Installing And Removing Pcie Cards - Siemens SIMATIC IPC427E Operating Instructions Manual

Expanding and assigning parameters to the device

6.3 Installing and removing PCIe cards

6.3 Installing and removing PCIe cards
Risk of fire through expansion cards
Expansion cards generate additional heat. The device may overheat and cause a fire.
• Observe the safety and installation instructions for the expansion cards.
• When in doubt, install the device in an enclosure that meets the requirements of
NOTICE
Ambient conditions when using PCIe cards:
Please observe the conditions of use regarding the ambient temperature when using PCIe
cards.
The temperature in the PCIe slot of the IPC is around 15 K higher than the ambient
temperature. This means the maximum permissible ambient temperature may be lower
than for the IPC427E alone.
Figure 6-1
Figure 6-2
Requirement
• The device is disconnected from the power supply.
• The device is open (see section "Opening the device containing expansion cards
(Page 55)").
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WARNING
paragraph 9.3.2 of the IEC/UL/EN/DIN-EN 61010-2-201 standard.
Device version with one PCIe slot
Device version with two PCIe slots
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