Advantages of the SIMATIC S7 Safety Matrix in the implementation and operation phase

Implementation phase

• Direct further processing of safety specification possible
• Simple programming with the cause & effect method
• No programming knowledge required
• Preprocessing of input values
• Alarm generation and provision of diagnostic information for each individual cause & effect
• Prealarm for analog values
• Free color selection for alarms and messages
• Automatic generation of CFCs including driver blocks
• Matrix comparison on basis of created CFC charts
• Automatic version tracking
• integrated change tracking
• 1-to-1 expression of the cause & effect matrix

Operating phase

• Complete integration in SIMATIC PCS 7
• All relevant information can be seen at a glance in the template
• Cause & effect-dependent matrix and alarm display
• Tag display in the alarm
• Sequence of event display and saving
• First-up alarm display and saving
• Integral operating functions such as reset, override, and parameter modification
• Automatic saving of operating interventions for the safety life-cycle management
• Integral maintenance functions such as bypass and simulation
• Display of all relevant process values, also during maintenance
• Automatic version tracking
• Automatic documentation of modifications