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Through his by heart intelligent management and only is possible to expand the memory of the CPU until the 512 kB during the operation

Slio CPU: Maximum flexibility and speed

Editorial Interempresas28/10/2013

Two new CPUs expand the system Slio of Vipa. The CPUs 014 and 015PN are based in the last technology Speed7 of the subsidiary profichip. This chip, more efficient, increases considerably the already fast time of access of his predecessor to the time that improves the flexibility in the configuration of the interfaces of communication, that adapt exactly to the needs of the application.

With the new CPUs Vipa has changed the concept of traditional selection of a CPU, based in different models hardware with escalabilidad of characteristics, with what the customer had to adapt to what offered the catalogue. Now it is the CPU the one who adapts to the requests of the customer. Besides also they offer innovative characteristics in the fields of programming, speed of processing, configuration and communications.

System Slio CPU of Vipa.

The CPU configures exactly to the requests of the application by means of the innovative VIPASetCard (VSC), being able to adapt the memory and the necessary interfaces (Profibus DP master or slave) simply entering the card VSC in the CPU with the archive of the configuration required. Of this form, with only 2 references hardware of CPUs with the VSC corresponding covers a much wider spectrum of controllers that never (until 24 possibilities of configuration). The profits are clear:

Easy request
Optimum logistical (reduction of costs of storage)
flexible Reaction in seconds by means of the configuration VSC

The powerful back bus of 48 Mbit/s, in conjunction with the modules ETS, offers time of conmutación of until +/-1μs. Until 64 modules of the system Slio of And/S can connect in a frame. The new CPUs Slio are programmable with the code of Step7, that helps to keep the know-how of the customer. The simple and amicable configuration of the CPU can realizar through the new Vipa Speed7 Studio, as well as with Simatic Manager and TIA Portal, with what adapts to the tool of programming that better know the customer.

More memory and more connection

Through his by heart intelligent management and only, is possible to expand the memory of the CPU until the 512 kB during the operation (according to the version) also by means of the card VIPASetCard (VSC); of this form the CPU can grow of simple form with the application.

The controllers come instrumented of form predetermined with an interface RJ45 Ethernet for the communication PG/OP, an interface PtP (inc. Modbus-RTU) for protocols series and MPI. A master/slave Profibus DP and Profinet (that it allows to connect until 128 devices) also are available. The interface Profinet can use at the same time like an interface active Ethernet.

CPU Slio, characteristic that they can activate.

Is possible also use cards SD standard for the saved of program and data. The data of operator of the variables of the PLC save of safe form in the memory Flash integrated . Each CPU Slio has an interface web, in which they show the data of diagnostic and state of the modules. Of course, the remote access to this place also is possible, only requires of a simple connection to the network. The module of feeding supplies with the CPU and is interchangeable. In the case of a failure only changes the electronic module to be able to continue.

Speed7 Studio, new tool of programming

In addition to the CPU Slio, Vipa will present in brief his new tool of programming Speed7 Studio. This tool shows all the process of automation from the configuration of the hardware, the communication and the programming until the visualisation, with emphasis in the ease of use and the efficiency. Interfaces of intuitive user allow the immediate entrance in the distinct modules.

The Speed7 Studio is some surroundings of engineering that has developed with the last technology. They have used the procedures of development more modern and tools como.net 4.0 for example, and visualisation UI based in vectors with Windows Presentation Foundation. Configuration of hardware, networks, programming and visualisation use a central database, based in server SQL that allows the application of projects multiusuario and management of versions.

Visualisation of Speed7 Studio of Vipa.

Using drag and soltar is possible to configure the controllers Vipa directly, that include, for example, Speed bus, Profinet and EtherCAT or all the Speed7 CPUs, CPs or modules Slio of And / S, including all the specific parameters Vipa, where all the corresponding variables create inside the CPU. Like this, it is not necessary any specific knowledge of the bus for the configuration of the network through Profibus, Profinet, EtherCAT and standard Ethernet. Distinct staff of devices are available in Speed7 Studio that use to configure the network gráficamente. Besides, the users have the possibility to create visualisations based in web. For this has of a graphic editor SVG to create the individual pages. The elements pre-defined of a library do the very easy design. The storage of central data in the Speed7 Studio allows a free access of problems to all the variables of the controller.