Distributed process I/O: maximum availability and flexibility
Today, the acquisition and output of process signals via sensors and actuators can take place in a variety of ways: centrally or locally, via 4...20mA / HART, PROFIBUS or PROFINET. SIMATIC PCS 7 and SIMATIC PCS neo offer a correspondingly wide range of options for safely processing the large number of different I/O process signals.
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Today, the acquisition and output of process signals via sensors and actuators can take place in a variety of ways: centrally or locally, via 4...20mA / HART, PROFIBUS or PROFINET. SIMATIC PCS 7 and SIMATIC PCS neo offer a correspondingly wide range of options for safely processing the large number of different I/O process signals.