Siemens 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0 SIMATIC MP370 12″ Multi Panel — Color TFT Touch, WinCE 3.0, PROFIBUS-DP

Product Overview

The 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ is Siemens' SIMATIC MP 370 12″ Multi Panel, a Windows CE 3.0-based color touch HMI that represented the top of the MP 170/270/370 tier before the MP 377 generation. Designed for visualization, control, and data logging on SIMATIC S7-300, S7-400, M7, S5, and 505 platforms, the 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ bridges the gap between character-based OP panels and today's Comfort/Unified generation—delivering 12.1″ TFT graphics (800 × 600, 256 colors) with analog-resistive touch, all in a 24 V DC, ~28 W industrial package. At its core, the 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ runs a hardened Windows CE 3.0 runtime, configurable through ProTool V5.2 SP3+ or WinCC flexible Standard 2004+. A 7168 KB user-data Flash/RAM partition plus 5689 KB of option memory hosts screens, recipes, alarms, and trend logs without external PC dependence. Connectivity is legacy-rich: MPI/PROFIBUS-DP for direct coupling to Siemens PLCs, RS232 for printers or third-party serial devices, two USB host ports for mouse, keyboard, or barcode reader, and a CompactFlash slot for bulk data/archiving. The front bezel carries IP65 rating while the rear is IP20, with 0…+50 °C operating range and a backlight MTBF around 50,000 hours at 25 °C. Although Siemens has officially discontinued the MP 370 lineage (replaced by MP 377, then TP1200/1500 Comfort under TIA Portal), the 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ remains heavily demanded as a like-for-like spare where re-certifying a line on WinCC Unified would trigger prohibitive validation cost. For pharmaceutical batch skids, extrusion lines, test rigs, and process cells that were commissioned in the ProTool/WinCC flexible era, the MP370 12″ is often the only pragmatist's choice—keep the project file, keep the DP address, swap the hardware, move on.

 

Technical Specifications

Parameter Name Parameter Value
Product Model 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0
Manufacturer Siemens AG
Product Type Multi Panel HMI / Touch Operator Interface
Series SIMATIC MP 370
Display Type TFT color, 256 colors
Screen Size 12.1″ (diagonal), 246 mm × 184 mm viewable
Resolution 800 × 600 pixels
Touch Technology Analog resistive (USB mouse/keyboard/barcode supported)
Supply Voltage 24 V DC (20.4 – 28.8 V range)
Rated Current 1.15 A
Power Consumption ~28 W
User Memory 7168 KB Flash/RAM + 5689 KB option memory
Real-Time Clock Hardware RTC, battery-backed (optional 3.6 V, ≥3 yr retention)
Communication Interfaces MPI / PROFIBUS-DP, RS232, 2× USB host, Printer IF
Expansion CompactFlash (CF) card slot
Operating System Windows CE 3.0
Configuration Software ProTool V5.2 SP3+ / WinCC flexible Standard 2004+
Front / Rear Protection IP65 / IP20
Operating Temperature 0 °C to +50 °C (vertical); +35 °C max at ±35° tilt
Storage / Transport Temp –20 °C to +60 °C
Humidity ≤85 % RH (non-condensing)
Dimensions (W × H × D) Approx. 352 × 278 × 85 mm (panel cut-out per Siemens MP370 dwg)
Backlight MTBF ~50,000 h @ 25 °C
Lifecycle Status Discontinued (replaced by MP 377 → TP1200 Comfort)

 

 

Main Features and Advantages

12.1″ TFT color graphics on a Windows CE 3.0 runtime.

The 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ delivers a far richer operator experience than the STN or character panels of the same era—256-color TFT at 800×600 lets process graphics, trend curves, and bitmap-based machine mockups render cleanly. Running on Windows CE 3.0, the MP370 supports VBScript fragments inside WinCC flexible projects, meaning alarm filtering, math pre-processing, and cross-screen navigation logic can live on the panel rather than consuming PLC scan cycles.

Generous memory footprint for a legacy panel.

7168 KB of user memory plus nearly 6 MB of option memory is enough for several hundred screens, deep alarm buffers (2000+ fault/operating messages each), recipe sets, and trend archives—especially when combined with the CF card slot for offline bulk storage. For batch-reporting cells that log every valve stroke to CSV, the 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ handles it locally and dumps to CF for later pull.

Peripheral-rich connectivity without a PC.

Two USB hosts accept a barcode scanner (for material-ID entry at the line side), a compact keyboard (for password-protected recipe editing), or a mouse for offline commissioning. RS232 drives a panel-side printer for GMP-compliant hardcopy of batch alarms. MPI/PROFIBUS-DP connects natively to S7-300/400 at standard bus speeds, and the CF slot doubles as a project-clone vehicle—pull the card from a master 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0, insert into a spare, and the line is back in minutes.

Rugged industrial envelope.

At 28 W from a 24 V DC rail, the MP370 generates moderate cabinet heat but nothing a standard 100 mm fan tray can’t handle. The analog-resistive touch tolerates gloved operation and survives the million-actuation class typical of polyester-faced industrial touches, while IP65 front foil shrugs off sprayed coolant, flour dust in food lines, and cleaning-agent overspray. The 50 k-hour backlight MTBF translates to 5–7 years of three-shift operation before dimming becomes noticeable.

Engineering continuity.

For plants sitting on a library of ProTool or WinCC flexible 2004 projects, the 6AV6545-0DA10-0AX0​ means zero re-engineering. No TIA Portal license, no device conversion, no re-validation—open the .pd or .hmi file, verify tags, download over MPI/PROFIBUS or CF card, done. That continuity is precisely why MP370 12″ spares still move in volume a decade post-EOL.

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