6DL8913-0AL10-0BB5 Siemens SIMIT Simulation Platform V11.1 Software Engineering Original Brand New

Bringing products to the market faster and with consistently high quality requires an optimized engineering workflow in the automation and the shortest possible assembly and commissioning times for new production lines. The SIMIT simulation software permits real-time simulation and emulation for comprehensive examination of automation solutions.

SIMIT simulates what SIMATIC automates

SIMIT is based on a uniform simulation platform that enables not only the virtual commissioning of the automation engineering of systems, machines and processes, but also realistic training environments for plant operators. This can be easily done directly at the workplace, even without requiring equipment or the need for in-depth knowledge of simulation. Either a real or virtual automation system is used for the control, for example, the SIMIT Virtual Controller.

SIMIT Virtual Controller instances can emulate the SIMATIC S7‑300/S7‑400 automation systems from the SIMATIC S7 and SIMATIC PCS 7 product range used in an automation project.

Many efficient tests for detection and elimination of potential faults can already be carried out before the real plant is even available, e.g.:

• Application of correct identifications
• Testing of interconnection or interlocking logic

In this manner it is possible to optimize the quality of the configuration process without a risk for the real plant.

Note:

SIMIT V11.1 can be used in combination with the following products:

• SIMATIC PCS 7
• SIMATIC PCS neo
• TIA Portal
• STEP 7

Notice: Please observe compatibility.

• Testing and training environments without real hardware
• Virtual controllers for emulation of automation systems
• Flexible simulation and emulation environment for projects of any size
• Synchronized simulation and emulation in real-time or virtual time
• Testing of original automation project
• Higher quality for automation engineering configuration
• Reduced commissioning time and risk due to pretesting
• No simulation configuration in the automation project

SIMIT runs on the latest notebooks or desktop computers with the Microsoft Windows operating system as well as on virtual systems (VMware ESXi Server V7.0). Flexible application is possible and integration is possible via open interfaces into the factory automation with SIMATIC S7 and SIMATIC WinCC or into the process automation with SIMATIC PCS 7 or SIMATIC PCS neo.

Since the models can be calculated in real time, SIMIT can be linked to the actual automation engineering (“hardware-in-the-loop”), using the SIMIT unit for connection via the PROFINET or PROFIBUS interfaces. A “software-in-the-loop” test is also possible through virtualization of the automation system using the S7‑PLCSIM or S7‑PLCSIM Advanced emulation software, or the integrated SIMIT Virtual Controller.

Interfacing to the real automation system is usually made via PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO, With interface modules (SIMIT units) which simulate the devices on PROFIBUS DP/PROFINET IO.

Additional simulation models can be coupled to SIMIT:

• Data exchange via standardized interfaces such as OPC DA, OPC UA and shared memory
• Data exchange via one freely programmable external coupling (by the user)
• Synchronization via the remote control interface

In the case of coupling via the remote control interface, SIMIT can be either the master or client (slave) for other simulations. Using virtual time management, simulations can also be implemented faster or slower than in real-time.

SIMIT Simulation Platform

SIMIT can be perfectly adapted to individual requirements with four different software packages to suit the project size:

SIMIT Engineering S – XL functional scope

• Portal view with workflow management for creation of simulation project
• Standard component library
• 3D viewer based on VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
• Interfaces for PROFIBUS DP, PROFINET IO and PRODAVE
• Interface for SIMIT Virtual Controller and OPC
• Trends and messages (TME)
• Scripting environment
• Editor for creating macro components (MCE)
• Editor for creating dynamic graphics and animations (DGE)
• Automatic Control Interface (ACI)
• Automatic generation of signal lists from SIMATIC Manager data
• Runtime for components developed with the Component Type Editor
• S7‑PLCSIM, S7‑PLCSIM Advanced, OPC and Remote Control interfaces
• Modification of simulation model during runtime
• Simulation in virtual time
• Engineering efficiency for SIMATIC PCS 7 (SMD)
• Automatic model generation based on templates
• Bulk engineering
• Shared memory interface for high-performance coupling
• XML interface for automatic generation of models and connections

SIMIT extension libraries

The following extension libraries make available specific technological components:

• SIMIT FLOWNET Library
  Library for simulation of flow networks with homogeneous media (water/gases) including pressures, temperatures and flow rates.
• SIMIT CONTEC Library
  Library for 2D simulation of material handling equipment.
• SIMIT CHEM BASIC Library
  For simplified creation of simulations in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. By connecting components of these libraries, a SIMIT model of a pipeline network (so-called flow network) is created and can be used to simulate the thermodynamic processes in pipeline networks. The flow networks then connect components with storage characteristics, e.g. containers. The CHEM BASIC library enables use of a special solution method in SIMIT that calculates the flow rates, pressures and specific enthalpies during simulation of pipeline networks.

