Table of contents
1 General information and networking.............................................................................................................5
1.1 Fundamental safety instructions..............................................................................................5
1.1.1 General safety instructions.......................................................................................................5
1.1.2 Handling electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD)........................................................................8
1.1.3 Industrial security.....................................................................................................................8
1.1.4 Residual risks of power drive systems...................................................................................10
1.2 Application planning...............................................................................................................11
1.2.1 Secondary electrical conditions..............................................................................................11
1.2.1.1 Power supply..........................................................................................................................11
1.2.1.2 Grounding concept.................................................................................................................12
1.2.1.3 EMC compatibility..................................................................................................................12
1.2.2 Ambient climatic and mechanical conditions..........................................................................14
1.2.2.1 Transport and storage conditions...........................................................................................14
1.2.2.2 Operating conditions..............................................................................................................16
1.2.2.3 Cooling...................................................................................................................................17
1.2.3 Standards and approvals.......................................................................................................20
1.2.4 Recycling and disposal..........................................................................................................21
1.3 Connecting.............................................................................................................................22
1.3.1 Pin assignment of the interfaces............................................................................................22
1.3.2 Handling membrane connectors............................................................................................36
1.4 Networking.............................................................................................................................36
1.4.1 System settings......................................................................................................................36
1.4.1.1 Settings for SINUMERIK solution line....................................................................................36
1.4.1.2 System boot with system network..........................................................................................38
1.4.1.3 Thin Client Unit (TCU)............................................................................................................39
1.4.1.4 Factory default settings..........................................................................................................40
1.4.2 Commissioning TCU..............................................................................................................42
1.4.2.1 Using the TCU's main menu..................................................................................................42
1.4.2.2 Using additional TCU menus.................................................................................................45
1.4.2.3 How to register a TCU on the system network.......................................................................55
1.4.2.4 How to calibrate a touch panel...............................................................................................59
1.4.2.5 Connecting-up the SIMATIC Thin Client Touch Panel...........................................................61
1.4.2.6 This is how you configure the SIMATIC Thin Client Touch Panel..........................................62
1.4.2.7 Settings in the "config.ini" file.................................................................................................64
1.4.2.8 Settings in the "TCU.ini" file...................................................................................................66
1.4.2.9 Displacement mechanism for TCUs.......................................................................................72
1.4.2.10 Disable switchover between TCU via PLC.............................................................................74
1.4.2.11 Example: How to select the behavior of the TCUs during boot up.........................................76
1.4.3 Network configuration............................................................................................................77
1.4.3.1 Permissible network topologies..............................................................................................77
1.4.3.2 Networks without connection to the company network..........................................................78
1.4.3.3 Networks with NCU connection to the company network......................................................80
1.4.3.4 Example: Configuring a VNC connection to a PC..................................................................83
1.4.3.5 Application example...............................................................................................................85
Operator panel front: OP 012
Manual, 09/2016, A5E36371591B 3