SIMATIC Machine Simulation

Virtual commissioning with MCD and PLCSIM Advanced

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Digital twins of machines lead to faster commissioning,
reduced costs and risks

How can we speed up the

commissioning of machines?

What levers can be used to lower the risks

and costs during the commissioning?

How can unplanned machine

behavior be avoided?

How can mechanical or software failures

be identified at an early stage?

The most efficient way to speed up commissioning

of production plants, while simultaneously improving
production quality, is to use a simulation of the machine.
We call this the Digital Twin of the machine

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Virtual commissioning is an application of simulation

Product Production Production Production Services

design planning engineering operation

Virtual Engineering Operator Maintenance and

Design Troubleshooting
Validation Training Support

Factory
Virtual Modernization
Simulation acceptance Optimization
test Commissioning and Migration
scenarios

Virtual Commissioning = Importing, testing and modifying planning data in a virtual environment

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Virtual Commissioning enables parallel work and thus a shorter time to
market

Time to Market

Engineering VC Manufacturing area

Concept MechanicalAutomation Electrical Design Automation Real Production
construction Commissioning

Mechanical
Design

Shorter Time
to Market
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PLCSIM Advanced the virtual
controller of SIMATIC S7-1500

Benefit: Comprehensive simulation of controller functionality

A virtual controller
… for extensive function simulation including communication,
know-how protected blocks, Safety and web server

Data
Includes a documented public interface

API
… for exchange of data (I/Os, bit memory, DBs, timers) with
customized co-simulation or test software
S7 communication,
OPC UA, Softbus

Support of multiple and distributed instances

… for simulation of multiple controllers
on a PC/in the network

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Virtual Commissioning
PLCSIM Advanced the virtual controller of SIMATIC S7-1500

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SIMIT Simulation
Mapping between Real and Virtual Siemens World

Real World Virtual World

HMI: HMI: WinCC
Server/WinCC Scada

Automation SIMATIC S7 Software-in- SIMATIC S7

System (AS) the loop Hardware-in-

Real AS
Emulation of AS PLCSIM Adv. the loop
PROFIBUS or PROFINET
via SIMIT Unit
Remote IO/ Simulation SIMIT
devices of Signals

Actuators/ Simulation
Sensors of Drives/Signals

Plant/ SIMIT-Connector to domain specific simulators

Simulation SIMIT
Machine
of technological
High fidelity chemical 3D or discrete
behavior Process behavior w/o process simulators event driven simulators
chemical reactions

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Virtual Commissioning application

MCD SIMIT TIAP

Conveyor

IOs
TIAP IOs
MCD signal
MCD Objects x-Axis

Actuators y-Axis

z-Axis Sensors

Behavior model

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Creating the digital twin – Step 1 –
Physical and kinematic model with NX MCD

Digital Twin Physical and Electrical and Automation

kinematic model behavior model model

NX Mechatronics Concept
SIMIT V10 PLCSIM Advanced V2.0
Designer (NX MCD)

NX MCD – Creation of the machine concept

• Creation of mechanical model
of machine by using CAD-Data
• Physical and kinematic enrichment
of machine components like motion,
material flow, gravity or collisions
• Different design alternatives can be
simulated and validated in an easy way

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Creating the digital twin – Step 2 –
Electrical and behavior model with SIMIT

Digital Twin Physical and Electrical and Automation

kinematic model behavior model model

NX Mechatronics Concept
SIMIT V10 PLCSIM Advanced V2.0
Designer (NX MCD)

SIMIT – Simulation for engineering and operation

• Decentral periphery is emulated within behavior modelling, i.e. SIMIT Simulation
sensors and actuators, process features, temperature and Platform
pressure, hydraulics
• Enabling co-simulations
• Alternatively, testing with real hardware and connection
SIMIT Real Virtual
of 3rd party applications with SIMIT Unit possible Unit controller controller

Hardware-in-the-loop Software-in-the-loop

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Creating the digital twin – Step 3 –
Automation model with PLCSIM Advanced

Digital Twin Physical and Electrical and Automation

kinematic model behavior model model

NX Mechatronics Concept
SIMIT V10 PLCSIM Advanced V2.0
Designer (NX MCD)

PLCSIM Advanced – Emulation of S7-1500 controllers

• Extensive function simulation including communication,
know-how protected blocks, safety and web server
• Public interfaces for exchange of data with customized
co-simulation or test software Data

API
• Support of multiple and distributed instances for
simulation of multiple controllers on a PC/in the network
• Virtual Time Management and synchronization S7 communication,
OPC UA, Softbus

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The digital twin of a production machine is a combination
of different simulation models

Digital Twin Physical and Electrical and Automation

kinematic model behavior model model
Mechanical components Component and Logic of the PLC program
periphery behavior and visualization

NX Mechatronics Concept
SIMATIC Machine Simulator V1.0
Designer (NX MCD)
Simulation software for mechatronic Software bundle for virtual commissioning
machine concepts acting as the basis including the simulation tools
for the virtual validation

SIMIT V10 PLCSIM Advanced V2.0

The integrated software landscape makes it possible to simulate and validate machines –
ranging from simple to complex requirements

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Thank you for your attention

Geir Olsbø Kvamme

Sales Specialist Digitalization

DI FA
Phone: +47 950 48 649
E-mail:
geir.kvamme@siemens.com

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