Foreword - Siemens Simatic ET 200pro FC Operating Instructions Manual

Foreword

SIMATIC documentation
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automation system. Information about our training courses is available on the Internet at:
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Target group
This publication is intended for project engineers, commissioners, machine operators, and
service and maintenance personnel.
Purpose of the manual
The operating instructions impart knowledge about the components and allow the addressed
target groups to properly and safely install, set up, test, and commission the SIMATIC
ET 200.
Validity of the manual
This manual is valid for the specified components of the ET 200 decentralized I/O device.
The manual describes the components based on the data valid at the time of its release. We
reserve the right to issue a Product Information which contains up-to-date information about
new components and new versions of components.
For the sake of simplicity, this documentation does not contain all detailed information about
all types of the product and cannot cover every conceivable case of installation, operation, or
maintenance.
ET 200pro FC
Operating Instructions, 07/2016, A5E01100763B AC
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