Virtuel PLC
Virtuel PLC
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Virtual PLC
S7-1500V
SIMATIC S7-1500V
Virtual controller on Industrial Edge!
S7-1500
PLC
Software
Stack
SIMATIC S7-1500V
Facts
Industrial Edge
Management
Local App Repository
(Customer-operated)
Industrial Edge
Runtime on
Industrial
Devices Local App Execution
(In-Factory) Industrial PCs Human Machine Communication Virtualization Any certified
Interfaces (HMI) Infrastructure Hardware
SIMATIC S7-1500V
Overview Customer Journey Map – Virtual PLC
Field Industrial Edge Device (IED) HCI-Compute Cluster e.g., Engineering TIA Portal
level VMWare ESXi
PLC Program
vPLC Web Server Access
Factory Data Code and HW
Edge Virtual Device
Operated OT Config Update
Runtime Edge Runtime
Shopfloor Automation
VM
Maintenance Engineer
Docker
Docker
Docker Docker Docker
Industrial Edge Device Kit
EDGE Management
Virtual PLC HMI/WinCC Other
Edge
S7-1500 Apps…
PLC
Software
Stack
EDGE Databus
Industrial Edge
Network Network
Interface Interface
X1 X2
OT network IT network
- decentral • TIA Portal
IOs over • Cloud
PROFINET • …
SIMATIC S7-1500V
Big picture virtual Edge Device
Industrial Edge Engineering Additional Virtual Industrial Edge – Virtual Device (IEVD)
Management Machines
TIA Portal- / TIAX
(Linux, Windows, …)
VMWare ESXi
Generic Hardware