Example: Configuring screens for brewery production lines (RT Unified) - WinCC Unified

Task

To visualize the plant objects, configure faceplate types for each plant object type.

Procedure

1. Under "Project tree > Plant objects", configure the screens for the "Bottling" and "Packaging" production lines.

   • Open the "Bottling" plant object and switch to the "Visualization" tab.

   • You press the "Add new screen" button to create a new screen.

   • Repeat the procedure for the "Packaging" plant object.

2. In the project library, you create a faceplate type for the plant object type "Robot" and release it.

   The faceplate could look as follows according to the example scenario:

   

3. Under "Project tree > Plant objects", open the plant object type "Robot" and drag the created faceplate type to the "Save faceplates here" button in the "Visualization" tab.

4. Create faceplate instances for all the robots you need for the two production lines:

   • Open the "Bottling" screen.

   • Then drag all lower-level plant objects that are based on the "Robot" plant object type one after the other to the screen.

   • Repeat the procedure for the "Packaging" screen.

5. In the project library, you create a faceplate type for the plant object type "Conveyor" and release it.

   The faceplate could look as follows according to the example scenario:

   

6. Create faceplate instances for all the conveyors you need for the two production lines:

   • Open the "Bottling" screen.

   • Then drag all lower-level plant objects that are based on the "Conveyor" plant object type one after the other to the screen.

   • Repeat the procedure for the "Packaging" overview screen.

7. In the project library, you create a faceplate for the plant object type "Filling tank" and release it.

   The faceplate could look as follows according to the example scenario:

   

8. Under "Project tree > Plant objects", open the plant object type "Filling tank" and drag the created faceplate type to the "Drop faceplates here" button in the "Visualization" tab.

9. From the "Filling tank" plant object, create a faceplate instance for the filling container:

   • Open the "Bottling" overview screen.

   • Then drag the plant object that is based on the "Tank" type to the screen.

Result

You have successfully configured screens and faceplates for the plant objects of the brewery and can display the plant objects in the runtime.