General Information on the SINUMERIK 840Di sl
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Overview of SINUMERIK 840Di sl
With the SINUMERIK 840Di sl, Siemens provides a complete PC-integrated control that
controls the drive units and I/Os through the standard fieldbus PROFIBUS DP with Motion
Control functionality and in this way permits a distributed design of the overall system. It
therefore constitutes the basis for PC-based automation solutions and is generally designed
especially for applications with the following requirements:
● Decentralized automation solutions in the fields of PLC I/Os and drives.
● Fully PC-integrated control, owing to increased integratability in the target or current
Figure 1-1
System overview of SINUMERIK 840Di sl
Manual
Commissioning Manual, 05/2008, 6FC5397–4CP10–4BA0
automation environment.
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