Expanding and assigning parameters to the device 
  6.3 Expansion cards 
SIMATIC IPC627D/827D 
Operating Instructions, 09/2014, A5E32990859-AB 
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Push the slider through the guide 
slot until it is firmly seated on the 
card. The card must now be 
inserted into the slot.
 
 
 
 
Damage to the expansion card. 
The expansion card can break if excessive force is used. 
•  Do not apply any pressure. 
•  Do not apply excessive force on the slider when you push it onto the expansion card. 
 
 
Cut off the protruding part of 
the slider element.
 
Use a knife to apply a cut on 
the slider at the upper edge 
of the bracket and then break 
this section off. Cut 
off the 
excess length with a diagonal 
cutter.
 
Notes on the allocation of resources 
The slots for the expansion cards come with exclusive interrupts. The assignment of the PCI 
IRQ line to the PCI slot is explained in the section "System resources (Page 137)". 
Note on PROFINET expansion cards 
For devices with CP 1616 on-board: Before you install a PROFINET expansion card, for 
example CP 1616, deactivate the "Onboard PROFINET" parameter in the BIOS setup 
"Advanced" menu, submenu "Peripheral Configuration".