Compatibility with TP177B touch panel

Hey there,

I have a considerable amount of Industrial installations relying on a S7-200 + TP177B touch panel. The S7-200 PC will be replaced with a 1200 series in the future, is there any way to use the old TP177 touch panel with them? 

The touch panel version I have is the one without an ethernet port, only Profibus/MPI. Is there perhaps a way to use the old TP177B with the 1200 CPU, maybe using the Profibus Master module (3RK7243-2AA30-0XB0) and configuring S7-300 drivers for the TP?

Thanks!

Hi,

have you the MLFB for the Panel?

Regards
Christoph

Hi Christoph!

I'm sorry, the what?

Hi,

the Order Number of the Panel you use,

Regards
Christoph

Ah, sorry ;)

Apologies, apparently it seems that all our 177B touch panels have ethernet ports, it's actually the 170B that don't have them. Several versions are in use.The newest ones in operation  are the 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1. For these ones I read that I can do all the 1200 developments in TIA Portal and then keep using WinCC Flex for the touch panel programming, selecting the S7-300 driver. Is this true?

Hi,

you can also use TIA for the HMI.
The Panel is supported in TIA and can configured on a S7-1200 with the S7-1200 Driver, no problem.
so why use WinCCflex ?

Regards

Christoph

Hi,

this is because you have only WinCC Basic.
With WinCC Comfort/Advanched or WinCC Professional you can configure more Panels , not only the basic Panels.

 WinCC Comfort

As WinCC Basic, plus:

• Comfort Panels
• Mobile Panels: Mobile Panel 177, Mobile Panel 277
• Panels of the 70 series: OP 73, OP 77A, OP 77B
• Panels of the 170 series: TP 177A, TP 177B, OP 177B
• Panels of the 270 series: TP 277, OP 277
• Multi Panels: MP 177, MP 277, MP 377 

Regards
Christoph