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Overview
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Operating system
requirements
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Software requirements
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Database update
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Installation on Citrix
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Side by side installation of
PAA
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Start parameter
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Do not use "Run as
administrator"
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Installing PAA over an
existing COMOS installation
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Installing COMOS patches
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Known issues
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Information on Update 3.0.1.1
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Legal information
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Table of contents
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Security information......................................................................................................................................5
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Overview.......................................................................................................................................................7
3
Operating system requirements ...................................................................................................................9
4
Software requirements ...............................................................................................................................11
5
Database update ........................................................................................................................................13
5.1
Importing the iDB update package.........................................................................................13
5.2
Generating and opening a selection layer..............................................................................15
5.3
Generating a working layer with selection data......................................................................19
5.4
Notes on migrating engineering projects................................................................................23
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Installation on Citrix ....................................................................................................................................29
7
Side by side installation of PAA..................................................................................................................31
8
Start parameter...........................................................................................................................................33
9
Do not use "Run as administrator" .............................................................................................................35
10
Installing PAA over an existing COMOS installation ..................................................................................37
11
Installing COMOS patches .........................................................................................................................41
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Known issues .............................................................................................................................................43
12.1
Use of server operating systems............................................................................................43
12.2
Update of PAA .......................................................................................................................43
12.3
Dongle driver..........................................................................................................................43
12.4
Project settings.......................................................................................................................43
12.5
Logic blocks ...........................................................................................................................44
12.6
GSD interface.........................................................................................................................44
12.7
Exchange of GSD profiles to PCS 7 (Example of CFU profiles) ............................................45
12.8
New HW configuration tool.....................................................................................................45
12.9
GSDML files ...........................................................................................................................45
12.10
Limitations for the maximum configuration of SIMATIC ET 200SP HA..................................45
12.11
Limited use of assemblies......................................................................................................46
12.12
Limitation on characters of PROFINET device name ............................................................46
12.13
Potential groups for ET 200SP HA.........................................................................................46
12.14
Import / Export PCS 7 plugin..................................................................................................46
12.15
Import/Export of CFU with PA slaves.....................................................................................46
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12.16
Import/Export of ET 200SP HA extended HW parameters ....................................................46
12.17
Importing channel implementations into Unit tree ..................................................................47
12.18
Working with central enumeration types ................................................................................47
12.19
Renaming Sub-CMs...............................................................................................................47
12.20
Optional functions in CMTs ....................................................................................................47
12.21
References on types (CM/EM)...............................................................................................47
12.22
Working with Function diagrams ............................................................................................48
12.23
Working with Access DBs ......................................................................................................48
Information on Update 3.0.1.1 ....................................................................................................................49
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Security information
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Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the
secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. Siemens’ products and solutions constitute one element of such a concept.
Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems,
machines and networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected
to an enterprise network or the internet if and to the extent such a connection is necessary and
only when appropriate security measures (e.g. firewalls and/or network segmentation) are in
place.
For additional information on industrial security measures that may be implemented, please
visit
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Siemens’ products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more secure.
Siemens strongly recommends that product updates are applied as soon as they are available
and that the latest product versions are used. Use of product versions that are no longer
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Overview
Readme SIMATIC PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator (PAA)
Installation and usage notes
Note
Please read through the readme carefully, as it contains important information and additions for
PAA.
The statements made in the Readme file take precedence over statements made in the PAA
manual.
Manuals on PAA are available in the Siemens Portal under the SIMATIC PCS 7 Manual
Overview (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/automation/distributed-controlsystem/simatic-pcs-7/technical-documentation.html)
● All information on working with PAA is available in the documentation:
SIMATIC PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator
(Software Manuals > SIMATIC PCS 7 Product Documentation > Engineering Tools >
SIMATIC PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator)
● You will find information about the data transfer dialog in the documentation:
Help on data transfer dialog
● Also see the PCS 7 and COMOS documentation for more information.
The SIMATIC Customer Support is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.com/automation/
service&support (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/?lc=en-US)
Note
Before you start installing or using PAA, you must read the information in the latest version of
the COMOS Release Notes (online).
