SIMIT 7. What's New In SIMIT V7.1? Manual

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1 SIMIT 7 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Manual

2 Edition January 2013 Siemen offer imulation oftware to plan, imulate and optimize plant and machine. The imulation- and optimization-reult are only non-binding uggetion for the uer. The quality of the imulation and optimizing reult depend on the correctne and the completene of the input data. Therefore, the input data and the reult have to be validated by the uer. Trademark SIMIT i a regitered trademark of Siemen AG in Germany and in other countrie. Other name ued in thi document can be trademark, the ue of which by third-partie for their own purpoe could violate the right of the owner. Copyright Siemen AG 2013 All right reerved The reproduction, tranmiion or ue of thi document or it content i not permitted without expre written authority. Offender will be liable for damage.all right, including right created by patent grant or regitration or a utility model or deign, are reerved. Siemen AG Indutry Sector Indutry Automation Diviion Proce Automation SIMIT-HB-V7ACI en Excluion of liability We have checked that the content of thi document correpond to the hardware and oftware decribed. However, deviation cannot be entirely excluded, and we do not guarantee complete conformance. The information contained in thi document i, however, reviewed regularly and any neceary change will be included in the next edition. We welcome uggetion for improvement. Siemen AG 2013 Subject to change without prior notice.

3 Content 1 GENERAL New intallation of SIMIT Updating SIMIT Firmware update 1 2 NEW PRODUCT STRUCTURE SIMIT STANDARD SIMIT PROFESSIONAL SIMIT ULTIMATE 6 3 NEW MODULES FOR SIMIT CONTEC library (conveyor technology) Shared memory gateway (SHM) New control for diplaying 3D graphic 8 4 NEW FEATURES IN SIMIT New feature in the baic ytem Approved for Window 7 64-bit Starting without a dongle in demo mode Starting by double-clicking the.imit file Editing diagram while a imulation i running Verion tracking in the imulation project Read-only attribute Additional format for the Digital Input and Digital Output control Correction in the Stepping Switch with Image control New converion component Real2Byte component type Byte2Real component type Additional feature in "Find and Replace" Navigation via the earch reult Updating component by type Searching for fixed ignal Additional feature in the conitency check Detection of overlapping gateway ignal Exporting the reult Diplaying the abolute addre of Simatic ignal Diplaying the input and output value of component Diplaying vector in the Propertie dialog Hotkey for Individual tep 25 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page I

4 Adjutable timeout time Minimum ize for diagram and template New feature in the graphic editor (DGE) Flipping graphic New feature in the macro component editor (MCE) New deign for the Macro tak card Additional propertie and know-how protection Uing topological connector in the macro component Default etting for macro component input Find and Replace in macro component New feature in the SMD function module Automatic parameter import Table format Importing the table Copying parameter change made while the imulation i running New SIMIT template adapted to PCS 7 V Importing file in Excel format Creating table from a template Selection option in the preview Finding and replacing component type and macro in template Placeholder for control propertie Defining a folder hierarchy for template Addreing a module via the I/O addre Indirect addreing Opening baic template in the editor Generic import interface Import file yntax Example: Single template intantiation Example: Grouped template intantiation Example: Diagram creation Importing the XML file New feature in the PLCSIM and PRODAVE gateway Flexible ymbol import Tranferring caling Importing PLC variable lit New feature in the PROFIBUS DP and PROFINET IO gateway Flexible ymbol import Tranferring caling Importing the configuration file Importing PLC variable lit Support for TIA Portal V11 for tranferring the hardware configuration New feature in the PROFINET IO gateway Data record communication 56 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page II

5 4.7.2 Plugging and unplugging module Aigning a MAC tart addre New feature in the OPC gateway Exporting and importing the ignal lit Fault correction when retoring a connection New feature in the component type editor (CTE) Starting the editor by double-clicking.imcmp file Opening component type from the tak card Control on the baic and link ymbol Animation on the baic and link ymbol Flipping graphic New byte data type Free poitioning of connector Scalability of graphic New property: Proportionally calable only Uing vector with complex connection type in control Scalability File election dialog when changing the name or verion New _INDEX ytem variable 63 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page III

6 Table of figure Figure 1-1: SIMBApro toolbar 2 Figure 1-2: Info dialog 2 Figure 1-3: Entering the IP addre 3 Figure 1-4: Diplaying the current firmware verion 3 Figure 1-5: Selecting the update file 4 Figure 1-6: Progre of the firmware update 5 Figure 4-1: Prompt to tart in demo mode 9 Figure 4-2: Switching the project navigation 11 Figure 4-3: Verion number in the Project Manager 12 Figure 4-4: Verion number in the Project Manager with indication of change 12 Figure 4-5: Dialog to increment the project verion 12 Figure 4-6: Operating window for the ProjectVerion component type 13 Figure 4-7: Script to output the project verion 13 Figure 4-8: Read-only attribute in the Propertie dialog of the Project Manager 14 Figure 4-9: Applying the read-only attribute 14 Figure 4-10: Setting the diplay format 16 Figure 4-11: Effect of different diplay format and data width 17 Figure 4-12: Single preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE Figure 4-13: Single preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE Figure 4-14: Navigation via the earch reult 19 Figure 4-15: Updating component 20 Figure 4-16: No hit found in the earch 20 Figure 4-17: Find & Replace in the context menu of macro component 20 Figure 4-18: Searching for fixed ignal 21 Figure 4-19: Overlapping input ignal in the conitency check 21 Figure 4-20: Exporting inconitencie 22 Figure 4-21: Abolute addre diplayed in the Propertie dialog 22 Figure 4-22: Abolute addre diplayed in the Signal tak card 23 Figure 4-23: Diplaying input and output value in the toolbar 23 Figure 4-24: Vector element diplayed in the Propertie dialog 24 Figure 4-25: Vector with collaped element 24 Figure 4-26: Diplay of vector element of complex connector 25 Figure 4-27: The Macro tak card 27 Figure 4-28: Diagnotic in the Propertie dialog for macro component 28 Figure 4-29: Propertie of a macro component 29 Figure 4-30: Definition of a macro component with topological connector 30 Figure 4-31: Ue of a macro component with topological connector 30 Figure 4-32: Default etting for macro component input 31 Figure 4-33: Context menu for a macro component 31 Figure 4-34: Example of a parameter table 32 Figure 4-35: Calling automatic parameter import 32 Figure 4-36: Import dialog for automatic parameter import 32 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page IV

7 Figure 4-37: Preview of automatic parameter import 33 Figure 4-38: Diagram before the parameter import 34 Figure 4-39: Diagram after the parameter import 34 Figure 4-40: Reference to available lit of change 35 Figure 4-41: Copying change from the lat imulation 35 Figure 4-42: Exporting a template 36 Figure 4-43: Automatically created import file 37 Figure 4-44: Selection option in the SMD preview 37 Figure 4-45: Context menu for a template 38 Figure 4-46: Ue of the Unit connector 40 Figure 4-47: Baic template diplayed in the editor 41 Figure 4-48: SMD function in the Project Manager 48 Figure 4-49: Selecting an *.xml file 49 Figure 4-50: Example of gateway ignal 50 Figure 4-51: Signal following import with the New option 50 Figure 4-52: Signal following import with the Add option 51 Figure 4-53: Signal following import with the Overwrite option 51 Figure 4-54: Copy cell 52 Figure 4-55: Pate to cell 52 Figure 4-56: Copy cell 53 Figure 4-57: Pate to cell 54 Figure 4-58: Importing the configuration file 55 Figure 4-59: Importing ytem data from TIA Portal 56 Figure 4-60: Plugging and unplugging module 57 Figure 4-61: Aigning a MAC tart addre 57 Figure 4-62: Meage indicating invalid MAC tart addre 58 Figure 4-63: Diplay of the MAC tart addre 58 Figure 4-64: Component type with button on the baic ymbol 59 Figure 4-65: Poition coordinate for a connector 60 Figure 4-66: Setting for caling graphic on component 61 Figure 4-67: Proportionally calable only option 61 Figure 4-68: Control with vector element for a complex connection type 62 Figure 4-69: Uing the _INDEX ytem variable 63 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page V

8 Lit of table Table 1-1: Firmware update for IM-PBDP 4 Table 1-2: Firmware update for IM-PNIO 4 Table 4-1: Key for timeout time 25 Table 4-2: Placeholder for control 39 Table 4-3: Parameter value for the NC/NO contact type 39 Table 4-4: Parameter value for the Off/On default etting 39 Table 4-5: Comparion of data type 52 Table 4-6: Comparion of data type 55 Table 4-7: Sytem variable for determining the component dimenion 63 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 Proce Automation What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Page VI

