SIMATIC Distributed Controllers - ET 200 CPUs

SIMATIC distributed controllers combine the performance of the S7-1500 with ET 200 I/O for distributed architectures and compact machines, enabling fast, scalable control

• SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller
• SIMATIC ET 200SP CPUs
• SIMATIC ET 200pro CPUs

Distributed controllers are used for machines with a distributed architecture and for production line machines with limited space. By relocating control functions to individual stations, you can troubleshoot faults without bringing the plant to a standstill, thereby increasing availability. They combine the advantages of a SIMATIC S7-1500 with the design of a SIMATIC ET 200 IO system.

Distributed controllers can be mounted directly on the machine in small control boxes or, in the case of the ET 200pro, without them. In networked plants, the connection to a production line’s central control cabinet is established via PROFINET. Transferring data from the central control cabinet to distributed controllers at the individual stations improves overall availability.

Our distributed controllers include:

Process commands quickly. Experience a high-performance network connection via PROFINET IO IRT and transfer internal data at speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Easily record analog values and outputs starting at 50 µs and digital values and outputs starting at 1 µs.

Ensure reliable and rapid data exchange using Open Ethernet communication (TCP/IP, UDP, ISO-on-TCP), and communicate effectively via PROFINET, PROFIBUS, IO-Link, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, PtP, ASCII, 3964R, and USS.

Regardless of the environment, each Distributed Controller can be expanded with a variety of directly connectable modules, including standard and failsafe modules, digital and analog inputs/outputs, motor starters, and communication and technology modules.

The SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller is the first controller of its kind to combine the functions of a PC-based SIMATIC S7-1500 software controller with PC applications, central I/Os, and optional visualization in a compact device.

The compact ET 200SP CPU distributed controllers are the perfect solution for standard and fail-safe applications, especially for machines with distributed intelligence or production lines with limited space.

For applications outside a control cabinet (IP 65/67), the SIMATIC ET 200pro system is ideal. Available as standard and failsafe controllers, this system can be mounted directly at the machine level—for example, on a conveyor belt rack.