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PROFINET product highlights
Some PROFINET innovations from the fields of controllers, distributed I/Os, human-machine interface (HMI), and industrial communication are being presented to the public for the first time at SPS/IPC/DRIVES.
SIMATIC S7-300/400: New system functions
New firmware V2.7 for the SIMATIC 319-3 PN/DP CPU and its fail-safe version, 319F-3 PN/DP, as well as V5.2 for the 414-3 PN/DP and 416-3 PN/DP CPUs and their fail-safe variant, 416F-3 PN/DP, offers new system functions. The new firmware allows the handling of fast processes by PROFINET with IRT. A fast start-up time of less than 1 second for PN I/O devices enables rapid tool changes in robots – for example, in auto body construction. The firmware offers more diagnostic functions via Web browser without a connected engineering system and simplifies the parameterization and diagnostic testing of field devices from a central point.
SIMATIC ET 200eco PN: Compact and robust
The ET 200 distributed I/O system is supplemented by the ET 200eco PN, a space-saving block periphery with IP65/67 protection for connection to PROFINET. The ET 200eco PN completes the comprehensive and graduated portfolio for the periphery for installation without switch cabinets. It is available with two types of housing and, due to the fully encased die-cast zinc housing, it is extremely robust and resistant to vibration. The new block periphery can be flexibly extended via PROFINET and supports line and star structures within a plant. Areas of application are, in particular, the machine-building and tool-making industries as well as the automotive industry.
SIMATIC Basic Panels for simple operating tasks
New low-cost SIMATIC Basic Panels serve as an entry-level series for small machines and simple applications. The devices are available with 10-inch or 15-inch touch displays. Both offer interfaces for PROFINET, and the 10-inch version is also available with a PROFIBUS interface. The 10-inch version comes with freely programmable keys with tactile feedback. The engineering with SIMATIC WinCC flexible enables flexible scalability within the HMI family.
SCALANCE W Industrial Wireless LAN (IWLAN) with hopping capability
SCALANCE W offers a new iFeature: iHOP. This term indicates the capability to “hop” between radio channels. SCALANCE W Access Points and Industrial Ethernet client modules prove their industrial capabilities with numerous features for industry (iFeatures) such as iPCF (industrial Point Coordination Function) and the enabled fast change between radio cells (Rapid Roaming). However, sporadic interference sometimes occurs despite careful planning of a radio field – for example, due to the evening operation of a home WLAN in a nearby housing area. iHOP ensures reliable and robust IWLAN communication in such cases by enabling the SCALANCE Access Point to search for a better channel in a split second and to move there with its IWLAN client.