Siemens SIMATIC WinCC flexible¶
versiondog supports the management of SIMATIC WinCC flexible projects and enables the automatic creation of backups and the cyclical monitoring of the HMI for these.
System requirements¶
| WinCC flexible | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 SP3 | 2008 SP5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| versiondog 2.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| versiondog 6.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Other requirements¶
The WinCC flexible comparator requires a valid installation of a database for the comparison. The general database driver is the MS SQL server.
SQL instances for the WinCC flexible Versions on the devices running the comparison¶
| WinCC flexible Version | MS Data Engine 97 | MS Data Engine 2000 | MS Data Engine XP | MS Access 97 | MS Access 2000 | MS SQL Server 7.0 | MS SQL Server 2000 | MS SQL Server 2005 | MS SQL Server 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 2005 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 2008 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 2008 SP5 | ✓ |
Integration features¶
- Custom component type for SIMATIC WinCC flexible
- Integrated SIMATIC WinCC flexible project tree
- Automatic detection of differences between the program on the Controller and the current version on the Server, backup/backup detailed comparison
- Clear presentation of the change history
Restriction¶
- It is possible to upload recipe data from the HMIs if they are accessible via a network share. Under certain conditions, which depend on your network environment and the devices used, it is not possible to upload (e.g. restricted access rights).
FAQ¶
The comparison of my WinCC flexible projects fail, although a suitable SQL instance is installed
Explanation
If the name of the SQL Server instance on the affected client system differs from the default name (WINCC or WINCCFLEXEXPRESS), versiondog cannot access it.
versiondog assumes one of these names, as these are set in the majority of installations of the SQL Server included with WinCC/WinCC flexible.
Solution
If the name of the SQL Server instance differs from the default, this name must be made known to versiondog.
In the following example, the instance name is set to MSSQLEXPRESS:
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Navigate to the directory
vdClientArchive\VD$A\Configuration\Compare. -
Open the
AgentStation.inifile, if this does not exist, you can create it with any text editor. -
Insert the following content, depending on whether you want to compare WinCC or WinCC flexible (MSSQLEXPRESS is the example name of the SQL instance):
Warning
Please note that if the instance name WINCC or WINCCFLEXEXPRESS is entered via the above entry, which corresponds to the standard names, versiondog also expects an installed editor in addition to the SQL instance.
If this editor is not installed, the comparison will fail.
This means that if no WinCC editor is installed, WINCC or WINCCFLEXEXPRESS must not be entered as the instance name.
Info
Instructions for installing the "Microsoft SQL server 2005 Express Edition" can be requested from the support department.