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Description
3.1
Overview
A Thin Client Unit (TCU) allows the spatial separation of an operator panel (OP)/touch panel (TP)
from the panel control unit (PCU)/numerical control unit (NCU)/SIMATIC IPC for SINUMERIK (IPC).
For this reason, the user interface is copied to one/multiple operator panel fronts, each with a
TCU.
Validity
The description applies to the following TCU:
Designation
Thin Client Unit 30.3
Features
• Implementation of flat operator panels through the shallow installation depth and low
power loss.
• Color depth: 18-bit
• 640 x 480 to 1280 x 1024 pixels
• Vibration-free mounting of the PCU/IPC in the control cabinet.
• Effective operation of larger machines.
• Signal transmission between PCU/NCU/IPC and operator panel via Industrial Ethernet.
The distance of the components is determined by the maximum distance between two
network nodes / access points (100 m).
• The same operating screen is shown synchronously on all operator panel fronts and can be
operated from all operator panel fronts.
• The operation on an operator panel front connected via TCU has the same access rights as the
operation on an operator panel front connected directly to the PCU.
• Mixed operation of operator panel fronts connected via TCU and an operator panel front
connected directly to the PCU/IPC is possible.
• With restrictions to the interfaces (see Section "Operating the menu for a new TCU or
replacement TCU (Page 67)"), the TCU 30.3 is compatible to the previous models and
therefore mixed operation is possible.
TCU 30.3
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