{"id":15754,"date":"2025-01-16T12:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T12:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/blog\/15754\/dmc-updates-siemens-open-library-with-simatic-wincc-unified\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:45:45","slug":"dmc-updates-siemens-open-library-with-simatic-wincc-unified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/blog\/15754\/dmc-updates-siemens-open-library-with-simatic-wincc-unified\/","title":{"rendered":"DMC Updates Siemens Open Library with SIMATIC WinCC Unified"},"content":{"rendered":"

DMC recently updated the Siemens Open Library<\/a>, which was updated to include SIMATIC WinCC Unified support. The free, open-source Siemens Open Library was developed by DMC in partnership with Siemens as a development resource for the Siemens community. It has been downloaded more than 12,000 times.  <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Siemens Open Library is a tool in helping industrial companies face the opportunities and challenges of modernization. DMC added HMI elements and faceplates for Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Unified, an integrated visualization system, to the code library to help users improve the digitalization and transparency of their industrial machines and operations. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“From the start, our goal has been to help standardize and accelerate Siemens PLC and HMI development among integrators, OEMs, and end-users when modernizing their automation and control systems and solutions,” said Nick Shea, DMC Senior Director, Automation. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\r\nDevice Faceplates in the Siemens Open Library<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

What is WinCC Unified? <\/h2>\r\n\r\n

WinCC Unified is a visualization system that links data from production’s operational technology (OT) with IT enterprise intelligence systems and other parallel PC applications running at the control system layer. This data is displayed in a holistic operating concept offering transparency across operations. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

DMC decided to upgrade the Siemens Open Library after Siemens released its SIMATIC WinCC Unified System in 2022 as part of TIA Portal v16. The library is now updated for TIA Portal V18 and V19. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

“With WinCC Unified’s feature-rich Javascript functions, the Library is much more usable for future-proofing PLC and HMI automation capabilities,” said Carl Remler, DMC Senior Project Engineer. “It also makes cross-platform development much easier and faster by enabling the programming of lightweight and maintenance-free HTML5 web clients.” <\/p>\r\n\r\n

According to Remler, “WinCC Unified enables a near object-oriented engineering approach to designing and configuring production lines and processes. This means engineers can define the characteristics of plant assets just once and reuse them as instances in hierarchically structured operations.” <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\r\nWinCC Unified folder in the Siemens Open Library<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Advantages of WinCC in the Siemens Open Library <\/h2>\r\n\r\n

SIMATIC WinCC Unified brings three key advantages to the Siemens Open Library. <\/p>\r\n\r\n