Service
Service
During plant operation, a problem occurs that cannot be solved by the staff on site. Your task as a
service technician is to solve the problem. To this end, you want to
- read current process and diagnostic data
- control the plant via live images
- transfer projects remotely
- back up data or the entire operator panel.
Management
As the manager or plant manager of a global company whose production sites are distributed over large
distances, you want to
- obtain information about the plant status and production data
- be actively notified of problems in order to immediately prevent production outages.
Commissioning
During commissioning, you want to access the operator panels, to the greatest extent possible, from
anywhere so that you can move around freely in the entire plant.
Sm@rtServer
Depending on your settings and the operator panel used, up to three Sm@rtClients per SIMATIC HMI
Comfort Panel or four per SIMATIC IPC are simultaneously possible.
Operator actions are displayed on the device on site; i.e., an employee on site can follow your operator
steps
The operator panel layout is represented by the Sm@rtClient app and the Sm@rtClient Viewer and you
can use, for example, keyboards
Checking and if necessary interrupting active connections using the Sm@rtServiceMonitor tool
Available as an option for WinCC (TIA Portal)
VPN connection
- Protection of sensitive areas and production facilities using VPN tunnels
- Easy configuration without special expert knowledge
- Quick, reaction-free integration into existing automation systems
Web server
- No additional configuration overhead
- Included in the standard scope of supply of SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels
- No additional software required on the terminal No display of user-defined messages
Sending email
- Active notification in the event of a fault, even without operating staff on site
- Allows quick response
- Email recipients can be set automatically via a shift schedule
- Independent of the terminal. Any device capable of receiving emails can be used (e.g., a smartphone).