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Table of contents
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Present sample project 1
Sample project for the application
To configure the color mixing system with the TIA Portal, create the sample project
"Color_Filling_Station". The following project components already exist for the sample
project: The program blocks and tag tables of the CPU user program and a configured
Comfort Panel with the necessary HMI screens, HMI tags and scripts.
In this section, we will explain the relationships between the individual project components of
the sample project. You will carry out the necessary configuration steps yourself at a later
point in time.
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2.1 Overview
HMI configuration
In this section, we will introduce the HMI device and HMI configuration.
Additional information
For detailed instructions on HMI configuration see:
Getting Started WinCC V12 Comfort Panels, Runtime Advanced
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2.2 SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels
Comfort Panels are particularly suitable for challenging HMI tasks in PROFINET and
PROFIBUS environments and are characterized by the following features:
● High-quality housing and numerous interfaces
● Industrial widescreen displays with large visualization area, optimum viewing angle
stability and maximum brightness
● Installation either in horizontal or vertical format
● Exact diagnostics with system diagnostics viewer
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2.3 HMI screens
HMI screens
You use the screens loaded onto the respective HMI device to operate and monitor
machines and plants in runtime.
You manage the screens in WinCC under "Screens" in the project navigation.
The start screen of the HMI device is used to visualize the color mixing system as well as the
most important status information and key figures.
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2.4 Additional control elements
The start screen of the example project includes additional control objects:
● Buttons for screen changes
● Buttons to reset the fill levels
● Buttons for operating and monitoring the system: Fill recipe, start mixing process, fill color
mixture
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2.5 Recipes
2.5 Recipes
Recipes
A recipe contains related production parameters, such as mixing ratios.
The required mixing ratio can be transferred from the HMI device to the color mixing system
in a single step, for example, to switch production from dark orange to signal yellow.
The color mixing system can produce the mixed colors "Orange", "Amber", "Green" and
"Red".
A recipe data record is created for each color. The recipe data record includes the
percentage of basic colors which result in the respective mixed color.
The recipe consists of relevant parameters and the recipe data records in which the mixing
ratios for the individual shades of color are stored.
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2.6 Archives
2.6 Archives
Archives
To record operational events of a system, the alarms and process values generated during
production are saved to logs.
You can then evaluate the alarms and process data logs.
The fill levels of the color reservoirs are to be documented for the color mixing system.
You have configured the alarm log "Tank_Level" for this purpose.
This log stores alarms for fill levels that were too low and fill levels that were too high during
a shift.
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2.7 User-defined functions
Scripts
You use the user-defined functions to program additional functionality for the HMI device.
WinCC offers a VBS programming interface to create user-defined functions.
The example project uses two user-defined functions to display the mixed print color on the
monitor in different screens.
● "Recipescreen" displays a rectangle in the selected color in the "Recipes" screen.
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● "Startscreen" displays the label of the filled cans in the currently mixed color in the system
overview of the start screen.
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2.8 User Management
User Management
WinCC gives you the option to restrict safety-related operations to special user groups and
thus protect data and functions from unauthorized access in Runtime.
The "User view" object offers management of users and passwords on the HMI device.
Users with user management authorization have access to the full range of functions in the
user view.
They can create and delete users and change their own password or that of other users.
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2.9 Multilingualism
2.9 Multilingualism
Multilingualism
WinCC supports multilingual user interfaces.
The color mixing system is operated in a new subsidiary in Russia.
A Russian user interface is required for maintenance and service technicians.
The example project has been expanded by another language for this purpose.
The texts are imported again after they have been exported and translated into Russian.
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2.9 Multilingualism
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2.10 Reports
2.10 Reports
Reports
Reports are used to record events in a production process as a basis for product testing and
quality control. Alarms and recipe data are output at regular intervals in the form of shift
reports for this purpose.
A report has been created in WinCC for the "Tank_Level" log with alarms for the fill level.
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2.10 Reports
The reports should be output on a daily basis to a printer which is connected to the HMI
device.
The cyclical output was created with the help of the Scheduler.
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Insert HMI device from libraries 3
3.1 Storing an object in a library
Introduction
The global library includes a preconfigured HMI device.
Procedure
1. Open the global library.
2. Drag-and-drop the HMI device "Color_Mixing_HMI" into the "Devices & Networks" editor.
3. The mouse pointer changes into a crosshair with an object symbol attached.
Result
The preconfigured HMI device is created and can be connected to the CPU.
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4.1 Communication between devices
Communication
The data exchange between devices is referred to as communication.
The devices can be interconnected directly or via a network.
The interconnected devices in communication are referred to as communication partners.
Data transferred between the communication partners may serve different purposes:
● Display processes
● Operate processes
● Output alarms
● Archive process values and alarms
● Document process values and alarms
● Administer process parameters and machine parameters
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4.2 Configuring HMI connection
Introduction
You configure an HMI connection between the Comfort Panel TP1200 and the CPU via
PROFINET in the "Devices & Networks" editor.
