New Product Announcement for SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 and WinAC RTX F
SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 Highlights:
Windows 7
PROFINET: Isochronous mode
SIMATIC Web Server
Support of TCI and IOLink on PROFIBUS (data record gateway) with CP5611
Open User Communication with ISO on TCP
PC-based Control with SIMATIC WinAC RTX
SIMATIC WinAC RTX is particarly suited for tasks where high flexibility and effective integration into the overall function are required. This includes a close connection to data processing or logistic systems, as well as the connection to technological tasks, e.g. motion or vision systems.

SIMATIC WinAC RTX offers strict realtime with high performance. The optimized runtime system allows processing of extensive and sophisticated PC applications in parallel with the control task. The high performance of WinAC RTX also allows implementation of fast control solutions with a low microprocessor load. Users can now select more cost-effective PC platforms for the same task, or run additional tasks on the same PC. WinAC RTX is thus optimized for operation on embedded PC platforms such as the S7-modular Embedded Controller, SIMATIC IPC427C or SIMATIC HMI IPC477C. With their diskless and fanless design, these platforms provide significantly higher robustness for the automation task. SIMATIC PCs with integral, non-volatile memory enable saving of up to 128 KByte of retentive data in the case of a voltage failure, independently of the file system. The I/Os are connected via the leading PROFIBUS or PROFINET fieldbus standards. With S7-mEC, EC31, it is also possible to use S7-300 I/Os in a centralized configuration. Support of the integral PROFIBUS or PROFINET interfaces of SIMATIC PCs as well as the improved performance, lead to an excellent price/performance ratio for PC-based automation.

SIMATIC WinAC RTX is supplemented by the WinAC ODK for expansion of the PLC functionality with application-specific high-level language applications. WinAC ODK allows:

Integration of complex high-level language algorithms into the control program.
Access to the Windows API or Windows system resources.
Access to external HW and software components.


Safety Integrated with WinAC RTX F 2010
WinAC RTX F is a Windows XP or XPembeded-based software controller and part of the portfolio of SIMATIC Safety Integrated as evaluation unit. With SIMATIC Safety Integrated the evaluation unit consists of failsafe controllers and failsafe I/O modules. Failsafe communication is via the PROFIsafe profile and is supported by WinAC RTX F over PROFIBUS and PROFINET. The safety-related part of the user program is created with the S7 Distributed Safety software option V5.4 SP5 and higher and can be loaded to the software controller in parallel with standard STEP 7 programs. S7 Distributed Safety offers commands, operations and software blocks to implement failsafe programs in F-LAD and F-FBD. A library with ready-made blocks for safety-related functions up to SIL 3 is available for this purpose. The programs generated in this way can be used both for failsafe modular controllers and for the failsafe WinAC RTX F. WinAC RTX F 2010 has the standard features of WinAC RTX 2010.

New features
Windows 7
Windows 7 is the new operating system standard of Microsoft. Windows 7 provides a range of improvements also for industrial applications:

Improved performance compared to Windows Vista
Improved User Management and thus higher safety standards
PROFINET: Isochronous mode
WinAC RTX (F) 2010 supports isochronous processing of the OB61 in the PROFINET clock pulse. This enables very fast and exactly deterministic response times, or high-level closed-loop control tasks via PROFINET IO.

SIMATIC Web Server
WinAC RTX (F) 2010 includes the SIMATIC Web Server for maintenance and diagnostic purposes. The Web server is accessible via the PROFINET interface (submodule) allocated to WinAC RTX (F).

Note: unlike with S7-300/400, user-defined websites will not be possible with WinAC RTX (F) 2010.

Open User Communication with ISO on TCP
In addition to the TCP and UDP protocols, the ISOonTCP protocol will also be supported via the PROFINET interface (submodule) allocated to WinAC RTX (F).

Other topics:
Support of TCI and IOLink on PROFIBUS (data record gateway) with CP5611
PROFINET: Shared Device
PROFINET: Media redundancy
PROFINET: IP Configuration
PROFIBUS PCIexpress CP 5623/5624 interface module
The number of simultaneous communication jobs for Alarm_8 and S7-Communication has been increased to 4000
Compatibility and necessary components
Compatibility with the WinAC predecessor versions
WinAC RTX (F) 2010 is reverse compatible with its predecessor versions with the following exceptions:

No Windows 2000 support anymore (see also system requirements)
No parallel operation with WinAC Slot
No shared mode for multi-processor operation