Note
Changes in the base objects can cause these changes to be lost in a subsequent database and
lead to data inconsistencies in the engineering projects.
We recommend keeping changes to base objects in a separate working layer.
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Operating system requirements
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Released operating systems
The following operating systems are supported in PAA:
● Windows 7 Ultimate / Enterprise SP1 (64 Bit)
● Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB (64 Bit)
● Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 Bit)
● Windows Server 2016 (64 Bit)
Note
Released processor architectures
Only the x64 platform is used for processor architectures which support 64-bit memory
addressing.
Systems with Intel Itanium CPU architecture (IA64) are not supported.
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Software requirements
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Mandatory softwares for PAA must be installed:
● COMOS 10.3.2* (+ Patch 10.3.2.0.104)
● PAA DB V3.0.1*
● SIMATIC XML Transfer V9.0.3.2*
*can be installed via PAA setup
Note
To update PCS 7 components, use PCS 7 setup package and not PAA setup.
Note
To install PAA on an existing COMOS version, it is mandatory that the COMOS version should
be installed via setup and not via COMOS Update Center. The reason for this is the relevant
registry entries for the PAA setup.
Note
For using PAA 3.0.1 and COMOS 10.3.2, the licenses are based on PAA 3.0 and COMOS 10.3
licenses.
Common installation of PCS 7 and PAA
If common installation on one workstation is required, install the following components:
● PCS 7 V9.0.2 UpdateCollection01
● CFC 9.0.3.2
For more information on latest PCS 7 software updates, see SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 SP2
Software Updates (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109765887).
Note
Compatibility tool
The know the compatible versions of the SIMATIC components or COMOS with the current
PAA version click Compatibility tool (https://support.industry.siemens.com/kompatool/pages/
main/index.jsf).
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Separate installation on two different systems
If PCS 7 is not installed on the machine, then the following minimal components are needed to
use the XML transfer, which are available in the corresponding sub folders of
"XMLTransferComponents" folder in the "Setup" folder:
● STEP 7
● HSP
● CFC
Requirement
● Mircrosoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributables is installed
Procedure
The following components must be installed to use XML transfer:
1. Install STEP7 V5.6.0.0 in the path XMLTransferComponents\1_STEP7\STEP7_1\Disk1.
2. Install STEP7 V5.6.0.3 in the path XMLTransferComponents\1_STEP7\STEP7_2.
3. Install HSP for PCS 7 V9.0 SP2 in the path XMLTransferComponents\2_HSP\HSP1 (*1).
4. Install HSP for PCS 7 V9.0 SP2 in the path XMLTransferComponents\2_HSP\HSP2 (*1).
5. Install CFC V9.0.3.0 in the path XMLTransferComponents\3_CFC\CFC_1 (*2).
6. Install CFC V9.0.3.2 in the path XMLTransferComponents\3_CFC\CFC_2 (*2).
Note
● (*1) Unzip the file in different location and start INST_HSP.cmd as administrator and wait
until the command is executed.
● (*2) At the end of the setup an error message is displayed which can be ignored.
Excel import
Use Office 2010, 2013 or 2016 if you want to work with the "Excel import" plugin.
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Database update
5.1
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Importing the iDB update package
Requirement
● iDB database (workflow shown for COMOS 10.3.2)
● PAA iDB zip is available
● Open database as administrator
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Procedure
1. Select the "Administrator > System > Database update..." command in the PAA menu bar.
The "Database update" window opens.
2. Click the "..." button in the "New database service pack" field.
3. Select PAA DB zip file.
You can only select a zip file that includes the following file:
"DatabaseReleaseInformation.xml". The version number of the database service pack must
be higher than the version number in the "Database service pack" field.
You see the feedback "Update archive being extracted".
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4. Click "Import".
The customer projects are not modified at this time:
– The data belonging to the update package in the database is encapsulated in special
working layers. These special working layers are called selection layers and are invisible
in the familiar working layer list of the PAA project.
– The external files belonging to the update package are stored as follows:
- The working-layer-specific external files are stored in own folders on the file server.
- The external files that are non-specific to the working layers are stored in commonly
used directories. Commonly used directories are used both by the customer projects and
the iDB update project. Different file names ensure that files are not overwritten by each
other.
