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1 Validity 1 Improvements in STEP 7 2 SIMATIC Improvements in WinCC 3 12/2018

2 Legal information Warning notice system This manual contains notices you have to observe in order to ensure your personal safety, as well as to prevent damage to property. The notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by a safety alert symbol, notices referring only to property damage have no safety alert symbol. These notices shown below are graded according to the degree of danger. DANGER indicates that death or severe personal injury will result if proper precautions are not taken. WARNING indicates that death or severe personal injury may result if proper precautions are not taken. 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 documentation may be operated only by personnel qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation, in particular its warning notices and safety instructions. Qualified personnel are those who, based on their training and experience, are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products/systems. Proper use of Siemens products Note the following: Trademarks WARNING Siemens products may only be used for the applications described in the catalog and in the relevant technical documentation. If products and components from other manufacturers are used, these must be recommended or approved by Siemens. Proper transport, storage, installation, assembly, commissioning, operation and maintenance are required to ensure that the products operate safely and without any problems. The permissible ambient conditions must be complied with. The information in the relevant documentation must be observed. All names identified by are registered trademarks 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. Disclaimer of Liability We have reviewed the contents of this publication to ensure consistency with the hardware and software described. Since variance cannot be precluded entirely, we cannot guarantee full consistency. However, the information in this publication is reviewed regularly and any necessary corrections are included in subsequent editions. Siemens AG Division Digital Factory Postfach NÜRNBERG GERMANY P 11/2018 Subject to change Copyright Siemens AG All rights reserved

3 Table of contents 1 Validity Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in WinCC Engineering system Improvements in Update Panels Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Runtime Advanced Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Runtime Professional Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update Improvements in Update , 12/2018 3

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5 Validity 1 Validity This update is valid for the following products: STEP 7 Basic V14 SP1 STEP 7 Professional V14 SP1 WinCC Basic V14 SP1 WinCC Comfort V14 SP1 WinCC Advanced V14 SP1 WinCC Professional V14 SP1 Note If you modify your system after installing the update with the product DVD, you will have to perform the update again. Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2: Invalid certificate validation The new certificates used for signing may possibly not be validated on the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems. If you do not have the possibility to update the certificate store online, the signature of the product files is displayed as invalid. In this case, update the root certificates provided by Microsoft on the offline systems. To do so, follow the instructions in FAQ ( support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/ )., 12/2018 5

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7 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 7 Update 7 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. ProDiag After changing the assignment of an instance data block with supervisions to a ProDiag function block, both blocks are now always loaded to the device, so that a later upload from the device does not result in inconsistencies. "RUNTIME" instruction (SCL/STL S7-1200/S7-1500) The "Mem" parameter of the "RUNTIME" instruction has the data type "LREAL" and can only be used with a tag of this data type. Implicit conversion is not possible here. This rule will now undergo a more precise syntax check. If you have provided the "Mem" parameter of the "RUNTIME" instruction with an invalid data type in your program, an error will be reported during compiling. 2.2 Improvements in Update 6 Update 6 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. PRODIAG Multi-instances of function blocks nested several times are displayed without errors in the PLC code view again and, in addition, the stability of the PLC code view has been improved. Handling SCL sources The performance in generating blocks from SCL sources has been improved., 12/2018 7

8 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update Improvements in Update 5 Update 5 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Comparison of an ARRAY element with a tag of the data type "VARIANT" (S7-1200/1500) In the past the comparison of a variably indexed ARRAY element with a VARIANT was not carried out correctly in some cases. Instead of the ARRAY element the complete ARRAY was used for the comparison. This behavior has been corrected. The indexed ARRAY element is now evaluated for the comparison. Example: IF (#my_array[1] = #my_variant) THEN Up to now, "my_variant" was compared with "my_array". The comparison is now carried out correctly and "my_variant" is compared with Element 1 of "my_array". Upgrading projects from V13 SP1 to V14 When upgrading to V14, the constants of the data types "Time", "S5Time", "DTL", "Date_and_Time", "Date" and "Time_of_day" are now also applied correctly. Copying instructions between different PLCs (S <= V4.0) After the TCON, TSEND and TRCV instruction were copied from a PLC S <= V4.0 to another PLC problems sporadically arose with the subsequent loading of the project. This behavior has been corrected. 2.4 Improvements in Update 4 Update 4 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Global data blocks and block parameters (STRUCT/PLC data type) with the same names (SCL) Global data blocks and block parameters (of the data type "STRUCT" or "PLC data type") can now have the same name even if they include subordinate structures that, in turn, contain subordinate ARRAYs with the same name. 8, 12/2018

