APACS+ and QUADLOG Product Lifecycle

APACS+ Lifecycle Management - Modernization strategies when you are ready
With almost three decades of being your reliable solution provider, we understand your process needs and the support you have grown accustomed to. Let Siemens continue to support your APACS+ and QUADLOG systems and help you modernize to your next DCS to support you in the future.
APACS+ and QUADLOG Documents and Support
Support for APACS+ and QUADLOG is guaranteed through October 2020. Documentation is available upon request for manuals and configuration guides - click here for list of documentation. Please contact us for specific information on 4-mation, controllers, QUADLOG and networks. Request Documentation
For technical questions you can call us at 1-800-333-7421 or submit an online support request at the Service and Support Site.
Let Siemens be your modernization partner
Modernize your HMI to improve system reliability and performance
Graphics migrations made easy
Our tool-based solution, created by our own Harleysville, PA team, can convert your APACS+ legacy graphics (e.g. ProcessSuite/Wonderware, APS) and load them onto the new SIMATIC PCS 7 OS for you. This increases your operator acceptance and lowers transition costs.
Expand and meet your new control needs with an integrated solution
Stepwise controller migration option: Integrated solution
SIMATIC PCS 7 configuration tools are included in the PCS 7 APACS+ OS software solution. PCS 7 and APACS+ controllers talk peer-to-peer and the operators see a common HMI interface, thus supporting a phased modernization.
Enhance your control system while leveraging your exiting APACS+ approach
APACS+ termination migration to SIMATIC IO
With APACS+ termination migration to SIMATIC IO an adapter mates directly to the IO cable end at the APACS+ rack. This preserves the existing cable and MTA or terminal blocks, allowing a field cutover in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months. This strategy supports upgrading to SIMATIC ET 200SP HA IO using a fully redundant PROFINET architecture with configuration in run. The ET 200SP HA full line of available IO modules supports redundant IO and comes conformally coated, supporting a temperature range of -40 °C to +70 °C. This solution fits into the existing APACS+ footprint without the need for new cabinets.
4-Mation code conversion tools
To take full advantage of the SIMATIC AS-410, the SIMATIC Standardization Studio captures and documents your 4-mation code, including soft list parameters. This saves time and money while reducing risk as you modernize to a SIMATIC DCS. The tool performs analysis of your 4-mation and provides an optimized fit into Control Module Types (CMT), which are flexible library tools to build your new configuration in either SIMATIC PCS 7 or SIMATIC PCS neo.
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