5. Click "Ok" once the "Import update" window pops up showing "Import completed" message.
Result
The PAA iDB is imported sucessfully.
5.2
Generating and opening a selection layer
Requirement
● PAA iDB is imported
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Procedure
1. Open S01 and select "File > Open iDB Update bundle" in the PAA menu.
With this function, you can switch between the existing database and the imported database.
The "Open iDB Update bundle" window opens.
2. Select the "Base objects" option.
3. Select the "iDB Update bundle" entry in the "Total overview" tab.
4. Select the command "New > Selection layer" from the context menu.
The working layer representation has to be deactivated in order to create a new selection
layer.
All the selection layers lie flat under the node "iDB Update bundle".
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5. Enter a meaningful name.
The name of the selection layer is used in a subsequent work step. A meaningful name then
facilitates the overview.
– The newly generated selection layer is displayed under the "iDB Update bundle" on the
"Total overview" tab.
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6. Select the newly created selection layer.
Note
Activate the "Working layer display mode" in the white area of the Navigator to transfer the
deleted objects while checking in the objects into working layer.
7. Select "Working layers/History > Check in to current working layer > With subobjects"
command in the context menu of the selection layer.
During the check in, the following error message will pop up multiple times. The reason for
this is the soft deleted objects and the tool tries to copy them twice. These massages can
be neglected and have no Impact on the function and click "Ok" to procede.
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Result
Alll the objects of the PAA update database are checked in the working layer as shown in the
image below.
5.3
Generating a working layer with selection data
Requirement
● The objects chosen for the update are selected
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Procedure
1. Select "File > Open iDB Update bundle" in PAA menu.
The "Open iDB Update bundle" tab opens.
2. Select the "Base objects" option.
3. Select a selection layer in the "Total overview" tab.
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4. Select the "Generate working layer with selection data..." command in the context menu.
The "Generate working layer with selection data underneath" window opens. The name of
the target cannot be edited in this step.
– Select the "Total overview" tab.
You require rights for the target working layer.
– Select a working layer (target working layer). This may also be a working layer that was
itself created with the selection data.
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Depending on the selection, generation of the working layer with the selection data can take
several hours. No objects are transferred that already exist with the same contents in the
target working layer or higher-priority working layers.
5. Click "Yes" or "No" to switch to the newly generated working layer in the "Generate working
layer with selection data" dialog.
The working layer with checked in changes are available and the differences between the
databases are indicated.
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Result
The base objects of the existing PAA database are updated in the new release version (without
customizing).
5.4
Notes on migrating engineering projects
Import/Export of ET 200SP HA redundant configuration
R1 Configuration
In PAA 3.0, the R1 configuration (two interface modules) is created for two different
independent PROFINET subsystems. Each interface module (IM) is assigned to one
subsystem only. Two E-blocks are required to be executed (one at each IM). Compared to PAA
2.1, the subnets and IP address ranges can be different. Make sure that the IP addresses of the
IM are in the same address ranges from the assigned subsystems.
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If you have ET 200SP HA projects which were created in PAA 2.1, then you have to remove two
of the E-blocks, so that each IM is connected to a different controller.
Migrating old Y-Links
In PAA 3.0.1, the Y-Link structure is changed similar to ET 200M structure. The existing old YLinks in engineering projects can be migrated to the latest PAA version as decribed in the
procedure below.
The below image shows an example of Y-Link structure created in PAA 3.0.
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Procedure
If the old engineering project is opened using PAA 3.0.1, the following steps are to be executed:
1. Select "Properties" from the context menu of the old Y-Link and drag&drop one of the
PAYLINK object to the "Base object" field.
The new Y-Link structure is created as shown below:
2. Create two E-blocks in the first interface module (IM).
The image below shows the E-block tasks in the new Y-Link.
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3. Select "Properties" from the context menu of the new Y-Link. Execute the "Undo" for Eblocks of old IMs and drag&drop to the new E-blocks in the "Tasks" > "Bus sytem" tab and
execute them.
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4. Drag&drop PA Master to the "Target object" field of the PA slave.
