Configuring screens for plant objects (RT Unified) - WinCC Unified

Configuring plant hierarchies (RT Unified)
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Configuring plant hierarchies (RT Unified)
Product
WinCC Unified
Version
V20
Publication date
06/2025
Language
en-US
Configuring screens for plant objects

Introduction

You configure an overview screen for the higher-level plant object with multiple faceplate containers for lower-level plant objects, for example, for a station that has lower-level objects motor and conveyor belt.

For each plant object you can configure a screen in which all lower-level plant objects are visible. To do this, use the faceplate containers of the plant object types.

If necessary, you also configure basic objects, elements and controls in the screen. For example, you use I/O fields to display process values such as status, temperature and rate.

In the following, you will obtain the data to be processed, such as temperature measurements or speed values from the data blocks of a controller.

You represent lower-level plant objects using faceplates in the overview screen of the higher-level plant hierarchy.

In runtime, the screen window technology assists you in switching between plant objects and representing multiple plant objects in a screen.

You can also use the "Plant overview" control to set up screen navigation via the plant. In runtime, you monitor the plant in this manner and see the overall progress at a glance.

Requirement

  • A SIMATIC S7-1500 has been configured in the project.

  • WinCC Unified Runtime is configured in the project.

  • A plant object type has been created.

  • The plant view has been created with the plant objects and assigned to WinCC Unified PC RT.

  • The interface tags of the plant object types are linked to the S7-1500.

Procedure

  1. Open the plant object editor.

  2. In the "Visualization" tab, click "Add new screen".

    A screen is created.

  3. If necessary, edit the width and height of the screen under "Properties" in the inspector window.

  4. If necessary, configure the required elements and controls for the plant object, such as I/O fields and text fields.

  5. Change to the "Libraries" task card.

  6. Open the project library.

  7. Create a faceplate type.

  8. Configure the required screen objects, interface tags and interface properties in the faceplate type and release the version.

  9. Open the editor of the plant object type.

  10. In the "Visualization" tab, drag the faceplate type from the project library to the "Drop faceplates here" button.

  11. Connect the faceplate tags to the interface tags of the plant object type.

  12. Create a plant object from the plant object type using a drag-and-drop operation.

  13. Open the plant object editor.

  14. Assign the plant object a PLC tag under "Interface" in the "PLC tag" column:

  15. To display the faceplate container of the plant object type in the screen, drag the plant object from the plant view to the configured screen.

Tips for an efficient procedure

  • Adjust the position of the faceplate container in the overview screen using the mouse or the corresponding icons on the toolbar.

  • You can zoom in and out of the faceplate container in the overview screen.

  • You can at any time delete and reconfigure the overview screen which contains the faceplate container for lower-level plant objects. You can reuse the faceplate types at any time.

Note

If the screen area is not sufficient for all faceplate containers, the faceplate containers are superimposed on each other in runtime.

Note

If additional basic objects, elements and controls are required specifically for a plant object, you can use the faceplates of the plant object types as a basis and configure additional objects.

Note

Note that interface mapping is deleted during updates of faceplate types used in plant objects.

Result

You have created a screen with a faceplate instance for the plant project.