|
Choice in design |
Application |
Advantages |
|
 Integrated
functions |
For compact
machines with few axes and counting/control channels |
No additional
hardware or softwaree |
 Loadable
function blocks |
For positioning
or control applications solved with software on CPUs |
Software
solutions for flexible use on nearly all SIMATIC hardware platforms |
 Distributed
ET 200S function modules |
The right
technological expansion for distributed machine concepts |
Distributed and
discretely modular technological solutions |
 Parameterizable
function modules |
For very high
demands on precision and dynamics |
Specialized or
universal solution with a wide range of functions |
 Technology-Controllers |
Integrated
Motion Control with additional resources |
PLCopen
certified Motion Control Standard integrated in STEP 7 |
 User
configurable application modules |
For
sophisticated technological tasks |
Individually
adaptable with maximum processing speed |
 Control
systems |
Automation of
extremly complex closed-loops |
Unlimited
control performance |