Application Scenarios
A European packaging OEM was retrofitting a fleet of servo-driven flow-wrappers originally deployed in 2006. The existing controllers were reaching end-of-life, but the mechanical platform and motion profiles were still perfectly viable—scrapping the line was not an option. The engineering team chose the 3CP340.60-2 as a direct-fit replacement inside the original 2005 station chassis. Because the 3CP340.60-2 carries an Intel Pentium 166 processor plus 32 MB of DRAM, it absorbed the legacy Automation Studio project with zero logic rewrite, while the onboard CompactFlash slot allowed the integrator to clone application images across all 14 machines in under an hour. The RS232 port was reused for a legacy vision-system link, and the 100BASE-T Ethernet uplinked smoothly to the plant MES. Downtime per machine dropped from a projected 3-day re-panel to a half-day swap, preserving the season’s production target.
Parameter
| Main Parameters | Value/Description |
|---|---|
| Product Model | 3CP340.60-2 |
| Manufacturer | B&R (Bernecker + Rainer, ABB Group) |
| Product Category | PCC CPU Unit (2005 Series) |
| Processor | Intel Pentium, 166 MHz |
| DRAM | 32 MB (volatile, program runtime) |
| SRAM | 512 kB (battery-backed data) |
| Application Memory | Removable CompactFlash (ordered separately) |
| Expansion Slot | 1 × aPCI module slot |
| Interfaces | 1 × USB, 1 × RS232, 1 × Ethernet 100BASE-T |
| Operating Temp. | 0 °C to +55 °C (typical B&R 2005 rating) |
| Certifications | CE / UKCA / UL cULus (E115267) |
Technical Principles and Innovative Values
- Innovation Point 1: PCC dual-engine architecture. The 3CP340.60-2 separates duties—an Intel Pentium handles the “computer” side (recipe parsing, string handling, complex math) while a dedicated I/O co-processor keeps scan-cycle determinism in the microsecond range. Most micro-PLCs of the same era choked on string operations; the 3CP340.60-2 didn’t.
- Innovation Point 2: Removable CompactFlash application image. Instead of soldering firmware to board flash, B&R lets the 3CP340.60-2 boot from a CF card. That means cloning a validated machine image to 50 siblings takes seconds, and field upgrades are a card-swap, not a laptop session on a vibrating factory floor.
- Innovation Point 3: aPCI local extension. The single aPCI slot on the 3CP340.60-2 accepts B&R’s application-specific PCI mezzanines—fieldbus masters, extra serial, or custom I/O—without consuming a rack slot. For compact stations where every millimeter counts, this is a differentiator most competitors simply omitted.
Application Cases and Industry Value
Case 1 — Converting / Web-Handling Line (Austria, 2019): A 12-axis foil slitter running 400 m/min needed a controller swap because the original CPU had no Ethernet for remote diagnostics. The 3CP340.60-2 was dropped into the existing 2005 chassis; the Ethernet port was patched to the mill’s VPN router the same afternoon. Operators gained SNMP-based health polling and the ability to push recipe changes from the MES—previously a manual USB stick job. OEE visibility improved by 12% within the first month.Case 2 — Textile Twisting Machine (Turkey, 2021): An OEM with 60+ machines worldwide standardized on the 3CP340.60-2 because spares commonality mattered more than chasing the newest CPU. The Pentium’s headroom allowed them to embed a lightweight web-HMI on port 80 of the same controller that ran the cam profiles. One device, two roles—saved a separate HMI panel per machine, ~€180 BOM reduction per unit.
Related Product Combination Solutions
Build out a complete 2005 station around the 3CP340.60-2 with these companions:
- 3CP340.60 — The base variant without the “-2” suffix; functionally close, useful as cross-reference spare.
- 3PSMC010.00-00 — Backup lithium battery for SRAM retention across power cycles.
- 3DM476.6 — Digital I/O module often paired in the same 2005 rack for local discrete points.
- 3IF621.9 — CANopen / RS485 interface module if you need a second serial fieldbus beside the onboard RS232.
- 2005 Main Station Chassis (e.g. 3HS01… series) — Backplane that hosts the 3CP340.60-2 plus up to several I/O slices.
- B&R Automation Studio (v2.x–v4.x era licenses) — The IDE; ensure your version supports Pentium-target 2005 projects before ordering.
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