Specifications

Industrial PC
Expansion components
Introduction
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■ Overview
The SIMATIC PC offers the user a wide range of types of con-
struction and systems, which perfectly match the industrial ap-
plications and fulfill the high requirements concerning the rug-
gedness.
This includes:
• High temperature operating range up to 55 °C
• High vibratory/shock load
• Rugged housing design
• Special degrees of protection up to IP65, NEMA 4
• High electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• UL and CE mark for industrial application
• Integrated industrial power supplies (NAMUR)
• Service-friendly device mounting for fast change of defective
components
Increased system availability – you can count on it!
We offer you a graded concept for an effective early detection
of potential failures and for minimizing actual downtimes. It con-
sists of special hardware and software expansion options devel-
oped for SIMATIC PC, with which you can individually increase
the system availability according to your safety requirements.
Its use is economical, as you gain more safety with components
such as the DiagMonitor for permanent self-diagnostics or with
a second hard disk for additional data back-up.These system
availability options contribute to a considerable minimization of
the plant's total costs (TCO) and is therefore economical and ef-
fective!
■ Benefits
Permanent high system availability by avoiding potential
failures
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
Our rugged industrial PC power supplies are designed for volt-
age drops of up to 20 ms (NAMUR). For longer power failures we
offer you uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), which maintain
the supply longer, e.g. to allow the system to be shut down in a
controlled manner.
Flash disk as a safe mass storage medium
The system availability is further increased by using Compact
Flash Drives instead of hard disks. These rugged mass storage
media are approved for higher values of vibrations, shocks or
temperature and offer an availability ten times higher than with
hard disks. Flash disks therefore offer a safe protection for your
operating system and your application.
RAID1 mirror disk system
The RAID1 configuration automatically saves all data at the
same time on two hard disks. This is comfortable and offers you
highest data safety.
Diagnostics and message functions with the SIMATIC PC
DiagMonitor
The monitoring and message software SIMATIC PC DiagMonitor
detects possible hard- and software errors at an early stage.
Operating data of SIMATIC PC, such as temperature and fan
speed, can be recorded over definable periods of time, comple-
mented by integrated protocol functions as well as text mes-
sages and can be evaluated clearly in graphics. Extensive sys-
tem conditons like watchdog, operating temperature, fan speed
or hard disk conditions are automatically send via Ethernet,
e-mail or SMS (phone) on demand. You can integrate and pro-
cess this data in automation applications via OPC. The inte-
grated time synchronization allows an operation of the industrial
PCs without CMOS battery.This additionally reduces mainte-
nance costs.
Permanent high system availability by minimizing down-
times
Second hard disk – makes your system run
The use of hard disks is often essential for memory intense
applications. By using a second hard disk the user enjoys the
following advantages:
• Easy and fast data back-up
• A fast reload of the last stored image shortens the downtime.
• By booting the back-up disk the system can immediately be
driven on after a hard disk error.
Preventative data back-up
You can easily minimize downtimes and reduce your ongoing
costs by preventative data back-up. The SIMATIC PC/PG
ImageCreator can save complete hard disk contents of a PC
and can restore them bit by bit in case of data loss.The A&D-
Data-Management-Software (ADDM) executes automatic
back-ups in highly-complex networked systems. With this
software you can create complete versions, archive and reload
your machine data at any time. The SIMATIC PC/PG Partition
Creator serves for comfortable hard disk portioning with
changes or initiation and for creating bootable emergency dis-
kettes.
You can also work on duplicate and archive BIOS data effec-
tively thanks to our SIMATIC PC BIOS-Manager. Proven PC con-
figuration can easily be transferred to other PCs. The advan-
tages of the BIOS-Manager are:
• Working on, duplication and restoration on site of BIOS data
(CMOS data)
• No more time consuming reinstalling
• Easy transfer of proven software sizes to other PCs
• Fast complete change of device in the service case
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