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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Signum 3SB3 Command Devices
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 August 2000
Modular buttons and lights for
profibus-DP
A new range of metal pushbuttons, safety locks and indicator lights, Siemens Signum 3SB3 Command Devices, has been developed for use with PROFIBUS-DP fieldbus networks.
A new range of metal pushbuttons, safety locks and indicator lights has been developed for use with PROFIBUS-DP fieldbus networks Siemens Signum 3SB3 Command Devices can be connected via 10 pole ribbon cable to the DP slave, eliminating wiring errors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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A single, IP20 DIN rail mounted, DP slave module can support up to 64 different switches or lights, as well as providing all the necessary power for illuminated units.
Installation is quick and easy, with modules simply plugging onto the back of the actuator, in place of a conventional contact block or lamp holder.
No soldering or screw connections are required, reducing installation times by as much as 50 per cent.
As well as reducing wiring costs, the use of a PROFIBUS-DP network enables users to access status information via the fieldbus.
Switching states, whether illuminators are lit, diagnostic information and configuration data are all available over the bus.
In addition, SIGNUM 3SB3 Command Devices are designed to operate in hostile environments and are rated to IP67 and NEMA 4 without accessories.
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