Vipa 222-1BH00 VIPA S7-Compatible PLC Modules

Razz Middle East supplies VIPA programmable controller hardware in Saudi Arabia. The family covers CPUs, digital and analogue I/O modules, power sections and PROFIBUS bus connectors that work within the Siemens S7 programming world. Parts with 007-, 215-, 222- and 972- prefixes are sourced to order and delivered duty-paid to site. Bus rails and front connectors are quoted alongside.

Vipa 222-1BH00

This page covers Vipa part number 222-1BH00 — VIPA S7-Compatible PLC Modules. Quote the full part number with your enquiry and the item is unambiguous: one part number identifies one exact product variant, including options that are not visible in the description.

About VIPA S7-Compatible PLC Modules

VIPA builds rail-mounted controller hardware that is programmed and addressed like a Siemens S7 system, so an existing project and its symbol table can usually stay in place. The catalogue splits by number group. The 100 and 200 families are compact controllers and their I/O; 215- codes identify CPU units in the System 200V line, and 222- codes identify digital output modules in the same family. The 007- group covers power supplies and system accessories. The 972- group covers PROFIBUS DP bus connectors, which differ by cable exit angle and by whether a switchable terminating resistor and a programming port are fitted. Modules clip onto a bus rail that carries the backplane connection, and each I/O card is defined by channel count, signal type and voltage level. The trailing characters of the code, not the family number, decide whether two modules behave the same way in a rack.

VIPA S7-Compatible PLC Modules in Saudi Arabia

VIPA hardware turns up in Saudi Arabia mostly on imported European machinery and on packaged plant where the OEM chose an S7-compatible controller. Typical settings are packaging and bottling lines, plastics machinery, water and wastewater pumping stations, and small utility skids in the industrial areas around Riyadh, Jeddah, Jubail and Yanbu. Because these are machine-level controllers rather than plant DCS equipment, the maintenance requirement is usually a single failed I/O card or a PROFIBUS connector on a bus segment that has developed intermittent faults. Panels operate on 24 V DC control supplies fed from 380/400 V, 60 Hz distribution. Sites keeping older machines running often need parts long after the machine builder has moved to a newer platform. Spares are usually held against the machine's own parts list.

Ordering and lead time

Order by the complete VIPA article number, including the block after the dash, for example 215-2BM03 or 972-0DP10. Within one family the trailing characters set memory size, port fit, channel count and connector style, and a card that looks identical on the rail may not match the hardware configuration held in the project. For PROFIBUS connectors, state the cable exit angle and whether a terminating resistor or a programming socket is needed. Where a module is being replaced, read the code from the label on the module itself. VIPA parts here are sourced to order with a lead time of about three weeks, delivered duty-paid to site. State the rack position and the CPU the module will work alongside.

Specifications are taken from the supplier's published catalogue data. Confirm against the manufacturer's current datasheet before ordering.