Siemens SIMATIC S7 CPU 319: Delivering Large PLC Performance in a Small Package
The new SIMATIC S7 CPU 319 controller is the latest and most powerful of Siemens' S7-300 PLC family. It combines the performance previously available only in large PLCs with the exceptional value found in smaller models.
This CPU is programmed with existing STEP 7 engineering software, available in the major IEC 61131 programming languages. Application programs are portable between this controller and others in the Siemens SIMATIC S7 family of PLCs.
Connectivity to a wide range of industrial devices is provided by integral PROFINET Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS DP communication ports. While facilitating traditional messaging, both PROFINET and PROFIBUS DP capabilities enable real-time data to be sent deterministically, while linking the user program isochronously with the connected I/O devices. With this real-time network performance and the superior speed of the controller, even the demands of such applications as high-speed closed loop and motion tasks can be met.
Commercial technology is used for the S7 CPU 319’s integrated Web Server capability, allowing easy access to diagnostic and process data from any Internet browser. Users can quickly connect to their control system from anywhere in the world, using an off-the-shelf browser.
Greg Meinert, PLC and I/O marketing manager for Siemens, sums up the advantages of this controller: "Overall, the S7 CPU 319 offers greater best-in-class performance and overall value than any other platform on the market."
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