Version Information
Release Notes, Update information, Certifications and Frequently Asked Questions.
Concepts
Your first step into modern and powerful process visualization.
Deployment
Topics you need to know before using WinCC OA.
Security
Go beyond the norm in cybersecurity.
Engineering
Powerful tools for easy or complex engineering tasks.
Data Management
Classify, structure and archive your data.
Business Logic / Control
Endless possibilities in data processing for your projects.
Data Visualization
User interfaces, Trends and Reports for every purpose and device.
Southbound Interfaces
The process connection to the actual machines/sensors.
Northbound Interfaces
Your portal to the cloud or supervising systems.
Web Connectivity / Network Interfaces
Data exchange, APIs and web technologies
User Management
All about authorization, authentication and login-customization.
Availability
How to get your system uptime to the maximum.
Reporting
Create state of the art project reports without limits.
Addons
Useful tools and enhancements for special demands.
- PM Agent
  The PM Add-ons product portfolio enhances the base functionality of the WinCC product range. Now this is also supported by WinCC OA.
- Recipes, basics
  Recipe Management Systems are used for managing and storing the set points and commands of automated systems defined by numerous datapoint elements. Even when simulating or testing an application, a relatively large number of set points or input values need to be sent to the peripheral devices by the control system. In these and other situations such a tool represents a great simplification.
- Scheduler, basics
  The main task of the scheduler is to allow you to create, configure and administrate a number of schedules of either time or event triggered actions.
- Maintenance package, basics
  Maintenance is a necessity wherever different pieces of equipment are used. For example, drives, valves, motors, where it is necessary to perform maintenance work at specific intervals so as to ensure proper functioning. But prolonging the service life of equipment by means of regular maintenance and cost reduction are also key factors in plant engineering and automation technology.
- BACnet Application
- Communication Center
- SmartSCADA
  The WinCC OA feature SmartSCADA provides two packages: the Analytics package and the KPI framework.
- Advanced Maintenance Suite (AMS)
  The Advanced Maintenance Suite includes applications for managing alarm datapoints and linking them to checklists.
- Advanced Playback Manager (APM)
  The Advanced Playback Manager offers the possibility to play back a real-time system's status in a test simulation, including snapshot-, playback- and training sequences.
- Video
  The integration of video technology into modern automation and control systems has become increasingly important for organizations seeking to enhance security and operational efficiency. The WinCC OA video feature is designed to incorporate video surveillance and monitoring capabilities into your automation environment, providing a powerful toolset for real-time observation, analysis, and incident response. The video functionality within WinCC OA enables users to visualize live camera feeds, review recorded footage, and interact with video streams directly from the familiar user interface. This integration eliminates the need for separate video management systems, thereby streamlining workflows and reducing complexity for operators and administrators alike.
Reference Tables
Detailed and extensive content for special project adaptation.
Videos & Tutorials
Explore the capabilities of WinCC OA with our carefully selected collection of video tutorials and guides.
Documentation
Basic information about terms and functions within the documentation.
Support & Services
An experienced team of support agents, consultants and trainers are ready to facilitate active partnerships with our customers, so they can profit from our comprehensive service.
Disclaimer
A brief clarification of liability exclusions or legal notices.

Requirements and installation

Requirements

The Communication Center can be used for all desktop operating systems supported by WinCC OA.
A license for the Communication Center has to be available. The licensing takes place via the amount of the configured active alarms in active branches of business. If the possible amount of alarms is exceeded when configuring, you have 7 days to get a new license. Otherwise the Communication Center is stopped and cannot be started anymore).
The Communication Center can be used in single as well as in redundant mode. In the redundant mode note that the active computer is responsible for the forwarding of alarms. If you, however, send a confirmation unintended to the passive computer, you will receive two confirmations since the confirmation is forwarded from the passive computer to the active.
The Communication Center establishes a connection to all systems of a distributed system. This means, if a datapoint of a system should be monitored and this also exists on the second system, then both are counted and also used.
Following additional hardware components (depending on what device type is used) are required for the use of the Communication Center:

SMS (GSM)

- A modem. Which modems are supported, see chapter Requirements and installation).

Due to missing drivers the USB interface of the modem can be used for Windows only. For Linux only the serial interface can be used.

Email

- SMTP Server

Note:

This functionality uses the function sendMail(). To use this function on RedHat, the packages perl-Net-SSLeay.x86_64 and perl-IO-Socket-SSL.noarch must be installed.

Installation

Complete the following steps in order to install the Communication Center on you computer:

Include the "CommCenter_<Version>" as a sub project into your project (For more information on how to include a sub project, see chapter Change project properties).
Start WinCC OA and open the overview panel of the Communication Center to configure it (see also Overview panel of the Communication Center).