Introducing the SIMATIC WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge

Siemens Industry, Inc., introduces the SIMATIC WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge, V7.0 SP3. With SIMATIC WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge, communication connections between different data sources and data destinations can be established via a simple configuration/parameterization. The IndustrialDataBridge can be integrated into WinCC or employed stand-alone (not in conjunction with WinCC).

New functions of this release include individual control of each IndustrialDataBridge connection (start, stop, connect, and disconnect) during runtime, integration of the IndustrialDataBridge Runtime Control into WinCC screens when installing IDB on a WinCC station (Web Navigator is not supported), creation of independent CSV files upon reaching an adjustable number of entries or upon the value change of a WinCC tag, and block transfer for databases through the support of the operators “<” and “>” in the “select” statement. Possible data sources and destinations for application of the IndustrialDataBridge include:

 

Providers (Data Sources)	Consumers (Data Destinations)
• MS Access• MS SQL Server• MySQL ODBC• Oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g • OPC Data Access V2 • Send/Receive • WinCC OLE DB • Win CC User Archives	• CSV, TXT• MS Access• MS SQL Server• MySQL ODBC • Oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g • MS Excel • OPC Data Access Server (internal) • OPC Data Access V2 • Send/Receive • Win CC User Archives

 

The SIMATIC WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge V7.0 SP3 is compatible with WinCC 7.0 SP3 and released for the following operating systems:

• Windows XP Professional (SP3)
• Windows 7 (SP1) 32-/64-Bit Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
• Windows Server 2003 (SP2)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP2)
• Windows Server 2008 (SP2) 32-Bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) 64-Bit

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