Specifications

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Siemens ST PC · November 2008

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Overview

Professional automation solutions place a wide range of different

requirements on the industrial PCs used (vibration, cold, dust,

heat, steam) year in, year out and round the clock. SIMATIC PCs

are the ideal industry-standard PC platforms for this purpose.

SIMATIC PC offers

• High system availability

• High degree of investment protection

• Best industrial functionality

A broad range of designs are available for various applications:

SIMATIC Rack PC

Flexible, high-performance industrial PC for installation in 19"

racks.

SIMATIC Box PC

Compact, rugged industrial PC for universal installation.

SIMATIC Panel PC

Rugged, high-performance industrial PC with brilliant display.

SIMATIC PCs can be individually configured and further cus-

tomer requirements, such as design, hardware expansions, can

be implemented on a project-specific basis.

For individual expansion of the system availability, expansion

components that are matched to one another are available.

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Benefits

Ruggedness and industrial compatibility for 24-hour

continuous use in an industrial environment

• Compact, space-saving enclosure (SIMATIC Box PC and

SIMATIC Panel PC)

• Suitable for installing in space-saving control cabinets, only

500 mm deep (SIMATIC Rack PC)

• All-metal enclosure with a high degree of electromagnetic

compatibility for use in industrial areas and in domestic,

business and commercial environments and for a degree of

protection up to IP65/NEMA 4

• The mounting position of the devices can be varied by means

of wall, upright or control cabinet mounting (SIMATIC Box PC),

rail mounting (SIMATIC Microbox PC 427B only) and horizon-

tal or vertical mounting position in the19" cabinet with appro-

priate kit as an industrial tower PC (SIMATIC Rack PC).

• High resistance to shock/vibration thanks to special hard disk

mountings, locked connectors, and card retainers

• Maintenance-free through fanless construction and use of

SIMATIC CompactFlash Cards (SIMATIC Microbox PC 427B

and SIMATIC Panel PC 477 embedded)

• Service-friendly, modular device design for replacement of

defective components

• Integral industrial power supplies (according to NAMUR) for

the safe power supply protected against system disturbances

• Attractive product design with dirt-repelling fronts and coated

surfaces

• Dust protection thanks to a pressurized cooling concept,

front-mounted fans and dust filters (SIMATIC Rack PC)

Reduction in standstill times thanks to high system

availability

• Assured 24-hour operation as a result of high-quality parts

and components (high MTBF, speed-controlled fans)

• Efficient self-diagnostics for avoidance of potential failures

(front status LEDs, SIMATIC PC DiagMonitor diagnostics soft-

ware for condition monitoring, local and remote)

• Minimum downtimes thanks to mirror disk systems and

preventive data backup with SIMATIC PC Image Creator and

SIMATIC PC BIOS Manager

• Restore CD/DVD for restoration of the delivery state

• Installed and activated Microsoft operating systems for time

savings during installation

High degree of investment security for long-term

automation concepts

• Availability of 3 to 5 years

(at least 1.5 years for Rack PC 547B and Panel PC 577B)

• 5-year repair and spare parts service (3 years for Rack PC

547B and Panel PC 577B) after expiry of the active marketing

period

• Long-term concepts are implementable and reduce future

engineering costs

• System-tested SIMATIC software (WinCC, WinAC, etc.) and

connection options for distributed I/Os via an optional

PROFIBUS interface on board link the industrial PCs with

Totally Integrated Automation

• Certificates for worldwide marketing (cULus), the CE mark for

use in industrial areas and in domestic, business and com-

mercial environments

• Compatibility in hardware and software thanks to, for example,

unchanged mechanical dimensions or the use of existing user

software on all devices of the same generation

• Worldwide service and support

(e.g. 24-hour SIMATIC Hotline)

SIMATIC PC – the more industrial PC