SIEMENS WINCC CONFIGURATION MANUAL VOLUME 1

WinCC
Configuration Manual
Manual
Volume 1

C79000-G8276-C139-01

Edition February 1999


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Table of Contents
1

Configuration Manual................................................................
1.1

2

1-1

Configuration Manual - Information about Structure and
Application ...................................................................................

1-2

WinCC - General Information ...................................................

2-1

2.1
2.1.1
2.2

2-2

2-3
2-6

Configuration - General Subjects ............................................

3-1

3.1

Before beginning the project ........................................................

3-2

3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.2.5
3.2.6
3.2.7
3.2.8
3.2.9
3.2.10
3.2.11

Specifications in detail..................................................................
Specification: WinCC project name ..............................................
Specification: tag names ..............................................................
Specification: picture names ........................................................

Specification: scripts and actions .................................................
Specification: the user interface ...................................................
the control concept ......................................................................
Specification: color definition........................................................
Specification: the update cycles ...................................................
Specification: the user rights ........................................................
Specification: alarm message reporting........................................
Specification: implementation.......................................................

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3-4
3-5
3-7
3-10
3-11
3-17
3-19
3-20
3-21
3-22
3-23

3.3
3.3.1
3.3.1.1
3.3.1.2
3.3.1.3
3.3.1.4
3.3.1.5
3.3.2

3.3.2.1
3.3.2.2
3.3.2.3
3.3.3
3.3.3.1
3.3.4
3.3.4.1
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.3.7
3.3.8

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WinCC - The Concept ..................................................................
The Interfaces of WinCC..............................................................
WinCC - Terms and Abbreviations ...............................................

Peculiarities of configuration using WinCC ...................................
Update cycles - how and where you set them...............................
Updating in the picture .................................................................
Types of update cycle ..................................................................
What the update cycles mean ......................................................
Instructions on how to use the update cycles ...............................
Executing background scripts (Global Script) ...............................
Dynamization in WinCC ...............................................................
Dynamizing the properties............................................................
Dynamizing the events.................................................................
Types of dynamization for objects ................................................
WinCC system environment.........................................................

Folder structure of the WinCC system..........................................
WinCC project environment .........................................................
WinCC project folder structure .....................................................
Automatic WinCC project startup .................................................
Coordinated exiting of WinCC ......................................................
Data backup ................................................................................
Copying a backed-up WinCC project to a new destination
computer .....................................................................................

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3-25
3-27
3-28
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3.3.9.1
3.3.9.2
3.3.9.3

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Reuse - reusing parts of a project in a new or existing project ......
Taking over pictures ....................................................................
Taking over symbols and bit maps ...............................................
Taking over a project library (with preconfigured symbols and
user objects)................................................................................
Taking over global actions ...........................................................
Taking over tags..........................................................................
Taking over multilingual texts (from pictures, in messages) ..........
Taking over messages.................................................................
Taking over measured values ......................................................
Taking over print layouts..............................................................
Taking over global actions ...........................................................
Taking over project functions .......................................................
Using standard functions .............................................................
Taking over user administration ...................................................

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3-60
3-62

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3-81

3.3.10.3
3.3.10.4
3.3.10.5
3.3.10.6
3.3.10.7

Working without a mouse.............................................................
Working with a keyboard..............................................................
Moving around by means of control objects (input fields and
control fields) ...............................................................................
Alarm Logging function keys for the toolbar buttons .....................
Alarm Logging - toolbar buttons designed specifically for a plant ..
Tag Logging function keys for the toolbar buttons ........................
Starting a print job .......................................................................
Logging in or out..........................................................................

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3-92
3-93
3-95
3-97

3.3.11
3.3.11.1
3.3.11.2
3.3.11.3
3.3.11.4
3.3.11.5
3.3.11.6

Module technology.......................................................................
Process box as a picture module .................................................
Picture module with indirect addressing .......................................
User objects ................................................................................
Dynamic instance (linking prototype to a structure) ......................
Prototype pictures........................................................................
OCX objects ................................................................................

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3-101
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3-105
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3.3.12

Online configuration (runtime) - notes and restrictions..................

3-111

WinCC - C Course .....................................................................

4-1

4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.1.5

The development environment for scripts in WinCC .....................
Functions and actions in WinCC ..................................................
The editors for functions and actions............................................
Creating functions and actions.....................................................
Testing functions and actions.......................................................
Importing/exporting functions and actions ....................................

4-3
4-4
4-9
4-12
4-14
4-16

4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3

Tags in C.....................................................................................
Example 1 - Using tag types ........................................................
Example 2 - C tags in connection with WinCC tags ......................
Example 3 - Using tags................................................................

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4-21
4-23
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4.3

Operators and mathematical functions in C..................................

4-27

3.3.9.4
3.3.9.5
3.3.9.6
3.3.9.7
3.3.9.8
3.3.9.9
3.3.9.10
3.3.9.11
3.3.9.12
3.3.9.13
3.3.10
3.3.10.1
3.3.10.2

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4.3.1
4.3.1.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4

Boolean algebra...........................................................................
Basic logic functions ....................................................................
Example 1 - Using operators of the basic arithmetic operations ....
Example 2 - Mathematical functions.............................................
Example 3 - Operators for bit operations ......................................

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4-31
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4-35

4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3

Pointers in C................................................................................
Example 1 - Pointers....................................................................
Example 2 - Pointers in connection with WinCC tags....................
Example 3 - Pointers in connection with string processing............

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4-41
4-43

4.5
4.5.1

4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.5.6

Loops and conditional statements in C.........................................
Example 1 - while loop .................................................................
Example 2 - do - while loop ..........................................................
Example 3 - for loop.....................................................................
Example 4 - Conditional statement with if.....................................
Example 5 - Conditional statement with switch and case..............
Example 6 - Using static tags with conditional statement and
return value..................................................................................
Example 7 - Using static tags with conditional statement and
return value..................................................................................

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4-49
4-51
4-53
4-55

4.6
4.6.1
4.6.2
4.6.3
4.6.4

File operations in C.....................................................................
Example 1 - Opening, writing to and closing a file.........................
Example 2 - Opening, appending to and closing a file ..................
Example 3 - Opening, reading and closing a file...........................
Example 4 - Deleting a file ...........................................................

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4-63
4-65
4-67

4.7
4.7.1
4.7.2

Structures in C.............................................................................
Example 1 - Structures in C .........................................................
Example 2 - C structures in connection with WinCC .....................

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4.8
4.8.1
4.8.2
4.9
4.10

Global Scripts ..............................................................................
Example 1 - Using a project function ............................................
Example 2 - Using project functions, further examples .................
Project as an example .................................................................
Displaying the source code by clicking the right mouse button......

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4-75
4-77
4-79
4-80

Appendix ....................................................................................

5-1

4.5.7

5

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5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3

Tips and tricks .............................................................................
Standard input/output at I/O field..................................................

Object-specific actions upon Open Picture ...................................
WinCC Scope ..............................................................................

5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5

5.1.4
5.1.4.1
5.1.4.2
5.1.4.3
5.1.4.4
5.1.4.5

Accessing the database ...............................................................
Accessing the database from Excel/MSQuery ..............................
Accessing the database from Access...........................................
Accessing the database from ISQL ..............................................
Accessing the database from WinCC Scope ................................
Exporting from a database using C actions ..................................

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