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SINUMERIK 840Di Manual (HBI) – 06.03 Edition
General on the SINUMERIK 840Di
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Overview of SINUMERIK 840Di
With the SINUMERIK 840Di, Siemens can provide a complete PC-integrated
control that controls the drive units and I/Os through the standard field bus
PROFIBUS DP with Motion Control functionality and therefore permits a distrib-
uted design of the overall system.
It therefore constitutes the basis for PC-based automation solutions and is gen-
erally especially designed for applications
S
where decentralized automation solutions are required in the fields of PLC
I/Os and drives
and/or
S
a complete PC-integrated control system is preferred, since this solution
better fits into the intended or existing automation environment.
Networking
e.g. TCP/IP
Industrial PC
(PCU)
MCI board extension
(option)
MCI board
SIEMENS A&D Operator Panels
OEM Operator Panels
PC monitor and MF2 keyboard
Handwheel
Measuring pulses
Fast dig. I/Os
Ext.
progr.
device
MCP
HHU/
HT 6
SIMA
TIC
D
P
ET 200
I/O devices
SIMODRIVE
61
1 universal
SIMODRIVE
POSMO
Third-party
drives
Fig. 1-1
SINUMERIK 840Di System Overview
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