SIMATIC IPC547E, front with open front door (top) and rear

The SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations of type IPC547E have an all-metal enclosure in 19" rack design (4 Us), which is particularly protected against dust by a filter and pressurized ventilation. This mechanically and electromechanically rugged enclosure has a service-friendly design. The SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations of type IPC547E can be positioned and installed horizontally or vertically. Using an optional tower kit, the Rack PC can be converted into an industry tower. The compact dimensions also allow space-saving assembly in 500-mm deep 19" control cabinets.

The SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations of type IPC547E are suitable for reliable 24?hour continuous operation at ambient temperatures between 5 and 40 °C. Shocks up to 1 g and vibrations up to 0.2 g can be tolerated during operation.

Further essential features

Powerful technology with modern processors and graphic controllers

• Motherboard based on the Intel chipset Q87
• Main memory expansion with 4 to 32 GB (client) or 8 to 32 GB (server/single station) DDR3-1600 SDRAM, without ECC (in dual-channel mode for optimum performance)
• Powerful and energy-saving Intel multi-core processors: i7, i5, or Pentium Dual Core
• Powerful Intel graphics controller onboard, integrated in the processor
  • Either HD Graphics 4600 (i7 and i5) or HD Graphics 4400 (Pentium Dual Core) version depending on the type of processor
  • 2 digital interfaces: DVI?I and DisplayPort (DVI?D via DisplayPort DVI adapter)
  • Analog VGA connection via DVI-I adapter to VGA or DisplayPort to VGA
• Optional graphics expansion for multi-monitor mode with up to 4 process monitors (up to 2 process monitors on the onboard graphics controller)
• Optimization to maximum performance with 160/240/480 GB solid-state drive

Expansion options and interfaces

• 2 ? 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet RJ45 port integrated onboard
• Numerous slots for PCI/PCI-Express expansion modules (all for modules up to 312 mm in length)
  • 4 ? PCI
  • 1 ? PCIe x8 (1 lane)
  • 1 ? PCIe x16
  • 1 ? PCIe x16 (4 lanes)
• Total of 4 USB 3.0 ports
  • 2 on the rear of the device
  • 2 on the front
• Total of 7 USB 2.0 ports
  • 6 on the rear of the device
  • 1 internal, e.g. for software license dongle ASIA
• Serial COM interface (1 ? COM1)
• Further interfaces at the rear of the device:
  • 2 ? PS/2 for mouse and keyboard
  • Audio (1 ? Line In, 1 ? Line Out, 1 ? Micro In)
• Connections for SATA drives, occupied in accordance with preconfigured features:
  • HDD/SSD in slimline removable drive bay (up to 4) or in the 5.25" slot (at the front)
  • 1 slimline DVD burner (at the front)
  • Up to 2 HDD/SSD 3.5"/2.5" in the internal drive cage
• Slots for drives (occupied in accordance with configuration):
  • 3 slots 5.25" (at the front) for accommodating 4 slimline removable drive bays for HDD/SSD
  • 1 slot 3.5" (at the front) for slimline DVD burner
  • 2 slots 3.5" (internal)

High system availability

• High-quality components with high MTBF values
• RAID1 configuration for data mirroring on 2 SATA hard disks (also in hot swap drive bay for replacement of a hard disk during operation)
• Faulty hard disk in a RAID configuration can be quickly identified via the HDD alarm LED
• RAID configuration optionally with hot-spare hard disk (reserve) for automatically taking over the function of a faulty hard disk
• Redundant 100 to 240 V AC power supply with hot swap functionality as a design variation
• Lockable front door provides access protection for removable media, USB ports, operator controls (on/off button), fan, and air filter on the front
• Diagnostics and monitoring functions for temperature, fan, and program execution (watchdog) as well as for battery and drives
• LEDs on front for power, hard disk activity, and status of RAID, temperature and fans

Integration in SIMATIC PCS 7 system diagnostics

• Can be integrated into the system diagnostics with the SIMATIC PCS 7 Maintenance Station by means of the SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor diagnostics software for monitoring the program execution (watchdog), temperature, fan speed, hard disk status and system failure

Practical and service-friendly design for industrial use

• High EMC
• Degree of protection at front: IP30 (with front door closed), at rear: IP20
• Dust protection through fan-controlled pressurized cooling via filter
• Filter can be replaced without tools
• Special hard disk holders and card retainers for protection against vibration and shock
• Fast replacement of hard disks by means of hot-swap frame (configuration option)
• Simple cabinet assembly possible using telescopic rails

High investment protection

• System-tested with SIMATIC PCS 7
• Marketing period 1.5 to 2 years, supply with replacement parts/repairs over 3 years
• Support for legacy interfaces (PS/2, COM)
• Certification for worldwide marketing (cULus)
• Installation compatible across device generations
• Worldwide service and support

Restore DVD

The operating system and the SIMATIC PCS 7 software are already preinstalled on the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations. The supplied restore DVDs permit fast restoring of the delivered status or a new installation for a different application. The following table shows you the contents of the supplied restore DVDs and the preinstalled software for each version of the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation.

Individual configuration of SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations

By selecting predefined equipment features, you can individually configure the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation and thus also its article number. Selection tables for single station, server and client are available for this in the "Ordering data" (paper catalog) section. A further selection table enables you to order complete SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations as replacement parts.

The "PCS 7 INDUSTRIAL WORKSTATION IPC547E" configurator in the Industry Mall allows you to interactively select and order the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstation in the single station, server or client version - directly for your system or as a replacement part.

Individually configured SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations will be built to order. Therefore the average delivery time for such an order is 15 working days.