SIMIT Component Type Editor

For creating library components according to your own requirements and functional expectations.

Component-based, signal flow oriented modeling of the plant is performed through the graphical user interface of SIMIT supported by expandable base libraries. For this, pre-defined components are selected from the library, placed on the graphic interface, connected with one another, and parameters are set. Beyond this, the simulation model can be generated with an export of the engineering data from COMOS. Special simulation skills are not required.

The efficient simulation is based on the abstraction at three different levels: Signals, devices (e.g. actuators and sensors) and technological response. Here, the technological response is represented mathematically and logically or by additive libraries.

The signal couplings can be created easily by importing the symbol table or a list of signal names. Files of the Import/Export Assistant, Control Module (CM) files (SIMATIC PCS 7), or suitable Microsoft Excel files (SIMATIC S7) can be used together with simulation templates from the base library to simulate the devices.

Additive libraries support the simulation of the technological response and round off the SIMIT offer:

• FLOWNET can be used for rapid and simple simulation of the dynamic processes of pressures, flows and temperature distributions of water in pipeline networks.
• CONTEC can be used for simulation of material conveyor technology.
• With CHEM BASIC you can simulate models of pipeline networks in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries quickly and easily. Using CHEM BASIC, the models from COMOS P&ID can be automatically generated via the generic import.
• Device library for the creation of device simulation models (actuators and sensors) in SIMIT as a counterpart to the PCS 7 / PCS neo / APL / TIA Portal and other drivers. Can be used for DCS engineering, virtual commissioning or as the basis of an OTS simulation.
• SIMIT Water Library as an add-on for the creation of process simulation models for the water industry (fresh water extraction, water transport and reverse osmosis systems). Can be used for DCS engineering, virtual commissioning or as the basis of an OTS simulation. Requirement: SIMIT FLOWNET LIBRARY

SIMIT supports two types of virtual commissioning:

Software in the loop: Pretesting without a physical plant

When SIMIT is used in conjunction with the Virtual Controller or coupled to the S7‑PLCSIM or S7-PLCSIM Advanced emulation software, the automation function can be tested in advance in the engineering office without the physical hardware – from the sensor through the automation system and back down to the actuator.

The user program is loaded in SIMATIC Manager into the automation system emulated by the SIMIT Virtual Controller, S7‑PLCSIM or S7‑PLCSIM Advanced without modifications and started. It obtains the simulated I/O signals via the coupling of the emulated automation system from SIMIT.

Hardware in the loop: Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

The physical automation systems are loaded with the user program for the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). SIMIT simulates the I/O signals, instrumentation and field devices. The simulation values are sent as message frames to the automation systems via the hardware interface modules (simulation unit). When SIMIT also simulates the technological response of the plant, the FAT becomes a plant test. Commissioning can be performed on the virtual process in an early phase of the project.

SIMIT Project Handling

You or your customers require a simulation solution based on SIMIT and the automation (SIMATIC S7, SIMATIC PCS 7 and SPPA-T3000) with specific properties for Hardware-in-the-Loop or Software-in-the-Loop. We execute the projects for you and achieve the best results possible based on our decades of experience with simulation projects. We offer:

• Complete simulators and process models for virtual commissioning and training simulators
• High-precision process simulators for various industries
• Customer-specific simulation libraries (e.g. pharmaceuticals, power generation and distribution, hydrogen, etc.)

SIMIT Consulting and Training Courses

You or your customers require support or training for a simulation project based on SIMIT and the automation (SIMATIC S7/PCS 7) with specific properties for Hardware-in-the-Loop or Software-in-the-Loop. To help you complete your task optimally, we can support and advise you during the corresponding phases of the automation project using our decades of experience in simulation projects. You can also have our experts support you with your simulation from the planning phase to project setup right up to automation testing. We offer:

• Pre-defined consulting packages
• Specific packages, depending on customer requirements
• Customer-specific trainings

SIMIT Rental Components

The option of renting portfolio elements from the range of SIMIT products reduces the costs for a simulation environment. If these components are required for validation or testing of the automation for only a limited time, it is often more economical to rent them. The rental components are always supplied with the latest hardware and software versions. We offer:

• Rental licenses for SIMIT and SIMIT Virtual Controller
• Rental of SIMIT UNIT