For the first time, safety-related tasks can be performed via PC using the Siemens fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation; Simatic WinAC RTX F.
Simatic WinAC RTX F is a Windows XP or eXP-based controller with an optimised runtime system to process extensive PC applications simultaneously. As with the modular Simatic S7 controllers, the user employs Step 7 as engineering software, supplemented by the Distributed Safety option package for safety-related applications.
Simatic WinAC RTX F is particularly suitable for high-performance tasks with substantial data volumes and simultaneous, demanding real-time requirements. The latest technology such as dual-core processors are used to optimise utilisation, for example, with one core for Windows applications, and the other for Simatic WinAC RTX F.
This new, fail-safe software controller meets the relevant safety requirements and applicable standards EN 954-1 up to Cat. 4, IEC 62061up to SIL 3, and EN ISO 13849-1 up to PL e. It can be installed on all current x86 PC hardware platforms, for example, on all Simatic PCs. There are pre-installed versions including the Simatic S7-mEC-RTX F fail-safe modular embedded controller in Simatic S7-300 design, and the embedded fail-safe Simatic IPC427C-RTX F rail-mounted PC.
Simatic WinAC RTX F can be expanded using the safety-oriented peripherals ET 200S, ET 200M, and ET 200pro with IP67 degree of protection, or with the safety-oriented ET 200eco block I/O with IP67 degree of protection. A prerequisite is that the installed hardware provides the appropriate interfaces. This is the case with the Simatic Embedded Automation products. The Simatic S7-mEC-RTX F embedded controller can also be expanded with central ET200M I/O modules.
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