The future of visualisation starts now!
One of the most influential new reveals from Siemens at the end of 2019 is the announcement of SIMATIC WinCC Unified, a complete rethink of the SIMATIC WinCC system that engineers have used to integrate IT into their automation tasks in the practical workspace. Siemens have incrementally updated WinCC over the past two years, but Unified marks the biggest overhaul to date, fully rebuilding the SCADA software and HMI hardware ahead of the upcoming launch in 2020. SIMATIC WinCC Unified will naturally integrate with TIA Portal V16 and promises exciting new changes.
The leading change we can expect from WinCC Unified is a switchover to native web technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript and SVG. This means that users will now be able to edit SCADA programs directly on their computer, and they will naturally scale on any device (e.g. tablets and HMI screens of all sizes) without compensating functionality. Engineers should feel much more welcome to customise their programs and run them with any device, and we can see this convenience taking effect in the workplace very quickly.
If editing programs directly isn’t your style, then the Industrial App Store is for you. Allowing users to download official applications straight to their WinCC Unified software in the same way you would download an app to your smartphone, the Industrial App Store will be an ever-evolving platform used to constantly bring new advancements and benefits to the software. We’re excited to see what the first wave of downloadable apps will be when the Industrial App Store launches in 2020.
Additions like the Industrial App Store are all made possible through the new SIMATIC WinCC Unified Comfort Panels, the HMI that will see long-term use in the automation world. Sporting capacitive multitouch displays (in sizes 7 to 22 inches), Unified Comfort Panels are integrated with Industrial Edge technology, and allow for smart navigation of the TIA Portal. Using the latest web technology, Unified Comfort Panels will be at the forefront of HMI hardware for years to come, and Siemens are leading the way with innovation.
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