The CP 1616 enables SIMATIC PGs/PCs and PCs equipped with a PCI slot to be connected to PROFINET IO.

The CP 1616 provides high-performance support for control tasks on the PC (PC-based control, numeric control, robot control).

With IRT (isochronous real-time), the CP is ideally suited to time-critical applications that are in the range of isochronous closed-loop control in the motion control sector.

The integrated 4-port switch supports low-cost system solutions and the configuration of different topologies.

The CP 1616 provides SIMATIC programming devices/PCs and industrial PCs with communication functions as:

• PROFINET IO controller and/or PROFINET IO device

The HARDNET-PN IO Development Kit enables integration of the module into any operating systems.