Technical data

Remote Mount Form Factor
5-2
SIMATIC Panel PC 670 / 870 Operating Unit, Equipment Manual
Edition 07/02
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 Configuration
Figure 5-1 shows the components in a remote mount form factor:
1. The receiver and (optionally) a direct key module are mounted on a mounting plate
that is screwed to the rear panel of the operating unit, instead of the computing unit.
2. The transmitter is fitted between the mounting rails beneath the computing unit.
3. The receiver and transmitter are interconnected by a cable up to 20 m long (refer to
Section 5.3).
USB cable
Interconnecting
cable
Receiver
Computing unit
Direct key module
(optional)
Transmitter
(fitted)
Power supply
cable
Operating Unit
Fig. 5-1 Overview of remote mount form factor
Components The components required for the remote mount form factor are listed below. A com-
ponent has to be selected from each of items 1 to 4 for a complete system.