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Siemens PM 21 · 2017
SIMOTION Motion Control System
SIMOTION IT
Web server functions for service and diagnostics
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Overview
SIMOTION IT: Three different technologies for easy access to control and machine data
SIMOTION IT: Service and diagnostics via the Internet
The SIMOTION controllers support communication with the
outside world through the integrated Ethernet or PROFINET
interfaces using standard IT protocols such as HTTP. Using the
web functions integrated in SIMOTION IT, machine
manufacturers and users can perform commissioning,
diagnostic and service procedures on their production
machines easily and without additional engineering tools.
SIMOTION IT offers three different technologies:
SIMOTION IT DIAG and SIMOTION IT OPC XML-DA each
provide a communications server on the SIMOTION controller.
Via Industrial Ethernet/PROFINET, a client application can then
access data in the SIMOTION controller for diagnostic or service
purposes or for visualization.
SIMOTION IT Virtual Machine provides a Java runtime
environment on the SIMOTION controller. This means that Java
applications can be executed on the SIMOTION controller. This
allows you to create your own programs for commissioning,
service and preventative maintenance.
Licensing of SIMOTION IT
For version V4.2 and higher of SIMOTION Kernel, a license need
be purchased only to cover the use of SIMOTION IT Virtual
Machine. SIMOTION IT DIAG and OPC XML-DA are included in
this case in the standard firmware of the SIMOTION controllers
and do not require a license.
Note:
For SIMOTION Kernel versions earlier than V4.2, it is still
necessary to purchase a license for the SIMOTION IT DIAG and
OPC XML-DA functions. A license must be obtained on the basis
of the relevant software options. The SIMOTION IT Virtual
Machine license can continue to be used as a combined license
for SIMOTION IT DIAG, OPC XML-DA and VM for SIMOTION
Kernel version V4.2 or earlier.
G_PM10_EN_00201c
OPC XML-DA client
application
Standard web browser
Client/server
application
Standard
HTML
pages
User-defined
HTML pages
Java VM
Web server
Control and machine data
System
functions
XML format
HTTP
HTML format
HTTP
Standardized/proprietary
TCP/IP based protocol
OPC XML DA
server
API
Operating level
Communication medium
Control level
SIMOTION
Runtime
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