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Table of contents

1. Version 1.3 3

2. Version 1.4 4
2.1 System requirements 4
2.2 HMI 4
2.3 PLC 7
2.4 Doku 8

3. Version 1.5 9
3.1 Indroduction 9
3.2 System requirements 9
3.3 PNIO Diag 10
3.3.1 HMI 10
3.3.2 PLC 11
3.4 Drive G120 12
3.4.1 HMI 12
3.4.2 PLC 13
3.5 Productiondata 14
3.5.1 HMI 14
3.5.2 PLC 15
3.6 Detail Diagnosis 16
3.6.1 HMI 16
3.6.2 PLC 17
3.7 Miscellaneous 18

4. Version 1.5.1 19
4.1 Indroduction 19
4.2 System requirements 19
4.3 HMI 20
4.3.1 SICAR_V1_5_1 Basic_HMI 20
4.4 PLC 20
4.4.1 SICAR_V1_5_1 DEMO_HMI_PLC 20
4.5 Tool SICARGen 20
4.6 Multilingual Step 7 21

5. Version 1.6 22
5.1 Indroduction 22

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5.2 System requirements 22

5.3 HMI 23
5.3.1 SICAR_V1_6 Basic_HMI 23
5.4 PLC 24
5.4.1 SICAR_V1_6 DEMO_HMI_PLC 24
5.5 Tool SICARGen V1.0.15 24

6. Version 1.6.1 25
6.1 Indroduction 25
6.2 System requirements 25
6.3 HMI 26
6.3.1 SICAR_V1_6_1 Basic_HMI 26
6.4 PLC 27
6.4.1 SICAR_V1_6_1 Basic_PLC 27
6.5 Tool SICARGen V1.1.0 27

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1. Version 1.3

New Tec-blocks incl. WINCCflex screens and documentation:

- FB386 Part control, based on the block for Chrysler
- FB370 Pos_Dev with part control (now used in the Demo for ST1)
- FB382 Device On Off with feedback control (now used in the Demo for gripper ST3)

All Tec-blocks:
- Optimization of adress calculation concerning multi instances

- PLC Demo program:

Integration of new Tec blocks (FB370, FB382) in FC1004
FC1004 Optimization of interlock conditions on Tec blocks.

- HMI-Demo and Basis:

Sequence diag screen:
Indication of ILOCK / TRANS / PERM fault now o.k.
Calculation revised in several scripts.
Buttons right side properties changed

- PLC-Basis:
Change of FC941: Reset of buttons on the right side in the sequence diag screen now performed by the PLC
Call FC941 adjusted. Call was in FC986, now in FC983

- HMI-Demo / HMI-Basis:
Implementation of new faceplates, error messages and diagscreens for new Tec blocks

- HMI-Basis:
Reference Language changed to "englisch US"

- FC999, FC997, FC996:

Unused parameter deleted.
Documentation revised

- PLC Lib, PLC Demo, PLC Basis:

Implementation of all changed blocks

- Documentation revised

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2. Version 1.4

2.1 System requirements

- Simatic Step7 V5.4 SP5 HF5 or higher

- WinCC flexible 2008 SP2 Upd3

- S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5

- S7 ConfigurationPack V5.5 SP6

2.2 HMI
ASI Textlists “SS_51 / SS_53 / SO_51 / SO_53” deleted.

Added new Screens “SO_111_Man_Overview_1”

“SO_112_Man_Overview_2”
“SO_121_User_Overview_1”
“SO_122_User_Overview_2”
“SO_131_Special_Overview”

and corresponding textlists (description in Chapter “40_User_Guideline”)

Mode_Zone Status in header, direct selection of Alarm window from header.

click for Operation Mode screen click on message line for Alarm window

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Seq_Diag messageblock Cursor autom. on 1st active message, selection display

only active messages.

Added new screen “SO_58_RF300Data”

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General: Optimization of screen navigation

Main OEM
menu

Special User Manual Seq Process Hardware Main OP-Mode

Overview Overview_1 Overview_1 Diag Diagnostic Diagnostic menu

Special User Manual Seq Process Main Manual

Overview Overview_1 Overview_2 Diag Diagnostic menu Operation

Alarm Alarm Manual Cursor Line Page Line Page Main Seq
History Operation to right Up Up Dn Dn menu Diag

Alarm Manual Seq Interlocks Version Main Process

History Operation Diag menu Diagnostic

Profibus Drives RF300 Web- Profinet Sinamics Main Hardware

Server menu Diagnostic

Cycle Manual Seq Process Hardware Main Production

time Operation Diag Diagnostic Diagnostic menu data

Panel Manual Seq Process Save Status Main System

control Operation Diag Diagnostic Settings Var menu

Submenus Main
menu

Clean up several scripts from “System_alarms”

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2.3 PLC
New FC200 “FC_RFIDData” with corresponding DBs/UDTs integrated in Demo-project.
Separate folder in LIB.

