New components have been added to the Simatic PCS 7 Lab process control system. This system is based on the compact Box PC. It has a space-saving design making it especially suitable for experiments in the laboratory. The ET200pro distributed I/O device has now been integrated into the overall system. The ET200pro I/O module can be installed directly in laboratory equipment thanks to its high degree of protection IP67. Laboratory equipment, such as scales or mixers, can be simply connected the ET200pro via a host of serial interfaces and analog and binary channels. There are also special drivers for connecting such equipment as well as an SER module for supporting eight additional serial RS 232C devices. — Siemens Industry Automation Division, Nuremberg, Germany
A Controller for All Your Laboratory Equipment
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