The PCS7 to IEC 61850 TCP/IP communication blocks have enabled problem-free integration of IEC-61850-capable field devices into instrumentation and control systems based on Simatic PCS7 or S7. The plant operator thus has an integral automation and control solution that can also be used in heterogeneous system landscapes. This facilitates the gradual and therefore inexpensive expansion or modernization of existing plants and equipment. All the subsystems are interconnected by means of Industrial Ethernet. The new "PCS7 to IEC 61850" communication blocks are intended not only for use in process-engineering installations, where a connection is to be established between the process control system and the power system control equipment, but also for small to medium switchgear, which are automated with Simatic PCS7 or S7. — Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
Communication blocks for field devices into control systems
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