Plant automation and

telecontrol in one system

SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl

SIMATIC PCS 7
Answers for industry.

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SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl

The intelligent solution for installations with local and
widely distributed automation stations

The requirements for automation in process industries are enormous. Adding to the challenge, many installations are spread out over a very large geographical area - particularly
in the oil and gas and water industries. In these cases, telecontrol protocols are very useful
for integrating the widely distributed remote stations into the control system.
Conventional solutions employ heterogeneous system levels: process control systems for
more complex plant sections, more simple remote terminal units for remote stations with
a lower degree of automation as well as a higher level network control system for monitoring the widely distributed plant.
This requires merging of the separately configured subsystem in a second configuration
step in the higher level network control system. Siemens supplies the intelligent (i.e. integrated) solution with SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl.

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One system, numerous advantages

Typical applications

SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl unifies the

automation of central installations and
monitoring of distributed process areas
into one control console. The advantages
are clear:
Shared operator control
Convenient and easy data
management
Integrated engineering.
Our innovative solution supports both
traditional communication modes,
such as radio and telephone, and
new Internet-based communication
techniques.

Oil and gas industry

Compressor, pressure reduction,
transfer and metering stations in
gas networks
Pumps and valve stations in oil
pipelines
Automation for gas and oil wells
Stations for the injection of water or
CO2 into the oil fields.
Water industry
Well, pump and valve stations in water
supply networks
Rainwater overflow basins and pumping station in wastewater networks.
Other applications (power management, environment, traffic control)
Monitoring and control of small,
distributed stations
Data collection and transmission.

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Our answer to requirements for

highly integrated solutions

SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl dramatically increases the degree of integration of your plant:
The uniform user interface for local and remote processes minimizes the risk of errors
the uniform software platform reduces configuration and maintenance work.

Powerful components
SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl is based on
powerful components which are optimally tuned to one another, forming a
user-friendly, flexible telecontrol system
integrated into the entire engineering
concept.
Distributed automation stations (remote
terminal units RTUs):
Based on SIPLUS RIC (remote interface
control) with Modbus/IEC interface, extended temperature range, lower power
consumption, up to approx. 30 I/O signals
Based on SIMATIC S7-300/S7-300F with
SINAUT TIM (TeleControl interface module), Modbus/IEC interface, also available with failsafe functionality, extremely flexible configuration, up to approx. 100 I/O
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Based on SIMATIC S7-400 / S7-400F,

with SINAUT TIM, Modbus/IEC interface, also available with failsafe
functionality for a higher number
of I/O signals
Operator station:
As a standalone system or in a client/
server configuration
As a dedicated TeleControl operator
station or dual leg with connection
to both SIMATIC PCS 7 and PCS 7
TeleControl
Engineering station (integrated into
SIMATIC PCS 7):
With a basic library of TeleControl
blocks, expandable using new block
types with corresponding script
processing

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PCS 7 Operator
Station Clients
PCS 7 / TeleControl
Engineering Station

TeleControl Operator
Station Server
(dedicated / double
channel)

PCS 7 Operator
Station Server
(redundant)
Ethernet

TCP / IP
WAN Router

Converter TCP/IP <--> serial

or
central SINAUT TIM

Modem

Widely distributed
TeleControl remote stations
with serial communications

WAN

Widely distributed
TeleControl remote
stations with TCP/IP
communications

SIMATIC PCS 7
Controller
AS 412FH
AS 414FH
AS 417FH

SIMATIC PCS 7
Controller
AS 414
AS 416
AS 417

ET 200M

ET 200M

ET 200M

ET 200M

Under preparation

WAN
SIPLUS
RIC
SIMATIC
S7-300

PROFIBUS

SIMATIC
S7-400

For greater availability: redundancy

Customized communications
SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl supports the
following communication modes:
SINAUT ST7 protocol, as well as
Modbus connections (serial, TCP/IP
supported)
Dynamic response for slow transmission
paths
Time stamp for data (messages,
measurements) in the remote stations
Time synchronization of remote stations
through TeleControl server
Prevention of data loss through data
buffering in the remote stations (e.g.
to bridge connection interferences)
Event-driven processing of alarms and
analog values to reduce data volume
Correct archiving and processing of
buffered data in the TeleControl server
Several public and private communication networks e.g. dedicated lines,
dial-up connections (analog, ISDN,
GSM) and TCP-based technologies
(DSL, GPRS).

SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl can also

be configured redundantly for higher
availability.
Redundant operator station with
automatic data synchronization after
server restart.
Redundant communications to the RTUs
Based on SINAUT (redundancy path
selected in the central module)
Based on Modbus (redundancy path
selected in the TeleControl server).
Efficient engineering:
Data Base Automation
With Data Base Automation (DBA), we offer a tool for highly efficient engineering
in conformance with SIMATIC PCS 7.
DBA enables plant expansions while the
plant is still running, facilitates projectspecific adaptation of the system and
enables the import of existing configurations within the scope of migration.

