Siemens 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1

TP 177B 6" PN/DP touch panel, 256-colour STN

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Maker: Siemens
Part no.: 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1
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Siemens SIMATIC TP 177B 6" PN/DP touch panel: 5.7-inch 256-colour STN touch screen, 320 × 240 pixels, MPI/PROFIBUS DP and Ethernet, configured with WinCC flexible.

Manufacturer: Siemens
Manufacturer part no.: 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1
Product family: SIMATIC HMI Operator Panels
Type: HMI panel
Category: HMI panels › Touch-screen operator panels
Lifecycle: Discontinued
OEM successor: Not stated
Technical datasheet: Data sheet

Technical specifications

Manufacturer: Siemens
Manufacturer part no.: 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1
Type: HMI panel
Application: Operator panel
Used with: SIMATIC controllers via MPI, PROFIBUS DP or Ethernet
Product type designation: TP177B 6" PN/DP Color
Customer-specific configuration: Yes
Design of display: STN
Display / Screen diagonal: 5.7 in
Color display: Yes
Display / Number of colors: 256
Resolution (pixels) / Horizontal image resolution: 320 pixel
Resolution (pixels) / Vertical image resolution: 240 pixel
Backlighting / MTBF backlighting (at 25 °C): 50 000 h
Control elements: Touch screen
Keyboard / System keys: Yes
Keyboard / Numeric keyboard: Yes
Keyboard / alphanumeric keyboard: Yes
Keyboard / hexadecimal keyboard: Yes
Keyboard / Multi-key operation: No
Touch operation / Design as touch screen: Yes; analog, resistive
Connection type / Type of connection for mouse/keyboard/barcode reader: USB / USB / USB
Installation type/mounting / Mounting position: vertical
Installation type/mounting / maximum permissible angle of inclination without external ventilation: 35°
Type of supply voltage: DC
Input current / Current consumption (rated value): 0.24 A
Input current / Starting current inrush I²t: 0.5 A²·s
Processor type: ARM, 200 MHz
Storage / Type of memory: Flash / RAM
Storage / Memory available for user data: 2 048 kbyte

