The BSP-SIMATIC IPC V3.1 now also supports the SIMATIC IPCs of the C generation. The SIMATIC IPC627C, IPC647C and IPC847C are new additions. In addition to a new Gigabit Ethernet driver and a new USB 2.0 stack, up to 4 processor cores can be used in symmetrical multiprocessing mode. Furthermore, the PROFINET onboard functionalities, PROFIBUS, CAN, and hardware-level functions are available on the SIMATIC IPC under the real-time operating system RMOS3 V3.40 and higher. For creating applications with the PROFINET, PROFIBUS, CAN and hardware-level functions, an online help and code completion is offered for the Eclipse development environment (RMOS3-GNU V2.1 or higher).
The BSP-SIMATIC IPC V3.1 now supports the following rugged SIMATIC PCs and SIMATIC IPCs provided with long-term availability:
- Microbox PC 427B and IPC427C
- Box PC 627B and IPC627C
- Box PC 827B
- Rack 647B and IPC647C
- Rack PC 847B and IPC847C
The BSP SIMATIC IPC V3.1 replaces the existing BSP SIMATIC IPC V3.0 Board Support Package. An upgrade to BSP SIMATIC IPC V3.1 is available.