Bypass upgraded in Siemens’ new tool

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: Siemens’ Industry Automation Division has equipped its Simatic S7 F Systems engineering tool with new functions for safety-related applications in the process industry. The new software version V6.1 now features a “Maintenance Override” function for maintenance operations.

As a press note further adds, automatically generated faceplates enable the user to place bypasses in the safety program which can be mutually interlocked if necessary. Bypasses can be placed both at individual and at groups of up to three process signals. It is also possible to set a reset time so the bypasses automatically reset on expiry of the prescribed time period.

The Siemens Industry Automation Division operates in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial.