Presenter - Leon Grossman The Siemens platforms have always encouraged the use of modular, reusable, and object-oriented code. Last year, DMC expanded on those concepts by working with Siemens to release the Open Library. It is a library of many common industrial objects (drives, valves, analog, etc.) that has paired PLC function blocks with HMI faceplates for WinCC Comfort and Advanced. The Open Library has recently expanded to support WinCC OA and leverage the new object oriented CTRL++ language elements released in WinCC OA v3.15. These new WinCC OA objects directly support the PLC objects in the library and support single tag configuration just like their HMI-centric cousins. We will discuss the role of object-oriented design in, how to obtain the Open Library, and how to use this library in your projects.

1. Lightning Fast SCADA
Development with Open Library
for WinCC OA
Automation Summit
Boca Raton, FL, June 26-28, 2017

2. Agenda
• DMC Overview
• What is the Siemens Open Library
• WinCC OA
• How does it Work?
• Making Changes/Contributing
• Questions

3. DMC Overview
Established in 1996, DMC serves customers worldwide from offices in
Chicago, Boston, Denver, Houston, New York, and St. Louis
employees & growing
120+

4. Siemens Expertise
31 Siemens Certified Engineers

5. DMC Customers

6. Automotive Chemical & Food Processing
Consumer Goods Defense Contracting Energy & Utilities Food & Beverage
Packaging Pharmaceutical Printing & Textiles Semiconductor
Special Machinery Telecommunications Test & Measurement
Industries Served

7. Presenter Info
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering– University of Oklahoma
• With DMC since 2007
• Siemens Certified Professional
• WinCC OA Certified Engineer
• PE – Control Systems
Leon Grossman
Principal Engineer (Chicago)

8. Peter King
Systems Engineer
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Leigh Matthews Adam Wojcik
Project Engineer
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Project Contributors
Systems Engineer
BS, Medical Engineering
MS, Mechatronics

9. Siemens
Open
Library

10. What Is It?

11. • Developed by DMC over many years
What is it?

12. • Developed by DMC over many years
• Collaboration with Siemens to release it
What is it?
&

13. • Developed by DMC over many years
• Collaboration with Siemens to release it
• Collection of standard objects to speed development
What is it?

14. • Developed by DMC over many years
• Collaboration with Siemens to release it
• Collection of standard objects to speed development
• Available to anyone under and Open Source License
(Modify, Redistribute, Sell)
What is it?

15. What is
Included?

16. • Library Objects
• Function Block
• User Defined Type
• Pop-up Faceplate
• Icon Faceplate
• WinCC OA Data
Point Types
What is Included

17. • Library Objects
• Documentation*
What is Included
*WinCC OA Documentation is coming as the library is completed

18. • Library Objects
• Documentation
• Example Project (in progress)
What is Included

19. • Library Objects
• Documentation
• Example Project (in progress)
• User Submitted Content
What is Included

20. Target
Platforms

21. • S7-1500
What Platforms?

22. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
What Platforms?

23. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
• S7-300 (TIA Portal)
What Platforms?

24. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
• S7-300 (TIA Portal)
• S7-400 (TIA Portal)
What Platforms?

25. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
• S7-300 (TIA Portal)
• S7-400 (TIA Portal)
• WinCC Comfort
What Platforms?

26. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
• S7-300 (TIA Portal)
• S7-400 (TIA Portal)
• WinCC Comfort
• WinCC OA
What Platforms?

27. • S7-1500
• S7-1200
• S7-300 (TIA Portal)
• S7-400 (TIA Portal)
• WinCC Comfort
• WinCC OA
• Open to Other Platforms!
What Platforms?

28. Specific
Blocks

29. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_Gseries
• Pump style coming*
Which Blocks?

30. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Pump Style Coming*
Which Blocks?

31. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Digital Single Speed Motor – fbMotor_Reversing
Which Blocks?

32. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Digital Single Speed Motor – fbMotor_Reversing
• Simocode Pro V Starter – fbMotor_ProV (coming)
• 3RW Starter – fbMotor_3RW (coming)
Which Blocks?

33. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Digital Single Speed Motor – fbMotor_Reversing
• Simocode Pro V Starter – fbMotor_ProV (coming)
• 3RW Starter – fbMotor_3RW (coming)
Valve Control:
• Two State Solenoid Valve – fbValve_Solenoid
Which Blocks?

34. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Digital Single Speed Motor – fbMotor_Reversing
• Simocode Pro V Starter – fbMotor_ProV (coming soon)
• 3RW Starter – fbMotor_3RW (coming soon)
Valve Control:
• Two State Solenoid Valve – fbValve_Solenoid
• Analog Valve – fbValve_Analog
Which Blocks?

35. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput

36. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling – fbIO_AnalogOutput

37. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling – fbIO_AnalogOutput
System Control
• Interlock Function Block – fbInterlock
• Dynamic sizing display

38. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling – fbIO_AnalogOutput
System Control
• Interlock Function Block - fbInterlock
• PID Interface – fbPID_CompactInterface

39. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling – fbIO_AnalogOutput
System Control
• Interlock Function Block - fbInterlock
• PID Interface – fbPID_CompactInterface
• System Control

40. Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms – fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling – fbIO_AnalogOutput
System Control
• Interlock Function Block - fbInterlock
• PID Interface – fbPID_CompactInterface
• System Control
• Standard Alarm Interface - fbAlarmWarning

41. Motor Control:
• G Series VFD Control – fbVFD_GSeries
• Analog VFD Control – fbVFD_Analog
• Digital Single Speed Motor –
fbMotor_Reversing
• Simocode Pro V Starter – fbMotor_ProV
(coming)
• 3RW Starter – fbMotor_3RW (coming)
Valve Control:
• Two State Solenoid Valve –
fbValve_Solenoid
• Analog Valve – fbValve_Analog
Which Blocks?
Inputs/Ouputs
• Analog Input with Scaling and Alarms –
fbIO_AnalogInput
• Analog Output with Scaling –
fbIO_AnalogOutput
System Control
• Interlock Function Block - fbInterlock
• PID Interface – fbPID_CompactInterface
• System Control
• Standard Alarm Interface –
fbAlarmWarning

42. • Large number of other blocks not part of the official library
• All currently provided from DMC, but will grow to include
other submitted blocks.
Supplementary Blocks

43. WinCC OA

44. • Top Tier SCADA
WinCC OA

45. • Top Tier SCADA
• Object Oriented Architecture
• For exceptional reusability of code
WinCC OA

46. • Top Tier SCADA
• Object Oriented Architecture
• Flexible Design
WinCC OA

47. • Top Tier SCADA
• Object Oriented Architecture
• Flexible Design
• Cross-platform compatible
WinCC OA

48. • Top Tier SCADA
• Object Oriented Architecture
• Flexible Design
• Cross-platform compatible
• But… It’s Script Heavy. Open Library to the Rescue!
WinCC OA

49. • Para (tag Database)
Object Oriented (OO)

50. • Para (tag Database)
• Scripts
Object Oriented (OO)

51. • Para (tag Database)
• Scripts
• Screen objects
• Built in properties for rotation and color
• Inheritance from scripts
Object Oriented (OO)

52. • Subproject keeps library code out of
main project
Modular

53. • Subproject keeps library code out of main
project
• Edits to library are saved in your active project
• Can put them back if you want
to re-add to library
Modular

54. • Subproject keeps library code out of main project
• Edits to library are saved in your active project
• Para and Graphical object separation allows for different
representations to be created that still use the same underlying
data structures
Modular

55. Usage

56. • Add the subproject
• Import the data types
Include the subproject into your project

57. • Create an object model of your system.
Create system model

58. • Use ASCII manager to map tags to the object model.
Map tags

59. • Drag objects on the screen and attach to the system model
• WinCC OA supports dynamic object instantiation and
parameterized screens to make screens development even faster!
Build screens

60. • Your objects get linked with all the popup information
from that add step!
Enjoy the Ease!

61. Where to
Get it?

62. • Download at OpenPLCLibrary.com
• Contribute by emailing it to
Contribute@OpenPLCLibrary.com or
Leon.Grossman@dmcinfo.com
• Report issues to same email address
Where is it?

63. Making
Changes &
Contributing

64. • Just do it!
• If you find a bug or develop something you can share with
others, email Contribute@OpenPLCLibrary.com
• Make changes as needed for any project and contribute
• The goal is to improve the entire community together
How/when to edit the Open Library

65. Road Map

66. Road Map

67. • Move from Alpha to Beta
• Testing
• Documentation
Where to now?

68. Where to now?
• Move from Alpha to Beta
• Maintain parity with core Open Library

69. • Move from Alpha to Beta
• Maintain parity with core Open Library
• Automated Address Mapping Tools
Where to now?

70. • Move from Alpha to Beta
• Maintain parity with core Open Library
• Automated Address Mapping Tools
• Automated Alarm Enable
Where to now?

71. How Can
You Help?

72. • Submit Blocks & Objects
• Inform Siemens Sales if you are using it
• Write in to suggest edits or improvements
• Provide feedback & report bugs
How can you help?

73. When do I
use it?

74. • When you have lots of duplication of system components
• When you want a full featured SCADA system
• When you outgrow comfort panels
When to use the OA Open Library?

75. Summary
• Portal Libraries are great
• WinCC OA OO is really cool
• Siemens Open Library is
• Free
• Helpful
• Editable
• Improved by you
• Get it here: OpenPLCLibrary.com

76. End Presentation