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Clock / Type: Hardware clock, synchronizable, no battery backup
Clock / retentive: No
Clock / synchronizable: Yes
Interfaces/bus type: RS 232 optional, 1x RS 422, 1x RS 485, 1x Ethernet (RJ45) (max. 12 Mbit/s)
Number of industrial Ethernet interfaces: 1
Number of RS 485 interfaces: 1
Number of RS 422 interfaces: 1
Number of USB interfaces: 1; Up to 1 GB
Interfaces / PC card slot: No
Interfaces / CF card slot: No
Interfaces / Multimedia card/SD card slot: combined, from E-status 016 in connection with WinCC flexible 2008 SP1, MMC max. 128 MB / SD max. 512 MB
With software interfaces: No
Protocols / Supports protocol for PROFINET IO: Yes
Protocols / PROFIsafe: No
Protocols / PROFIBUS: Yes
Protocols / EtherNet/IP: Yes
Protocols (Ethernet) / TCP/IP: Yes
Protocols (terminal link) / Sm@rtServer: Yes
Further protocols / MODBUS: Yes
Degree and class of protection / IP (at the front): IP65
Degree and class of protection / IP (rear): IP20
Degree and class of protection / NEMA (front): NEMA 4x, NEMA 12 (when installed)
Standards, approvals, certificates / CE mark: Yes
Standards, approvals, certificates / UL approval: Yes
Standards, approvals, certificates / cULus: Yes
Standards, approvals, certificates / EAC (formerly Gost-R): No
Standards, approvals, certificates / Suitable for safety functions: No
Use in hazardous areas / ATEX Zone 2: No; certificate no longer available as of 1 October 2020
Use in hazardous areas / ATEX Zone 22: No; certificate no longer available as of 1 October 2020
Use in hazardous areas / FM Class I Division 2: Yes
Marine approval / Germanischer Lloyd (GL): Yes; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Marine approval / American Bureau of Shipping (ABS): Yes; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Marine approval / Bureau Veritas (BV): Yes; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Marine approval / Det Norske Veritas (DNV): Yes; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Marine approval / Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS): Yes; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Marine approval / Polski Rejestr Statkow (PRS): No; only valid up to and including the HW release (see MLFB release notes in SIOS)!
Ambient temperature during operation / min.: 0 °C
Ambient temperature during operation / max.: 50 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation / min.: -20 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation / max.: 60 °C
Relative humidity / Operation, max.: 90 %
pre-installed operating system: Windows CE
Configuration / Message indicator: Yes
Configuration / Alarm system (incl. buffer and acknowledgment): Yes
Configuration / Process value display (output): Yes
Configuration / Process value default (input) possible: Yes
Configuration / Recipe management: Yes
Configuration software / Configuration tool: WinCC flexible Compact Version 2005 or higher (to be ordered separately)
Configuration software / STEP 7 Basic (TIA Portal): No
Configuration software / STEP 7 Professional (TIA Portal): No
Configuration software / WinCC flexible Compact: Yes
Configuration software / WinCC flexible Standard: Yes
Configuration software / WinCC flexible Advanced: Yes
Configuration software / WinCC Basic (TIA Portal): No
Configuration software / WinCC Comfort (TIA Portal): Yes
Configuration software / WinCC Advanced (TIA Portal): Yes
Configuration software / WinCC Professional (TIA Portal): Yes
Online languages / Number of online/runtime languages: 5
Project languages / Languages per project: 32
Functionality under WinCC (TIA Portal) / Libraries: Yes
Functionality under WinCC (TIA Portal) / Task planner: Yes
Functionality under WinCC (TIA Portal) / Help system: Yes
Help system / Number of characters per info text: 70
Message system / Number of alarm classes: 32
Message system / Number of messages: 2 000
Message system / Bit messages: Yes
Message system / Bit messages / Number of bit messages: 2 000
Message system / Analog messages: Yes
Message system / Analog messages / Number of analog messages: 50
Message system / Telegram message procedure Alarm S: No
Message system / System messages HMI: Yes
Message system / System messages PLC: Yes
Message system / System event, more (SIMATIC S7, SINUMERIK, SIMOTION, ... ): No
Message system / Lines: 1
Message system / Number of characters per message: 80
Message system / Number of process values per message: 8
Message system / Acknowledgment groups / Number of acknowledgement groups: 99
Message system / Message indicator: Yes
Message system / acoustic feedback: No
Message system / First/last value: Yes
Recipe management / Number of recipes: 100
Recipe management / Data records per recipe: 200
Recipe management / Entries per data record: 200
Recipe management / Recipe memory: 32 KB integrated Flash, expandable
Variables / Number of variables per device: 1 000
Variables / Number of variables per screen: 50
Variables / Number of variables: 1 000
Variables / Initial values: 1 000
Variables / Type Date & Time: 1 000
Variables / Limit values: Yes
Variables / Multiplexing: Yes
Variables / Structures: No
Images / Number of configurable images: 500
Images / Permanent window/default: Yes
Images / Start screen configurable: Yes
Images / Image selection by PLC: Yes
Images / Image number in the PLC: Yes
Image objects / Text objects: 2 500 text elements
Image objects / Number of I/O fields per image: 50
Image objects / Number of date/time fields: 30
Image objects / Index of screen context: No
Image objects / Return: Yes
Image objects / Graphics object: Bit maps, icons, icon (full-screen), vector graphics
Image objects / Graphics object / Icons: 500
Image objects / Graphics object / Icon (full screen): 50
Complex image objects / Status/control: With SIMATIC S7
Complex image objects / dynamic objects: Diagrams, bar graphs, sliders, analog display, invisible buttons
Complex image objects / dynamic objects / Number of objects per project: 500
Complex image objects / dynamic objects / Number of curve diagrams per image: 5
Complex image objects / Methods: Trend
Complex image objects / Bar graphs / Number of bars per chart: 5
Complex image objects / Sliders / Number of slides per image: 0
Complex image objects / Pointer instruments / Number of analog indicators per image: 0
Complex image objects / Limit value lines: Yes
Complex image objects / Number of alphanumerical fields: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of alphanumerical fields / alphanumeric fields per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of numerical fields: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of numerical fields / numerical fields per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of password fields: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of visible switches per project: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of visible switches per project / visible switches per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of visible switches per project / hidden switches per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of status switches per project: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of status switches per project / Number of status switches per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of selector switches per project: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of selector switches per project / Selector switches per image: 100
Complex image objects / Number of decade switches per project: 0
Complex image objects / Number of decade switches per project / Decade switches per image: 0
Complex image objects / Number of signal lamps per project: 1 000
Complex image objects / Number of signal lamps per project / Signal lamps per image: 100
Attributes for dynamic objects / Color change: Yes
Attributes for dynamic objects / X/Y movement: Yes
Attributes for dynamic objects / Hide: Yes
Attributes for dynamic objects / Angle of rotation: No
Lists / Number of text lists per project: 300
Lists / Number of text lists per image: 10
Lists / Number of entries per text list: 30
Lists / Number of graphics lists per project: 100
Lists / Number of graphic lists per image: 10
Lists / Number of entries per graphics list: 30
Security / Number of user groups: 50
Security / Number of user rights: 32
Security / Password export/import: Yes
Data carrier support / PC card: No
Data carrier support / CF card: No
Logging through printer / Recording/Printing: Alarms, report (shift report), color print, hardcopy
Transfer (upload/download) / Transfer of configuration: MPI/PROFIBUS DP, serial, USB, Ethernet, by means of external storage medium, automatic transfer recognition
Process coupling / Connection to controller: S5, S7-200, S7-300/400, Win AC, PC (TCP/IP), SINUMERIK, SIMOTION, Allen Bradley (DF1), Mitsubishi (FX), Telemecanique (ADJUST), Modicon (Modbus), further non-Siemens drivers, see chapter "System interfaces"
Process coupling / S7-1200: Yes
Process coupling / S7-1500: No
Process coupling / S7-200: Yes
Process coupling / S7-200 / PPI (point-to-point): Yes
Process coupling / S7-200 / PPI network: No
Process coupling / S7-200 / MPI: Yes
Process coupling / S7-200 / PROFIBUS DP: Yes
Process coupling / S7-200 / Ethernet: Yes
Process coupling / S7-300/400: Yes
Process coupling / S7-300/400 / MPI: Yes
Process coupling / S7-300/400 / PROFIBUS DP: Yes
Process coupling / S7-300/400 / PROFINET: Yes
Process coupling / S5: Yes; only PROFIBUS DP
Process coupling / S5 / serial: No
Process coupling / S5 / PROFIBUS DP: Yes
Process coupling / TI 505: No
Process coupling / Allen Bradley (DF1): Yes
Process coupling / Allen Bradley (DF485): Yes
Process coupling / Mitsubishi (FX): Yes
Process coupling / Telemecanique (ADJUST): No
Process coupling / Telemecanique (Uni-Telway): Yes; Only in combination with WinCC flexible
Process coupling / OMRON (Host Link): Yes
Process coupling / Modicon (Modbus RTU): Yes
Functions / Key repeat: No
Functions / TAB sequence: Yes
Functions / Calculating functions: Yes
Functions / Animate: Yes
Functions / Menu tree editor: Yes
Functions / Unit switchover: No
Service tools/configuration aids / Clean screen: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Touch calibration: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Backup/Restore manually: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Simulation: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Device switchover: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Delta transfer: Yes
Service tools/configuration aids / Monitoring function for battery and memory: No
Service tools/configuration aids / Trace (operation archive): No
Expandability/openness / Open Platform Program: Yes
Peripherals/Options / Peripherals: Printer
Peripherals/Options / SIMATIC HMI MM memory card: Multi Media Card: Yes
Peripherals/Options / Additional software components loadable: Yes
Width of the housing front: 212 mm
Height of housing front: 156 mm
Mounting cutout, width: 198 mm
Mounting cutout, height: 142 mm
mounting depth: 44 mm
Weight (without packaging): 0.8 kg
Other / free hotline: Yes