9 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 3 Until now the same name across multiple declaration levels resulted in inconsistencies in the SCL programs in rare cases. If your program contains such inconsistencies, you can easily remove them: 1. Open the SCL block in the program code of which you are accessing the structure of the data block. 2. Select the entire program code with "CTRL+A". 3. Cut the program code with "CTRL+X". 4. Paste the program code with "CTRL+V". Inconsistencies for newly created blocks no longer occur with Update Improvements in Update 3 Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Import of supervised user blocks with Openness Import of user blocks monitored with ProDiag is not possible if the supervisions include subcategories. S Motion Control - Upgrading a project Inconsistent drive and encoder connections at the technology object are reset when you upgrade a project. The inconsistent connections are output as compilation errors when you compile the upgraded project. You can identify inconsistent connections and reconnect the drives and encoders. Instruction for program control The IF THEN instruction has been optimized in relation to timers and exclusively boolean expressions. Diagnostics event "Temporary CPU error (S7-1516F FW 2.0)" The following sporadic message: "Serious firmware exception (not relevant for user, system code: 16# , 16# , 16#72FCEE84)" no longer occurs during CPU startup (STOP > RUN transition)., 12/2018 9

10 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 2 Automation Software Updater Updates and Support Packages can now be added without connection to the Siemens Update server. An Internet connection is no longer required when the update is added from the file system. If you use the Corporate Server Configuration Tool (CCT), we recommend that it, too, is upgraded to the latest version. It can be downloaded from Industry Online Support ( support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/ ). 2.6 Improvements in Update 2 Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Instruction "REGION: Structure program code" As of V14 SP1 Update 2 it is possible to once again close the REGION instruction with a semicolon in the SCL editor. The semicolon is interpreted as a comment. Migration tool The migration tool can now also be used with Windows 7 32-bit operating systems (Home Premium SP1, Professional SP1, Enterprise SP1 and Ultimate SP1); it is available in the Industry Online Support under the entry ID Licensing The new combo license of STEP 7 Professional 2017 is detected with Update 2 of the TIA Portal V14 SP1 even if STEP 7 Professional 2017 / STEP 7 V5.6 was not installed. Instruction "CASE TypeOf(#tag)" The ENO generation for the instruction "CASE TypeOf(#Tag)" was corrected for using multiple constants as conditions. 10, 12/2018

11 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 1 Revised SIMATIC MODBUS/TCP blocks (S7-300/400 CPUs) The following modifications have been made to the SIMATIC MODBUS/TCP blocks for S7-300/400 CPUs: A call in OB100 is no longer necessary to initialize the Modbus/TCP blocks MODBUSPN and MODBUSCP. Initialization takes place over an Init bit in the cyclic OB. The internal call hierarchy of the MODBUSPN has been optimized. Licensing has been adapted. You can find more information in the Siemens Industry Online Support under the following Internet links: MODBUSCP: ( support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/ ) MODBUSPN: ( support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/ ) Use of older instructions for SIMATIC Ident possible Projects created with STEP 7 V14 in which the instructions for SIMATIC Ident are used, can be compiled without error. Offline/online comparison Corrections to internal project data have been made in V14 SP1 in order to enhance data integrity. After installation of the service pack, this enables individual blocks to be corrected automatically upon opening, which is why the offline/online comparison displays different checksums. 2.7 Improvements in Update 1 Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with the TIA Portal Stability when working with the TIA Portal has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Use of the instructions SCATTER and GATHER The instructions SCATTER and GATHER can be used on an S CPU starting with FW V2.1 and on an S CPU as of FW >V4.2. Total size of the associated values for program messages The alarm procedure of the S CPU allows a maximum of 512 bytes for associated values (SD parameters) of the instruction "Program_Alarm"., 12/