Definition of a new variable “ #Sequence.LAD_AUX” in DB structure of MB and Seq for internal

use as log1 in LAD programming.

Modifcation of FC999 “Init”.

In case of increasing the values of the FC, PLC will run to STOP.
With the restart of PLC all relevant DBs will be deleted and regenerated.

Modification of FC941 “Init_Panel”.

Optimization of sequence detail diagnosis interface.

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2.4 Doku
All documents are reworked according to the below modifications. (new descriptions,
exchange of screen shots)

“USER Guideline” reworked and extended with the procedure for implementation of additional
HMIs.

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3. Version 1.5

3.1 Indroduction
The major modifications of the SICAR Standard PLC and HMI software will be described subsequently.
A detailed information will be found in the relevant chapters of the documentation.

3.2 System requirements

- Simatic Step7 V5.5 or higher

- WinCC flexible 2008 SP2 Upd13

- S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5

- S7 ConfigurationPack V5.5 SP8

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3.3 PNIO Diag

Implementation of the new Siemens Standard PNIO diagnostic FB126 V1.8.2.

New diagnosis features

For details see document “32_HMI and Systemdiagnostics” chapter 8.1

3.3.1 HMI
In consequence of this implementation the former several screens were deleted
from the HMI project. This affects the following modification:

Screen SS_41_HardwareDiagnostic moved into screen folder “PNIO_Dianostic” and renamed

as SS_70_HardwareDianostic

Screens SS_42_ProfibusOverview deleted

SS_43_ProfibusDiagnosticDetail deleted
SS_45_ProfibusDiagnosticHistory deleted.

Text list SO_40_PNIOLocation

SO_40_PBLocation
SS_40_PBSlaveIdent_0000_7FFF deleted
SS_40_PBSlaveIdent_8000_FFFF deleted
SS_40_PBStationStatus deleted
SS_40_PBStationStatus_2 deleted
SS_43_PBChannelError deleted
SS_43_PBErrorType deleted
SS_43_PBModuleStatus deleted
SS_43_Segment deleted

Tag folder all tags

from SS_40_PBAddressInput
to SS_45_SlaveNonExistent_8 deleted.

Graphic list SS_43_CableDiagnostic deleted.

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3.3.2 PLC

In consequence of this implementation the following modification were done in the PLC program:

Blocks deleted: FB 96 “FB_SIEM_DP_DIAG_DETAIL”

FB 127 “STATIONDiag”
FB 465 “FB_PNIODiag”

FC 96 “FC_SIEM_DP_DIAG_OVERVIEW”
FC 105 “FC_HMILITE_PROFIBUS”
FC 463 “FC_HMILITE_DP_HISTORY”

DB 96 “DB_SIEM_DP_DIAG”
DB 127 “2_DB_PNIODiag”
DB 463 “DB_HMILITE_DP_HISTORY”
DB 465 “DB_PNIODiag”

New blocks. FB 126 “FB_PNIO_DIAG”

DB 126 “IDB_PNIO_DIAG”
DB 128 “DB_PNIO_DIAG_DAT” CPU-DB

Note:

The interface DB for HMI User Alarms has changed from DB126 to DB120

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3.4 Drive G120

Implementation of a Drive diagnosis for Sinamics G120.

For details see document “33_Technological units” chapter 5.1.2

3.4.1 HMI
In consequence of this implementation the former Drive-Diag screens were deleted
from the HMI project. This affects the following modification:

Screens SS_21_DriveStatus deleted

SS_23_DriveSignals deleted
SS_25_DriveFaultsAndWarning deleted

Text list SO_20_AxisName deleted

SS_21_DriveControlBit04 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit05 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit06 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit11 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit12 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit13 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit14 deleted
SS_21_DriveControlBit15 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit02 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit08 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit10 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit11 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit12 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit13 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit14 deleted
SS_21_DriveStatusBit15 deleted
SS_23_DrivePositionUnit deleted
SS_25_DriveWarnings deleted
SS_25_MicromasterFaultsWarnings deleted

Tags all tags

from SS_20_DriveAxisIndex
to SS_25_DriveWarningCode deleted.

