Siemens PCS 7 - Basic Hardware Configuration; Components for Connection to the Terminal Bus;Plant Bus

4.2 Basic hardware configuration
Information in the readme file
Read the latest information that accompanies each PCS 7 version in the document
Process
Control System PCS 7; PCS 7 Readme .
You can find information about this function in the section "Preface (Page 9)".
Additional information
● Catalog ST PCS 7
● Catalog ST PCS 7 AO (add-ons for SIMATIC PCS 7)
4.3 Components for connection to the terminal bus/plant bus
Attachment of OS, BATCH, Route Control and ES
You can connect the following PC stations to Industrial Ethernet via network adapters (network
cards or communications processors):
● Operator stations
● BATCH stations
● Route Control stations
● Engineering stations
The network adapters occupy a slot in the PC or programming device (PG). Different network
adapters are used depending on requirements.
Note
Bundle PC
Observe the requirements for the PC components. You can find additional information on
this in the Process Control System PCS 7; PCS 7 Readme file (see "Preface (Page 9)").
Connection to the terminal bus
For connection to the terminal bus:
● Released communication modules for the PC station (for example, Intel® Gigabit CT
Desktop Adapter; Ethernet onboard interface)
● Versions for the redundant connection of the PC station to a terminal bus:
- Parallel Redundancy Protocol
- INTEL Team Mode
You can find information on this in the function manual Process Control System PCS 7;
Fault-tolerant Process Control Systems .
Hardware for PC stations
4.3 Components for connection to the terminal bus/plant bus
PCS 7 - PC Configuration (V8.2)
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