9 General 1 GENERAL Thi oftware comprie SIMIT V7.1. SIMIT V7.1 offer a range of new function that are decribed in the ection below. The SIMIT V7.1 intallation file are contained on the SIMIT oftware CD. Thi CD i a fully functional intallation CD. If you already have SIMIT verion 7.0 intalled on your computer, you can alo ue thi SIMIT oftware CD to update thi intallation. NOTE For SIMIT V7.1 you need new licence key. 1.1 New intallation of SIMIT Ue the SIMIT oftware CD if you want to intall SIMIT V7.1 for the firt time. The intallation procedure i decribed in the intallation manual. The manual i available a a pdf file in the doc directory on the SIMIT oftware CD. 1.2 Updating SIMIT Pleae run the SIMITIntaller on the SIMIT oftware CD to update an exiting SIMIT V7.1 intallation. Chooe Repair/upgrade in the intallation dialog. The update will not affect any of your exiting project. CAUTION To avoid problem ariing from country-pecific table delimiter, the import of data file in SIMIT V7.1 ha been converted to *.txt format. Data in thi format i eparated by tab. File may need to be converted to *.txt format. 1.3 Firmware update You mut alo update the firmware verion of the Profibu and Profinet interface module that you want to ue with SIMIT V7.1. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 1

10 General STOP WARNING You mut cloe SIMIT before loading a firmware update to the interface module. To tart the update, run SIMBApro.exe from the SIMBApro ubfolder in the SIMIT intallation folder. Select Help Info, a hown in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-1: SIMBApro toolbar Select Scan Network in the pop-up dialog (Figure 1-2). Figure 1-2: Info dialog Enter the addre of your interface module in the IP addre field of the dialog and pre OK to confirm (Figure 1-3). Do not ue the Scan Network function at thi point. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 2

11 General Figure 1-3: Entering the IP addre If your interface module can be acceed in the network, the current firmware verion i diplayed ( in thi example (Figure 1-4)). Figure 1-4: Diplaying the current firmware verion Click Firmware Update and elect the appropriate update file (Figure 1-5). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 3

12 General Figure 1-5: Selecting the update file Profibu update file can be found in the IM-PBDP ubfolder and Profinet update file in the IM-PNIO ubfolder in the Hardware folder of the SIMIT CD. Pleae note that the correct update file a per Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 mut be loaded for each type of interface module. Interface module IM-PBDP-2 IM-PBDP-4 IM-PBDP-8 Table 1-1: Interface module IM-PNIO-128/256 Table 1-2: File name imbapb_ upd imbapb_ upd imbapb_ upd Firmware update for IM-PBDP File name imba upd Firmware update for IM-PNIO Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 4

13 General STOP WARNING It can take up to 30 minute to update the firmware. Do not witch off the interface module while the update i in progre. The progre of the update i diplayed, a hown in Figure 1-6. Figure 1-6: Progre of the firmware update The interface module mut be reet to complete the update. Click OK to reet the interface module. You can now exit SIMBApro and retart SIMIT, reload the interface module with the project data and if neceary alo retart the connected controller. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 5

14 New product tructure 2 NEW PRODUCT STRUCTURE SIMIT i now offered in three configuration only: SIMIT STANDARD SIMIT PROFESSIONAL SIMIT ULTIMATE 2.1 SIMIT STANDARD SIMIT STANDARD contain module a follow: Macro Component Editor (MCE) for creating and editing macro component. Dynamic Graphic Editor (DGE) for creating and editing graphic on diagram and for animating graphic object. Trend & Meage Editor (TME) for viualizing ignal chart and for diplaying meage. Automatic Control Interface (ACI) for cript-baed imulation control including an editor to edit cript. Profibu DP-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT to Profibu DP. Profinet IO-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT zo Profinet IO. PRODAVE-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT to a SIMATIC S7-PLC uing the PRODAVE-interface. A a library the tandard library with it component type and control i included. 2.2 SIMIT PROFESSIONAL SIMIT PROFESSIONAL contain all feature a provided in SIMIT STANDARD and additionally module a follow: Structured Model Diagram (SMD) for autmatic imulation etup baed on tabe and template including an editor for creating and editing template. PLCSIM-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT to S7-PLCSIM. OPC-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT to an OPC DA-Server or to OPC DA-Client. 2.3 SIMIT ULTIMATE SIMIT ULTIMATE contain all feature a provided in SIMIT PROFESSIONAL and additionally module a follow: Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 6

15 New product tructure Component Type Editor (CTE) for creating your own library component including an editor for creating and editing component type. XML-Schnitttelle for imulation etup baed in an XML-file. Shared Memory-Kopplung for connecting SIMIT to other application uing a hared memory. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 7

16 New module for SIMIT 7 3 NEW MODULES FOR SIMIT 7 SIMIT 7.1 include a new library, a new gateway and a new control. 3.1 CONTEC library (conveyor technology) The CONTEC library i an extenion of SIMIT, which provide component type for creating imulation of conveyor ytem. By linking component of thi library you can create a model of a conveyor ytem in SIMIT in order to imulate the tranport of object in thi ytem. The CONTEC library provide a pecial olver for thi purpoe for ue in SIMIT. Once the imulation ha been tarted, the olver continuouly calculate the poition of the object in the modelled conveyor ytem. Pleae refer to the uer manual for thi library for a detailed decription. 3.2 Shared memory gateway (SHM) The hared memory gateway, or SHM gateway for hort, can be ued to exchange ignal from SIMIT with any other application via a hared memory (SHM). Thi gateway provide a univeral, high-performance ignal interface to SIMIT. Pleae refer to the uer manual for thi gateway for a detailed decription. 3.3 New control for diplaying 3D graphic The 3D Viewer control give you the option of incorporating three-dimenional animated view of a machine in your imulation. The repreentation of the machine i then clear, and the movement of the machine are diplayed realitically. Like the other control in the baic library, the 3D Viewer control i inerted in a diagram and parameterized accordingly. It alo ha connector with which it can be connected to ignal of the functional model. A pecial feature of the 3D Viewer control i a menu that can be ued to adapt the view of 3D model by mean of command. Pleae refer to the baic library reference manual for thi control for a detailed decription. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 8

17 New feature in SIMIT 4 NEW FEATURES IN SIMIT SIMIT V7.1 include a number of new feature, which are decribed in more detail below. 4.1 New feature in the baic ytem The following new feature are now available in the baic ytem of SIMIT V7.1: Approved for Window 7 64-bit SIMIT i now approved for ue with the 64-bit verion of the Microoft Window 7 operating ytem. PLCSIM verion 5.4 SP5 i needed to ue the PLCSIM gateway with Window 7. PRODAVE verion 6.2 i needed to ue the PRODAVE gateway with Window Starting without a dongle in demo mode If you tart SIMIT without plugging a SIMIT dongle into your computer, you are aked whether you want to tart SIMIT in demo mode (Figure 4-1). Figure 4-1: Prompt to tart in demo mode If you have a valid SIMIT licence and therefore a SIMIT dongle, thi demo mode doe not apply. It i intended purely to give you a feel of what SIMIT can do before you buy a licence. In demo mode only the following SIMIT function module are available, regardle of any licence key you may have: SIMIT BASIC, the baic SIMIT ytem the macro component editor (MCE) the graphic editor (DGE) the meage ytem and graph (TME) template editing and intantiating (SMD) cenario (ACI) Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 9

18 New feature in SIMIT In demo mode SIMIT offer only limited functionality with regard to the following element: Saving and archiving You can ave project, template and macro component in demo mode, but you can only ue the project, template and macro component created in demo mode on the computer on which they were created. In particular, the project, template and macro component created in demo mode are not compatible with the full verion of SIMIT. You cannot archive project in demo mode. Opening and dearchiving In demo mode you can only open project that have been aved on thi computer in demo mode. Project created in a full verion cannot be opened. You can dearchive project that have been archived in a full verion. But bear in mind that if you change the project in demo mode, it will no longer be able to be ued in the full verion. Addre range The addree that can be ued with the PLCSIM and PRODAVE gateway are limited to the following range: Runtime EB0 EB7 and EB64 EB85 AB0 AB7 and AB64 AB79 You can ue SIMIT in demo mode for a long a you want, but the runtime of a imulation i limited to 30 minute. At the end of the 30 minute, the imulation will end automatically. You can retart it once it ha ended. Number of gateway You can only create one gateway in a SIMIT project in demo mode. Project folder In demo mode you can only tore project in a deignated location in the SIMIT working area. Librarie for macro component and template In demo mode you can only tore macro component and template within the SIMIT working area. You cannot open other library folder Starting by double-clicking the.imit file You can now alo tart SIMIT by double-clicking the *.imit file in a project folder. The correponding project i then already open once SIMIT tart. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 10

