OPC UA Server & Client

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OPC UA on the S7-1500
The standard open I4.0/IoT interface for a simple and secure integrtion

OPC UA Data Access Server

Connection of any third-party

device to the S7-1500

Symbolic access to the

optimized or absolute addresses
of the PLC data

Embedded security
(authentication, signature et crypted
communication)

Online Browsing and

Offline Engineering

S7-1500, 1500S, 1500T

ET 200SP CPU, PLCSIM Adv.
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First steps

S7-1500 OPC UA server – 1st steps

Server activation

Setting the access to the tags

Browsing with UA Expert client

Read with UA Expert client

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Functional scope

Browse

OPC UA
server
Browse request
Node ID = 84 (root folder), BrowseDirection = forward

Browse response
Node ID, browse name, display name, node class, type def

Browse

• Dynamic adaptation of the client configuration to

• Browsing of PLC data
the data provided by a server
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Functional scope

Read

OPC UA
server
Read request
Node ID = "DB1"."myArray“

1111
1111 Read response 1111
0000
Value = “11110000”, Timestamp = 10/29/2018 3:15pm, Status = Good
DB1.myArray DB1.myArray

Data access

1111
0000
DB1.myArray

• Symbolic read access to PLC data

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Write

OPC UA
server
1111 Write request
0000 Node ID = "DB1"."myArray“, Value = “11111111”,
DB1.myArray

1111
Write response 1111
Status = Good ü
DB1.myArray

1111
0000
1111
DB1.myArray

• Symbolic write access to PLC data

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Functional scope

Registered Read (Write)

OPC UA
Register Node request Node ID = "DB1"."myArray“
server
Register Node response Node ID = “123456789"
Node ID: "123456789“
Memory: 16# ABCD_01234

Read request
Node ID: "DB1". "myArray"
Node ID = "123456789" Node ID: "123456789" 1111
1111 1111
0000
Read response 123456789
123456789
Value = “11110000”, Timestamp = 10/29/2018 3:15pm, Status = Good

Data access

1111 Improved performance with repeated

0000
DB1.myArray access (see Read / Write)

• Repeated access to PLC data

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Performances comparison between Read & Registered Read, Security

Read / Registered Read Influence of security

Time [ms] Time [ms]
3250 1516 3000

3000 2750

2750 2500
2500 2250
2250 2000
2000
1750
1750 50%
Communication load
1500
1500
1250
1250
1000
1000
750
750
500 500

250 250

0 Items 0 Items
100 500 1000 Struct of 1000 Array of 1000 [DINT] 100 500 1000 Struct of 1000 Array of 1000 [DINT]
Read avg. Registered Read avg. Read avg. None 1516 Read avg. Basic256Sha256 Sign&Encrypt 1516

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Performances comparison – communication load and data type

Communication load Data type

Time [ms] Time [ms]
8000
1516 4000

7000
3500

50%
6000 3000 Communication load

5000 2500

4000 2000

3000 1500

2000 1000

1000 500

0 0 Data
Comm BOOL DWORD REAL LREAL DINT STRING WSTRING
20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% type
load [254] [254]
Read 1516 avg. Reg. Read avg. 1516 Read 1516 avg. Reg. Read avg. 1516

Every read contains 1000 single items

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Functional scope

Subscribe

OPC UA
server Subscribe request
Node ID = „DB1“.“myArray“, Publishing interval = 5s, Sampling interval = 1s

Publish request
Sampling Queue
1111
1111 Publish response 0000
1111
0000
1111 Publish response
Value = “11110000”,
“11111111”, Timestamp = 10/29/2018 3:15pm, Status = Good
DB1.myArray DB1.myArray
Publishing

Sampling

1111 Load reduction for monitoring use cases

1111
0000
DB1.myArray (Compared to polling)

• Load reduction for HMI / Monitoring applications • Absolute Filters possible

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Functional scope

Methods

OPC UA
server
Drive
Method FB
Call request
NodeID
Node ID==“instDrive".“Method“,
“instDrive".“Method“, InputArguments:
InputArguments:[ [DriveSpeed
DriveSpeed==“99999”
“1000” ]]
SetDrive
Speed
Call response
OutputArguments:
OutputArguments: [] [ ] Status =Status = Good
BadInvalidArgument
RPM: 1’000
0

• Consistent data transmission • Request based interaction with the user program

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Functional scope

Methods

• Consistent data transmission • Request based interaction with the user program

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Methods functions

Use of methods

Programming methods

Method call with UA Expert

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Functional scope

Companion Specification
Standard SIMATIC interface User defined interface Standardized interface

• Standardized OPC UA interfaces • Information modelling

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Functional scope - Companion Specification / SiOME

Companion Specification - SiOME

Instance / Models
> On specifications basis
Importation
Types selon BD
spécificatio
n

Instance
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109755133
BD
Exportation
Types, instances, mapping
Mapping

• Standardized OPC UA interfaces • Information modelling

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Companion Specification functions

Use of Companion Specification

Create his own interface with SiOME

Mapping with the user program

Display the new interface in UA Expert

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Feature Set

Browsing Read/Write Registered Subscription Methods Companion

Read/Write Specifications

Client Client Client Client Client Client

Publishing

Registering Nodes
Browse Request

Call Request ( )
R/W Request

R/W Request
Browse Response

Call Response ( )
R/W Response

R/W Response
Node Handles Sampling

Server Server Server Server Server Server

Browsing of Acyclic access to High performance Load reduction for Consistent data transfer Information
SPS-Data data with repeated HMI / monitoring through function call modeling
acyclic access applications (no handshakes)

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Customer use cases

Vertical Line Integration: e.g. MES, SCADA Industry Standard Support

OPC UA OPC UA
Server Client

Machine Machine
Method
PLC PLC
Companion
Specifications Object
OPC UA & Methods
Client
Variable

Variable – Property

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Features Set

Registered Read / Write Methods call

Client Server Client Server

R / W Request Call Request

R / W Response Call Response

(Registered) acyclic access to

Consistent data transfer
data

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S7-1500 client program

Preparation Execution Closing

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Step by step

Using the S7-1500 OPC UA Client

Activate the client

Add a client interface

Declare and paremeter the «client» FBs

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Security

• Different level and combination of

signature and encryption possible

• Automatic authentication of the

client by means of certificates
• TIA Portal provides a project wide
• certification authority (CA)

• Authentication by user possible

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Licences

CPU ET 200SP CPU 1510SP/1512SP ET 200pro CPU 1516pro

S7-1500 up to CPU1513 S7-1500 CPU 1515/1516 S7-1500 CPU 1517/1518
1515SP (Open Controller) Soft PLC 1507S Soft PLC 1508S
included F & T included F & T included F & T

Required licence SIMATIC OPC UA SIMATIC OPC UA SIMATIC OPC UA

S7-1500 Small S7-1500 Medium S7-1500 Large

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Thank you for your attention

Michel Avondet
Technical Account Manager for CERN

Av.des Baumettes 5
1020 Renens
Téléphone: +41 585 584 712

E-mail:
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