BECKHOFF CP72 Economy Panel PC Installation Guide

: June 15, 2024
: BECKHOFF

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BECKHOFF CP72 Economy Panel PC
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BECKHOFF CP72 Economy Panel PC

Product status: regular delivery
The CP72xx Economy Panel PC series is designed for mounting arm installation. Control Panels form the front of the IP65 Panel PC. The right display size and keyboard are thus available for every application. The CP72xx Industrial PCs represent a powerful platform for use in machine and plant construction, for example, using the TwinCAT automation software under Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

Wide range of input options
The PC can be equipped with a 12-, 15- or 19-inch LC display as a monitor without keys or with diﬀerent types of keyboards. Optionally, a touch screen or touchpad is available. In addition, a large number of push-button extensions are available.

Industrial design
Cooling is achieved via cooling ribs between the Control Panel and the add-on PC. Two fans inside the closed housing ensure that the heat is distributed evenly. The PC can be operated at up to 45 °C ambient temperature. The housing is designed for installation on a mounting arm. There is a choice of attaching the mounting arm from above or below the factory. The Panel PC features an integrated rotatable mounting arm adapter for a 48 mm diameter mounting arm tube. Optionally, a rotatable and tiltable mounting arm adapter can be integrated in the Panel PC. The connecting cables are laid through the mounting arm.

Scalable performance
The compact aluminum housing of the CP72xx Panel PCs is equipped with a 3½- inch Beckhoﬀ Motherboard for Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors of the latest generation. The Industrial PC connections (up to six) with IP65 connectors are positioned in the large wiring space and are easily accessible.

Accessibility of the components
The wiring area can be opened easily without dismounting the device from the mounting arm, offering fast access to the IP65 connectors for power supply, Ethernet, and optional USB. Prefabricated cables in various lengths are available for all connections.

Central EtherCAT control
Due to its two independent Ethernet interfaces the CP72xx is ideally suited as a compact central processing unit for an EtherCAT control system.

Highest data availability and data security
The CP72xx series Panel PCs are supplied with a 24 V power supply unit, optionally with an integrated uninterruptible power supply (UPS). A battery pack can be connected externally and installed on a DIN rail in the control cabinet.
One or two CFast cards or up to two hard disks or SSDs, as well as the lithium battery for the system clock, are accessible from the rear side underneath a cover. Two hard disks, two SSDs or two CFast cards can be mirrored using the on-board SATA RAID 1 controller.

Advantage at the very core: the Beckhoﬀ Industrial PCs
Beckhoﬀ is a pioneer in PC-based automation technology and has been developing and producing its own PC hardware since 1986. The technology know-how that has grown over the past decades is incorporated today into all Beckhoﬀ Industrial PCs. Their principle feature is the use of state-of-the-art components and processors of the highest performance class. Combined with a high in-house production depth, including proprietary motherboard production, long-term component availability, extremely ﬂexible conﬁguration and customer-speciﬁc adaptations, Beckhoﬀ presents itself today as one of the world’s leading Industrial PC manufacturers.