Touch Panels operate and monitor small machines.
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Operating in portrait or landscape orientation, Simatic TP 177 A and TP 177micro are equipped with 5.7 in. touch display, with 320 x 240 pixel resolution. Model TP 177 A features onboard Profibus interface for connection to Simatic-S7 controller. Model TP177micro is point-to-point connected to Simatic S7-200 mini PLC and interfaces with PPI networks per multi-master communications. Both feature vector graphics and reporting system for event history.
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Operating and Monitoring with a Six-Inch Display - in Portrait or Landscape Orientation
The new Simatic TP 177 A and TP 177micro touch panels from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) are equipped with a 5.7 inch touch display providing a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Unlike prior models, these two units can now also be used standing "on edge" with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. In addition, the graphics capabilities have been expanded by the addition of vector graphics. The touch panels are designed for operating and monitoring small machines and systems, and the TP 177micro is set up for use with the Simatic S7-200 mini PLC.
The Simatic TP 177A is equipped with an onboard Profibus interface for connection to a Simatic-S7 controller. The Simatic TP 177micro is point-to-point connected to a Simatic S7-200 mini PLC and simply interfaced with PPI networks per multi-master communications.
The expanded graphics display capability now also includes vector graphics. The reporting system provides event history and freely definable event classes, for instance for status or fault messages.
Projects can be created for worldwide use with up to 32 languages - including Cyrillic and Asian characters. Five languages can be selected for operational use. The user can toggle back and forth between them - on the TP 177 A even including graphic elements.
Configuring is accomplished with the Simatic WinCC flexible engineering software, in the TP 177A for version Compact and higher, and in the TP 177micro for version Micro and higher. Projects from the TP 170A and TP 170micro precursor models are simply converted to the new TP 177A or TP 177micro panels. In the TP 170A these are projects from ProTool, in the TP 170micro from WinCC flexible.
Further information can be found on the Internet at: http://www.siemens.de/new-panels
