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Summary of Contents for Siemens SIMATIC IPC
- Page 1 Introduction Build and install SIMATIC Using the features Hardware / feature table Industrial PC Linux Support Package Installation Manual 01/2021 A5E50719672-AA...
- Page 2 Note the following: WARNING Siemens products may only be used for the applications described in the catalog and in the relevant technical documentation. If products and components from other manufacturers are used, these must be recommended or approved by Siemens. Proper transport, storage, installation, assembly, commissioning, operation and maintenance are required to ensure that the products operate safely and without any problems.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Introduction ............................4 Build and install ............................. 5 Using the features ..........................6 LEDs ............................ 6 Watchdog ..........................6 Battery monitoring....................... 8 Hardware / feature table ........................9 Linux Support Package Installation Manual, 01/2021, A5E50719672-AA... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction This project aims to be a device driver collection for Siemens SIMATIC IPCs. These IPCs have several custom features that are currently not supported by the mainline Linux kernel. E.g.: • LEDs • Watchdog • CMOS battery monitoring Note Not every feature is supported on every IPC. -
Page 5: Build And Install
Build and install Prerequisites • Supported SIMATIC IPC hardware. See Hardware / feature table (Page 9) for details. • Working Linux operating system. We recommend Siemens SIMATIC Industrial OS 2.0 or higher. • Tools for building the modules and Linux Kernel header files. On Debian based distributions these are called "build-essential"... -
Page 6: Using The Features
Using the features LEDs Technical information The LEDs are available through the sysfs interface. The path is: "/sys/class/leds/simatic-ipc\:*" Configuration No further configuration needed. Testing To enable the lights write "1" to the brightness attribute of the corresponding LED or to disable the lights write "0"... - Page 7 Using the features 3.2 Watchdog Configuration After enabling the watchdog module, it has to be triggered periodically. The kernel watchdog daemon can be used to trigger the watchdog. On Industrial OS, which is based on Debian, the daemon is configured via "/usr/lib/systemd/system.conf.d/99-watchdog.conf". You can find details of the systemd conf man page on (https://manpages.debian.org/buster/systemd/systemd-system.conf.5.en.html) .
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Page 8: Battery Monitoring
Using the features 3.3 Battery monitoring Battery monitoring Technical information The battery monitoring is available through the sysfs interface. The path is: "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon*" Configuration No further configuration needed. Testing For reading the battery state, a tool like "lm-sensors" is recommended. Once installed, use the following command to read the status: $ sensors CMOSBattery-isa-0000... -
Page 9: Hardware / Feature Table
1. Hardware has no visible LEDs. 2. No dedicated Siemens hardware watchdog available but "wdat_wdt" can be used as a valid watchdog. 3. Device reports 4 HDD LEDs even if only 2 are available. 4. LEDs are not visible on the front panel, only on the back of the device.