12 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 1 You will only see a warning regarding this number in the TIA Portal <= V14 during compilation. There is a stricter check as of TIA Portal V14 SP1 and later. When this number is exceeded, an error is already output during compilation to exclude error scenarios during runtime. This check from now on no longer refers to the actual size of the SD parameters at the time the instruction "Program_Alarm" is called, but to the maximum possible size of the SD parameters. This means you must decide beforehand with what length you declare the character string tags you are transferring, because these take up a large number of bytes. This must be taken into account during migration of projects from version <= V14 to version V14 SP1 Update 1. Parameter type "Block_DB" for entry of the instance DB In LAD and FBD, you cannot enter the instance DB of an instruction using an input of the data type "Block_DB". This behavior has been made uniform for all CPU families and all block types. As of TIA Portal V14 SP1 Update 1, a compilation error is output. If you have transferred instance DBs in your program with the help of the "Block_DB" data type, you must change your program. Instead use a parameter instance to transfer the instance during runtime. Instruction "GetSMCinfo: Reading out information about the SIMATIC memory card" Contrary to the description in the online help, a diagnostics interrupt is not generated in mode = 3 if the configured part of the service life in % has expired. Copying ARRAY elements As of TIA Portal Version V14 SP1 Update 1, the comments are also taken into consideration when copying ARRAYs from one TIA Portal project to another TIA Portal project. Display of actual values during block call When monitoring the output tags of a block, the actual values of the formal operand are once again displayed during the block call as was the case up to TIA Portal version V13 SP1. Instructions "(U)MOVE_BLK" und "(U)FILL_BLK" for S The instructions "(U)MOVE_BLK" and "(U)FILL_BLK" only accessed the process image in TIA Portal <= V14 SP1 when directly accessing the I/O. This behavior has been corrected and now causes a runtime error because direct I/O access is not permitted for BLK instructions. Daylight saving time in the alarm display If alarms from CPUs of the S and S series are displayed in the alarm display of the TIA Portal, daylight saving time has not been taken into account in the "Time" column so far. As of TIA Portal V14 SP1 Update 1, daylight saving time is taken into account. 12, 12/2018

13 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 1 Local ProDiag supervision alarms for multi-instances When a supervised program block was called multiple times as multi-instance, the preconnected operand of the first call in the alarm text has been displayed until now even if, for example, the third multi-instance showed a fault. As of TIA Portal V14 SP1 Update 1, it is always the correct pre-connected operand that is displayed. Detection of modifications to program blocks which are created as types in the library When new type versions of blocks are released in the library, the blocks used are checked for changes to the interface (e.g. by the modification of the version of an instruction). If changes are detected, the blocks used also have to be re-released. Diagnostics event "Temporary CPU error (S7-1500/S as of V4)" The following sporadic message: "Serious firmware exception (not relevant for user, system code: 16# , 16# , 16#72A15A70)" no longer occurs during a complex program flow (e.g. large loops or jumps) with simultaneous multiple data block or structure accesses inside and outside of loops. Monitoring branched power paths in LAD networks The display of branched power paths in LAD during monitoring has been improved. Exporting objects with Openness Stability has been improved during export with Openness. A successful export is now also possible if e.g. the version of the export object has been deleted., 12/

14 Improvements in STEP Improvements in Update 1 14, 12/2018

15 Improvements in WinCC Engineering system Improvements in Update 3 Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes: Upgrading projects The upgrade behavior of projects and libraries has been improved. If the connection between an instanced HMI faceplate and the instances of PLC user types is lost after upgrading the library, upgrade the library again. Screens and screen objects The behavior during central changing of colors has been improved. The behavior when changing or importing texts of a grouped object has been improved. Compiling and loading The routines for delta compilation have been improved. 3.2 Panels Improvements in Update 6 Update 6 contains the following improvements and changes: Loss of license for Runtime options The sporadically occurring loss of the license for the Runtime options "Audit" and "ProDiag" is prevented for the following devices: KP700 Comfort KP900 Comfort KP1200 Comfort KP1500 Comfort, 12/

16 Improvements in WinCC 3.2 Panels TP700 Comfort TP900 Comfort TP1200 Comfort TP1500 Comfort TP1900 Comfort TP2200 Comfort TP700 Comfort Outdoor TP1500 Comfort Outdoor Improvement of the brightness control The brightness control of the display has been enhanced for the following devices: KP1500 Comfort TP1500 Comfort TP1900 Comfort TP2200 Comfort Improvements in Update 4 Update 4 contains the following improvements and changes: Notes on Basic Panels Internal memory management has been optimized for the following devices: KTP400 Basic KTP700 Basic PN KTP900 Basic Improvements in Update 3 Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes: Devices with keys The hotkeys configured on a button for operation of a faceplate are evaluated correctly. 16, 12/2018

17 Improvements in WinCC 3.3 Runtime Advanced Improvements in Update 2 Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes: Screens and screen objects Multiplex tags can be used in bars, sliders and pointer instruments. A change to the configured tags in an animation affects all of the selected objects. Tags A configured deadband is also taken into account with the acquisition mode "On change" Improvements in Update 1 Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes: DHCP on KTP 400 PN, KTP 700 PN and KTP 900 PN Operation with DHCP is possible without any restrictions for the KTP 400 PN, KTP 700 PN and KTP 900 PN devices. 3.3 Runtime Advanced Improvements in Update 2 Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes: Screens and screen objects Multiplex tags can be used in bars, sliders and pointer instruments. A change to the configured tags in an animation affects all of the selected objects. Tags A configured deadband is also taken into account with the acquisition mode "On change" Improvements in Update 1 Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes:, 12/

