Innovative Product Info  中文版 2008.6 Profinet onboard increases system performance for industrial PC family Mobile check kit for water and wastewater metering Back to index                 Last update:2008.08 Profinet onboard increases system performance for industrial PC family The Siemens Industry Automation Division has equipped the mainboards of its rugged industrial PC family with a Profinet interface. Designed as a three-port switch, this supports isochronous real time and integrates the Siemens PC into Profinet networks. The controller architecture is based on the standard Profinet Asic Ertec 400 with which integrated, real-time-enabled communication can be implemented from the corporate management level right down to the process. It also enables simultaneous real-time and IT communication on one line using TCP/IP, for example. The Profinet interface integrated on the mainboard relieves the PC processor of communication tasks and thus increases PC system performance. This also saves a slot, making it available for other PC expansion cards. The three Profinet ports allow flexible and simple establishment of linear or ring topologies, and they are used for connecting PLCs, distributed I/O, or drives to the PC. Alternatively, with real time communication (RT) the ports can be used as standard Windows interfaces for TCP/IP communication, for example, or for visualization tasks with Simatic WinCC flexible. The new version of the software PLC WinAC RTX 2008 already uses the new communication facilities of the onboard interface. The network topology is conveniently configured with Step 7 or NCM-PC. Electromagnetically-compatible, rugged industrial connectors with standard RJ45 connection system and cable grips prevent the connections becoming loose under vibration, thus avoiding the costly troubleshooting and fault correction involved in stoppages. The simple FastConnect system is used for rapid preparation of the cable direct on-site. Two status LEDs on each port and a Profinet group fault LED provide support at startup and during fault diagnostics. Back Mobile check kit for water and wastewater metering The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed an all-inclusive kit for verifying the accuracy and performance of flowmeters of any brand or type. It is suitable for flowmeters installed on water or wastewater pipes ranging from 25.4 millimeter to 9.14 meter (1 to 360 inches). The kit comes in a weatherproof and sturdy rolling case with a telescope handle. The case holds all the equipment including cables, multiple transducers and the clamp-on ultrasonic flow computer Sitrans FUP1010. Sitrans FUP1010 measures all conductive or non-conductive clean or moderately aerated liquids or liquids with suspended solids. This basic feature makes the flowmeter very versatile in that it can verify the performance of meters based on any existing flow measurement principle: electromagnetic, ultrasonic, orifice, rotary piston, coriolis etc. The batteries of the flowmeter are good for four hours of normal operation and are recharged in one hour quick charge. The one Megabyte datalogger enables report and statistics download to PC via the included RS232 cable. Back

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