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These operating instructions contain all the information you need for commissioning and
operating the SIMATIC IPC677C.
It is intended both for programming and testing personnel who commission the device and
connect it with other units (automation systems, programming devices), as well as for service
and maintenance personnel who install add-ons or carry out fault/error analyses.
Basic knowledge required
A solid background in personal computers and Microsoft operating systems is required to
understand this manual. General knowledge in the field of automation control engineering is
recommended.
Scope of this manual
This manual applies to devices with order numbers 6AV789….
Approvals
For more information, please refer to the chapter "Certificates and Guidelines" in the
appendix.
CE marking
For more information, please refer to "Directives and Declarations" in the "Certificates and
Guidelines" section of the appendix.
Standards
Please refer to sections "Application planning" and "Technical data".
Position in the information landscape
The documentation for the Panel PC includes the following sections:
● SIMATIC HMI IPC677C, Operating Instructions (compact), with the following information:
– Commissioning
– Legal information
● SIMATIC HMI IPC677C, Operating Instructions
The documentation is supplied with the Panel PC in electronic form as a PDF file on the
"Documentation and Drivers" CD. The documentation is available in German, English,
French, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.
"File > Edit" Operational sequences, for example, menu commands, shortcut
<F1>, <Shift>+<F1> Keys and key combinations
• Terminology that appears in the user interface, for example
menu commands, tabs, buttons
• Required input, for example limit values, tag values
• Path information
menu commands
The "IPC677C", "control unit" and "computer unit" are uniformly referred to as "device" in
these operating instructions. The full term is only used when a concrete reference is
necessary.
Furthermore, the "CP 1616 onboard" is referred to as "CP".
Note
A note is important information about the product, handling the product or a reference to
specific sections of the documentation that require special consideration.
All names labeled with ® symbol are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Other names
used in this documentation may be trademarks, the use of which by third parties for their
own purposes could violate the rights of the owner.
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