18 Improvements in WinCC 3.4 Runtime Professional Screens and screen objects in Runtime The function of the object "ProDiag overview" has been improved. 3.4 Runtime Professional Improvements in Update 7 Update 7 contains the following improvements and changes: Projects in Runtime after Windows 10 update You have installed Windows 10 version 1709 on a PC with WinCC Professional V15 and a PC with WinCC Professional RT V15. You have performed a Windows 10 update to version 1803 on the Runtime PC. After the Windows 10 update, it may no longer be possible in Runtime to manually open a project loaded from the engineering system PC. Remedy: Set the start type of the service for the WinCC SQL instance manually to "Automatic (Delayed Start)" and restart the system Improvements in Update 6 Update 6 contains the following improvements and changes: Working with WinCC Runtime Professional Stability when working with WinCC Runtime Professional has been improved, partly based on the feedback from returned crash reports. Automation License Manager The latest version of Automation License Manager is also installed with WinCC Runtime Professional. Display in Runtime The representation of graphics in individualized controls has been improved. The functionality of the PLC code view has been improved. 18, 12/2018

19 Improvements in WinCC 3.4 Runtime Professional System functions The behavior of the following objects has been improved with regard to coordination with system functions: PLC code view ProDiag overview Reports Printing reports via the scheduler has been improved. WebNavigator The WebNavigator has been improved with regard to using faceplates. The routines for printing reports have been improved Improvements in Update 5 Update 5 contains the following improvements and changes: S7-DOS V9 Do not deactivate the IPv4 protocol in the Ethernet properties for the network adapter or the SIMATIC Ethernet CPs if you want to use all of the functions of the new S7-DOS V9. Compatibility with Energy Suite If you upgrade WinCC Runtime to V14 SP1 Update 5 and use Energy Suite V14 SP1 Update 1 or Update 2, it is imperative to install Energy Suite V14 SP1 Update 5. This is necessary in order to ensure compatibility with WinCC Runtime V14 SP1 Update Improvements in Update 3 Update 3 contains the following improvements and changes: Touch operation Touch operation of a button has been improved in runtime. Logging The routines for logging of process values have been optimized., 12/

20 Improvements in WinCC 3.4 Runtime Professional Communication Communication via OPC UA has been improved Improvements in Update 2 Update 2 contains the following improvements and changes: Certificates for OPC UA client If installing for the first time, the instance certificates are generated with Sha256 and the key length If installing the update in an existing OPC UA environment, the existing Sha1 certificates are reused. If it is necessary to use certificates signed with Sha256, the existing certificates must be manually replaced. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Delete or move the existing certificates and keys from the PKI directories: \WinCC\opc\UAClient\PKI\OPCUA\certs \WinCC\opc\UAClient\PKI\OPCUA\private 2. Generate new certificates. To do so, open the command line with administrator rights and execute the following commands: \WinCC\opc\UAClient\UaConfigServer\CCOpcUaImporter.exe /CreateCertificate \WinCC\opc\UAClient\UaDAS\CcUaDAS.exe /CreateCertificate 3. Distribute the new certificates to the connected servers (trust list). Screens and screen objects The functionality of the system diagnostics display has been improved. A change to the configured tags in an animation affects all of the selected objects. Tags A configured deadband is also taken into account with the acquisition mode "On change". VBS functions The"ActiveScreen" method returns a correct result even if a pop-up screen is displayed. Communication Communication via OPC UA has been improved Improvements in Update 1 Update 1 contains the following improvements and changes: 20, 12/2018

21 Improvements in WinCC 3.4 Runtime Professional Screens and screen objects in Runtime The function of the object "ProDiag overview" has been improved. The function of the object "Media Player" has been improved. Communication Communication to S has been improved., 12/

22 Improvements in WinCC 3.4 Runtime Professional 22, 12/2018

Validity 1. Improvements in STEP 7 2. Improvements in WinCC 3 SIMATIC. Readme. Readme

Validity 1. Improvements in STEP 7 2. Improvements in WinCC 3 SIMATIC. Readme. Readme Validity 1 Improvements in STEP 7 2 SIMATIC Improvements in WinCC 3 05/2017 Legal information Warning notice system This manual contains notices you have to observe in order to ensure your personal safety,