Industrial PCs suit various HMI applications.

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TELEMECANIQUE MAGELIS® iPCs offer LCD screens, power supplies, floppy disk/CD-ROM drives, and up to 6 expansion slots. Impact- and vibration-resistant displays are available in 12 or 15 in. touch screens. PCX PLC coprocessor cards enable distributed I/O management on fieldbus and integrates control system functions in PC. Choice of CPUs varies from Celeron 566 Mhz to Pentium III 850 Mhz. Processors integrate 100 Mbps Ethernet port, 2 serial ports, and 2 USB ports.



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Modular Industrial Computers from Schneider Electric Deliver Flexible Configurations for Wide Range of HMI Applications



Out-of-the-box functionality simplifies machine control

NORTH ANDOVER, MA. - July 25, 2002- A new family of extremely rugged industrial PCs from Schneider Electric provide maximum flexibility for both entry-level and high-performance HMI applications. The TELEMECANIQUE MAGELIS® iPC delivers a complete range of out-of-the-box hardware and software solutions with a wide choice of screens and processors.

A patented technical innovation, MAGELIS iPC offers the modularity and compact footprint that make it easy to customize an HMI solution. Modular LCD screen, power supply, floppy disk/CD-ROM drive and expansion slots make it the most versatile industrial PC on the market today. These modular components also simplify maintenance costs and reduce inventory requirements.

An extensive range of accessories makes it easy to change screen sizes, locate the front panel or external screen remote to improve safety in severe environments, or add memory and expansion slots. Displays are available in 12- or 15-inch touch screens, with or without keyboards. The high definition screens assure a wide viewing angle and are unaffected by impact and vibrations.

The flexibility of MAGELIS iPC configurations ensures easy integration into installations, however varied, including operator dialog, supervisor and data processor. The PCX PLC coprocessor card, which enables distributed I/O management on a fieldbus, offers increased capacity for integrating control system functions in a PC.

A wide range of CPUs, from Celeron 566 Mhz to Pentium III 850Mhz, are tiered according to power and extension capacity (up to 512 Mb memory). The processors integrate a Fast Ethernet port (100 Mbps) as standard.

Two serial ports and two USB ports, plus up to six expansion slots, are also available. These functions can be used to communicate in traditional architectures such as Modbus, Modbus Plus and Fipway, or in all-Ethernet architectures. Links with the various data processing layers and interoperability between devices are simple to implement for sensor-to-MES system communications.

MAGELIS iPC conforms to CE, UL and cUL. Sealed front panels also comply with IP65/NEMA requirements for harsh environments and the units have an operating range of O to 50°C.

For more information on the complete Schneider Electric family of HMI and SCADA products, call 800-392-8781 or visit www.schneiderautomation.com.

Schneider Electric, with leading international brands SQUARE D®, MODICON®, TELEMECANIQUE® and MERLIN GERIN®, provides electrical, industrial control and automation solutions for customers in the energy, buildings, industrial and infrastructure markets. Schneider Electric's 67,500 employees generated sales of approximately $8.7 billion in 2001 through 9,000 sales outlets in 130 countries. Visit Schneider Electric at www.schneiderautomation.com, transparentfactory.com, www.SquareD.com or www.schneiderelectric.com.

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