Lenze PC-based Automation Industrial PC - Manual (Page 17)

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Industrial PC | Parameter setting & configuration
The PC-based Automation system
3 The PC-based Automation system
Industrial PCs (IPCs) keep finding their way into automation technology. Due to their
scaling options and various possibilities of combining visualisation and control in one
device, Industrial PCs offer great advantages for many applications.
Lenze Industrial PCs are available in the following software equipments:
 Industrial PC as component, on request with operating system, without further
software
 Industrial PC as visualisation system
 Industrial PC as control and visualisation system
The PC-based Automation system enables central control of Logic and Motion systems.
For this pupose, Lenze provides well-matched system components:
 Industrial PCs as control and visualisation system
– The IPC is the central component of the PC-based Automation system that uses the
Runtime Software to control the Logic and Motion functionalities.
– The IPC uses the fieldbus to communicate with the field devices.
– The IPC is available in various designs.
 Engineering tools for the Engineering PC
– The Engineering PC uses the Ethernet to communicate with the IPC.
– Use the various Engineering tools to configure and parameterise the system.
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Note!
The PC-based Automation system also includes the EL 1xx PLC HMI series.
Regarding efficiency and other details, these devices differ considerably from
the Industrial PCs. However, the devices of the EL 1xx PLC HMI series are able to
perform smaller control tasks.