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Introduction to the SINAUT ST7 system
2.3 SINAUT TIM communication modules
TIM 4R-IE
The TIM 4R-IE is suitable for installation in a SIMATIC S7-300 as a communications module
and can also be connected over Ethernet to one or more SIMATIC S7-400s and to ST7cc or
ST7sc PC control centers as a standalone device.
It has two combined RS-232/RS-485 interfaces to which a classic WAN (dedicated line or
dial-up network) can be connected via a suitable modem. It also has two RJ-45 interfaces
that allow SINAUT communication over Ethernet-based networks (LAN or WAN).
All four interfaces can be used at the same time for SINAUT communication. The four
transmission paths can all be different and operated independently. The two pairs of
interfaces can also form a redundant transmission path.
TIM 3
The TIM 3 is a SINAUT communications module for the SIMATIC S7-300. It has 1 WAN
attachment. There are three variants each with a different integrated modem type.
Note
These TIM 3 types cannot be combined with a CPU 317, CPU 318, CPU 319 or with the
CPU 315-2 PN/DP!
For these CPUs, a TIM 3V-IE, TIM 3V-IE Advanced or TIM 4R-IE must be used, or a TIM 4
connected over MPI.
TIM 4
The TIM 4 is suitable for installation in the SIMATIC S7-300 as a communications module
and can also be connected via their MPI ports to one or more SIMATIC S7-300/-400s and to
ST7cc or ST7sc PC control centers as a standalone device.
It has two WAN ports, except for the TIM 4V which only has one. With the simplest TIM 4
variant, these are two RS-232/RS-485 ports to which a suitable external modem can be
connected. In three further TIM 4 variants, the first WAN interface is implemented by the
modem integrated in the TIM, the second over the additional RS-232/RS-485 port.
The two WANs that can be connected to a TIM 4 may be of the same type or different, for
example dedicated line plus telephone network. The two transmission paths can be either
completely independent of each other or form a redundant transmission path.
The TIM 4 can be optionally equipped with a DCF77 radio clock receiver.
2.3.1
Overview of All TIM Variants
All TIMs are supplied with a bus module connector allowing the TIM to be installed in an
S7-300 as a CP. TIM modules with built-in modem also feature the WAN connecting cable
required in each case. TIMs with a DCF77 radio clock receiver are supplied with the DCF77
adapter cable and TIM 4R-V variants with the adapter cable for the second RS-232/485 port.
The following table provides an overview of all TIM variants and their order numbers.
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SINAUT ST7 Station control system - System Manual
System Manual, 05/2007, C79000-G8976-C178-06
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