Technical documents (1)

Siemens data sheet 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1

Key features

5.7-inch STN touch screen, 256 colours, 320 × 240 pixels
RS 485/RS 422 for MPI or PROFIBUS DP, plus Ethernet (RJ45)
USB port and memory card slot
Configured with WinCC flexible
Cancelled by Siemens on 1 October 2021, discontinued on 1 October 2026; listed as a spare part

About the Siemens 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1

The Siemens 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1 is the TP 177B 6" PN/DP with a colour screen: a 5.7-inch, 256-colour STN touch panel with 320 × 240 pixels. Siemens's data sheet gives RS 485 and RS 422 for MPI or PROFIBUS DP, an Ethernet port, a USB port, a memory card slot and a 200 MHz ARM processor. SiePortal shows the product cancellation on 1 October 2021 and the product discontinued on 1 October 2026; Siemens still lists it as a spare part.

What is the 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1 used for?

It is the operator screen on a machine, connected to its SIMATIC controller over MPI, PROFIBUS DP or Ethernet.

Lifecycle and successor

Discontinued.

Before you order

What to photograph or confirm so the right unit is quoted.

Check the order number on the rating plate: TP 177B panels differ in screen type and interfaces. Keep a backup of the WinCC flexible project for the replacement.

Other parts in the Siemens SIMATIC HMI panels family

Listed for reference. They differ from the 6AV6642-0BA01-1AX1 in rating, supply, interface or function and are not interchangeable with it unless Siemens says so. Match the part number on your unit.

Product	Type	Lifecycle	Qty Available	Price	Action
Siemens 6AV2123-2GB03-0AX0KTP700 Basic PN, 7" key/touch panel	HMI panel	Active	On Request	On request	View
Siemens 6AV2124-0GC01-0AX0TP700 Comfort, 7" touch panel	HMI panel	Phased out	On Request	On request	View
Siemens 6AV2124-0MC01-0AX0TP1200 Comfort, 12" touch panel	HMI panel	Phased out	On Request	On request	View
Siemens 6AV2128-3QB06-0AX1MTP1500 Unified Comfort, 15.6" touch panel	HMI panel	Active	On Request	On request	View
Siemens 6AV6643-0CD01-1AX1MP 277 10" Touch multi panel, 10.4-inch TFT	HMI panel	Discontinued	On Request	On request	View

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