Micro Panels for Small Machines and Plants


The Simatic TP 170micro panel from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) is equipped with a 5.7" monochrome STN touch display and has a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It is tailored to the Simatic S7-200 mini PLC and designed for operator control and monitoring of small machines and plants.

It communicates with the S7-200 controller via PPI or MPI point-to-point link using its integral interface. The new micro panel is significantly more powerful than its predecessor the TP 070 and it can be easily integrated into networks via PPI multi-master communication, for example. The user memory now has a size of 256KB and the expanded quantity structure offers more capacity for pictures, variables, text, and graphics objects. The message system encompasses message history and freely definable message classes for status and fault messages, for example. Indicator lights help to visualize machine and plant states. Preset limit values for inputs and outputs are now also automatically monitored. A password system has also been integrated.

To facilitate global use, projects can be created in up to 32 languages, including languages with Cyrillic and Asian characters. Of these, five are available simultaneously on the new touch panel, and users can switch between these online - including the graphics.

The device is configured with the new Simatic WinCC flexible engineering software, from the Micro version upward. (09/2003)

Further information can be found on the Internet at:
www.siemens.com/wincc-flexible
www.siemens.com/new-panels