Easy going:
integration and migration
Serial substations can be connected using
SINAUT ST7 central modules directly
connected to the server. Plants with a
Modbus infrastructure can also be easily
migrated to SIMATIC PCS 7 TeleControl.
Substations based on TCP/IP can be linked
to the plant bus either directly or with a
router without an additional front end
processor. Data on the SIMATIC PCS 7
TeleControl servers is processed and displayed using corresponding blocks stored
in a library. These blocks support user
guidance as well as the alarm hierarchy of
SIMATIC PCS 7 providing a uniform look
& feel for both plant automation and
telecontrol.

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Applications in the oil and gas industry

Gas pipeline from the compressor station to the pressure reducing station

A gas pipeline covers a distance of

roughly 400 km, comprising a compressor station at the start, 20 block valve
stations and three metering stations
in-between along with a pressure reducing station at the end of the line.
The compressor station with approx. 800
I/O signals as well as the pressure reducing station with approx. 300 I/O signals
are automated with the SIMATIC PCS 7
process control system. Based on high
availability requirements, a redundant
controller has been used which also supports homogeneous integration of the
emergency shutdown (ESD) functionality.
The compressor station houses the central console for operation of all stations
in the pipeline. Both the PCS 7 server and
the TeleControl servers are redundantly
configured for added availability. Via the
PCS 7 clients, operators can access the
same range of functions and controls on
the PCS 7 and TeleControl servers and, in
turn, on all stations.

The units and measurements from the

different stations are displayed with
the same look & feel using uniform faceplates. That makes process guidance
easier, gives the operator a better overview of the complete pipeline and helps
prevent operating errors.
The communication connection to all
stations along the pipeline meets greater
availability requirements, with a mediaredundant ring topology.
The block valve stations (RTUs) with approx. 30 I/O signals are automated with
SIMATIC S7-300 controllers. The metering
stations with approx. 100 I/O signals feature an S7-400 controller, and are also
connected to the TeleControl bus via
SINAUT TIM modules.
In the relief station at the end of the
pipeline, there is a further operator console with its own redundant PCS 7 server.
This decouples the individual stations for
a further increase in availability across
the entire operating level.

Main features
Uniform monitoring and control of
different stations along the entire gas
route
Economical integration of all stations in
the gas pipeline
High availability based on redundant
design in just the places required
Integrated safety technology (for ESD).

Pipeline

PCS 7 Clients

Metering stations
S7-400 Controller

Eng.
Station

PCS 7 Clients

approx.
100 I/O
SINAUT TIM

PCS 7
Server
(redundant)

Local
station

PCS 7
H/F Controller

approx. 800 I/O

Safety
ESD
PROFIBUS
Compressor station

TeleControl
Server
(redundant)

Ethernet
PCS 7
Server
(redundant)

S7-400H
Controller

RTU
S7-300
Controller
incl.
SINAUT TIM

approx. 30 I/O
Block valve
stations
Pipeline

approx. 300 I/O

Safety
ESD
Pressure reducing
station

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Applications in the water / wastewater industry

Sewage network including pumping unit and rainwater overflow basin

The wastewater network consists of various metering stations within the sewer
network, several rainwater overflow
basins as well as the central sewage
treatment plant. Furthermore, a pumping
station is installed to pump sewage from
low-lying districts into the central sewage
treatment plant. The pump stations are
automated locally using SIMATIC S7-300
controllers, which also contain a TIM module for the telecontrol connection to the
control station. A SIPLUS RIC is used as a
local station in the rainwater overflow basins based on the low number of process
signals, the difficult environmental conditions and the low power consumption.
The stations are connected via private
dedicated lines (telecommunication cable), but it is also possible to dial-up via
the telephone network and/or ISDN. More
remote rainwater overflow basins are
linked via GPRS.

The process control system SIMATIC PCS 7

is used in the central sewage treatment
plant, handling both Human Machine
Interface (HMI) and process control tasks
there. This system is designed redundantly and operated via several operator
stations. The sewage treatment plant is
controlled via PCS 7 controllers in the
areas
Inflow / pre-treatment
Aeration / blowing station
Sludge treatment.
The PCS 7 servers in combination with
the central telecontrol modem manage
the data traffic with the stations. The
data collected in the stations is integrated into the process displays and message
lists. Important process information is
archived based on the supplied time
stamps. Operating personnel can directly
intervene in the processes using control
commands or setpoint entries, e.g. turn
pump on/off or activate valve.

Main features
Efficient and safe control of the entire
sewage network via one central control
room
Economical use of rainwater overflow
basins and protection for sewage treatment plants during precipitation events
High degree of safety and availability of
the communications network based on
the use of private dedicated lines and
GPRS technology.

Rainwater
overflow basin

Sewage treatment plant

approx. 25 I/O
SIPLUS
RIC

PCS 7 Client

Ethernet
PCS 7 Server incl.
TeleControl Server
(redundant)

Modem

Local
station

Modem

PCS 7
Controller

PCS 7
Controller

PCS 7
Controller

approx. 500 I/O

approx. 500 I/O

approx. 500 I/O

Modem

Local
station
S7-300

Inflow
Pre-treatment

Aeration
Blowing station

Sludge
treatment

approx. 150 I/O

Pumping unit

PROFIBUS

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Get more information

www.siemens.com/simatic-pcs7

Siemens AG
Industry Sector
Industry Automation
P.O. Box 4848
90327 NUREMBERG
GERMANY
www.siemens.com/automation

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