Beckhoff C6920-1065-0040 Compact Cabinet Industrial PC Product Description

Overview

Beckhoff C6920-1065-0040 belongs to the C69xx series compact cabinet industrial PC for PC-based automation control. This Beckhoff C6920 is designed for DIN-rail or backplate mounting inside control cabinets, serving as the hardware platform for TwinCAT PLC, motion control, data acquisition and HMI runtime. C6920-1065-0040 is a fixed configuration variant locked to CPU, memory, storage, OS image and interface setup, widely adopted on packaging, machine tool, semiconductor and handling automation skids for new build, upgrade and spare replacement of C6920 IPC systems.

Features

Beckhoff C6920-1065-0040 uses 3.5-inch Beckhoff embedded motherboard with Intel Core series processor, supporting fanless passive cooling option for low vibration and low noise workshop environments. This C6920 industrial PC comes with dual Gigabit Ethernet (one can be configured as EtherCAT master), multiple USB, RS232 serial, DVI display interface and SATA storage channels. C6920-1065-0040 supports Windows 10 IoT Enterprise / Windows 7 Embedded operating system, fully compatible with TwinCAT 3 runtime for PLC, NC/PTP motion, cam control and EtherCAT fieldbus. It supports optional CFast / 2.5” SSD storage, SATA RAID 1 for data redundancy, and optional PCI/PCIe expansion slots for additional communication or capture cards. Aluminum housing delivers good EMC performance for industrial cabinet environments and complies with CE, UL and cULus standards.

Specs

• Brand: Beckhoff

• Series: C69xx Compact Industrial PC

• Model: C6920-1065-0040

• Housing: Compact aluminum cabinet housing, IP20

• Mounting: Cabinet backplate mounting

• Onboard Ethernet: 2×Gigabit LAN (EtherCAT capable)

• Interfaces: USB, RS232, DVI

• Storage: SSD / CFast (per configuration)

• OS: Windows IoT Embedded

• Software: TwinCAT 3

• Operating temperature: 0 ~ 55°C

• Standard: CE, UL, cULus

Principle

Beckhoff C6920-1065-0040 runs Windows industrial OS and TwinCAT real-time kernel. TwinCAT turns this standard PC into a real-time controller, executing PLC logic, motion profiles and safety interlock. It exchanges process data, setpoints and alarm signals with EtherCAT slaves, drives and sensors via Ethernet. Local HMI or remote SCADA can connect to this IPC for recipe management, trend logging and alarm acknowledgement. Internal hardware monitoring tracks CPU temperature, storage health and link status, and outputs diagnostic alarms when anomalies occur.

Applications

Beckhoff C6920-1065-0040 is deployed in packaging machinery, CNC production lines, semiconductor process equipment, logistics gantry systems and test skids. This C6920 IPC acts as the central TwinCAT controller for standalone machine automation. C6920-1065-0040 fits machine overhaul and spare replacement of Beckhoff C69xx cabinet industrial PCs.

Installation & Maintenance Notes

Follow official Beckhoff C6920 hardware manual during installation of C6920-1065-0040. Use shielded EtherCAT cable and separate routing from high-power cables. Back up OS image, TwinCAT project, NC parameters and safety configuration before replacement. After replacement, verify EtherCAT topology, node assignment and real-time settings. Regularly check heat sink cleanliness, storage health and terminal tightness. Confirm exact part number C6920-1065-0040 before swap; different suffix variants differ in CPU, memory and storage configuration and cannot be casually substituted.