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Press Release10 December 2019Digital IndustriesNuremberg
New firmware for Simatic S7-1500 and Simatic S7-1200 controllers
Simatic S7-1500
The V2.8 firmware
for the Simatic S7-1500 CPUs now makes remote access to the Simatic S7-1500
controllers possible via different IP networks. Sensitive email data is
protected and encrypted via secured emails with a file attachment. An innovated
web server provides easy and secure data integration. This allows users, for
example, to make standardized access to variables for their own evaluations. In
addition, the new Simatic S7-1500 CPUs offer a wide range of diagnostics
functions: The cross-device project trace permits improved plant diagnostics –
regardless of the CPU involved. The diagnostics functions for the OPC UA server
have also been extended. Thanks to the online diagnostics view, diagnostics
buffer entries and the OPC UA connection display, communication errors can be
found and rectified more quickly. With the new firmware 2.8, it is only
necessary to restart the OPC UA server for TIA Portal downloads when changes
have been made to OPC UA-relevant data,
which
shortens loading times.
Simatic S7-1200
The new Simatic
S7-1200 firmware V4.4 improves connectivity with new communication functions.
OPC UA Data Access as a server enables standardized horizontal and vertical
communication as well as the fulfilment of industry-specific standards such as
OMAC PackML or Weihenstephan. This helps the user to securely transmit
sensitive email data as well as machine-to-machine communication via data
access. The Siemens OPC UA Modelling Editor (SiOME)
means that users can define OPC UA information models as well as map exiting
industry-specific companion specifications on the Simatic control. Optional
push-in terminal blocks simplify handling through tool-free installation.
Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed company Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com
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