19 New feature in SIMIT Editing diagram while a imulation i running You can now make change to the imulation model while a imulation i running. Thee change take effect the next time the imulation i tarted. To make change while the imulation i running, imply witch between "Simulation" and "Project" in the project navigation (Figure 4-2). Figure 4-2: Switching the project navigation You can open diagram in both view, but for different purpoe: If you are in the blue project tree, diagram are opened for editing. The change that you make take effect the next time the imulation i tarted. The window title bar i hown in blue. If you are in the orange imulation tree, diagram are opened for ue. Their content correpond to the imulation that i running and cannot be changed. The window title bar i hown in orange. You can open the ame diagram in both mode at the ame time. When the imulation end, the diagram opened from the imulation tree cloe automatically. When the imulation i running, there are ome retriction a to the action that can be carried out in the project tree: You cannot create PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO or SIMBA gateway. The PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO and SIMBA gateway cannot be ued for import, and interface module cannot be loaded. The SMD, CDL and API function are not available. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 11

20 New feature in SIMIT Verion tracking in the imulation project The verion number i now automatically included in the imulation project. It conit of everal element: Licence number (e.g. AB12345) Time tamp (reolution i approx. 38 econd) Major verion (0-127) Minor verion (0-999) If the imulation project i changed, the verion number i updated automatically the next time the imulation i tarted. The verion number i diplayed in the Project Manager (Figure 4-3). Figure 4-3: Verion number in the Project Manager If the imulation project ha been changed but ha not been tarted ince then, an aterik appear after the verion number (Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4: Verion number in the Project Manager with indication of change The minor verion i incremented up to 999, then it return to zero and the major verion i increaed by 1. If you want to increment the major verion before then, to document a particular project tatu for example, click the button with the three dot. After a prompt (Figure 4-5), the project i compiled and the new verion number entered. Figure 4-5: Dialog to increment the project verion The project verion can alo be determined uing the ProjectVerion component type. Thi component type i located in the tandard library in the Mic ubfolder. It ha the following ymbol: Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 12

21 New feature in SIMIT At the output of a component of thi type the following integer value are available: ProjectVerion The complete verion number coded in numerical form. LiceneNumber The licence number coded in numerical form. TimeStamp The time tamp. MajorVerion The major verion. MinorVerion The minor verion. The individual verion number are diplayed in readable form in the component' operating window (Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6: Operating window for the ProjectVerion component type If the ACI (Automatic Control Interface) module i being ued, the project verion can be acceed via the _ProjectVerion ytem variable. Thi allow the project verion to be output in the log file, for example, a hown in Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7: Script to output the project verion Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 13

22 New feature in SIMIT Read-only attribute In SIMIT it i now poible to protect entire imulation project or part of them againt accidental change. All protectable element of a project now have an additional "Read-only" attribute in the Project Manager (Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8: Read-only attribute in the Propertie dialog of the Project Manager When you et or remove the read-only attribute for a folder, you can chooe to apply thi action recurively to all ubfolder and the element they contain. Note that the read-only attribute for individual object uch a diagram in lower-level folder can till be changed ubequently on an individual bai, o it i not permanently tied to the folder tatu. Figure 4-9: Applying the read-only attribute The effect of the read-only attribute varie according to which element of a project it i applied to: Diagram Read-only diagram cannot be deleted or renamed. They can be opened in the editor but not modified. Diagram object (component, control and graphic) can be elected and copied to other diagram. Diagram can be opened while the imulation i running. Diagram folder Read-only folder cannot be deleted or renamed. New diagram or ubfolder cannot be created in read-only folder, not even by moving or copying diagram or folder. Gateway Read-only gateway cannot be deleted or renamed. They can be opened in the editor but not modified. Snaphot Read-only naphot can be loaded when a imulation i running but not deleted or renamed. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 14

23 New feature in SIMIT Snaphot folder Read-only folder cannot be deleted or renamed. Subfolder or naphot cannot be created in read-only folder, not even by moving or copying naphot or folder. If the highet-order naphot folder in the project tree i et to read-only, no more naphot can be created a they are automatically tored in the highet-order naphot folder. The correponding icon in the toolbar i inactive. Graph Read-only graph cannot be deleted or renamed. They can be opened in the editor but not modified. Archive A read-only archive can be opened in the editor but not modified. Script Read-only cript cannot be deleted or renamed. They can be opened in the editor but not modified. Script folder Read-only folder cannot be deleted or renamed. New cript or ubfolder cannot be created in read-only folder, not even by moving or copying cript or folder. Project Manager If the Project Manager i et to read-only, project propertie uch a cycle time cannot be modified. However, all action relating to project element are available in both the Project Manager and the project tree, ubject to any read-only etting. Complete project Read-only project cannot be renamed and gateway cannot be created. Note that etting the read-only attribute for a project doe not automatically mean that all component of the project are protected from being changed. However, when you et the read-only attribute for a project, you can pa it on to all element of the project. Read-only element uch a diagram are opened in the editor with a white title bar to indicate their pecial tatu Additional format for the Digital Input and Digital Output control The Digital Input and Digital Output control can now output integer value a decimal number, hexadecimal number or ASCII character. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 15

24 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-10: Setting the diplay format Decimal number can be poitive or negative. In hexadecimal notation negative number are alway repreented a a two' complement. When converting to hexadecimal number you need to pecify how many byte are to be included (1, 2, 4 or 8 byte). A hexadecimal number are diplayed with a fixed number of character, thi etting alo determine the number of hexadecimal character diplayed (2, 4, 8 or 16 place). In the Character diplay format only the pecified number of byte are included, tarting with the leat ignificant byte, reulting in a diplay of 1, 2, 4 or 8 character. A character correponding to the coding of the (extended) ASCII code i diplayed if it i a diplayable character. NOTE The data width etting i alo relevant for the diplay of decimal number. If the data width i et to le than 8, the actual value of an integer input variable may not be diplayed in ome circumtance. If you enter value uing the Digital Input control, you mut ue the pecified diplay format. If the yntax ued doe not correpond to the pecified diplay format, the input i interpreted a zero. The data width doe not affect the input of a value a the effective value i not limited. However, the way the value i diplayed will depend on the data width etting. Figure 4-11 how example of the effect of different diplay format and data width. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 16

25 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-11: Effect of different diplay format and data width Correction in the Stepping Switch with Image control In the "Up-Down" parameter etting the value of the Stepping Switch with Image i now incremented when you click in the top half of the control and decremented when you click in the bottom half New converion component Two new component type are available for converting REAL value Real2Byte component type Symbol Function The Real2Byte component type convert the value of an analog ignal at the REAL input into the binary repreentation of a ingle preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE 754. The converted floating-point number i mapped to the four byte value B i, i = 0,...,3, at the integer output, a hown in Figure Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 17

26 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-12: Single preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE 754 NOTE Mapping the analog ignal (double preciion type) to the ingle preciion number format limit the preciion and the value range. Note alo that thi converion cannot be ued to convert a floating-point number to a whole number (integer). The Analog2Integer component type hould be ued for that converion. If you want to tranfer analog ignal to a Simatic controller, you normally et the data type of the correponding ignal in the gateway to REAL. The analog ignal i then converted automatically. A component of the Real2Byte type i neceary, however, if you want to tranfer analog ignal directly to bit memorie or data block of a Simatic controller, for example Byte2Real component type Symbol Function The Byte2Real component type convert the binary repreentation of a ingle preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE 754 at the integer input B i, i = 0,...,3, to the value of an analog ignal at the REAL output, a hown in Figure Figure 4-13: Single preciion floating-point number a defined in IEEE 754 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 18