The available communication partners in the project are displayed graphically in the network
view.
CAUTION
Communication via Ethernet
In Ethernet-based communication, the end user is responsible for the security of his data
network.
Targeted attacks can overload the device and interfere with proper functioning.
Requirements
The following communication partners are created in the "Devices & Networks" editor:
● HMI device: SIMATIC Comfort Panel
● CPU: SIMATIC S7-1500
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4.3 Connecting HMI tags
Procedure
1. Click the "Connections" button and select "HMI connection" for the connection type.
The devices available for connection are highlighted in color.
2. Click the PROFINET interface of the CPU and drag-and-drop a connection to the
PROFINET interface of the HMI device.
3. Click the communication partners in the "Network view" and change the PROFINET
parameters in the Inspector window according to the requirements of your project.
Note
The created HMI connection is also shown in the tabular area of the editor in the
"Connections" tab. You check the connection parameters in the table.
You can change the local name for the connection only in the table.
Result
You have created a connection between an HMI device and the CPU.
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4.3 Connecting HMI tags
Introduction
Once you have created the connection of CPU and HMI device, connect the tags of the two
devices.
Procedure
1. Open the HMI tag editor.
2. Select the HMI connection you have just configured in the "Connections" column.
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4.3 Connecting HMI tags
Result
An HMI connection had already been created for tags already configured in the CPU and
HMI device.
You have restored this HMI connection.
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Configuring system diagnostics 5
5.1 System diagnostics basics
Introduction
You use system diagnostics to detect problems and errors in any part of your plant. WinCC
has two display and operating elements for quick error localization.
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5.2 System diagnostics views
Introduction
There are four different views available in the system diagnostics display and the system
diagnostics window.
● Device view
● Diagnostic buffer view
● Detail view
● Matrix view (for master systems, PROFIBUS, PROFINET only)
Device view
The device view shows all the available devices of a layer in a table. Double-clicking on a
device opens either the child devices or the detail view. Symbols in the first column provide
information about the current status of the device.
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5.2 System diagnostics views
Detail view
The detail view gives detailed information about the selected device and any pending errors.
Check whether the data is correct in the detail view. You can cannot sort error texts in the
detail view.
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5.2 System diagnostics views
Matrix view
The matrix view is only available for master systems. The matrix view shows the status of
the subdevices of the master system.
● In PROFIBUS, the numbers assigned by Profibus are used as identification (DP station
number).
● The IO devices are numbered consecutively from 1 in PROFINET.
Navigation buttons
Button Function
Opens the child devices or the detail view if there are no child devices.
Opens the parent device or the device view if there is no parent device.
Opens the diagnostic buffer view. Only visible in the device view.
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5.3 Configuring the system diagnostic view
Introduction
You add a system diagnostics view to your project to get an overview of all devices available
in your plant.
Requirements
● CPU has been created.
● The Inspector window is open.
Procedure
1. Double-click the "Diagnostics" HMI screen.
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5.3 Configuring the system diagnostic view
2. Double-click the "System diagnostics view" object in the "Tools" task card. The object is
added to the screen.
3. Select "Properties > Properties > Columns > Devices/Detail view" in the Inspector
window.
4. Enable the columns that you require in the device view for Runtime, for example, State,
Name, Slot.
5. Enable the columns that you require in the detail view for Runtime, for example, State,
Name, Higher level designation.
6. Enable the columns that you require in the diagnostics buffer view, for example: State,
Name, Rack.
7. If necessary, adapt the headers to the columns.
8. Enable "Properties > Properties > Layout > Column settings > Columns moveable" to
move the columns in Runtime.
9. You can change the column headers under "Properties > Properties > Column headers",
if necessary.
Result
The system diagnostics view has been added to the "Diagnostics" screen.
Error messages for the entire plant are now displayed in the system diagnostics view in
Runtime.
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Simulating an HMI device 6
6.1 Simulation basics
Introduction
You can use the simulator to test the performance of your configuration on the configuration
PC. This allows you to quickly locate any logical configuration errors before productive
operation.
You can start the simulator as follows:
● In the shortcut menu of the HMI device or in a screen: "Start simulation"
● Menu command "Online > Simulation > [Start|With tag simulator|With script debugger]"
● Under "Visualization > Simulate device" in the portal view.
Requirement
The simulation/runtime component is installed on the configuration PC.
Field of application
You can use the simulator to test the following functions of the HMI system, for example:
● Checking limit levels and alarm outputs
● Consistency of interrupts
● Configured interrupt simulation
● Configured warnings
● Configured error messages
● Check of status displays
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6.2 Operating the panel in simulation
Introduction
You simulate the HMI project on your computer.
Procedure
1. Start the simulation of the HMI device.
A connection to the CPU is established and the color mixing system is displayed in the
simulation.
2. Open the "Recipes" screen and select a color.
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5. You can query the current CPU status in the "Diagnostics" screen.
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