The new drive G120 diagnosis :

Screen folder SINAMICS_CU240x_DIAG

Screens SS_41_FB307_CU240x_Status
SS_42_FB307_CU240x_Values
SS_43_FB307_CU240x_Alarms

Text list SO_40_Drive_G120_Name

SS_43-Drive_G120_Faults
SS_43-Drive_G120_Warnings

Tag folder SINAMICS_CU240x_DIAG

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3.4.2 PLC

In consequence of this implementation the following modification were done in the PLC program:

Blocks deleted: FC 462 “FC_HMILITE_DRIVE”

New blocks. FB 307 “FB_G120”

DB 922 “DB_VISU_IF_DRIVE_G120”

The FB 307, which handles the communication to the drive unit, was modified to
contain the HMI interface.

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3.5 Productiondata
Implementation of a new Productiondata interface.

To have only one block to call and not one call for every used counter/cycle time and extension of types.

For details see document “32_HMI and Systemdiagnostics” chapter 6

3.5.1 HMI
In consequence of this implementation the former Productiondata screens were deleted
from the HMI project. This affects the following modification:

Screens SS_62_PartCounter deleted

SS_65_CycleTimes deleted

Text list SO_62_PartCounterType deleted

Tags all tags

from SS_62_PartCounterDay
to SS_65_CycleTimeSubTarget deleted

The new Productiondata interface :

Screen folder Production data

Screens SS_210_Prod_data_Overview
SS_211_Process counter
SS_213_Shift counter
SS_214_Cycle times
SS_215_Limit values

Text list from SS_211_Process_counter picture 1

to SS_215_Limit_value picture 8

Tag folder Production data

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3.5.2 PLC

In consequence of this implementation the following modification were done in the PLC program:

Blocks deleted: FC 108 “FC_HMILITE_COUNTER”

FC 109 “FC_HMILITE_CYCLETIME”

New blocks. FB 997 “PRODUCTION_DATA”

FB 982 “USER_IF_PRODUCTION_DATA”

FC 920 “FC_Prod_data_Visu”

DB 996 “IDB_PRODUCTION_DATA”

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3.6 Detail Diagnosis

3.6.1 HMI

Implementation of a Sequence detail diagnosis

In addition to the “Seq_Diag” a detail diagnosis with criteria analysis were implemented.

For details see document “34_Sequence control and process diagnosis” chapter 5/6/7

New HMI objects

Screens SS_37_STL_Diag in screen folder “OM_Seq_Diag”

Text list SS_37_Diag_Adress_extract_from_Tool

SS_37_Diag_Command_to_HMI
SS_37_Diag_Commentary_extract_from_Tool
SS_37_Diag_not_allowed_Commands
SS_37_Diag_Operand_to_HMI
SS_37_Diag_Sequence_operands_to HMI
SS_37_Diag_Symbolic_extract_from_Tool

Tag folder SS_37_STL_LAD_Diag

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3.6.2 PLC
In consequence of this implementation the following modification were done in the PLC program:

New blocks. FB 943 “FB_IF_Detail_Diag_HMI”

DB 940 “DB_Param-DB”
DB 943 “DB_IF_Detail_Diag_HMI”
DB 951 “IDB_FB943_HMI_1”

DB 1301 “Diag-DB FB1001”

DB 1302 “Diag-DB FB1002”
- ----
- ----
DB 1428 “Diag-DB FB1128”

An automated generation of the diagnosis data is available with the tool “SICAR_gen”.

This tool is able to scan the information of the blocks FB 1001..1128 like
operations / operands / symbolic / comments of the symbol list and fill in this
information into the relevant text list of the HMI project as well as
fill the relevant code information into the DBs of the PLC project.

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3.7 Miscellaneous

- Implementation of RSE (Report System Errors)

(see “32_HMI and Systemdiagnostic” chapter 7.1)

- Optimization of valve blocks FB351/352/353

- Rollerbed block FB311 “RB_2S2D2P” with faceplate and an

additional logistic interface as faceplate
(see 33_Technological units” chapter 4.9.1)

- Turntable block 4Pos FB365 “Turntable_4POS-2S1D” with faceplate.

(see 33_Technological units” chapter 4.9.6)

- Implementation of text lists for individual names of diag_pics

(see 33_Technological units” chapter 6.2)

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4. Version 1.5.1

4.1 Indroduction
The major modifications of the SICAR Standard PLC and HMI software will be described subsequently.
A detailed information will be found in the relevant chapters of the documentation.

