Overview
1.1 Product description
Comfort Panels
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Operating Instructions, 03/2012, A5E03404994-02
Features of the SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels
Enclosure
Plastic enclosure for the 4" model
Aluminum pressure enclosures for all 7" and larger models
Mounting format
Mounting and operation of the touch models in horizontal and vertical format
The respective format must be selected during the configuration of the user
interface.
Interfaces
2 PROFINET interfaces (exception: KP400 Comfort and KTP400 Comfort have
only 1 PROFINET interface)
Additional gigabit PROFINET interface for devices of 15" or more
1 PROFIBUS interface
USB 2.0 ports:
USB host interface (type A)
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1 x for 4" model
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2 x for 7", 9" and 12" models
USB device interface (type Mini B)
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1 x for all models
Display
High-resolution TFT display in widescreen format with 16 million colors
Wide viewing angle
Completely dimmable
Operation
Text and numbers are entered with the key models using the keypad system
familiar from cell phones
Intuitive operating scheme of the key models based on the proven technique
used for cell phone keypads
All freely configurable function keys have LEDs.
All keys have a clear pressure point for additional safety in the operation.
Software
Internet Explorer to display web pages
Viewer for PDF, Excel and Word documents
Runtime software with logging and scripting functionality, system diagnostics
for SIMATC controllers, display of trends (f(x), f(t)), etc.
Data storage
2 memory card slots
One slot for storing user data
One slot for using the service concept for simplified restart in the event of
service. Project data and device settings are updated automatically on the
system card.
No data loss in case of power failure. Applies to the HMI device and inserted
SIMATIC HMI memory cards ≥ 2 GB.
Controller
The system diagnostics of SIMATIC controllers can be read from the HMI
device, which means no additional programming device is required.
