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Description
ProductVersionModule
HMI/SCADA - iFIX All All
Code : SI5
Vendor : GE Intelligent Platforms
Hardware Manufacturer : Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.
Notes : Available for use with FIX32, iFIX and CIMPLICITY Plant Edition v6.0 or greater.

General

Platform Latest Version Type
Windows 2000 7.20 NET
Windows NT 7.20 NET
Windows Server 2003 7.20c NET
Windows XP 7.20 NET

Supported
Devices

Device Manufacturer Comment
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.  
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.  

Additional
Requirements

Software Manufacturer Vendor Part No. Comment
none

Protocol

Type Supported Baud Rates Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Error Checking Hand Shaking Comment
none

Supported
Data Types

Data Type Comment
Byte Signed 8-bit character
Float 32-bit floating point (IEEE)
SINT Signed 16-bit integer
ToFloat 32-bit floating point (Siemens S5 PLC only)
Uchar Unsigned 8-bit character
UINT Unsigned 16-bit integer

Supported
Memory Types

Device Memory Type Comment
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U AS  
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U CB Counter Block
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U DB Data Block
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U DX -
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U FY Function Block
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U RS -
S5 PLCs 115U, 135U, 155U TB Timer Block
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AACK Alarm Acknomledge Flag
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AADB Alarm Deadband
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AADBR Raw Alarm Deadband
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ACF Alarm C-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ACFH Most-sig word Alarm C_Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ACFL Least-sig word Alarm C_Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AERR Alarm Error
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AERRR Alarm Raw Error
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AHA High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AHAR Raw High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AHHA High-High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AHHAR Raw High-High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ALA Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ALAR Raw Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ALLA Low-Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ALLAR Raw Low-Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AODA Orange Deviation Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AODAR Raw Orange Dev Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 APV Process Variable
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 APVH PV High Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 APVL PV Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 APVR Raw Process Variable
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ARCA Rate-Of-Change Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASP Alarm Setpoint
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASPH Setpoint High Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASPHR Raw Setpoint High Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASPL Setpoint Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASPLR Raw Setpoint Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ASPR Alarm Raw Setpoint
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 ATS Sample Rate in Seconds
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AVF Alarm V-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AYDA Yellow Deviation Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 AYDAR Raw Yellow Dev Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 C Contorl Register
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 CP Control Register Packed
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 DCC Drum Current Count
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 DCP Drum Count Preset
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 DSC Drum Step Current
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 DSP Drum Step Preset
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 K Constant
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 KF Constant Float
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LACK Loop Alarm Acknowledge Flag
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LADB Loop Alarm Deadband
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LADBR Loop Raw Alarm Deadband
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LCF Loop C-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LCFH Loop Most-sig word loop C-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LCFL Loop Least-sig word loop C-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LERR Loop Error
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LERRR Loop Raw Error
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LHA Loop High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LHAR Loop Raw High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LHHA Loop High-High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LHHAR Loop Raw High-High Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LKC Loop Gain
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LKD Loop Derivative Gain Limiting Coeff.
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LLA Loop Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LLAR Loop Raw Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LLLA Loop Low-Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LLLAR Loop Raw Low-Low Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LM Loop Mode
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LMN Loop Output (percent)
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LMNR Loop Raw Output
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LMX Loop Bias
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LMXR Loop Raw Bias
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LODA Loop Orange Deviation Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LODAR Loop Raw Orange Dev. Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LPV Loop Process Variable
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LPVH Loop PV High Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LPVL Loop PV Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LPVR Loop Raw Process Variable
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LRCA Loop Rate-Of-Change Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LRSF Loop Ramp/Soak Status Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LRSN Loop Ramp/Soak Step Number
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LS Loop Status
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSP Loop Setpoint
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSPHR Loop Raw Setpoint High Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSPL Loop Setpoint Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSPLR Loop Raw Setpoint Low Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSPR Loop Raw Setpoint
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LTD Loop Rate Time (minutes)
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LTI Loop Reset Time (minutes)
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LTS Loop Sample Rate (seconds)
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LVF Loop V-Flags
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LYDA Loop Yellow Deviation Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LYDAR Loop Raw Yellow Dev. Alarm Limit
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 STW System Status Words
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 TCC Timer/Counter Current
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 TCP Timer/Counter Preset
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 V Variable
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 VF Variable Float
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 WX Word Input
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 WY Word Output
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 X Descrete Input
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 XP Discrete Input Packed
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 Y Discrete Output
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 YP Discrete Output Packed
TI PLCs 545, 555, 560, 565 LSPH Loop Setpoint High Limit

Commands

Device Command Description Uses
none

Signal
Conditionings

Signal Type Description Comment Typical Gain Convergance Range
12AL 12 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range      
12BN 12 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs- No Alarming on out of range      
13AL 13-bit binary number scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range      
13BN 13-bit binary number scaled to EGUs - No alarming on out of range      
15AL 15 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range      
15BN 15 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - No Alarming on out of range      
20P 20 percent, intended for 4-20 mAmp sensors, range is 6400 to 32000 and scaled to DB block      
20PO Same as 20P but value is not clamped at 6400 to 32000 (under and overrange support)      
3BCD 3 Digit Binary Coded Decimal      
4BCD 4 Digit Binary Coded Decimal      
8AL 8 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range      
8BN 8 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - No alarming on out of range      
HBYT Displays the High 8-bit value      
LBYT Displays the Low 8-bit value      
LIN Value scaled to EGUs      
NEG Value is clamped from -32000 to +32000 and scaled to EGU range in the process darabase block.      
NEGO Same as NEG but value is not clamped at -32000 to 32000 (under and overrange support)      
NONE Returns raw value      
SGN Signed      
TBC1 Siemens Timer in BCD format, used for timebase setpoints ... Automatically determines and sets the Time Base value.      
TBCD Siemens Timer in BCD format, used for timebase setpoints      
TIMR Siemens Timer, used for timebase setpoints      
TNON Value is clamped at 0 to 32000 and scaled to the EGU range in the process database block.      
TNOO Same as TNON but value is not clamped to 0 to 32000 (under and overranged support)      
UNS Unsigned - Scaled value = Value/2      

Miscellaneous
Info

Relevant Notes
The ISO transport layer for Ethernet communication is included with the SI5 Driver.

SIMATIC NET is recommended for programming the S5 PLCs.

TISOFT is recommended for programming the TI PLCs.

This driver is OPC Data Access version 2.05 compliant.



Running SI7 and SI5 Drivers Simultaneously on the Same Machine:
To run the SI7 and SI5 drivers simultaneously on the same machine requires separate communication
cards. Both drivers can communicate using standard NIC cards (SI7 using softnet). Another option is to
configure the SI7 driver to use a proprietary Siemens CP card, such as the CP1613 or CP5611, while the
SI5 driver communicates using a standard NIC card.

History

Revision History
Reason for 7.20 release on 6/02/2003
* New driver

Reason for 7.20a release on 07/07/2003
* Enhanced documentation, troubleshooting tools, and error message output.

Reason for 7.20c (includes 7.20b modifications) release on 12/16/2003:
* Validated Server running under Windows Server 2003.
* Validated Server running with Cimplicity PE v6.1.
* Added TBC1 signal conditioning to be consistent with previous S5 drivers.

Reason for 7.20d release on 9/14/2004:
* Corrected XP/YP datablock reads for starting addresses other than zero.


Details
ID: DG187
Category: I/O Drivers
Last Updated: 03/29/10
Date Created: 05/27/03
Status: Published
Attachments: Yes
Language: English


 


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