SIMATICHelponSFCVisualizationWhat'snewinSFV?1SFCVisualization(SFV)2BasicSFCsettings3Configuration4OperatingandmonitoringSFCs5Appendix6SIMATICProcessControlSystemPCS7SFCVisualizationProgrammingandOperatingManual03/2009A5E02113403-01LegalinformationLegalinformationWarningnoticesystemThismanualcontainsnoticesyouhavetoobserveinordertoensureyourpersonalsafety,aswellastopreventdamagetoproperty.Thenoticesreferringtoyourpersonalsafetyarehighlightedinthemanualbyasafetyalertsymbol,noticesreferringonlytopropertydamagehavenosafetyalertsymbol.Thesenoticesshownbelowaregradedaccordingtothedegreeofdanger.DANGERindicatesthatdeathorseverepersonalinjurywillresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.WARNINGindicatesthatdeathorseverepersonalinjurymayresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.CAUTIONwithasafetyalertsymbol,indicatesthatminorpersonalinjurycanresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.CAUTIONwithoutasafetyalertsymbol,indicatesthatpropertydamagecanresultifproperprecautionsarenottaken.NOTICEindicatesthatanunintendedresultorsituationcanoccurifthecorrespondinginformationisnottakenintoaccount.Ifmorethanonedegreeofdangerispresent,thewarningnoticerepresentingthehighestdegreeofdangerwillbeused.Anoticewarningofinjurytopersonswithasafetyalertsymbolmayalsoincludeawarningrelatingtopropertydamage.QualifiedPersonnelThedevice/systemmayonlybesetupandusedinconjunctionwiththisdocumentation.Commissioningandoperationofadevice/systemmayonlybeperformedbyqualifiedpersonnel.Withinthecontextofthesafetynotesinthisdocumentationqualifiedpersonsaredefinedaspersonswhoareauthorizedtocommission,groundandlabeldevices,systemsandcircuitsinaccordancewithestablishedsafetypracticesandstandards.ProperuseofSiemensproductsNotethefollowing:WARNINGSiemensproductsmayonlybeusedfortheapplicationsdescribedinthecatalogandintherelevanttechnicaldocumentation.Ifproductsandcomponentsfromothermanufacturersareused,thesemustberecommendedorapprovedbySiemens.Propertransport,storage,installation,assembly,commissioning,operationandmaintenancearerequiredtoensurethattheproductsoperatesafelyandwithoutanyproblems.Thepermissibleambientconditionsmustbeadheredto.Theinformationintherelevantdocumentationmustbeobserved.TrademarksAllnamesidentifiedby®areregisteredtrademarksoftheSiemensAG.Theremainingtrademarksinthispublicationmaybetrademarkswhoseusebythirdpartiesfortheirownpurposescouldviolatetherightsoftheowner.DisclaimerofLiabilityWehavereviewedthecontentsofthispublicationtoensureconsistencywiththehardwareandsoftwaredescribed.Sincevariancecannotbeprecludedentirely,wecannotguaranteefullconsistency.However,theinformationinthispublicationisreviewedregularlyandanynecessarycorrectionsareincludedinsubsequenteditions.SiemensAGIndustrySectorPostfach484890026NÜRNBERGGERMANYA5E02113403-01Ⓟ12/2008Copyright©SiemensAG2009.TechnicaldatasubjecttochangeSFCVisualizationProgrammingandOperatingManual,03/2009,A5E02113403-013Tableofcontents1What'snewinSFV?...................................................................................................................................52SFCVisualization(SFV)............................................................................................................................73BasicSFCsettings....................................................................................................................................94Configuration...........................................................................................................................................114.1ConfigurationsforSFCVisualization...........................................................................................114.2ConfiguringSFCblockicons........................................................................................................124.3ConfiguringSFCfaceplates.........................................................................................................144.4Adaptingfaceplates.....................................................................................................................154.5Preparingthecontrols..................................................................................................................164.6ConfiguringthePCS7SFCControlstatusdisplay....................................................................174.7ConfiguringthePCS7SFCMultiChartControlstatusdisplay..................................................184.8ConfiguringtheSFCbutton.........................................................................................................204.9ConfiguringtheSFCbrowserselection.......................................................................................214.10Usingfunctionsforuser-specificscripts(SFCAPICalls)............................................................224.11OSServerandOSClient.............................................................................................................234.11.1WhatyoushouldknowaboutOSServerandOSClient.............................................................235Operati