Specifications
Industrial PC
SIMATIC Panel PC
SIMATIC Panel PC 477B embedded
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Siemens ST PC · November 2008
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Overview
• Embedded PC platform with extremely high industrial compa-
tibility for demanding tasks in the field of PC-based automa-
tion
• Maintenance-free (no rotating components such as fan and
hard disk)
• Rugged construction: The PC is resistant to the harshest me-
chanical stress and is extremely reliable in operation
• Compact structure (only 75 mm mounting depth for 12"/15")
• High degree of investment protection
• Fast integration capability
• Front panel versions:
- 12“ and 15“ TFT Touch
- 12“ and 15“ TFT Key
- 19" Touch
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Benefits
• Excellent industrial compatibility due to rugged construction,
even when subjected to extreme vibration and shock
• High level of investment security thanks to assured spare
parts availability of the components (for 5 years following the
end of active marketing)
• Excellent continuity of components for machine concepts with
a long service life without any new engineering costs
• Savings in time and costs due to service-friendly equipment
construction:
- Front and rear USB 2.0 interfaces for quick and easy
connection of additional hardware components
• High degree of industrial functionality thanks to integrated
PROFIBUS DP/MPI and Ethernet interfaces
• Maintenance-free due to lack of rotating components
(fan and hard disk)
• Reduction in standstill times thanks to high system availability
- Efficient self-diagnostics (SIMATIC PC DiagMonitor)
- High reliability and security of an embedded platform
• Integral part of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA):
- Enhanced productivity, reduction of engineering costs,
reduction of lifecycle costs
• Turnkey complete solution is supplied (the software is already
installed and preconfigured) for visualization and automation
in combination with WinCC flexible and WinAC RTX
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Application
SIMATIC Panel PC 477B embedded is designed for use direct at
the machine, where the focus is on a combination of ruggedness
and maximum reliability (the reliability of an embedded plat-
form), and the openness of a PC is also required (e.g. module
expansion and the connection of I/O devices such as printers,
keyboards, etc.).
Due to the minimal mounting depth, it can also be used in
confined spaces.
The PC can be used in production automation as well as in
process automation and can be mounted in control cabinets,
control desks, 19" cabinets/racks and in gantries.
A SIMATIC Panel PC is the ideal platform for PC based Automa-
tion:
• PC based visualization on-site at the machine with SIMATIC
WinCC flexible
• PC based Control with SIMATIC WinAC RTX
• SIMATIC WinCC Web client for Web-based solutions with
WinCC/Web Navigator
• SIMATIC WinCC Standard Client
Siemens offers the complete set of building blocks of automation
components that are designed to interact perfectly.
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