SIEMENS
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Siemens IK PI · 2015
PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet
Industry monitors and Thin Clients
SIMATIC Industrial Thin Client
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Overview
SIMATIC ITC Industrial Thin Clients are powerful operating units
for flexible use in distributed visualization applications. All
devices are equipped with high-resolution, brilliant widescreen
displays, and due to the diverse communication protocols they
can be used both for challenging machine-level operator control
& monitoring and for the connection to control systems, e.g. in
the SCADA environment. They can be used as (additional)
operator stations on a SIMATIC Industrial PC, Panel PC, or
server, and on a SIMATIC Panel.
The following installation versions are available:
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SIMATIC ITC1200 – 12" Touch
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SIMATIC ITC1500 – 15" Touch
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SIMATIC ITC1900 – 19" Touch
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SIMATIC ITC2200 – 22" Touch
The SIMATIC HMI Thin Client Ex is available for hazardous ar-
eas. This device differs technically from the devices mentioned
above. For more details, refer to catalog ST 80/ST PC, chapter 3.
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Benefits
SIMATIC Industrial Thin Clients offer a wide range of possible
applications, whether as additional operator stations for plant
visualization on a Multi Panel or Comfort Panel, or as classical
"client" which communicates with a server (e.g. SIMATIC IPC)
using standard protocols such as RDP or VNC. The web browser
functionality permits simple and fast access to any available
web server in the network (e.g. S7 controller, intranet).
Very cost-effective client-server architectures can be imple-
mented with SIMATIC ITCs. A further advantage of SIMATIC ITCs:
They communicate exclusively via Ethernet, thus permitting
extremely simple and cost-effective coverage of even large
distances to the server.
The possibility of using SCADA and Office functionalities (e.g.
WinCC, SAP, MS Excel) directly on-site on the machine supports
the vertical integration of the data flow from higher-level systems
all the way down to the machine level (e.g. warehouse utiliza-
tion).
With Multisession is it possible to switch between several servers
connected to a SIMATIC ITC any time. On the other hand, of
course, it is possible to connect several thin clients to a server to
implement multi-user solutions. The SIMATIC ITC itself requires
no installations, licenses, and additional software.
The following communication options are supported
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Sm@rtServer for plant visualization
with SIMATIC WinCC / SIMATIC WinCC flexible
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RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) for SCADA and Office
functionalities
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VNC (Virtual Network Computing) for remote operation of a PC
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Web browser functionality for operator control and monitoring
of web-based applications
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As a Thin Client Unit on a SINUMERIK PCU/NCU
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