Data sheet 6AV6642-0BC01-1AX1

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SIMATIC TP 177B 6" DP blue mode STN display MPI/PROFIBUS DP protocol
RS485/RS422/USB interface printer interface slot for MMC configurable with
WinCC flexible 2005

General information
Product type designation TP177B 6" DP Blue Mode
Customer-specific configuration Yes
Display
Design of display STN
Screen diagonal 5.7 in
Color display No
Number of colors 4; Blue levels
Resolution (pixels)
● Horizontal image resolution 320 pixel
● Vertical image resolution 240 pixel
Backlighting
● MTBF backlighting (at 25 °C) 50 000 h
Control elements
Control elements Touch screen
Keyboard fonts
● System keys Yes
● Numeric keyboard Yes
● alphanumeric keyboard Yes
● hexadecimal keyboard Yes
● Multi-key operation No
Touch operation
● Design as touch screen Yes; analog, resistive
Connection type
● Type of connection for mouse/keyboard/barcode reader USB / USB / USB
Installation type/mounting
Mounting position vertical
maximum permissible angle of inclination without external 35°
ventilation
Supply voltage
Type of supply voltage DC
Input current
Current consumption (rated value) 0.24 A
Starting current inrush I²t 0.5 A²·s
Processor
Processor type ARM, 200 MHz
Memory
Type of memory Flash / RAM
Memory available for user data 2 048 kbyte
Time of day

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 Clock
● Type Hardware clock, synchronizable, no battery backup
● retentive No
● synchronizable Yes
Interfaces
Interfaces/bus type RS 232 optional, 1x RS 422, 1x RS 485 (max. 12 Mbit/s)
Number of industrial Ethernet interfaces 0
Number of RS 485 interfaces 1
Number of RS 422 interfaces 1
Number of USB interfaces 1; Up to 1 GB
PC card slot No
CF card slot No
Multimedia card/SD card slot combined, from E-status 016 in connection with WinCC flexible 2008 SP1,
MMC max. 128 MB / SD max. 512 MB
With software interfaces No
Protocols
Supports protocol for PROFINET IO No
PROFIsafe No
PROFIBUS Yes
EtherNet/IP Yes
Protocols (Ethernet)
● TCP/IP Yes
Protocols (terminal link)
● Sm@rtServer Yes
Further protocols
● MODBUS Yes
● other bus systems Yes
Degree and class of protection
IP (at the front) IP65
IP (rear) IP20
NEMA (front) NEMA 4x, NEMA 12 (when installed)
Standards, approvals, certificates
CE mark Yes
UL approval Yes
cULus Yes
EAC (formerly Gost-R) No
Suitable for safety functions No
Use in hazardous areas
● ATEX Zone 2 No; certificate no longer available as of 1 October 2020
● ATEX Zone 22 No; certificate no longer available as of 1 October 2020
● FM Class I Division 2 Yes
Marine approval
● Germanischer Lloyd (GL) Yes
● American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Yes
● Bureau Veritas (BV) Yes
● Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Yes
● Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS) Yes
● Polski Rejestr Statkow (PRS) No
Ambient conditions
Ambient temperature during operation
● min. 0 °C
● max. 50 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation
● min. -20 °C
● max. 60 °C
Relative humidity
● Operation, max. 90 %
Operating systems
pre-installed operating system Windows CE
configuration / header
Message indicator Yes

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 Alarm system (incl. buffer and acknowledgment) Yes
Process value display (output) Yes
Process value default (input) possible Yes
Recipe management Yes
Configuration software
● Configuration tool WinCC flexible Compact Version 2005 or higher (to be ordered separately)
● STEP 7 Basic (TIA Portal) No
● STEP 7 Professional (TIA Portal) No
● WinCC flexible Compact Yes
● WinCC flexible Standard Yes
● WinCC flexible Advanced Yes
● WinCC Basic (TIA Portal) No
● WinCC Comfort (TIA Portal) Yes
● WinCC Advanced (TIA Portal) Yes
● WinCC Professional (TIA Portal) Yes
Languages
Online languages
● Number of online/runtime languages 5
Project languages
● Languages per project 32
Functionality under WinCC (TIA Portal)
Libraries Yes
Task planner Yes
Help system Yes
● Number of characters per info text 70
Message system
● Number of alarm classes 32
● Number of messages 2 000
● Bit messages Yes
— Number of bit messages 2 000
● Analog messages Yes
— Number of analog messages 50
● Telegram message procedure Alarm S No
● System messages HMI Yes
● System messages PLC Yes
● System event, more (SIMATIC S7, SINUMERIK, No
SIMOTION, ... )
● Lines 1
● Number of characters per message 80
● Number of process values per message 8
● Acknowledgment groups
— Number of acknowledgement groups 99
● Message indicator Yes
● acoustic feedback No
● First/last value Yes
Recipe management
● Number of recipes 100
● Data records per recipe 200
● Entries per data record 200
● Recipe memory 32 KB integrated Flash, expandable
Variables
● Number of variables per device 1 000
● Number of variables per screen 50
● Number of variables 1 000
● Initial values 1 000
● Type Date & Time 1 000
● Limit values Yes
● Multiplexing Yes
● Structures No
Images
● Number of configurable images 500