27 New feature in SIMIT NOTE Note that thi converion cannot be ued to convert a whole number (integer) to a floating-point number. The Analog2Integer component type hould be ued for that converion. If you want to receive floating-point number from a Simatic controller, you normally et the data type of the correponding ignal in the gateway to REAL. The converion to an analog ignal then take place automatically. A component of the Byte2Real type i neceary, however, if you want to tranfer floating-point number directly from bit memorie or data block of a Simatic controller, for example Additional feature in "Find and Replace" Navigation via the earch reult If a earch reult can be matched to a pecific diagram, you can now open the correponding diagram by double-clicking the earch reult. A before, however, you can till alo elect the earch reult and then double-click the diagram in the Project Element area. If there are everal project element correponding to a earch reult, you till need to double-click the deired project element to open it (ee Figure 4-14). Figure 4-14: Navigation via the earch reult Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 19

28 New feature in SIMIT Updating component by type When replacing component by type, you can update component in your imulation project uing the Update option (ee Figure 4-15). If you chooe thi alternative, the ytem earche by component type for all component in the defined earch area that have the ame name and belong to the ame library family but were created (aved) at a later date. The earch for current component type take place in all component librarie of the Component tak card, in the following order of palette: Project component, Uer component and Baic component. The mot recently created component type i then uggeted a the current type for replacement in the earch reult. Figure 4-15: Updating component The Update option work in the ame way for all macro component contained in the defined earch area, with the earch for current macro component taking place in the librarie of the Macro tak card. If all component and macro component in the choen earch area are already up to date, the meage dialog hown in Figure 4-16 i diplayed a the reult. Figure 4-16: No hit found in the earch The Update option i alo available if you want to update component by type in macro component. Start the update via the context menu for the macro component (Figure 4-17). Figure 4-17: Find & Replace in the context menu of macro component Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 20

29 New feature in SIMIT Searching for fixed ignal You can now earch pecifically for fixed ignal in the imulation project. In the earch for ignal dialog activate the earch option Fixed ignal only (ee Figure 4-18). In thi way you can get an overview at any time of which ignal are currently fixed. Figure 4-18: Searching for fixed ignal A ignal can only be fixed when the imulation i running, thi earch option i only available once the imulation i running Additional feature in the conitency check Detection of overlapping gateway ignal The conitency check ha been extended to allow overlapping input ignal in gateway to be detected. Two ignal overlap if they acce part or all of the ame addre range. For example, ignal E0.4 and EB0 overlap becaue E0.4 i within the addre range of EB0. The conitency check how thee overlapping ignal a inconitencie, a hown in Figure Figure 4-19: Overlapping input ignal in the conitency check In the hared memory gateway (SHM gateway) the input and output ignal are mapped to a hared memory. For that reaon no overlap between input and output ignal are permiible for thi gateway. Overlapping input and output ignal are detected in the conitency check for thi gateway and diplayed a inconitencie. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 21

30 New feature in SIMIT Exporting the reult The reult of the conitency check can now alo be exported in a tab-eparated text file. To do o, activate the button in the conitency check editor a hown in Figure Figure 4-20: Exporting inconitencie Diplaying the abolute addre of Simatic ignal The ignal in Simatic gateway, i.e. in the PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO, PLCSIM and PRODAVE gateway, are addreed via ymbolic name where they have been defined. The abolute addre i now diplayed both in the propertie of the input and output connector (Figure 4-21) and in the Signal tak card (Figure 4-22). Figure 4-21: Abolute addre diplayed in the Propertie dialog Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 22

31 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-22: Abolute addre diplayed in the Signal tak card Diplaying the input and output value of component When the imulation i running, the diplay of current input and output value of component can be witched on in the Propertie dialog of the component by mean of the button. To witch on the diplay of all input and output of component on a diagram at the click of a moue, you can now ue the ame command in the diagram' toolbar (ee Figure 4-23). Figure 4-23: Diplaying input and output value in the toolbar If you elect one or more component before executing the command, the witch applie only to the elected component. If no component are elected, the witch applie to all component on the diagram. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 23

32 New feature in SIMIT Diplaying vector in the Propertie dialog Vector of input and output, parameter and tate are now grouped together in the Propertie dialog and diplayed in the numerically correct order, a hown by way of example in Figure Figure 4-24: Vector element diplayed in the Propertie dialog The vector element can be expanded and collaped. Figure 4-25 how a vector with collaped element. Figure 4-25: Vector with collaped element For connector with complex connection type an additional expandable and collapible level ha been added (Figure 4-26). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 24

33 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-26: Diplay of vector element of complex connector Hotkey for Individual tep The Individual tep function ha now been aigned to function key F12. It work in exactly the ame way a the Simulation Individual tep menu item Adjutable timeout time Variou operation are monitored by SIMIT and terminated if they overrun a predefined time, in order to maintain SIMIT' operability. Thee timeout time are et o that a a general rule they are not exceeded. If, however, you receive a meage that a timeout ha been exceeded, pleae check firt to ee whether it i due to a SIMIT error. If not, you can increae the timeout time in the Window Regitry. The correponding key are located under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Siemen\SIMIT7\SIMIT". Name Default etting [m] Minimum value [m] timeout timeout timeout Table 4-1: Key for timeout time Minimum ize for diagram and template The minimum ize for diagram and template ha been reduced to 20 x 20 pixel. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 25

34 New feature in SIMIT 4.2 New feature in the graphic editor (DGE) Flipping graphic Graphic can now be flipped horizontally and vertically uing the correponding icon (, ) in the graphic editor toolbar. 4.3 New feature in the macro component editor (MCE) New deign for the Macro tak card The Macro tak card ha been redeigned to bring it into line with the Component tak card (Figure 4-27). Therefore the Macro tak card i now divided into the Baic macro, Uer macro and Project macro palette. The name, verion, library and UID of a elected macro component are diplayed under Info. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 26

35 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-27: The Macro tak card You can create your own macro component in either the Uer macro or the Project macro palette. Macro component created in the Uer macro palette are tored in the SIMIT working area and are therefore available for all project. In Uer macro you can alo open folder containing macro component uing the button. The button cloe a elected folder, i.e. remove it from the palette again. Macro component created in the Project macro palette are tored in the project folder and are therefore only available while thi project i open. All macro component tored in Project macro are archived with the project. Therefore they are available in the project again if you dearchive the project. Macro component containing error are identified by mean of the overlay. You can open and edit thee macro component in the editor, but you cannot ue them on diagram. You will find a decription of the error in the editor' Propertie dialog on the Diagnotic tab (Figure 4-28). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 27

36 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-28: Diagnotic in the Propertie dialog for macro component The ection Baic Macro contain five macro which may be ued a ignal generator. They can be parametrized with repect to cycle duration and amplitude and yield different ignal pattern: Random, Sawtooth, Sine, Square, and Triangle Additional propertie and know-how protection Macro component now have ome additional propertie, which you can edit in the Propertie dialog (Figure 4-29): Name The name of a macro component correpond to the file name under which a macro component i aved in the file ytem (working area or any directory in the file ytem). The macro component i diplayed with thi name in the Macro tak card. If macro have been copied over from an earlier SIMIT verion, the file name may differ from the macro name to begin with.) Abbreveation The abbreveation i diplayed in the header in the intance of a macro component. Verion The verion of a macro component can be freely aigned. It appear in the Info palette in the Macro tak card and in the tooltip for the macro component on the diagram. Library family The library family of a macro component can be freely aigned. It appear in the Info palette in the Macro tak card and in the tooltip for the macro component on the diagram. Paword Macro component can be paword protected. If a macro component i paword protected, it can be ued on diagram but cannot be opened without entering the correct paword. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 28

37 New feature in SIMIT STOP WARNING Keep the paword for your macro component in a afe place, otherwie you will not be able to open even your own paword-protected macro component. Figure 4-29: Propertie of a macro component Uing topological connector in the macro component You can now ue component from the FLOWNET and CONTEC upplementary librarie in macro component. Open topological connector of a model created from FLOWNET or CONTEC component are mapped to topological connector in the margin bar of the macro component. The topological connector can be arranged on the right or left margin of the macro component a preferred (Figure 4-30). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 29

38 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-30: Definition of a macro component with topological connector If macro component like thi are ued on diagram, the topological connector of the macro component (Figure 4-31) can be connected to topological connector of other component or macro component. The topological tructure defined in the macro component are then merely ubtructure of the complete topological tructure of the flow or tranport network. Figure 4-31: Ue of a macro component with topological connector Default etting for macro component input Default etting can be applied to individual macro component input. Open the Input tab in the Propertie dialog of the macro component editor and enter the correponding value (Figure 4-32). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 30

