Siemens S5 Insights

What is Siemens S5?

Siemens S5 is a programmable logic controller (PLC) system developed by Siemens. It's a discontinued but widely used PLC system in industrial automation for controlling various machinery and processes. It is now legacy technology, having been succeeded by the S7 range, but many systems are still running with S5 PLCs.

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What other technologies are related to Siemens S5?

Siemens S5 Competitor Technologies

S7

S7 is the successor to S5, offering improved performance and features, and directly competes with S5 in the PLC market.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 5% (190) of relevant job posts

PCS7

PCS7 is a distributed control system (DCS) from Siemens that, while it can integrate with S5 systems to some degree, is a more modern and comprehensive solution often replacing S5 in large industrial applications.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 2% (60) of relevant job posts

TIA Portal

TIA Portal is the current integrated engineering software platform for Siemens automation products, including S7 PLCs and HMIs. It represents a significant advancement over older S5 programming environments and encourages migration away from S5.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 1% (115) of relevant job posts

Beckhoff

Beckhoff offers a range of PLCs and automation solutions that compete directly with Siemens S5 and other PLC systems in the industrial automation market.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 1% (55) of relevant job posts

Siemens S5 Complementary Technologies

Step7

Step 7 is the programming software used for Siemens PLCs including S7 and to a limited extent S5 (older versions), which makes it complementary. However, it is also part of the transition from S5 to more modern Siemens platforms.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 2% (52) of relevant job posts

WinCC

WinCC is a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system from Siemens that can be used to visualize and control S5 systems, thus being complementary. However, it is more commonly used with S7 and newer Siemens platforms.

mentioned alongside Siemens S5 in 1% (60) of relevant job posts