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 ● Permanent window/default Yes
● Start screen configurable Yes
● Image selection by PLC Yes
● Image number in the PLC Yes
Image objects
● Text objects 2 500 text elements
● Number of I/O fields per image 50
● Number of date/time fields 30
● Index of screen context No
● Return Yes
● Graphics object Bit maps, icons, icon (full-screen), vector graphics
— Icons 500
— Icon (full screen) 50
Complex image objects
● Status/control With SIMATIC S7
● dynamic objects Diagrams, bar graphs, sliders, analog display, invisible buttons
— Number of objects per project 500
— Number of curve diagrams per image 5
● Methods Trend
● Bar graphs
— Number of bars per chart 5
● Sliders
— Number of slides per image 0
● Pointer instruments
— Number of analog indicators per image 0
● Limit value lines Yes
● Number of alphanumerical fields 1 000
— alphanumeric fields per image 100
● Number of numerical fields 1 000
— numerical fields per image 100
● Number of password fields 1 000
● Number of visible switches per project 1 000
— visible switches per image 100
— hidden switches per image 100
● Number of status switches per project 1 000
— Number of status switches per image 100
● Number of selector switches per project 1 000
— Selector switches per image 100
● Number of decade switches per project 0
— Decade switches per image 0
● Number of signal lamps per project 1 000
— Signal lamps per image 100
Attributes for dynamic objects
● Color change Yes
● X/Y movement Yes
● Hide Yes
● Angle of rotation No
Lists
● Number of text lists per project 300
● Number of text lists per image 10
● Number of entries per text list 30
● Number of graphics lists per project 100
● Number of graphic lists per image 10
● Number of entries per graphics list 30
Security
● Number of user groups 50
● Number of user rights 32
● Password export/import Yes
Data carrier support
● PC card No
● CF card No

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 Logging through printer
● Recording/Printing Alarms, report (shift report), hardcopy
Transfer (upload/download)
● Transfer of configuration MPI/PROFIBUS DP, serial, USB, by means of external storage medium,
automatic transfer recognition
Process coupling
● Connection to controller S5, S7-200, S7- 300/400, Win AC, SINUMERIK, SIMOTION, Allen Bradley
(DF1), Mitsubishi (FX), Telemecanique (ADJUST), Modicon (Modbus), for
further non-Siemens drivers, see section on "System interfaces"
● S7-1200 Yes
● S7-1500 No
● S7-200 Yes
— PPI (point-to-point) Yes
— PPI network No
— MPI Yes
— PROFIBUS DP Yes
— Ethernet No
● S7-300/400 Yes
— MPI Yes
— PROFIBUS DP Yes
— PROFINET No
● S5 Yes; only PROFIBUS DP
— serial No
— PROFIBUS DP Yes
● TI 505 No
● Allen Bradley (DF1) Yes
● Allen Bradley (DF485) Yes
● Mitsubishi (FX) Yes
● Telemecanique (ADJUST) No
● Telemecanique (Uni-Telway) Yes; Only in combination with WinCC flexible
● OMRON (LINK/Multilink) Yes
● Modicon (Modbus) Yes
Functions
● Key repeat No
● TAB sequence Yes
● Calculating functions Yes
● Animate Yes
● Menu tree editor Yes
● Unit switchover No
Service tools/configuration aids
● Clean screen Yes
● Touch calibration Yes
● Backup/Restore manually Yes
● Simulation Yes
● Device switchover Yes
● Delta transfer Yes
● Monitoring function for battery and memory No
● Trace (operation archive) No
Expandability/openness
● Open Platform Program Yes
Peripherals/Options
Peripherals Printer
SIMATIC HMI MM memory card: Multi Media Card Yes
Additional software components loadable Yes
Dimensions
Width of the housing front 212 mm
Height of housing front 156 mm
Mounting cutout, width 198 mm
Mounting cutout, height 142 mm
Overall depth 44 mm
Weights

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 Weight (without packaging) 0.8 kg
Other
free hotline Yes

last modified: 8/11/2021

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