Examples of applications
3.7 Controlling material transportation with SCALANCE components
Industrial Ethernet
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③ The data of the central controller is forwarded to the access points via Industrial Ethernet
switches SCALANCE X324-12M and SCALANCE XC206-2SFP.
④ Industrial Wireless LAN is used for the wireless communication with the vehicles. In the
production plant, several SCALANCE W774-1 access points
⑤ ensure a full-coverage
IWLAN RF field. iPCF can be used with these devices. This minimizes the handover times
when the vehicle moves from one wireless cell to another.
⑥ To allow this, each vehicle is equipped with a SCALANCE W734-1 client module. The
control information received via wireless is forwarded via the Ethernet interface of the W734-
1 client to a SIMATIC S7-1200 controller
⑦.
Benefits
The selected solution has the following advantages for the users:
● Wireless LAN suitable for industry that meets all the requirements in terms of reliability
and mechanical stability.
● Maximum availability even when changing wireless cells thanks to iPCF
● Easy integration into a WinCC system
● Maintenance-free and problem-free scalability
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