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WinCC Telecommunication Suite contains the following items :
a native WinCC communication channel allows to control SIMATIC PLCs via the switched telephone network from any WinCC modules : Control Center, Graphics Designer, Alarm Logging, Tag Logging, Global Scripts...
a PLC library ensures fully transparent management of the modem and the communication protocol,
a normalisation DLL allows Tag Logging and Alarm Logging to bring back source time-dated archives,
a PLC library allows fully transparent management of : archiving of messages and process tags on the PLC, automatic transmission of archives to a WinCC station triggered by archive size, temporal or any other criteria,
a scheduling application allows a table of calendar actions to be parameterised and then downloaded to a PLC; then the actions can then be directly triggered by the PLC at the required time without depending on the hazards of the communication,
a functional block for interpretation and triggering of the table of calendar actions.
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Advantages
Communication is completly bi-directional, on PLC's initiative or WinCC's one.
WinCC Telecommunication Suite can simultaneously manage up to 32 modems ie 32 simultaneous communications.
WinCC Telecommunication Suite works under Windows NT 4.0 / 2000.
WinCC Telecommunication Suite is a real alternative to solutions based on proprietary telecontrol products, because for the first time a manufacturer offers a complete, fully integrated, really competitive, efficient solution based on PLC.
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