39 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-32: Default etting for macro component input Find and Replace in macro component In SIMIT V7.1 you can now alo replace component within a macro. The context menu for a macro include the item Find & Replace. Figure 4-33: Context menu for a macro component 4.4 New feature in the SMD function module Automatic parameter import Uing automatic parameter import (API) you can automatically copy value for the following variable from table and inert them in exiting diagram: Parameter (apart from parameter of the "dimenion", "characteritic" and "text" type) Default input etting Default control etting (correpond to input X of the control) Table format The table for automatic parameter import mut have three column a follow: The firt column contain the name of the component to be modified The econd column contain the name of the connector or parameter, and The third column contain the value to be copied Each row of the table decribe the ubtitution for a parameter. Figure 4-34 how an example of a table opened in Excel. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 31

40 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-34: Example of a parameter table Importing the table The API function i activated by mean of the icon in the Project Manager toolbar (Figure 4-35). Figure 4-35: Calling automatic parameter import In the import dialog (Figure 4-36) that open, elect the file correponding to the table you wih to import. You can alo pecify which variable (parameter, input, control) are to be copied from the table. You can import an Excel file in *.xl or *.xlx format or a tab-eparated text file. Figure 4-36: Import dialog for automatic parameter import In the import dialog preview (Figure 4-37) you can ee which ubtitution are to be made for the parameter table from Figure Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 32

41 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-37: Preview of automatic parameter import Figure 4-38 how the original diagram, while the change reulting from automatic parameter import are hown in Figure Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 33

42 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-38: Diagram before the parameter import Figure 4-39: Diagram after the parameter import NOTE If you want to et enumeration type parameter, pleae enter a numerical value pecifying the deired poition of the term within the enumeration. The number tart at Copying parameter change made while the imulation i running Automatic parameter import alo let you copy parameter change that were made while the imulation wa running to the imulation project once the imulation ha ended. During the imulation SIMIT record which default input etting and parameter are changed and which control are ued. Once the imulation ha ended the latet etting are made available a a lit and can be copied to the imulation project by automatic parameter import. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 34

43 New feature in SIMIT When the imulation end a correponding meage i diplayed (Figure 4-40). If you do not need to ee thi meage again, you can chooe for it not to be diplayed in future. Figure 4-40: Reference to available lit of change Each time the imulation i run, the lit of change i automatically tored in the SIMIT working area. If you elect the Copy change from the lat imulation option in the import dialog (Figure 4-41), the correponding file i elected. Figure 4-41: Copying change from the lat imulation New SIMIT template adapted to PCS 7 V8.0 SIMIT V7.1 come with template adapted to PCS 7 V8.0. They are located in the template folder PCS 7 AP Library V Importing file in Excel format The following table format are now upported for import: *.iea The table format ued by the Import/Export wizard in PCS7 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 35

44 New feature in SIMIT *.xl Microoft Office Excel ( ) format. Only the firt heet of the workbook i included. Thi file format i only available if Microoft Excel i intalled on your computer. *.xlx The current Microoft Excel format. Only the firt heet of the workbook i included.thi file format i available even if Microoft Excel i not intalled on your computer. *.txt Tab-eparated lit in text format. NOTE If you till want to ue *.cv file from project in earlier verion of SIMIT, you mut convert them to thi tab-eparated *.txt format Creating table from a template If you want to create a table for a template o a to then intantiate the template repeatedly, SIMIT now allow you to create a table with a title row matching the template. In the context menu for the template elect Export to Excel. Figure 4-42: Exporting a template The next tep will depend on whether or not Microoft Excel i intalled on your computer. Microoft Excel intalled A new workbook i opened in Excel, with the entrie needed for the elected template already entered in the top row on the firt heet. Complete the table and ave it in a location of your choice for ue in the SMD import. Microoft Excel not intalled An Excel file in *.xlx format i created, with the entrie needed for the elected template already entered in the top row on the firt heet. Save thi file in a location of your choice for editing in Excel at a later date poibly on another computer. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 36

45 New feature in SIMIT The firt three column of the table contain the term HIERARCHY, TEMPLATE and CHART. The ubequent column contain the name of the placeholder ued in the template. The name of the template i already entered in the econd row, but you mut enter all other data yourelf. Figure 4-43: Automatically created import file NOTE Pleae note that when thi table i imported, the profile i et to Placeholder defined in the firt row Selection option in the preview In the SMD preview you can now decide whether to copy all information from the table or whether to deelect certain ubtitution. Figure 4-44: Selection option in the SMD preview Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 37

46 New feature in SIMIT If a diagram i deelected in the left-hand tree view, it i not intantiated. By electing a folder you can alo elect or deelect multiple diagram within it. You can tell from the checkbox whether a diagram or folder i elected ( ) or deelected ( ) or whether at leat one checkbox in one of the lower-order folder i deelected ( ). In the right-hand table you can alo elect and deelect individual ubtitution. Deelecting a ubtitution ha the ame effect a if the ubtitution were not preent in the table Finding and replacing component type and macro in template In SIMIT V7.1 you can now alo replace component and macro within a template. The context menu for a template include the item Find & Replace. Figure 4-45: Context menu for a template Placeholder for control propertie Previouly you could only define the name, time lice and connector of control a placeholder. Now for ome control you can alo define the type, default etting and caling a placeholder. The lit in Table 4-2 how which propertie can be ued a placeholder for control. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 38

47 New feature in SIMIT Control Name Time lice Type Default etting Scaling Connector Button X X X Button with image X X X Switch X X X X Switch with image X X X X Stepping witch X X X Stepping witch with image X X X Digital input X X X Slider X X X X X Bar indicator X X X X Binary indicator X X X Analog diplay X X X Digital diplay X X X Table 4-2: Placeholder for control In ome cae the type and default etting of control take the form of language-dependent lit in the uer interface. If you define thee propertie a placeholder, you mut pecify the poition of the correponding term in the lit for ubtitution (ee Table 4-3 and Table 4-4). Type Value NC contact 0 NO contact 1 Table 4-3: Parameter value for the NC/NO contact type Default etting Value Off 0 On 1 Table 4-4: Parameter value for the Off/On default etting Defining a folder hierarchy for template In your table you can now pecify which folder i to be earched for a template. For the TEMPLATE placeholder enter the complete folder hierarchy a hown in the Template tak card. Ue the backlah '\' a the eparator. To refer to a template that i not located in a ubfolder, imply enter the name of the template preceded by a backlah. If the template name i entered without eparator, all folder and ubfolder are earched for a template of thi name a before. In thi cae make ure that there are not two template Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 39

48 New feature in SIMIT with the ame name in different ubfolder. In principle the three palette of the Template tak card are earched in the following order: 1. Project template 2. Uer template 3. Baic template Addreing a module via the I/O addre The identify of a module on Profibu or Profinet i determined by the lave or device number and the lot number. Accordingly, both value mut be entered in the Unit connector if it i ued to identify a device, uch a a SIWAREX-U balance for example (Figure 4-46). Figure 4-46: Ue of the Unit connector If device like thi are ued on template, thi information i not alway available. Intead the module' initial addre may be known. Therefore it i now permiible to identify a module on template by it initial addre, for example "EW512" or "AW512" intead of "Dev4:Slt4". When the imulation i tarted it i neceary to know the addre with the lave or device number and the lot number. Therefore when a template i intantiated, an initial addre i automatically converted to the addre with the lave or device number and lot number. If no gateway with the appropriate addre exit when the template i intantiated, the automatic converion can alo be carried out later by mean of the Extra Aign Gateway Signal command Indirect addreing In the Input and Output connector an additional item of information can now be included on template, which allow acce to ignal located relative to a known addre. Thi expreion ha the form [$+n:rw], where n i the offet to be added in byte, R denote an input or output, i.e. E, I, A or Q, and W denote the data width, i.e. B, W or D. So, for example, if the addre of a control word EW560 i known, the aociated tate word AW560 can be pecified a follow: IW560[$+0:QW] Or, if the control word EW560 ha the ymbolic name STW1 in the gateway, it can alo be pecified in the form STW1[$+0:QW] If the gateway already exit when the template are intantiated, an attempt i made to replace the expreion with the correponding ignal. If not, thi expreion i retained even after the ignal to which it relate i replaced. For example, if the control word STW1 exit in a PLCSIM gateway with it addre IW560 but no aociated tate word, then the connector Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 40

