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Remote Plant

Monitoring and

Operations

Kevin Smith Pigler Automation, LLC

usa.siemens.com/summit Unrestricted © Siemens 2017

2017

Siemens

Automation

Summit

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2017 Automation Summit

Title: Remote Plant Monitoring and Operations: Are Smart Devices Ready for Process Control?

Track: Maintenance & Operations

Presenter: Kevin Smith

Company: Pigler Automation

Session #: 7.4

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Providing Excellence in Process Automation

Pigler Automation, LLC

• Pigler Automation is a SIEMENS certified Solution Partner with the most PCS7 certified

engineers in North America

• Pigler Automation has 10 employees, 7 of which are PCS7 certified engineers

• Located in Longmont, Colorado, ~30 miles north of Denver

• Industries Served: Oil & Gas, Power, Chemical, Food & Beverage

For more information please visit:

www.piglerautomation.com

Or call : (866) 871-1456

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About Me

Kevin Smith

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines

• 4 years experience with emmission controls solutions for the power generation industry

• 2 years experience programming Allen Bradley controls for mercury capture systems

• Lead Controls Engineer with Pigler Automation since April 2015

• PCS7 Certified Process Control Engineer

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Challenge

Industry Trends

• Reduced operation and maintenance staff

• Available technology

• Increased productivity

Result

• Remote operations

• Integration of tablets or smart phones

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Our First Step:

• Evaluate the following existing remote monitoring applications based on multiple criteria:

• WinCC/WebNavigator

• WinCC/WebUX

• WinCC Sm@rtServer

• RealVNC

• Remote Desktop

• ThinManager

• Criteria:

• Engineering

• Flexibility

• Capabilities / Limitations

• Security

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WinCC/WebNavigator

Engineering

• Publish Picture Files for availability

• Assign WinCC user administration rights

• Configure WebServer using WinCC Web Configurator

• Configure Windows Firewall

• Configure client machines

Flexibility

• View Runtime from anywhere in network

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WinCC/WebNavigator

Capabilities / Limitations

• Plant/Process overview

• Full control & nearly full functionality

• No mobile support

• Requires Internet Explorer and ActiveX extensions

Security

• WinCC user administration

• SSL

• VPN / firewall

• Network separation

• View only option

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WinCC/WebNavigator

Advantages:

• Multi-session (license dependent)

• Integrated user authorization for security

• Server based licensing

• Ideal for dedicated remote operations or WAN configurations

Disadvantages:

• Additional engineering

• Dedicated hardware (OS-Client)

• Not available for mobile devices

Siemens Demo Access:

http://62.245.153.66:86/

User name: wincce

Password: winccpass

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WinCC/WebUX

Engineering

• Set web-enabled property of selected pictures

• Design custom screens

• Assign WinCC user administration rights

• Configure WebServer using WinCC Web

Configurator

• Configure security features ie. SSL, VPN,

Windows Firewall

Flexibility

• Browser and platform independent

• HTML5 based

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WinCC/WebUX

Capabilities / Limitations

• Screen resolution dependent

• Limited scripting functionality

• Non APL conforming

Security

• WinCC user administration

• SSL

• Firewall, VPN

• Network Separation

• View only

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Pigler Automation Demo:

http://www.piglerautomati

on.com/education/

WinCC/WebUX

Advantages:

• Multi-session (license dependent)

• Integrated user authorization for security

• Server based licensing

• Ideal for mobile status report formats

Disadvantages:

• Non APL conforming

• Additional graphic design per screen resolution

• Small screen = small window into process

Siemens Demo:

https://62.245.153.66:433/

User name: wincce

Password: winccpass

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WinCC Sm@rtServer

Engineering

• Configuring user passwords

Flexibility

• Supports iOS, Android, and Microsoft Internet Explorer

Capabilities / Limitations

• Multiple clients

• Shared session

Security

• User Passwords, View only

• VPN, firewall, network separation

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WinCC Sm@rtServer

Advantages:

• Low cost

• Deployable on SIMATIC Panels or WinCC Advanced

• Ideal for smaller / spread out configurations

Disadvantages:

• Shared session

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Real VNC

Engineering

• Installing server and client software

• Creating user accounts and configuring access

Flexibility

• VNC apps for iOS and Android

• Multiple monitor support

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Real VNC

Capabilities / Limitations

• Shared session

• No audio

Security

• View only

• VPN, firewall

• IP filtering

• Network separation

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Real VNC

Advantages:

• Low priced annual subscription per server

• No licensing necessary for viewers

• Ideal for remote engineering and troubleshooting

Disadvantages:

• No audible feature therefore not applicable for remote operation

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Engineering

• Enable RDP in Windows

• Creating user accounts and configuring access

Flexibility

• Multiple monitor support

Capabilities / Limitations

• Single session

• Not compatible with some WinCC features

Remote Desktop

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Security

• VPN

• Firewall

• Network Separation

Remote Desktop

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Remote Desktop

Advantages:

• Free with Windows

• Mobile support

• Simple to configure

• Audio Support

• Ideal for remote operations

Disadvantages:

• Single session

• Not approved by Siemens to be used for OS-Servers, Engineering Stations, Batch Servers

Recommended procedure is to disable the RDP on these stations

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Security: The Second Challenge

Wifi “in” Plant

• No physical boundaries

Mobile Device Access

• Lost cell phone or tablet

Controlled Area Access

• Preventing personnel from accessing

certain areas or equipment

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ThinManager

What is ThinManager?

A centralized manager for deployment of server based terminals that can be deployed

on thin clients, PCs, or mobile devices

• Utilizes Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)

• Can be configured redundantly for high availability

• Can monitor all client activity

• Provides security based on additional user roles, geo-location, and thin clients

without local data storage

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ThinManager

Engineering

• ThinManager Server and client configuration

• Network configuration

• Security provisioning

Flexibility

• Platform independent

• Virtualized environment

• Unlimited client licensing available

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ThinManager

Capabilities

• Relevance and Location delivery

• Ease of hardware replacement

• Central deployment

Security

• PXE boot

• Relevance and location-based

• VPN, Firewall

• Network Separation

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ThinManager

Advantages

• Utilizes Terminal Server configuration

• Multi-user

• Multi-session

• Secure access based on relevance and

location

Disadvantages

• Requires considerable engineering and

plant design

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The Next Step:

What to take away?

• Multiple products and solutions

• No single solution

Where do you see remote and mobile applications taking you?

• Please take a short survey and let us know how you would like to utilize this technology

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Remote Plant Monitoring and Operations

Name: Kevin Smith

Title: Lead Controls Engineer

Company: Pigler Automation, LLC

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (866) 871 - 1456

Session #: 7.4

Please fill our your survey via the summit app.