TIM 3V IE Advanced - SIMATIC NET - Siemens  |   12/05/2008 5:01 AM  
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TIM 3V-IE Advanced

The TIM 3V-IE Advanced is a module for the SIMATIC S7-300 that can be flexibly connected to any SINAUT network. Compared to the TIM 3V-IE, it offers a considerably extended quantity framework, both with regard to the number of possible connections as well as number of data message frames that can be stored. Furthermore, both interfaces of the TIM can be used simultaneously for SINAUT communication, and it can be combined with many different components.

Flexible connections for many applications

As integral component of TIA, the TIM 3V-IE Advanced utilizes all advantages of SIMATIC S7 and Industrial Ethernet for telecontrol.

  • The RS232 interface permits a connection to any standard WAN, i.e. a dedicated line network, a private radio system, or a dial-up network (analog telephone network, ISDN, or GSM mobile radio).
  • A transmission device for an IP-based network can be connected to the RJ45 interface. This enables SINAUT communication by means of radio, fiber-optic cables (for example, via the active network components SCALANCE X), or even via public networks and the Internet using DSL or GPRS.
  • The TIM can be linked to other local S7 devices (e.g. S7-400) or PCs (e.g. ST7cc) over the MPI interface of the S7-300 CPU.
Redundant paths or submaster station with only one module

Telecontrol based on SINAUT communication can be implemented simultaneously via the RS232 interface and RJ45 interface. This functionality permits redundant telecontrol paths and subsequent expansions are possible. The setup of a simple submaster station with only one TIM 3V-IE Advanced is also possible: It handles communication with the lower-level stations through a WAN interface, and communication with the control center through the second WAN interface.

Several TIMs modules in a rack.

When setting up a SIMATIC S7-300 as telecontrol center or substations, several TIMs are frequently combined to implement the required scope of communication paths and transmission types. In this case as well, the TIM 3V-IE Advanced can be ideally used, since it can be flexibly combined in groups with TIM 4R-IE and the predecessor types TIM 3/TIM 4 in an S7-300.

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