49 New feature in SIMIT i replaced a follow: However, you can alo tart the complete replacement ubequently at any time by calling the Extra Aign Gateway Signal function. NOTE Indirect addreing i only upported by the following gateway: PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO, PRODAVE, PLCSIM and SIMBA Opening baic template in the editor Template in the Baic palette can now be opened directly via the context menu in the template editor. However, baic template opened in thi way can only be viewed, not edited. To indicate thi the template i opened in the editor with a white title bar (Figure 4-47). Figure 4-47: Baic template diplayed in the editor If you wih to edit a baic template, copy it to the Uer template palette Generic import interface SIMIT now offer another option for creating diagram automatically via external file. Thi can be ued to intantiate exiting template but alo to create cutom diagram Import file yntax The file for import mut be provided a a text file in XML format and mut correpond to the following Document Type Definition: <?xml verion="1.0" encoding="iso " tandalone="ye"?> <!DOCTYPE GENERIC [ <!ELEMENT GENERIC (FOLDER DIAGRAM TEMPLATE BUILDUP)*> <!ATTLIST GENERIC VERSION CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT FOLDER (FOLDER DIAGRAM TEMPLATE BUILDUP)*> <!ATTLIST FOLDER NAME CDATA #REQUIRED> Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 41

50 New feature in SIMIT <!ELEMENT BUILDUP (TEMPLATE+)> <!ATTLIST BUILDUP INSTANCE CDATA #REQUIRED ALIGNMENT (HOR VER) "HOR" WIDTH CDATA #IMPLIED HEIGHT CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ELEMENT TEMPLATE (SUBST*)> <!ATTLIST TEMPLATE NAME CDATA #REQUIRED INSTANCE CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ELEMENT SUBST EMPTY> <!ATTLIST SUBST NAME CDATA #REQUIRED VALUE CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT DIAGRAM (COMP)*> <!ATTLIST DIAGRAM NAME CDATA #REQUIRED WIDTH CDATA #IMPLIED HEIGHT CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ELEMENT COMP (POS+, TRANSFORM?, PROP*, DEFAULT*, PORT*)> <!ATTLIST COMP UID CDATA #REQUIRED NAME CDATA #REQUIRED REF CDATA #IMPLIED CYCLE CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ELEMENT TRANSFORM EMPTY> <!ATTLIST TRANSFORM SCALEX CDATA #IMPLIED SCALEY CDATA #IMPLIED ROTATION CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ELEMENT POS EMPTY> <!ATTLIST POS X CDATA #REQUIRED Y CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT PROP EMPTY> <!ATTLIST PROP NAME CDATA #REQUIRED VALUE CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT PORT (POS?, CONNECTION*)> <!ATTLIST PORT NAME CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT DEFAULT EMPTY> <!ATTLIST DEFAULT NAME CDATA #REQUIRED VALUE CDATA #REQUIRED> <!ELEMENT CONNECTION EMPTY> <!ATTLIST CONNECTION TYPE (LINE IMPLICIT) "LINE" SOURCE CDATA #REQUIRED NAME CDATA #REQUIRED> ]> Thi definition can be found in the Generic.dtd file in the DTD folder on your SIMIT intallation CD. A valid XML file tart with the element GENERIC. The verion number 7.1 hould be entered a the attribute for thi element. Element Attribute Decription GENERIC Folder VERSION In the document form decribed here, "7.1" mut be entered a the verion. The generic import interface can alo be ued to create a neted folder hierarchy. When you call the SMD function you mut elect a folder in the Project Manager, in which the folder Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 42

51 New feature in SIMIT hierarchy pecified in the import file i then created. If the import file contain no FOLDER element, the template are created directly in the elected folder. Element Attribute Decription FOLDER Generic import interface NAME The name of a folder to be created. A deeper folder hierarchy can be achieved by neting everal FOLDER tag. You can chooe to intantiate individual template (TEMPLATE) or combine everal template in a diagram (BUILDUP). In the template enter the name of the template (NAME) and the name of the diagram to be created (INSTANCE) a attribute. Element Attribute Decription TEMPLATE Template NAME Template name INSTANCE Name of the diagram to be created If you want to combine everal template to create a ingle diagram, the template element mut be encloed by a BUILDUP element. In thi cae the name of the diagram to be created hould be entered in the BUILDUP element and not in each individual template element: Element Attribute Decription BUILDUP Grouped template INSTANCE ALIGNMENT WIDTH HEIGHT Name of the diagram to be created HOR: Horizontal alignment (ide by ide) VER: Vertical alignment (one below the other) Maximum width of the diagram in pixel (for horizontal alignment) Maximum height of the diagram in pixel (for vertical alignment) Within a template element any number of ubtitution for placeholder can be pecified uing the SUBST element. Element Attribute Decription SUBST Subtitution NAME Name of the placeholder VALUE Value to be replaced Diagram can alo be created without uing template by mean of the DIAGRAM element. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 43

52 New feature in SIMIT Element Attribute Decription DIAGRAM Diagram NAME Name of the diagram to be created WIDTH Width of the diagram to be created in pixel HEIGHT Height of the diagram to be created in pixel Component on a diagram are decribed with the COMP element: c Attribute Decription COMP Component UID NAME REF The unique identifier of the component type The intance name of the component A freely electable reference name for the component CYCLE The time lice to which thi component i to be aigned (1 to 8). The component type i identified by mean of the unique UID. In order for the component type to be intantiated, it mut be preent in a library, i.e. in the Component tak card. You alo need to pecify the name (NAME) to be given to the component on the diagram. If thi name already exit when it i imported into the project, SIMIT automatically add a equential number to make it unique. A reference name (REF) only need to be pecified if the name of the component i not unique within the import file and a connection to thi component need to be pecified. Thi can happen with connector, for example, which occur repeatedly with the ame name. The time lice to which thi component i to be aigned can be pecified with the CYCLE element. If thi attribute i not pecified, a value of 2 i entered. The poition of a component i pecified by the POS element and it attribute X and Y. The top left corner of the component i pecified. The diagram' zero point i in the top left corner of the diagram. Poition mut be poitive and mut be located within the dimenion of the diagram: Element Attribute Decription POS Poition X The X-poition of the component in pixel Y The Y-poition of the component in pixel A component can alo be caled and rotated with the TRANSFORM element: Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 44

53 New feature in SIMIT Element Attribute Decription TRANSFORM Tranformation (caling, rotation) SCALEX Scaling in the X-direction (default: 1). SCALEY Scaling in the Y-direction (default: 1). ROTATION Angle of rotation in degree by which the component i to be rotated anticlockwie. The centre of rotation i the component' geometric centre. A component' parameter can be pecified by mean of the PROP element and it NAME and VALUE attribute: Element Attribute Decription PROP Parameter NAME VALUE Parameter name Parameter value Component connector can be joined together. In ome cae thi take place automatically if they are uperimpoed on the diagram and have the ame connection type. In other cae the connection ha to be pecified in the import file. Start by pecifying the name of the connector uing the PORT element: Element Attribute Decription PORT Component connector NAME Connector name The connection i then decribed by the CONNECTION element: Element Attribute Decription CONNECTIO N Connection TYPE LINE: Connection to ignal line IMPLICIT: Implicit connection SOURCE The name of the component with which a connection i to be etablihed. If the component ha the REF attribute, that value mut be ued here. NAME The name of the connector with which the connection i to be etablihed. The connection of directional ignal hould alway be defined tarting from the input, a the input can only be connected to one output of another component. Therefore the connector to be pecified in the connection definition i alway the output of a component. A topological connection are directionle, with thi type of connection it make no difference which of the two connector to be connected i pecified a the connector in the connection definition. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 45

54 New feature in SIMIT The SOURCE attribute contain the name of the component or gateway to be connected. Correpondingly, the NAME attribute contain the name of the connector or ignal. In the cae of connection of the IMPLICIT TYPE the name of the component mut be entered in the SOURCE attribute. Reference name (REF) are not permitted here for implicit connection. Default connector etting are defined by mean of the DEFAULT element and it NAME and VALUE attribute. Element Attribute Decription DEFAULT Default NAME Connector name VALUE Default If no default etting are pecified, then the value defined in the component type apply for the connector. In accordance with XML convention, comment are alo permitted in the import file: <!-- Comment --> By way of example the next three ection illutrate diagram generated from an XML file Example: Single template intantiation XML file: <GENERIC VERSION="7.1"> <TEMPLATE NAME="MOTOR" INSTANCE="Motor1"> <SUBST NAME="GATEWAY" VALUE="PLCSIM"/> <SUBST NAME="Plan_ChName" VALUE="Motor1"/> <SUBST NAME="feedback run_symbolname" VALUE="fbRunM1"/> <SUBST NAME="monitoring time on_value" VALUE="2.5"/> <SUBST NAME="output_SymbolName" VALUE="runM1"/> </TEMPLATE> </GENERIC> Diagram: Example: Grouped template intantiation XML file: <GENERIC VERSION="7.1"> <BUILDUP INSTANCE="Motor1" DIR="VER" HEIGHT="1500"> <TEMPLATE NAME="MOTOR"> Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 46

