Concept And Areas Of Application; Simatic Pcs 7 Box Concept; Areas Of Application For Simatic Pcs 7 Box - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX Manual

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Concept and Areas of Application

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SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX Concept

In regard to price and design, SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX represents a convenient,
complete process control system that can be put into operation quickly and easily.
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX offers an economic and comprehensive entry-level hardware
solution for process automation, especially for engineering offices configured with
SIMATIC PCS 7. As a package unit, SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX can be installed directly
at the location of the automation process since it has been designed for
environmental operating conditions.
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Areas of Application for SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX

SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX is suitable for the following areas of application:
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Autonomous small plants
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Subprocess units (package units) with integrated HMI units
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Testing, educational and training systems
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Research facilities
You can take advantage of a modern process control system by fully integrating
the software into SIMATIC PCS 7. Above all, this applies to the following:
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External installation of the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX engineering station
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Establishing AS-AS communication using SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX in a PCS 7
network
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