General information
Product type designationCPU 1512SP F-1 PN
HW functional statusFS04
Firmware versionV4.0
FW update possibleYes
Product function
I&M dataYes; I&M0 to I&M3
Module swapping during operation (hot swapping)Yes; Multi-hot swapping
Isochronous modeYes; only with PROFINET; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 500 µs
SysLogYes
Engineering with
STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from versionV20 (FW V4.0) / V18 (FW V3.0) or higher; configurable with older TIA Portal versions as 6ES7 512-1SK01-0AB0
Configuration control
via datasetYes
Control elements
Mode selector switch1
Supply voltage
Rated value (DC)24 V
permissible range, lower limit (DC)19.2 V
permissible range, upper limit (DC)28.8 V
Reverse polarity protectionYes
Mains buffering
Mains/voltage failure stored energy time10 ms
Input current
Current consumption (rated value)0.48 A
Current consumption, max.0.7 A
Inrush current, max.1.34 A; Rated value
I²t0.3 A²·s
Power
Infeed power to the backplane bus8.05 W
Power loss
Power loss, typ.3.5 W
Storage
Number of slots for SIMATIC memory card1
SIMATIC memory card requiredYes
Work memory
integrated (for program)600 kbyte
integrated (for data)2 Mbyte
Load memory
Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max.32 Gbyte
Backup
maintenance-freeYes
CPU processing times
for bit operations, typ.6 ns
for word operations, typ.7 ns
for fixed point arithmetic, typ.9 ns
for floating point arithmetic, typ.37 ns
CPU-blocks
Number of elements (total)4 000; Blocks (OB, FB, FC, DB) and UDTs
DB
Number range1 ... 60 999; subdivided into: number range that can be used by the user: 1 ... 59 999, and number range of DBs created via SFC 86: 60 000 ... 60 999
Size, max.2 Mbyte; For DBs with absolute addressing, the max. size is 64 KB
FB
Number range0 ... 65 535
Size, max.600 kbyte
FC
Number range0 ... 65 535
Size, max.600 kbyte
OB
Size, max.600 kbyte
Number of free cycle OBs100
Number of time alarm OBs20
Number of delay alarm OBs20
Number of cyclic interrupt OBs20; With minimum OB 3x cycle of 250 µs
Number of process alarm OBs50
Number of DPV1 alarm OBs3
Number of isochronous mode OBs1
Number of technology synchronous alarm OBs2
Number of startup OBs100
Number of asynchronous error OBs4
Number of synchronous error OBs2
Number of diagnostic alarm OBs1
Nesting depth
per priority class24; Up to 8 possible for F-blocks
S7 counter
Number2 048
Retentivity
— adjustableYes
IEC counter
NumberAny (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— adjustableYes
S7 timer
Number2 048
Retentivity
— adjustableYes
IEC timer
NumberAny (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— can be setYes
Data areas and their retentivity
Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.256 kbyte; in total; available retentive memory for bit memories, timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes): 216 KB
Flag
Size, max.16 kbyte
Number of clock memories8; 8 clock memory bit, grouped into one clock memory byte
Data blocks
Retentivity adjustableYes
Retentivity presetNo
Local data
per priority class, max.64 kbyte; max. 16 KB per block
Address area
Number of IO modules2 048; max. number of modules / submodules
I/O address area
Inputs32 kbyte; All inputs are in the process image
Outputs32 kbyte; All outputs are in the process image
per integrated IO subsystem
— Inputs (volume)8 kbyte
— Outputs (volume)8 kbyte
per CM/CP
— Inputs (volume)8 kbyte
— Outputs (volume)8 kbyte
Subprocess images
Number of subprocess images, max.32
Address space per module
Address space per module, max.288 byte; For input and output data respectively
Address space per station
Address space per station, max.2 560 byte; for central inputs and outputs; depending on configuration; 2 048 bytes for ET 200SP modules + 512 bytes for ET 200AL modules
Hardware configuration
Number of distributed IO systems32; A distributed I/O system is characterized not only by the integration of distributed I/O via PROFINET or PROFIBUS communication modules, but also by the connection of I/O via AS-i master modules or links (e.g. IE/PB-Link)
Number of DP masters
Via CM1
Number of IO Controllers
Integrated1
via CM0
Rack
Modules per rack, max.82; CPU + 64 modules + server module (mounting width max. 1 m) + 16 ET 200AL modules
Quantity of operable ET 200SP modules, max.64
Quantity of operable ET 200AL modules, max.16
Number of lines, max.1
PtP CM
Number of PtP CMsthe number of connectable PtP CMs is only limited by the number of available slots
Clock
TypeHardware clock
Backup time6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically
Deviation per day, max.10 s; Typ.: 2 s
Operating hours counter
Number16
Clock synchronization
supportedYes
to DP, masterYes; Via CM DP module
on DP, deviceYes; Via CM DP module
in AS, masterYes
in AS, deviceYes
on Ethernet via NTPYes
Interfaces
Number of PROFINET interfaces1
Number of PROFIBUS interfaces1; Via CM DP module
Optical interfaceYes; Via SIMATIC BusAdapter
Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)Yes; X1 P3; opt. X1 P1 and X1 P2 via BusAdapter BA 2x RJ45
Number of ports3; 1. integr. + 2. via BusAdapter
integrated switchYes
BusAdapter (PROFINET)Yes; compatible BusAdapters: BA 2x RJ45, BA 2x M12, BA 2x FC, BA 2x LC, BA LC/RJ45, BA LC/FC, BA 2x SCRJ, BA SCRJ/RJ45, BA SCRJ/FC
Protocols