4.2 System requirements

- Simatic Step7 V5.5 or higher

- WinCC flexible 2008 SP2 Upd13

- S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5

- S7 ConfigurationPack V5.5 SP8

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4.3 HMI

4.3.1 SICAR_V1_5_1 Basic_HMI

Correction in HMI_basic project

4.4 PLC
Correction of Symbollist
FB943 and FC941 protected

4.4.1 SICAR_V1_5_1 DEMO_HMI_PLC

Minor improvement of FB1006 and FC61

4.5 Tool SICARGen

.Net installations added for offline installation
New Version V1.0.9 allows now offline installation
See chapter “34_Sequence control and process diagnosis.pdf”, page 67.

Known Issues:
The automatic generation of the diagnosis data works not if the newest Microsoft Update for .Net Framework
are installed.
Mircosft locks a functionality which is necessary to export and import textlists in WinCC flexible.

The manual generation of the diagnosis data is working.

We are working on a solution and will inform you as soon as possible.

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4.6 Multilingual Step 7

All S7-Projects are delivered with the languages english and german.
The language can be changed with the integrated Simatic Manager Function „Manage Multilingual texts“.

SICAR is using in Step7 and WinCC flexible the both languages

English (USA) -> Default
Deutsch (Deutschland)

With the language switching following comments will be changed:

Comments of the symbollist
Block comments
Variable comments in the Block declaration

See chapter “40_User_Guideline.pdf”, page 41.

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5. Version 1.6

5.1 Indroduction
The major modifications of the SICAR Standard PLC and HMI software will be described subsequently.
A detailed information will be found in the relevant chapters of the documentation.

5.2 System requirements

- Simatic Step7 V5.5 SP2 or higher

- WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 Upd x

- S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5

- S7 ConfigurationPack V5.5 SP8

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5.3 HMI

5.3.1 SICAR_V1_6 Basic_HMI

New Ladder logic screen for Sequence diag implemented
See Manual Chapter 3.4 “34_Sequence control and process diagnosis.doc”

New “Version” screen

See Manual Chapter 3.2 “32_HMI and Systemdiagnostics.doc”

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5.4 PLC
SICAR_V1_6_Basic_PLC
DB995 in Offline project deleted, Datablock is automatically generated in the PLC.

FB300 V4.3 New StatusBits

M0.0 -> STATUS_0
M0.1 -> STATUS_1

LAD diag screen

New version of FB943 for LAD diag screen

Version control
New M2.1 “Newstart_Version_control”, Set in OB100, Reset in FC942
FC942 Version control added, Called in last network OB1
DB940 Structure for Version control implemented
See Chapter 3.2 „32_HMI and Systemdiagnostics.doc“

Harmonization of Blockname, Author and Family

Name = Short form of the Function
Family = Name of container in the Library
Author = SICAR, e.g. if blocks are created by the SICAR core team

5.4.1 SICAR_V1_6 DEMO_HMI_PLC

FC942 Version control added, Called in last network OB1
DB940 Structure for Version control implemented

5.5 Tool SICARGen V1.0.15

DotNet Framework V4.0 Language pack german not longer necessary
New Setup for Version V1.0.15 allows now to select a installation path.
Generated Diag-DB´s now with property “Non Retain”.

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6. Version 1.6.1

6.1 Indroduction
The major modifications of the SICAR Standard PLC and HMI software will be described subsequently.
A detailed information will be found in the relevant chapters of the documentation.

6.2 System requirements

- Simatic Step7 V5.5 SP2 or higher

- WinCC flexible 2008 SP2 Upd x

- S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5

- S7 ConfigurationPack V5.5 SP8

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6.3 HMI

6.3.1 SICAR_V1_6_1 Basic_HMI

Revised cycle time screen, added functionality.
See Manual Chapter 32_HMI und Systemdiagnosis.doc”

Revised Script “AutoPosRightCursor” concerning actualisation of headline in LAD-screen

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6.4 PLC

6.4.1 SICAR_V1_6_1 Basic_PLC

Revised version FB943 for STL/LAD diag screen

Revised version FC974 AutoSync, problems fixed with Auto sync function
Revised FC996, OUT-Parameter deleted

Revised version FB997 Production data due to revised cycle time screen
Revised version UDT 996 Cycle time

Revised DB940 Param-DB, new block versions added

New block FC64 for easier handling of the Datainterface screen

See Manual Chapter 32_HMI und Systemdiagnosis.doc”
New block FC300 “BitToWord” used in FC64

6.5 Tool SICARGen V1.1.0

Handling of Unicode languages optimized

Generated Diag-DB´s now with assignment of different block properties:

"TITLE"
"AUTHOR"
"FAMILY"
"NAME"
"VERSION"
"READ_ONLY"

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