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SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Preface Industrial security Connecting an IPC Edge Device LED Status SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Preparing the USB stick Information and Warnings Operating Manual 09/2021 A5E51396302-AA...
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Note the following: WARNING Siemens products may only be used for the applications described in the catalog and in the relevant technical documentation. If products and components from other manufacturers are used, these must be recommended or approved by Siemens. Proper transport, storage, installation, assembly, commissioning, operation and maintenance are required to ensure that the products operate safely and without any problems.
LED Status ............................11 Preparing the USB stick........................15 Preparing the USB stick for Windows .................. 15 Preparing the USB stick for Linux ..................19 Information and Warnings ........................21 SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Instead of the product designation "Industrial Edge Device", the short form "Edge Device" is also used. Figures Picture components are marked with black position numbers on a white background: ①, ②, ③, etc. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Siemens’ products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more secure. Siemens strongly recommends that product updates are applied as soon as they are available and that the latest product versions are used. Use of product versions that are no longer supported, and failure to apply the latest updates may increase customer’s exposure to...
Both options require the IPC Edge Device configuration file. Requirements for adding an Edge Device • The IPC Edge Device is switched on. • The IPC Edge Device is connected to the local network. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Supported USB File Systems and Partition System Combinations The following File Systems and Partitions are supported in the system: • File Systems FAT32, NTFS and ext4 (Linux format) • Partitions MBR, GPT SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
LED Status The SIMATIC IPC227E (MLFB: 6ES7647-8BD31-0CW1) has 4 LEDs which represent the following status: ① Power ② ③ Error ④ Maintenance Figure 4-1 SIMATIC IPC227E SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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LED Status The SIMATIC IPC427E (MLFB: 6AG4141-5BC30-0FW8) has 4 LEDs which represent the following status: ① Power ② ③ Error ④ Maintenance Figure 4-2 SIMATIC IPC427E SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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The Edge Device is still connected to the IEM in this case. Shutting down After you have shutdown the Edge Device, the "Power" Orange the Edge LED lights up orange. Device SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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LED Status SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Security > Administrative Tools". 3. Check, if USB stick has at least 1 GB unallocated space and proceed with Step 5. If not, remove other partitions/data in USB stick. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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5.1 Preparing the USB stick for Windows 4. To delete a partition, right click on USB stick and click "Delete Volume…". All files in USB stick will be deleted after this session. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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5. To create a new volume on your USB stick, right click on the unallocated USB space and select "New Simple Volume…". If USB stick has capacity more than 32 GB, set "Simple volume size in MB" less than 32768 MB (32 GB). SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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6. Confirm your entries with "Next" until "Format Partition" page. Select "File system" as "FAT32". 7. Enter "Volume Label" as "USBONBOARD". 8. Confirm your entries with "Next" and "Finish". 9. Copy onboard config file into USB partition named as "USBONBOARD". SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Press "d" and "w" for writing and exiting. 7. To create a new partition, run "fdisk <your_usb_stick>" command. Press "n" and confirm by pressing "ENTER" until end. Press "w" for writing and exiting. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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9. To label partition, run command "e2label <usb_stick_partition_created_in_step8> USBONBOARD". Example: e2label /dev/sdb1 USBONBOARD 10.Unplug and replug the USB stick. 11.Copy onboard config file into USB partition named as "USBONBOARD". SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
Information and Warnings Hard reset It is not recommended to power-off the device during the hard reset process. SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...
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Information and Warnings SIMATIC IPC Industrial Edge Device - Operation V1.3 Operating Manual, 09/2021, A5E51396302-AA...