Processor provides seamless data exchange.

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CP 243-1 communications processor for SIMATIC S7-200 micro PLC is linked to 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet with RJ45 connectors and to 24 V power supply by terminal strip. Module can be installed on DIN rail or surface mounted for integration of S7-200 into existing Ethernet networks. CP 243-1 can also serve as intelligent gateway between Ethernet and field-level Profibus network or AS-Interface device network.



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New Ethernet Module from Siemens Links Micro PLC to Automation System


ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 30, 2002 - Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. has introduced a new communications processor for its SIMATIC S7-200 micro PLC that allows easy connections to Ethernet networks.

The CP 243-1 communications processor is linked to 10/100 Mbit/s
Ethernet with RJ45 connectors and to a 24-volt power supply by a
terminal strip. The module can be installed on a DIN rail or surface mounted for easy integration of the S7-200 into existing Ethernet networks.

The SIMATIC CP 243-1 extension module for the S7-200 provides seamless high-speed data exchange between S7-200 CPUs or to higher level automation systems, such as SIMATIC PLCs or HMI products, as well as to PC-based systems via an OPC interface. Combined with other S7-200 expansion modules, the CP 243-1 can also serve as an intelligent gateway between Ethernet and a field-level Profibus network or AS-Interface device network.

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Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global electronics and engineering company. It employs some 450,000 people in 193 countries, and reported worldwide sales of more than $74 billion in fiscal 2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01). The United States is Siemens' largest market, with nearly 80,000 employees and sales of $18.9 billion for fiscal 2001. For more information about Siemens in the U.S., go to www.usa.siemens.com www.usa.siemens.com/

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