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General 1
Chapter 1
General
This chapter lights on the integration of the Modicon A500 program-
mable controller in its programming, operating, networking and I/O pe-
ripherals. The emphasis lies on the question, “What is possible with the
A500” and where do its performance limit lie?”. Concrete instructions for
action are not given at this point; chapter 3 is concerned with these in a
thorough way.
The following points are treated in detail:
Structure (configuration limits, applicable hardware modules)
Obtainable standard versions
Networking possibilities with other programmable controllers
Connectable printers, programming and operating devices
Survey of the available software
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