5. Delete the old IM objects from the context menu.
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Installation on Citrix
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You have the option to install PAA on a Citrix server. PCS 7 is not approved for installation on
the server. Install PCS 7 on a local PC.
When you install PAA on a Citrix server, always use the import/export via XML files for data
exchange with PCS 7. You need a installation of minimal components (STEP 7, HSP and CFC)
for this, see also Common installation of PCS 7 and PAA in Software requirements (Page 11).
You can also find additional information on the basic requirements for data exchange between
COMOS and SIMATIC PCS 7 in section Installing PAA over an existing COMOS installation
(Page 37).
The PAA licenses must be made available through the COMOS license server.
Citrix version
Only use Citrix version 7.18. For more information on Citrix version, refer the "COMOS
Installation and setup" manual, keyword "Compatibility matrix".
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Overview
PAA 3.0.1 can be installed along with an existing version of PAA 3.0 parallely. The latest
versions of COMOS, PAA and PAA database will be installed in parallel to the existing versions
after the installation of latest version of PAA. However, the existing version of XML Transfer will
be overwritten with the latest version.
Note
For side by side installation to be done, first the previous version of the current PAA version
(PAA version to be installed parallely) has to be installed. For example, to install PAA 3.0.1 in
parallel to PAA 3.0, the PAA 3.0 has to be installed first.
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Start parameter
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/MD:PAA
Note
Use desktop link
When you start PAA after the installation with the desktop link, the start parameter is already
set.
You can also start COMOS with user-specific settings. Specify these settings through the start
parameters. When you transfer "/MD:PAA" as start parameter, the menu file for PAA is loaded
when you start COMOS. You can find more information on this topic in the "COMOS
Administration" manual, keyword Reference of start parameters and in the "COMOS
Operation" manual, keyword Setting up COMOS start with user-specific settings.
Principles of start parameters
In general:
● The start parameters are optional.
● You can assign any number of start parameters, but each start parameter only once.
● Delimiters between start parameters: Space
● Use the following notation for each start parameter:
/<Start parameter name>:<parameter value>
● When start parameters are assigned, they overwrite the quick launch settings.
Setting the start parameter
1. Open the Comos.exe properties or a link to Comos.exe.
You can find the path to Comos.exe in the "Target" field.
2. Insert a space after the path.
3. Enter the following start parameter: /MD:PAA
4. Confirm your entries.
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Note
Data loss
If starting PAA from the shortcut menu "Run as administrator", data loss can sometimes occur
in the PCS 7 Automation Interface.
Do not start PAA as administrator if you want to use the PCS 7 Automation Interface.
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Requirements
● You are using COMOS version 10.3.2 (COMOS should be installed via setup and not
updated via COMOS Update Center)
You have the option to use the COMOS Network login.
● You have installed the setup components as described in Software requirements (Page 11)
Procedure
1. Run the setup.
2. Select the available components.
– COMOS
If the latest COMOS is already installed, this option is not available. If an older version is
installed, select the option to install the version you need.
– PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator
These components have to be installed if you want to install additional PCS 7 Add-on
functions in COMOS.
– Database (iDB with PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator Content Layer)
The database is installed. The database can be used to update the existing databases.
– SIMATIC XML Transfer
These components have to be installed if you want to install the additional software
components for data exchange with PCS 7.
Required manual adjustments
Make the following adjustments manually, if you want to use your existing COMOS installation
with the additional PAA functions:
1. Ensure that the latest COMOS patch is installed. You will find this in the PAA delivery in the
path <…\InstData\COMOS\Setup\Service Pack\COMOS_10.3.2.0.104.zip>.
Update via COMOS Update Center.
Note
In case you have an own patch for COMOS 10.3.2, contact your customer support to get the
new patch including PAA relevant components.
2. Install PAA via the setup.
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3. Replace the main.xml.
After installation of the PAA components, the "main.xml" file is located here:
"C:\ProgramData\Siemens\PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator\V3.0.1\menu". Rename
the existing file "<COMOS Installation directory>\Current\config\menu\main.xml" in your
COMOS installation and save the new file at the same time.