55 New feature in SIMIT <SUBST NAME="GATEWAY" VALUE="PLCSIM"/> <SUBST NAME="Plan_ChName" VALUE="Motor1"/> <SUBST NAME="feedback run_symbolname" VALUE="fbRunM1"/> <SUBST NAME="monitoring time on_value" VALUE="2.5"/> <SUBST NAME="output_SymbolName" VALUE="runM1"/> </TEMPLATE> <TEMPLATE NAME="MOTOR"> <SUBST NAME="GATEWAY" VALUE="PLCSIM"/> <SUBST NAME="Plan_ChName" VALUE="Motor2"/> <SUBST NAME="feedback run_symbolname" VALUE="fbRunM2"/> <SUBST NAME="monitoring time on_value" VALUE="2.5"/> <SUBST NAME="output_SymbolName" VALUE="runM2"/> </TEMPLATE> </BUILDUP> </GENERIC> Diagram: Example: Diagram creation XML file: <GENERIC VERSION="7.1"> <FOLDER NAME="Motor"> <DIAGRAM NAME="Diag1"> <COMP ID="f_000hn_20cyz1u8" NAME="Drive1"> <POS X="230" Y="100"/> <PORT NAME="Run"> <CONNECTION SOURCE="PLCSIM/Command" NAME="Y"/> </PORT> </COMP> <COMP ID="f_000hn_1ziln8r" NAME="PLCSIM/Feedback"> <POS X="400" Y="110"/> <TRANSFORM SCALEX="2"/> </COMP> <COMP ID="f_000hn_1zilnd3" NAME="PLCSIM/Command"> <POS X="50" Y="110"/> <TRANSFORM SCALEX="2"/> </COMP> <COMP ID="f_000hn_21b4dv0t" NAME="Speed"> <POS X="400" Y="170"/> </COMP> </DIAGRAM> </FOLDER> </GENERIC> Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 47

56 New feature in SIMIT Diagram: Importing the XML file A valid *.xml file can be imported uing the SMD function (Figure 4-48) in the Project Manager. Figure 4-48: SMD function in the Project Manager NOTE If you want to check that your data i yntactically correct you can validate your XML uing uitable tool before you import it into SIMIT. In the import dialog imply elect the *.xml file to be imported (Figure 4-49). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 48

57 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-49: Selecting an *.xml file CAUTION Pleae note that when template are intantiated uing an XML file, element of the template for which no placeholder ubtitution have been defined are deleted in the intance. 4.5 New feature in the PLCSIM and PRODAVE gateway Flexible ymbol import When you import a ymbol table you can now pecify how any exiting ignal in the gateway are to be handled. There are three option: New All exiting ignal in the gateway are deleted and the gateway i recontructed uing the imported ymbol table. Add Signal for which a ymbol name i pecified in the ymbol table to be imported but for which no ymbol name ha been pecified yet in the gateway are given the Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 49

58 New feature in SIMIT ymbol name pecified in the ymbol table. However, exiting ymbol name in the gateway are not overwritten. If a ignal in the ymbol table to be imported conflict with exiting ignal in the gateway becaue it cover the ame addre range, it i ignored. No merging or eparation of ignal occur. A ignal i only added to the gateway' exiting ignal et if it doe not overlap with exiting ignal. Overwrite Signal for which a ymbol name i pecified in the ymbol table and which are preent in the gateway are given thi ymbol name, regardle of whether a ymbol name already exit in the gateway. If a ignal in the ymbol table to be imported conflict with exiting ignal in the gateway becaue it cover the ame addre range, the ignal from the ymbol table to be imported i ued and all conflicting ignal are deleted from the gateway. Thi procedure can be illutrated by mean of a gateway with ignal a hown in Figure Figure 4-50: Example of gateway ignal The ymbol table to be imported contain the following ignal: Symbol_I0.0 I0.0 Symbol_I0.1 I0.1 Symbol_I10.0 I10.0 Symbol_IW2 IW2 Symbol_IW14 IW14 The import of the ymbol table lead to different reult, depending on the choen option. Figure 4-51 how the gateway following an import with the New option. Figure 4-51: Signal following import with the New option Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 50

59 New feature in SIMIT The reult of the import with the Add option i hown in Figure Signal IW2 and I10.0 have not been added a they overlap with the exiting ignal IB2 and IW10. Figure 4-52: Signal following import with the Add option Figure 4-53 how the reult following import with the Overwrite option. Signal IB2 and IW10 have now been removed becaue they have been replaced by the overlapping ignal IW2 and I10.0. Figure 4-53: Signal following import with the Overwrite option NOTE Unlike input ignal, output ignal are allowed to overlap in the PLCSIM and PRODAVE coupling. When a ymbol table i imported, however, ignal overlap are treated in the ame way regardle of whether they are input or output ignal Tranferring caling It i now eay to tranfer caling from one ignal to another or to a election of ignal. Select the cell you want to copy and then chooe the Copy cell item in the context menu (Figure 4-54). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 51

60 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-54: Copy cell You can then elect one or more target ignal and chooe Pate to cell in the context menu for the election (Figure 4-55). Figure 4-55: Pate to cell The caling type and the lower and upper value can be tranferred in thi way. Thi information ha to be tranferred column by column, however. In addition, you can only pate to cell that are enabled for editing. So for example if the lower and upper value are not editable becaue no caling ha been et, you need to et the caling type firt or tranfer it from an exiting ignal. Only then can you tranfer the aociated value Importing PLC variable lit You can now alo import PLC variable lit (ymbol table) from the TIA portal. Thee lit are exported from the TIA portal in EXCEL format (*.xlx). Only I/O ignal with the data type lited in Table 4-5 are copied from the variable lit: TIA portal Step 7 SIMIT Bool BOOL binary Byte BYTE integer Word WORD integer Int INT integer DWord DWOR integer DInt DINT integer Real REAL analog Table 4-5: Comparion of data type Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 52

61 New feature in SIMIT 4.6 New feature in the PROFIBUS DP and PROFINET IO gateway Flexible ymbol import When you import a ymbol table you can now pecify how any exiting ignal in the gateway are to be handled. There are three option: New All exiting ignal in the gateway are deleted and the gateway i recontructed uing the imported ymbol table. Signal are merged or plit if neceary in order to match the data type in the ymbol table. Add Signal for which a ymbol name i pecified in the ymbol table to be imported but for which no ymbol name ha been pecified yet in the gateway are given the ymbol name pecified in the ymbol table. However, exiting ymbol name in the gateway are not overwritten. If a ignal in the ymbol table to be imported conflict with exiting ignal in the gateway becaue it cover the ame addre range, it i ignored. No merging or eparation of ignal occur. Overwrite Signal for which a ymbol name i pecified in the ymbol table and which are preent in the gateway are given thi ymbol name, regardle of whether a ymbol name already exit in the gateway. If a ignal in the ymbol table to be imported conflict with exiting ignal in the gateway becaue it cover the ame addre range, the gateway ignal affected are merged or plit in order to match the data type in the ymbol table and aume it ymbol name Tranferring caling It i now eay to tranfer caling from one ignal to another or to a election of ignal. Select the cell you want to copy and then chooe the Copy cell item in the context menu (Figure 4-56). Figure 4-56: Copy cell You can then elect one or more target ignal and chooe Pate to cell in the context menu for the election (Figure 4-57). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 53

62 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-57: Pate to cell The caling type and the lower and upper value can be tranferred in thi way. Thi information ha to be tranferred column by column, however. In addition, you can only pate to cell that are enabled for editing. So for example if the lower and upper value are not editable becaue no caling ha been et, you need to et the caling type firt or tranfer it from an exiting ignal. Only then can you tranfer the aociated value Importing the configuration file Generally peaking, all information that i needed for configuring the interface module can be obtained from the ytem data block. The configuration file i only neceary in addition, in order to configure all ignal for a module correctly, if your hardware configuration include one of the following HART module in an ET200M tation: 6ES TF00-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES TF01-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES PF00-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES PF01-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES PF10-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES PF11-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC 6ES SF00-0AB0 AI8x16Bit HART/TC The configuration file can be obtained in the Step 7 hardware configurator (HWConfig) by exporting to *.cfg format. In the import dialog Figure 4-58 you can elect the configuration file you require. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 54

