B&R Industries Provit 5000, User Manual

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General Information • Provit 5000 Industrial PCs
5. Provit 5000 Industrial PCs
Provit Industrial PCs offer the distinct advantage of a modular design for your computer
controlled industrial workplace. You can select from a large range of controllers, displays and
options which guarantees flexibility for your industrial PC. This includes modular and flexible
installation options and fieldbus interfaces constructed for use in industrial environments.
Open Architecture
B&R Provit industrial PCs offer you all the advantages of open architecture including
performance. This guarantees that your individual requirements are met.
Operating Systems
100% compatibility with the IBM AT standard makes it possible to run various operating systems.
Types
Essentially, you have a choice of two types of controller systems:
• IPC5000: The compact all round model
• IPC5600: Offering even more flexibility
Within the IPC5000 and IPC5600 product ranges, you can also select between the different
mainboards available.
• IPC5000C and IPC5600C: Intel 440BX chipset, Socket370
Detailed information regarding the system's configurations is available in the respective
chapters.
IPCs from the IPC5000 and IPC5600 series represent the high performance end of the Provit
IPC line and are divided into the following components:
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IPC Industrial PC
PnP Plug & Play
Provit PROcess VIsualization Terminal
Abbreviation Explanation
Table 3: Terminology