This will add the entries for PAA to the COMOS standard menu.
4. You have installed the database for PAA via the setup program.
After the installation, you can find the DB update package here: "C:\ProgramData\Siemens
\PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator\V3.0.1\DataBase".
– If you want to integrate the PAA functions in your existing COMOS database, import the
content layer for PAA via iDB update bundle function.
See also chapter Database update (Page 13).
– Copy the two folders "X00" and "X01" from the "SO1" directory of the Content Layer
(C:\ProgramData\Siemens\PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator\V3.0.1\DataBase
\DB_PAA_3010_0003\DB_PAA_3010_0003\SO1) to the "SO1" folder in your COMOS
database.
Note
Check the manifest file
Make sure that the ComosCommon.manifest contains the following reference to
the PABase.manifest:
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type="win32"
name="PABase"
version="1.0.0.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
Note
Link to base project
To have access to all functions, share the integration layer in your base project or always link
new projects and working layers with the integration layer.
Note
If there are inconsistencies in the working layer display mode after the import of integration
layer, you can accept these inconsistencies if no changes were made to the database by the
user.
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COMOS documentation
After installation of PAA, you can open the PAA help system in the menu bar with the command
"Help". If you want to access the COMOS help system following the installation of PAA, open
it from the COMOS installation directory: <Installation directory>\Current\Help.
Supported languages
The PAA user interface and database are available in English and German.
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Requirements
You are using COMOS version 10.3.2 with PCS 7 Plant Automation Accelerator V3.0.1.
Procedure
1. Run COMOS Update Center.
2. The "Update Center" dialog opens.
3. Follow the instructions on the "COMOS Update Center" dialog.
For more information on COMOS Update Center, refer the "COMOS Installation and setup"
manual, keyword "Installing COMOS updates".
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12.1
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Use of server operating systems
When using a server operating system, the COMOS license server has to be installed. The
license server can be found in the Setup folder path \InstData\COMOS\CLS Server 2.0.9.
The COMOS license server can be installed with the setup program. You start the installation
manually. You can find additional information on this topic in the COMOS Platform
Administration manual, keyword "COMOS License Management (COMOS LM)".
12.2
Update of PAA
Import/Export dialog after updating via the UpdateCenter
If you have updated PAA via the Update Center, access problems may occur at the PCS 7
interface. The Import/Export dialog no longer displays any content. To correct access
problems, proceed as follows:
1. Open the Windows command prompt.
2. To open the "Local Group Policy Editor", enter the command "gpedit.msc".
3. Navigate to the setting "User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows
Components > Attachment Manager > Do not preserve zone information in file
attachments".
4. Set the value to "Enabled".
12.3
Dongle driver
The use of a dongle does not work automatically. A new driver needs to be installed for this
purpose.
You can download the driver from the Internet (https://sentinelcustomer.gemalto.com/
sentineldownloads/?s=&c=all&p=HASP4&o=Windows&t=all&l=all).
12.4
Project settings
When using the COMOS database together with the PAA integration layer you have to set the
following options manually:
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Open the project settings:
● Deactivate the option "General settings > Standard > Static link > Change from dynamic to
static on first change"
● Activate the option "Automation > EI&C > Settings > Use search via classification for loops".
● Select "Create connection objects for connector types "E" and "I" (from 10.2 SP1)" from
"Automation > EI&C > Connections > Connection mode"
Symbolic address calculation and unusable database
Note
Unusable database caused by switching base objects to static
Be sure to disable the following project options, otherwise the complete database will be
unusable due to irreversible conversion of base and engineering objects.
Clear the project option "General settings > Standard > Static link > Change from dynamic to
static on first change".
12.5
Logic blocks
Data loss when using standard logic blocks
The logic blocks used in COMOS are no longer used in PAA. Instead, use the PAA functions.
12.6
GSD interface
The GSD interface evaluates text information as it is stored in the GSD file. For some GSD files
it is possible that the module name, for example, has leading or trailing spaces that are applied
in COMOS.
During data exchange with other systems, problems can arise if the spaces are filtered by the
system. In SIMATIC PCS 7 this results in a replacement of the modules not being possible (for
example: PA139720.GSD).
