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WinCC Advanced and WinCC Professional are both Siemens software products used for programming Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control screens, albeit with different levels of functionality and complexity:

  1. HMI and SCADA Programming:

    • Both WinCC Advanced and WinCC Professional are utilized for programming HMI and SCADA control screens. However, WinCC Professional extends SCADA functionality allowing for more complex and large-scale applications compared to WinCC Advanced【6†source】.

  2. Project Creation:

    • WinCC Advanced is capable of creating projects for comfort panels, basic panels, and PC runtime. On the other hand, WinCC Professional also caters to these, but it's particularly tailored for more complex SCADA projects, extending its capability for larger-scale applications【6†source】.

  3. SCADA Client-Server Architectures:

    • A significant distinction is that WinCC Professional supports mounting SCADA Client-Server architectures and server redundancy, features not supported by WinCC Advanced. This aspect underscores WinCC Professional's suitability for more complex, larger-scale, or critical operations where server redundancy might be a requirement【7†source】.

  4. Visualization Tasks:

    • WinCC Runtime Advanced provides "simple, machine-level visualization tasks," essentially running the equivalent of an HMI operator panel on a visualization PC. Conversely, WinCC Runtime Professional allows the creation and execution of much more complex SCADA projects on a PC, ranging from simple single-user systems to distributed multi-user systems with redundant servers【8†source】.

  5. Integration with Siemens IPC Series:

    • WinCC Professional is also programmable for Siemens IPC series industrial integrators, hinting at a broader integration capability with other Siemens industrial hardware compared to WinCC Advanced【6†source】.

  6. Software Editions:

    • WinCC (TIA Portal) is available in various editions, with WinCC Runtime Advanced and WinCC Runtime Professional being among them. These editions are meant for configuring SIMATIC Panels, SIMATIC Industrial PCs, and Standard PCs, with the latter providing a more advanced visualization software for SCADA systems【9†source】.

In summary, while both software versions serve the purpose of HMI and SCADA programming, WinCC Professional offers a more comprehensive set of features, making it suitable for complex, large-scale, or critical operations.

Programming Comfort Panels

When it comes to programming Comfort Panels, both WinCC Advanced and WinCC Professional can be utilized. Here's a breakdown based on the information gathered:

  1. Basic Requirement:

    • To program a Comfort Panel, at the minimum, you would need the WinCC Comfort License. However, if you possess either WinCC Advanced or WinCC Professional licenses, you can also program Comfort Panels as these licenses are considered "higher" and encompass the functionalities of the lower packages like WinCC Comfort【15†source】.

  2. Enhanced Capabilities:

    • WinCC Advanced and WinCC Professional both extend the capabilities beyond what is offered in WinCC Comfort. With WinCC Advanced, in addition to programming Comfort Panels, you can also configure SIMATIC PCs with WinCC Runtime Advanced, which includes various SIMATIC Rack PCs, Box PCs, Panel PCs, and a SIMATIC modular Embedded Controller among others【20†source】.

  3. Further Expansion with WinCC Professional:

    • WinCC Professional extends the capabilities even further, allowing configuration of SIMATIC PCs with WinCC Runtime Professional in addition to everything that WinCC Advanced offers. This includes a range of SIMATIC Rack PCs, Box PCs, and Panel PCs, but with the added advantage of WinCC Runtime Professional which is tailored for more complex SCADA projects【20†source】.

  4. No Difference for Comfort Panels:

    • Specifically for programming Comfort Panels, there isn’t a difference between using WinCC Advanced or WinCC Professional. Either of these licenses will serve the purpose, and you can utilize all the functionalities required for Comfort Panels with both licenses【15†source】.

In conclusion, both WinCC Advanced and WinCC Professional can be used for programming Comfort Panels without any significant difference. However, if your project involves more complex SCADA functionalities or requires configurations on a variety of SIMATIC PCs, WinCC Professional would be the more suitable choice due to its extended features.