Industrial Remote Communication offers efficient remote access to machines and plants with SIMATIC. Global remote access to far-flung plants, remote machines and mobile applications is gaining in significance – both in industry and in industry-related areas. With a comprehensive range of solutions for industrial remote access, Siemens offers the ideal basis for efficient and reliable monitoring and control of widely distributed plants and processes of any size.
In addition to efficient remote access (Remote Access), Industrial Remote Communication also offers with the network components the option of transparent data links to remote networks via public or private wide area networks (WAN).
In this way, for example, a video transmission in real time via mobile radio from the passenger cell of trains serves to increase passenger safety (video surveillance). In addition, applications such as data interfacing for ticket machines, infotainment services and Internet on board, or proactive monitoring of vehicle engineering (telemetry) are also possible.
Industrial plants are often distributed over large areas – sometimes even across national borders. Siemens offers proven solutions for industrial remote access, such as flexible telecontrol systems and efficient remote maintenance. Whether in public infrastructure or in the manufacturing or process industries: With the components for Industrial Remote Access, Siemens offers comprehensive solutions for telecontrol and teleservice.
Telecontrol
Telecontrol involves the connection of distant process stations to one or more central control systems. Various different public or private networks can be used for communication for the purposes of monitoring and control. Event-driven or cyclic exchange of process data is performed with special telecontrol protocols and enables the operating personnel to manage the overall process effectively.
The telecontrol systems are based on SIMATIC. They supplement the SIMATIC system with corresponding hardware and software, and thus permit individual components to be networked over a WAN (Wide Area Network). The data for this is transmitted via classical WANs, e.g. dedicated cables, telephone network, wireless, but also via IP-based networks such as mobile networks or the Internet.
Teleservice (remote diagnostics and remote maintenance)
Teleservice is data exchange with physically remote technical plants (machines, plants, computers, etc.) for the purpose of error detection, diagnostics, maintenance, repair, or optimization.
Remote diagnostics and remote maintenance of production plants are indispensable in modern automation technology. They are more efficient and more cost-effective than an on-site service employee on site. This allows faults to be detected and cleared much faster, downtimes of machines are reduced and their availability is increased.
Siemens Remote Services
The service concept of "Siemens Remote Services" provides a powerful, secure platform for remote access to machines and plants. The inclusion of "Shared Experts" ensures effective support, not only from Siemens but also from the internal company specialists.
Industrial plants in the process industry or in public infrastructure areas are often spread across wide areas, sometimes even across national borders. The range of telecontrol products offers complete solutions with the following features:
TeleControl Basic is a simple telecontrol and remote maintenance system optimized for substations connected wirelessly via GPRS.
It comprises the TeleControl Server Basic control center software and substations of the type SIMATIC S7-1200 or S7-200. In addition to communication between the control center and the substations, the system also enables internode communication between the substations.
Small-scale applications with few outstations can be implemented, as well as large-scale plants comprising up to 5000 outstations.
TeleControl Professional includes telecontrol systems for extensive, expanded applications of the process industry. From SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC WinCC or non-Siemens control systems using OPC, outstations based on SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 can be monitored and controlled. The outstations and substations can communicate with each other as well as with one or more control centers. TeleControl Professional has a modular design throughout and can be used with extreme flexibility.
Example configuration for TeleControl Professional with SINAUT MICRO
Example configuration for TeleControl Professional with SINAUT ST7
Both telecontrol systems can be connected to a non-Siemens control center system (OPC client) via OPC.
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