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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Simatic Panel PC 677 and 877
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Team on 26 May 2005
Panel PCs make convincing open platforms
Siemens Automation and Drives has developed two new panel PCs for harsh industrial use: the compact Simatic Panel PC 677, and the expandable Simatic Panel PC 877.
Siemens Automation and Drives has developed two new panel PCs for harsh industrial use: the compact Simatic Panel PC 677, and the expandable Simatic Panel PC 877 The PC 677 replaces the predecessor model PC 670, and the PC 877 replaces the PC 870
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Like their predecessors, the new Simatic Panel PCs 677 make convincing open PC platforms for harsh industrial use thanks to their compactness.
Depending on the customer application, an attractive design can be selected from a host of front versions: 12 and 15in with touch or key operation, as well as a 19in touch version.
In addition, special approvals (eg NEMA 4, FM Class I Div 2) make the new devices suitable for global use.
The new panel PCs are equipped with powerful processors and are suitable for demanding visualisation tasks and for processing large volumes of data.
The Intel Pentium M processor is available for PC 677 and Intel Pentium 4 processor for PC 877.
The remaining setup is scalable with a main memory configuration up to 2Gbyte, hard disk drives up to 80Gbyte and optical drives, 110-230V AC or 24V DC power supplies, and the Windows 2000 or XP Professional operating systems.
For higher system availability and data security, there is an optional RAID1 mirror disk system, supported by the onboard RAID controller and the integral vibration-suppressed double hard disk module.
The panel PCs can also be ordered as Simatic HMI (human machine interface) packages with the Simatic HMI software WinCC, WinCC flexible or ProTool/Pro.
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