Integrated into a host PC operating under Windows 2000 or Windows XP with a 32-bit PCI bus, Atrium processors manage, using programming software, a complete PLC station made up of racks, discrete Input/Output modules, analog Input/Output modules and application modules, which can be distributed over one or more racks connected to an X-Bus.
NOTE: The Atrium processor communicates with the PC in which it is installed via the PCI bus. For this, the PCIWAY 2000 or XP communications drive must be installed.
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Two types of processor are available to meet your different requirements:
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TSX PCI 204 processor: processors with specifications and performance identical to the TSX P57 204 processor,
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TSX PCI 354 processor: a processor with specifications and performance identical to the TSX 57 354 processor.
Characteristics of the Host PC
To support an Atrium processor, the host PC must:
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Operate under Windows 2000 or Windows XP,
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Be equipped with a 32-bit 33 MHz PCI bus(1),
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Have two or three (2) slots available on the PCI bus (consecutive and in steps of 20.32mm + 7mm) of sufficient height and length.
The shape of the TSX PCI 57 processor card exactly matching the shape of a 32-bit PCI PC card,
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Meet PCI standards (signals, power supply, etc.).
NOTE: The term "host PC" means a Schneider Group industrial PC or any other commercially available PC that has the characteristics defined above.
(1) The operating frequency of the PCI bus must be greater than 25 MHz.
(2) 3 slots in the case of the addition of an optional 24 V power supply.