Note
Exporting GSD file from PAA to PCS 7
The following characters should be removed from the GSD base object description.
&, \, *, ?, <, >, :, ", Ι
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12.10 Limitations for the maximum configuration of SIMATIC ET 200SP HA
12.7
Exchange of GSD profiles to PCS 7 (Example of CFU profiles)
In CFU there are GSD profiles available in the HW Config object manager. If you import these
files a second time in HW Config, then it can happen that during the import from PAA these new
objects are used. If you then want to change the configuration of these modules in HW Config
it is difficult to identify which object was used.
Recommendation: Do not import the available GSD files manually the second time.
12.8
New HW configuration tool
The new HW configuration tool is not supported yet for some of the following functions/
components:
● For ET 200SP HA – Spare I/O Channel calculation is not yet supported by below I/O cards
– AI-DI16/DQ16X24VDC HART (MLFB: 6DL1 133-6EW00-0PH1)
– DI16/DQ16X24VDC (MLFB: 6DL1 133-6EW00-0PH1)
– AI 16XTC/8XRTD 2-/3-/4-WIRE (MLFB: 6DL1 134-6JH00-0PH1)
● For ET 200iSP – Selection of connecting type for Terminal modules used for Electronic
modules is not available yet
● PCS 7 Licenses cannot be configured by the HW configuration tool in this version of PAA
12.9
GSDML files
GSDML files with the following object structures are supported in PAA 3.0.1:
● Modules can be configured directly below the GSDML object
● The GSDML object contains modules with submodules and you can add modules which
also have built-in submodules
● The GSDML object contains modules with submodules and you can further add submodules
The usage of GSDML importer is to import third party or field devices which are not part of the
existing HW catalog. The tool is not an importer for missing hardware like ET 200SP, which is
part of the PCS 7 standard catalog.
12.10
Limitations for the maximum configuration of SIMATIC ET 200SP HA
There are various limits for the maximum configuration of the SIMATIC ET 200SP HA.
See also Industry Online Support (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/
109760425).
These various IO limits are not considered in HW configuration tool of PAA. Here the maximum
is always 56 IO modules.
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12.16 Import/Export of ET 200SP HA extended HW parameters
12.11
Limited use of assemblies
The assembly 6ES7 131-7RF00-0AB0 is supported in DI mode. The COUNT mode is not
supported.
12.12
Limitation on characters of PROFINET device name
The IM name (Interface module) will shrink to 24 characters in PCS 7 when user imports IM
(with more than 24 characters) at PAA first and then export it again to PCS 7. It results in change
in name of IM stations in PCS 7. It is advised to have the names of the PROFINET devices upto
24 characters only.
12.13
Potential groups for ET 200SP HA
Potential groups for ET 200SP HA are not created automatically via the "HW configuration tool"
or "Excel Import".
12.14
Import / Export PCS 7 plugin
The S7 400 series FM (Function modules) and IM (Interface modules) doesn’t support “Import /
Export PCS 7” functionality in PAA 3.0.1.
PAA is currently handling I/O configuration with active bus modules and not with passive bus
modules during import/export, for ET 200M and ET 200PA SMART.
12.15
Import/Export of CFU with PA slaves
Installation of PCS 7 V9.0.2 UpdateCollection01 is mandatory to import or export CFU with PA
slaves in PAA 3.0.1.
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Extended Attributes
Affected IO Modules
Issue
DIAGNOS‐
TICS_TRANSDUC‐
ER_SUPPLY
DI16/DQ16 x 24VDC HA DI, 6DL1
133-6EW00-0PH1
Currently a wrong data type is used.
