows o 32 binary inputs 10 0 13 7 o 8 analog inputs IW64 IW78 o 32 binary outputs Q0 0 Q3 7 and o 8 analog outputs QW64 QW78 e The number of components and controls that can be used in a simulation is limited to 250 1 PLCSIM is not part of SIMIT SCE but part of SIMATIC Software Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 7 SIEMENS Installing the Software 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Before using it SIMIT SCE Software needs to be installed on your computer Please note that you need to be logged on as administrator in order to install the softw
32. serve and operate all I O signals in the gateway editor as described above You may still want to access specific signals in form of an individually designed operator panel however Please open the Diagrams folder and double click the New Diagram entry Then change the diagrams name from its default into Panel ia atl RI Project Edit Simulation Window Extra Help 4 Project Navigation Panel ra ef ea Cw HEE Tahoma Global UE 12 Mir Wy AY Sri oie E E Figure 13 Creating a new diagram Your work area now shows an empty diagram On the right hand side you see the tool window containing the tabs Components Controls Graphics Projects and Signals To build an operator panel we first need the Controls tab Just drag and drop three Binary Indicators from the tab onto your diagram Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 23 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Panel ZJ xX Controls Display dune Tahoma Global U 12 ise Hr Arr Mois Analog Display Digital Display Bar Indicator Quauoduo7y Operate Ty Pushbutton Pushbutton with Image Switch Switch with Image Stepoing Switch Stepping Switch with Image sjonuop soIydesg Digital Input Figure 14 Placing a control Just like components controls can be connected using signal lines This is indicated by the green triangle on the binary ind
33. t Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 34 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Since the safety guard is to be moved as a single unit please group the rectangle and the diagonal lines To do this just draw a selection frame around all graphic elements and click the HH symbol in the tool bar After deactivating the grid your safety guard should look like this Figure 36 Safety guard as grouped graphic Finally this graphic is to be animated i e moved depending on the ramps value Please select the safety guard and open the property view Double click the topmost entry New Animation and select Movement Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 35 SIEMENS Example of Use Press i Fi Hi Tahoma Global u 12 wiser Zt Ar SIEMENS Emergency stop FO Facility ready P1 Guard Press 61 Remove work part 121 Safety guard opened P3 i n Lever m L Witch animationtype do you want to create Movement Rotation Scaling Visibility Image Alternation Image Sequence Group General Animations New Animation Rectangle Line Figure 37 Selecting an animation type In the mode you have just entered you can define direction and distance of the movement Press SHIFT to only allow horizontal and vertical movements and drag the safety guard d
34. till have the diagram Panel open you can get it back into your working area using tabs on the bottom of the screen PLCSIM Panel Function Figure 26 Tab control for changing the working area We are going to use a switch with freely designed images here Please drag a Switch with Image control from the tool window Controls Again we want the signal connection to be invisible and be linked to the input IN of our BConnector named Guard Properties General Name Signal Connector amp Signal Guard IN LU View Figure 27 Switch with image with its signal connection Please select the images to be displayed in the View section see Figure 28 The images we use here as an example can be found on the SIMIT SCE installation CD in the Samples folder Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 30 SIEMENS Example of Use Press Switch with Image 1 General Property Value Connector Adapt to Image Size W View Image not operated Switch_Ofr En LA Image operated Switch_ On ee 6 Figure 28 Defining images to be displayed Please take care to check the Adapt to Image Size box so that images are displayed in their original size When starting the simulation you now see the feedback arriving in the control unit two seconds after activating the switch with image Cr k ETEEN T Lis D S7 PLCSI SimiView Ei I a j ri
35. triggers the control unit with a pushbutton The control unit then checks if the grid is down If this is the case the control unit will lower the plunger until the limit switch is activated Then the control unit will move the plunger back to its initial position and signal the workpiece to be removed Opening the safety guard will delete this message The operator panel also contains an emergency stop switch This switch being pressed the control unit is to move up the plunger at once and signal the machine to be not operational any more Summarized signal exchange between control unit and simulated plant looks like this Signal name Address Type Remark FO T BOOL Switch Emergency Stopp oul i aes 8 lend BOOL Pushbutton Press B1 I 0 2 BOOL Feedback safety guard closed B2 I 0 3 BOOL Feedback Press up B3 I 0 4 BOOL Feedback Press down M1 Q 0 0 BOOL Command lower plunger Pa Q 0 1 BOOL Display machine ready P2 Q 0 2 BOOL Display remove workpiece P3 O 0 53 BOOL Display safety guard open Tabelle 1 The press controls symbol table 5 2 Press control Programming the press control in STEP7 is not subject of this manual To make the interaction between control device and simulation in SIMIT SCE more vivid a simple implementation is suggested here see Figure 7 You find this control program in form of an archived STEP7 program Press zip on your SIMIT SCE CD in the Samples folder Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manu
36. ws you how to use existing simulations in class with SIMIT SCE Beyond that you learn how to use SIMIT SCE to create and use your own simulations Chapter 2 comments on special features of SIMIT SCE and depicts differences and limitations compared to the SIMIT Software as it is used in automation solutions in an industrial environment Chapter 3 guides you through the installation of SIMIT SCE Chapter 4 describes usage and general design of SIMIT SCE Chapter 5 provides a step by step instruction of how to build a simulation using a simple press as an example Chapter 6 finally shows how to handle SIMIT SCE projects with special emphasis on how to pass a simulation to your students Copyright Siemens AG 2009 SIMIT SCE User Manual Industry Sector Page 6 SIEMENS Special Features of SIMIT SCE 2 SPECIAL FEATURES OF SIMIT SCE Keeping close contact between industry and education has a long tradition at Siemens Siemens Automation Cooperates with Education short SCE is the made to measure solution for institutions of education around the world In this environment SIMIT SCE provides a reasonably priced way to use modern simulation techniques in training automation engineers 2 1 Scope of SIMIT SCE SIMIT SCE contains modules as follows e SIMIT BASIC is the basic system that comprises project management graphical user interface and a basic library of components and controls e SIMIT DGE is the SIMIT graphics editor u

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