Controller and Development Tool expand Profinet range.
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Simatic S7-300 controller features CPU 315-2 PN/DP with Profinet interface, which is used for Industrial Ethernet communication at cell level as well as connecting I/O devices and field devices. With Step 7 engineering tool, CPUs can be programmed over Ethernet from central programming device or PC. Also accessed from central point, Profinet field devices can be modified with Development Kit, which includes CD-ROM with relevant software and license.
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Controller and Development Tool for Field Devices Expand Profinet Range
A new CPU for the Simatic S7-300 controller and a Development Kit for field devices expand the range of Profinet products from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D). The new CPU 315-2 PN/DP with Profinet interface supplements the high-performance CPU 317-2 PN/DP for applications in the mid-range. The Profinet interface is used for Industrial Ethernet communication at the cell level as well as for connecting I/O devices and field devices with a Profinet interface, such as the Simatic ET 200S distributed I/O station. Profibus devices are connected via an additional Profibus interface. This also makes the Profinet CPUs suitable as routers from the Ethernet to Profibus.
With the Step 7 engineering tool, the CPUs can be programmed over Ethernet from a central programming device or PC. The field devices connected to the lower-level Profibus can also be accessed from a central point. Profinet field devices, such as I/O devices, are developed quickly with the Development Kit. It includes a CD-ROM with the relevant software and a license providing authorization for both the development and the production of a single product line.
Further information can be found on the Internet at: http://www.siemens.com/profinet