63 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-58: Importing the configuration file Importing PLC variable lit You can now alo import PLC variable lit (ymbol table) from the TIA portal. Thee lit are exported from the TIA portal in EXCEL format (*.xlx). Only I/O ignal with the data type lited in Table 4-5 are copied from the variable lit: TIA portal Step 7 SIMIT Bool BOOL binary Byte BYTE integer Word WORD integer Int INT integer DWord DWOR integer DInt DINT integer Real REAL analog Table 4-6: Comparion of data type Support for TIA Portal V11 for tranferring the hardware configuration You may alo import a hardware configuration from the TIA portal v11. If you have modeled a SIMATIC S7-300 or S7-400, the configuration will be read from ytem data block (.db file), in cae of a S an.xml file i ued. For TIA portal to provide neceary data, on the machine TIA portal i intalled on you need either to intall SIMIT V7.1 or launch UnlockHWConfig.exe once. You find thi tool on the SIMIT intallation CD in the Tool folder. TIA portal will then place configuration file in the folder <Shared Document>\TIAExport. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 55

64 New feature in SIMIT In order to import ytem data of a S chooe Sytem data (*.xml) a file type in the file dialog Figure Figure 4-59: Importing ytem data from TIA Portal When importing the hardware configuration of a SIMATIC S7-1200, there i no preview available. Therefore, it i not poible to exclude individual lave or device from the imulation during import. 4.7 New feature in the PROFINET IO gateway Data record communication Data record communication i now poible in principle in the PROFINET IO gateway. Thi type of communication i ued for component of type ASM475 and RF170C Plugging and unplugging module You can now plug and unplug module in the PROFINET IO gateway too. The correponding option can be et in the module propertie (Figure 4-60). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 56

65 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-60: Plugging and unplugging module Aigning a MAC tart addre All Profinet device modeled in SIMIT are aigned their own MAC addre during import of ytem data. Thi MAC addre tart with the MAC tart addre, which ha a default of 08:00:06:9D:37:3F (. Figure 4-61). In cae you are uing a ingle Profinet interface module only you may leave thi etting unchanged. In cae you are uing everal interface module that are located in the ame ubnet, the imulated device mut not be aigned the ame MAC addree. In thi cae pleae provide different MAC tart addree for different Profinet gateway within a project when importing ytem data. MAC addree reerved for imulation are located in the range from 08:00:06:9D:37:3F to 08:00:06:9D:38:3F. Figure 4-61: Aigning a MAC tart addre You may aign arbitrary MAC addree. Pleae note however, that when exceeding the range a mentioned above there may be addre conflict ariing with other network participant! Thi i why you are required to confirm thoe MAC addree in thi cae (Figure 4-62). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 57

66 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-62: Meage indicating invalid MAC tart addre CAUTION SIMIT check only whether the MAC tart addre lie within the reerved range. SIMIT doe not check whether all device that are imported beginning at the pecified tart addre lie within the reerved range. The gateway i aigned the MAC tart addre a choen during import, thi addre i diplayed in the propertie view (Figure 4-63). Thi tart addre will be ued a default for a new import. Figure 4-63: Diplay of the MAC tart addre 4.8 New feature in the OPC gateway Exporting and importing the ignal lit When ignal for OPC gateway are exported and imported in *.ini format, all information in the table i now recorded, including default etting and comment for the ignal. The ignal name, comment and default etting are hown in quotation mark and are eparated by emicolon. If a row contain only the ignal name without quotation mark, it i copied a before without a comment and with the tandard default etting. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 58

67 New feature in SIMIT Fault correction when retoring a connection In cae a imulation i running that contain a OPC client gateway, then i topped, newly initialized and tarted again, there could be problem ariing when connecting to the OPC erver which yielded output ignal not to be updated any more. Thi occurred epecially in the cae when a naphot wa loaded into a running imulation, ince thi exact equence wa executed in background. Thi iue i reolved with Verion V New feature in the component type editor (CTE) Starting the editor by double-clicking.imcmp file You can now alo tart the component type editor by double-clicking a component type file (*.imcmp file). Once the component type editor ha been tarted, the component type i open in the editor Opening component type from the tak card You can now open component type in the Component tak card in the editor their the context menu (Open command) Control on the baic and link ymbol You can now alo place control on the baic and link ymbol of component type. Where the component ymbol deign allow, you can therefore et value and diplay them directly on the ymbol, without having to open their operating window firt (Figure 4-64). Figure 4-64: Component type with button on the baic ymbol Animation on the baic and link ymbol You can now apply animation to graphical element ued for creating the baic and link ymbol. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 59

68 New feature in SIMIT Flipping graphic When editing graphic for example when editing the baic ymbol you can now flip the graphic horizontally and vertically uing the correponding icon (, ) in the editor toolbar New byte data type The byte data type i now available for dicrete tate. It allow you to tore binary information or character tring of any length in component Free poitioning of connector The coordinate of a connector are now diplayed in the Propertie dialog and can be edited there too. Unlike poition et uing the moue, poition entered manually are not aligned to the grid, nor are they retricted to the outline of the component. Therefore the coordinate do not necearily have to be integer value either (Figure 4-65). Neutral connector can alo be placed arbitratily within the ymbol area. Figure 4-65: Poition coordinate for a connector In addition, the individual element of a vector of input or output can now be poitioned individually, although only if the vector ha a contant rather than a variable dimenion Scalability of graphic The option for defining how graphic on the baic ymbol behave if the component i caled have been extended. Intead of a general etting for the baic ymbol (Scale graphic), you can now pecify on an individual bai whether a graphic object i to be caled horizontally or vertically with the component. The ame applie in the link view (Figure 4-66). Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 60

69 New feature in SIMIT Figure 4-66: Setting for caling graphic on component New property: Proportionally calable only The baic ymbol of a component type now ha an additional property with which you can pecify that the height and width of the component cannot be modified independently of one another but only proportionally, i.e. with a contant height to width ratio (Figure 4-67). However, thi option can only be et if the component i alo horizontally and vertically calable. Figure 4-67: Proportionally calable only option Uing vector with complex connection type in control You can now alo ue individual element of a vector of ignal with a complex connection type in control. Indexing tart at 1 and the index hould be added directly after the Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 61

70 New feature in SIMIT connector name without bracket, a hown for example for index 2 for the complex connection type IN in Figure Figure 4-68: Control with vector element for a complex connection type Scalability If you create your own conveyor technology component type you can et a cale for the baic ymbol and the link in the CTE too. Thi cale fulfil two purpoe: 1. When modelling handling equipment, all dimenion and poition can be pecified in millimetre relative to the elected cale. 2. When modelling an object, the dimenion ariing from the choen cale in the CTE i the predefined ize with which the object i created in the material lit. NOTE Thi function i only available if the CONTEC library ha been licened. In addition, ome new ytem variable have been defined (ee Table 4-7) with which you can acce the actual dimenion of a component in the behaviour decription. Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 62

71 New feature in SIMIT Sytem variable Data type Decription _WIDTH analog Width (uncaled) of the component in pixel _HEIGHT analog Height (uncaled) of the component in pixel _SCALEX analog Horizontal caling of the component _SCALEY analog Vertical caling of the component _TECHSCALE analog Scale of the diagram on which the component ha been placed (mm per pixel) Table 4-7: Sytem variable for determining the component dimenion File election dialog when changing the name or verion If you change the name or verion of a component, when you ave it the file election dialog now open automatically o that you can ave the component under a different file name. The uggeted file name correpond to the component name New _INDEX ytem variable A new _INDEX ytem variable ha been introduced, with which you can define implicit vector connection more variably. A an input i only lited in the connector table once, even if it i a vector with everal element, previouly it wa impoible to aign an individual implicit connection to each element of the vector. Thi i now poible uing the _INDEX variable with the expreion {$_INDEX} when pecifying the ignal name (Figure 4-69). When the component i intantiated thi expreion i then replaced in each element with the actual index, tarting with 1. Figure 4-69: Uing the _INDEX ytem variable If the following value have been et for a component a hown in Figure 4-69, MaxObject parameter i 2 and BaeName parameter i "LifterBae#1", then thi reult in the following etting for the XPoition input vector: XPoition1: LifterBae#1 XPoitionOut1 XPoition2: LifterBae#1 XPoitionOut2 Copyright Siemen AG, 2013 What' New In SIMIT V7.1? Proce Automation Page 63