Interference frequency
suppression
AI 16XI 2-WIRE HART HA, 6DL1
134-6TH00-0PH1
During Import/Export, 10 Hz value is
not exchangeable
Solution: For this issue use the Hard‐
ware Support Package (HSP) of PCS
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Extended Attributes
Affected IO Modules
Issue
Low limit 1
AI-DI16/DQ16 HART HA,
HART:6DL1 133-6EW00-0PH1
During Import from PCS 7 to PAA, val‐
ues are transferred as "Raw values"
instead of "Scaled values"
Low limit 2
High limit 1
High limit 2
Conductor resistance
[Ohm]
12.17
AI 16XI 2-WIRE HART HA, 6DL1
134-6TH00-0PH1
AI16 x TC/8xRTD HA, 6DL1
134-6JH00-0PH1
AI16 x TC/8xRTD HA, 6DL1
134-6JH00-0PH1
During Import from PCS 7 to PAA, val‐
ue is not exchangeable
Importing channel implementations into Unit tree
For importing the channel implementations from PCS 7 into PAA Unit tree, follow the steps as
below:
1. Set the unit pointer for instances.
2. Ensure that symbol names at channel requests in Unit tree are equal to symbol names in
PCS 7 HW Config.
3. Import hardware and instances with "Target structure for signal engineering" set to "Unit".
12.18
Working with central enumeration types
If you wish to work with a central enumeration library, create this in the base project. Export the
enumeration types by means of the XML export and then import these into your engineering
project. You can define further enumeration types in the engineering project.
12.19
Renaming Sub-CMs
Renaming Sub-CMs below CM instances are not allowed in PAA. Import of renamed Sub-CMs
from PCS 7 is not supported.
12.20
Optional functions in CMTs
Optional functions in CMTs are not allowed in PAA. You cannot create variants out of this. This
is only possible in PCS 7.
12.21
References on types (CM/EM)
References on types (CM/EM) are not supported in the function diagram yet.
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12.23 Working with Access DBs
12.22
Working with Function diagrams
Reference path cannot be edited on Function diagram, it can be only edited at the object
attribute on chapter card "Automation Interface".
12.23
Working with Access DBs
In case you are working with Access DB (*.mdb), please see the Product note (https://
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109780153).
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Update overview
The PAA V3.0.1 Update1 includes PAA software improvements and a COMOS patch for
performance improvements in the Eblocks. This is especially noticeable by bulk instantiating
of CMTs/EMTs (manual instantiation within PAA, PCS 7 import or Excel import). A new
database is not part of the update in comparison to PAA V3.0.1.
PAA V3.0.1.1 can be installed as a completely new setup or as an update on already existing
PAA or on an existing COMOS (without PAA) as described in the below sections.
Note
In case you have an own patch for COMOS 10.3.2, contact your customer support to get the
new patch including PAA relevant components based on COMOS_10.3.2.0.104.
New installation of PAA and COMOS
Start the "Setup.exe" and install the relevant components.
Updating the existing PAA
● First update the COMOS patch via COMOS Update center
● Start the "Setup.exe" and install the relevant components
For more information referInstalling PAA over an existing COMOS installation (Page 37) and
Installing COMOS patches (Page 41).
New installation of PAA on existing COMOS
● First update the COMOS Patch via COMOS Update center
● Start the "Setup.exe" and install the relevant components
For more information referInstalling PAA over an existing COMOS installation (Page 37) and
Installing COMOS patches (Page 41).
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Bug fixes in Update 3.0.1.1
The Update 3.0.1.1 contains the following bug fixes:
● Performance Improvements
– Bulk instantiating of CMTs/EMTs
– Opening and evaluating symbol table
– In the PCS 7 import, the AS assignment (Eblock ‘Assigned station’) is now set on TH
folder and not anymore on each instance (in case if the instances below the TH folder are
assigned to the same station)
● Under certain conditions, connections in the function diagram were not drawn. This issue is
fixed (TAC=9765621)
● The PCS 7 exchange behavior of data types BOOL and Real is corrected (TAC=9682289)
● The warning that file name and project name must be identical for XML export has been
removed. This restriction no longer applies (SR= 1-5549676396)
● The reassignment of a Control Module Type (CMTs) now also works when the auto filter is
switched on (SR= 1-5812007532)
● By handling big imports all objects will be found immediately from search manager
(TAC=9400737)
● Fixed display of unit values with comma and dot in type configurator
● Error message by ‘Excel import’ plugin in case the MS Excel is not installed
● Usability improvement in the ‘Assign GSDs’ plugin
● HW configuration crash for ET 200PA SMART for a certain combination is corrected
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