zenon manual

zenon
v.8.10
© 2019 Ing. Punzenberger COPA-DATA GmbH

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Contents

1 Welcome to COPA-DATA help................................................................................................................ 4

2 zenon ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

3 zenon Supervisor ........................................................................................................................................ 5

4 zenon Operator ........................................................................................................................................... 5

5 zenon Logic .................................................................................................................................................. 5

6 zenon Analyzer............................................................................................................................................ 6
Welcome to COPA-DATA help

1 Welcome to COPA-DATA help

ZENON VIDEO-TUTORIALS
You can find practical examples for project configuration with zenon in our YouTube channel
(https://www.copadata.com/tutorial_menu). The tutorials are grouped according to topics and give an
initial insight into working with different zenon modules. All tutorials are available in English.

GENERAL HELP
If you cannot find any information you require in this help chapter or can think of anything that you
would like added, please send an email to [email protected].

PROJECT SUPPORT
You can receive support for any real project you may have from our Support Team, who you can
contact via email at [email protected].

LICENSES AND MODULES

2 zenon
zenon turns the engineering and automated operation of production into child's play. zenon ensures
reliable, flexible and efficiently-running equipment. The abilities of this comprehensive software platform
can be used to connect all relevant areas, from project creation through to maintenance. The result is a
notable increase in overall equipment effectiveness.

zenon provides one integrated environment that combines data recording, machine operation, and
business intelligence. This helps businesses to maintain a competitive edge throughout the digital
transformation.

With zenon you can:

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zenon Supervisor

 Create, distribute, edit, and execute automation projects

Attention
Links in the manual to zenon in general usually mean zenon Supervisor and
zenon Operator.

zenon is available in the Energy Edition for use in energy and infrastructure companies.

The Energy Edition is specially designed for this usage and contains the necessary elements such as its
own symbols, wizards, etc.

3 zenon Supervisor
The zenon Supervisor is a comprehensive tool for creating and executing automation projects. It
consists of Editor and Runtime, permits the quick creation of automation networks - also via a web
connection - and can be used on all current Windows operating systems.

For the employment on machine operation systems there is also a functionally limited version - zenon
Operator (on page 5) - available.

4 zenon Operator
zenon Operator is a cost-effective product that is adapted to machine operation. The principle function
conforms with that of the zenon Supervisor. However, compared to zenon Supervisor, zenon Operator
is limited in terms of functionality.

zenon Operator consists of Editor and Runtime and can be used on PC operating systems.

5 zenon Logic
zenon Logic is the programming environment integrated into zenon in accordance with IEC 61131. It is
available as Editor and Runtime (Soft-PLC) for zenon Supervisor (on page 5) and zenon Operator (on
page 5).

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6 zenon Analyzer
The zenon Analyzer offers via system-spanning analysis a management-near and controlling-near sight
on all online and offline available data. The zenon Analyzer:
 condenses and accounts data from different sources in different formats
 compares them to one another
 display the results in graphical form as report

When using the zenon Analyzer, the production process is not interrupted. The zenon Analyzer can be
implemented in an existing production system without the need to reconfigure the system. At data
collection and report creation the production system continues to run smoothly. The existing
infrastructure is embedded in the reporting of the zenon Analyzer independent of the manufacturers.

For accessing the evaluation all you need is a standard Microsoft browser. You do not have to install,
adapt or maintain any additional software. You can embed evaluations without any additionally
components or plug-ins in the intranet of a company. Default reports are already shipped with the
zenon Analyzer. At any time you can create, save and distribute your own evaluations.

More information about the zenon Analyzer can be find in the extra documentation of the zenon
Analyzer or can be obtained from your COPA-DATA sales partner: [email protected].

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