Oct 26 2005
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) is introducing two new Panel PCs: the Simatic Panel PC 577 for standard industrial requirements and the more rugged Panel PC 477 for more advanced applications. Both device types are available as 12” and 15” Key and Touch versions. The Panel PC 577 also comes in a 19” Touch version.
The Panel PC 577 is equipped with a Pentium 4 with up to 2.4 GHz, the main memory can be expanded to 3 GB. A USB 2.0 port is already integrated in the front, for example to connect a portable DVD burner for quick data storage. There is also an Ethernet port. With this equipment and its expansion options, the Panel PC 577 can be adapted to the given application.
The Panel PC 477 was designed to work without any rotating components, such as fans or hard disks, and is therefore especially well suited to maintenance-free, highly available applications. There is a wide selection of various Pentium processors up to 933 MHz. The main memory of 512 MB and Compact Flash cards with up to 1 GB of storage space are installed. Two Ethernet ports, three USB 2.0 ports, one COM1 port and one VGA port are already integrated onboard. There is also an MPI/Profibus connection. Thanks to its compact design and the shallow installation depth of 75 mm, the Panel PC 477 can also be used where space is at a premium. It can be expanded with up to three PC104plus cards via special mounting frames.
http://www.ad.siemens.de/simatic-pc