WinCC

WinCC
Developer(s) Siemens
Initial release 1996
Stable release V7.0 SP2 / September 2010
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type SCADA
Website SIMATIC WinCC

SIMATIC WinCC is a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and human-machine interface (HMI) system from Siemens. It can be used in combination with Siemens PCS 7 and Teleperm control systems. WinCC is written for Microsoft Windows operating system.[1][2] WinCC uses Microsoft SQL Server for logging and comes with a VBScript and ANSI C application programming interface.[3]

WinCC and PCS 7 are the first SCADA systems to be specifically targeted by malware. The Stuxnet worm can spy on and even reprogram infected systems.[4]

References

  1. ^ "SCADA System SIMATIC WinCC - Operator control and monitoring systems - Siemens:". Siemens. http://www.automation.siemens.com/mcms/human-machine-interface/en/visualization-software/scada/Pages/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  2. ^ "HMI software: One-stop visualization software - Operator control and monitoring systems - Siemens:". Siemens. http://www.automation.siemens.com/mcms/human-machine-interface/en/visualization-software/Pages/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  3. ^ "SIMATIC WinCC Process visualization with Plant Intelligence" (PDF). Siemens. http://www.automation.siemens.com/salesmaterial-as/brochure/en/brochure_simatic-wincc_en.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 
  4. ^ Gregg Keizer (16 September 2010). "Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever?". Infoworld. http://www.infoworld.com/print/137598. Retrieved 2010-09-18. 

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