IP protocolYes; IPv4
PROFINET IO ControllerYes
PROFINET IO deviceYes
SIMATIC communicationYes
Open IE communicationYes; Optionally also encrypted
Web serverYes
Media redundancyYes
Services
— Isochronous modeYes
— Direct data exchangeYes; Requirement: IRT and isochronous mode (MRPD optional)
— IRTYes
— Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)Yes
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— Prioritized startupYes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max.128; In total, up to 512 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— Of which IO devices with IRT, max.64
— Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max.128
— of which in line, max.128
— Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.8; in total across all interfaces
— Number of IO Devices per tool, max.8
— Updating timesThe minimum value of the update time also depends on communication share set for PROFINET IO, on the number of IO devices, and on the quantity of configured user data
— PROFINET Security Class1
Update time for IRT
— for send cycle of 250 µs250 μs to 4 ms; Note: In the case of IRT with isochronous mode, the minimum update time of 500 µs of the isochronous OB is decisive
— for send cycle of 500 µs500 µs to 8 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms1 ms to 16 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms2 ms to 32 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms4 ms to 64 ms
— With IRT and parameterization of "odd" send cyclesUpdate time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375 µs, 625 µs ... 3 875 µs)
Update time for RT
— for send cycle of 250 µs250 µs to 128 ms
— for send cycle of 500 µs500 µs to 256 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms1 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms2 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms4 ms to 512 ms
Services
— Isochronous modeNo
— IRTYes
— Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)No
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— Prioritized startupYes
— Shared deviceYes
— Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max.4
— activation/deactivation of I-devicesYes; per user program
— Asset management recordYes; per user program
— PROFINET Security ClassSNMP Configuration and DCP Read Only
Interface types
RS 485Yes; Via CM DP module
Number of ports1
Protocols
PROFIBUS DP masterYes
PROFIBUS DP deviceYes
SIMATIC communicationYes
PROFIBUS DP master
Number of connections, max.48; Of which 4 each reserved for ES and HMI
max. number of DP devices125; In total, up to 512 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
Services
— EquidistanceNo
— Isochronous modeNo
— activation/deactivation of DP devicesYes
RJ 45 (Ethernet)
100 MbpsYes
AutonegotiationYes
AutocrossingYes
Industrial Ethernet status LEDYes
RS 485
Transmission rate, max.12 Mbit/s
Protocols
PROFIsafeYes; V2.4 / V2.6
Number of connections
Number of connections, max.128; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and connected CPs / CMs
Number of connections reserved for ES/HMI/web10
Number of connections via integrated interfaces88
Number of connections per CP/CM32
Number of S7 routing paths16
Redundancy mode
PROFINET system redundancy (S2)No
PROFINET system redundancy (R1)No
H-Sync forwardingYes
Media redundancy
— Media redundancyYes; only via BusAdapter
— MRPYes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0, MRP Manager; MRP Client
— MRP interconnection, supportedYes; as MRP ring node according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 3.0
— MRPDYes; Requirement: IRT
— Switchover time on line break, typ.200 ms; For MRP, bumpless for MRPD
— Number of stations in the ring, max.50
SIMATIC communication
PG/OP communicationYes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected
S7 routingYes
Data record routingYes
S7 communication, as serverYes
S7 communication, as clientYes
User data per job, max.See online help (S7 communication, user data size)
Open IE communication
TCP/IPYes
— Data length, max.64 kbyte
— several passive connections per port, supportedYes
ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006)Yes
— Data length, max.64 kbyte
UDPYes
— Data length, max.2 kbyte; 1 472 bytes for UDP broadcast
— UDP multicastYes; max. 78 multicast circuits
DHCPYes
DNSYes
SNMPYes
DCPYes
LLDPYes
EncryptionYes; Optional
Web server
HTTPYes; Standard and user pages
HTTPSYes; Standard and user pages
— Number of sessions, max.50
— number of simultaneous HTTP calls, max.4
— HTTP request body, max.131 072 byte
OPC UA
Runtime license requiredYes; "Small" license required
OPC UA ClientYes; Data Access (registered Read/Write), Method Call
— Application authenticationYes
— Security policiesAvailable security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256
— User authentication"anonymous" or by user name & password
— Number of connections, max.4
— Number of nodes of the client interfaces, recommended max.1 000
— Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NodeGetHandleList/OPC_UA_ReadList/OPC_UA_WriteList, max.300
— Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NameSpaceGetIndexList, max.20
— Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_MethodGetHandleList, max.100
— Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions for session management, per connection, max.1
— Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions for data access, per connection, max.5
— Number of registerable nodes, max.5 000
— Number of registerable method calls of OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.100
— Number of inputs/outputs when calling OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.20
OPC UA ServerYes; data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, alarms & condition (A&C), custom address space, role-based access control
— Application authenticationYes
— Security policiesavailable security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256, Aes128Sha256RsaOaep, Aes256Sha256RsaPss
— User authentication"anonymous" or by user name & password
— GDS support (certificate management)Yes
— Number of sessions, max.32
— Number of accessible variables, max.50 000
— Number of registerable nodes, max.10 000
— Number of subscriptions per session, max.50
— Sampling interval, min.100 ms
— Publishing interval, min.200 ms
— Number of server methods, max.20; max. 20 concurrently running jobs each for asynchronous instructions OPC_UA_ServerMethodPre and OPC_UA_ServerMethodPost
— Number of inputs/outputs per server method, max.20
— Number of monitored items, recommended max.4 000; for 1 s sampling interval and 1 s send interval
— Number of server interfaces, max.10 of each "Server interfaces" / "Companion specification" type and 20 of the type "Reference namespace"
— Number of nodes for user-defined server interfaces, max.15 000
Alarms and ConditionsYes
— Number of program alarms100
— Number of alarms for system diagnostics50
Further protocols
MODBUSYes; MODBUS TCP
S7 message functions
Number of login stations for message functions, max.32
number of subscriptions, max.250
number of tags/attributes for subscriptions, max.2 000
Program alarmsYes
Number of configurable program messages, max.5 000; Program messages are generated by the "Program_Alarm" block, ProDiag or GRAPH
Number of loadable program messages in RUN, max.5 000
Number of program alarms600
Number of alarms for system diagnostics100
Number of alarms for motion technology objects160
Test commissioning functions
Joint commission (Team Engineering)Yes; Parallel online access possible for up to 5 engineering systems
Status blockYes; Up to 8 simultaneously (in total across all ES clients)
Single stepYes
Number of breakpoints8
ProfilingYes
Status/control
Status/control variableYes; without fail-safe
Variablesinputs/outputs, bit memories, DBs, peripheral I/Os (without fail-safe), times, counters
— of which status variables, max.200; per job
— of which control variables, max.200; per job
Forcing
ForcingYes; without fail-safe
Forcing, variablesperipheral inputs/outputs (without fail-safe)
Number of variables, max.200
Diagnostic buffer
presentYes
Number of entries, max.1 000
— of which powerfail-proof500
Traces
Number of configurable Traces4
Memory size per trace, max.512 kbyte
Diagnostics indication LED
RUN/STOP LEDYes
ERROR LEDYes
MAINT LEDYes
Monitoring of the supply voltage (PWR-LED)Yes
Connection display LINK TX/RXYes
Supported technology objects
Motion ControlYes; Note: The number of technology objects affects the cycle time of the PLC program; selection guide via the TIA Selection Tool
Number of available Motion Control resources for technology objects1 120
— per speed-controlled axis40
— per positioning axis80
— per synchronous axis160
— per external encoder80
— per output cam20
— per cam track160
— per probe40
— Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 4 ms (typical value)11
— Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 8 ms (typical value)14
PID_CompactYes; Universal PID controller with integrated optimization
PID_3StepYes; PID controller with integrated optimization for valves
PID-TempYes; PID controller with integrated optimization for temperature
High-speed counterYes
Ecological footprint
environmental product declarationYes
Global warming potential
— global warming potential, (total) [CO2 eq]83.2 kg
— global warming potential, (during production) [CO2 eq]22.3 kg
— global warming potential, (during operation) [CO2 eq]61.8 kg
— global warming potential, (after end of life cycle) [CO2 eq]-0.949 kg
Highest safety class achievable in safety mode
Performance level according to ISO 13849-1PLe
SIL acc. to IEC 61508SIL 3
Probability of failure (for service life of 20 years and repair time of 100 hours)
— Low demand mode: PFDavg in accordance with SIL3< 2.00E-05
— High demand/continuous mode: PFH in accordance with SIL3< 1.00E-09
Security
PROFINET Security Class1
signed firmware updateYes
Secure BootYes
securely removing dataYes
Ambient temperature during operation
horizontal installation, min.-30 °C; No condensation
horizontal installation, max.60 °C
vertical installation, min.-30 °C; No condensation
vertical installation, max.50 °C
Altitude during operation relating to sea level
Installation altitude above sea level, max.5 000 m; Restrictions for installation altitudes > 2 000 m, see manual
Programming language
— LADYes; incl. failsafe
— FBDYes; incl. failsafe
— STLYes
— SCLYes
— CFCNo
— GRAPHYes
Know-how protection
User program protection/password protectionYes
Copy protectionYes
Block protectionYes
Access protection
protection of confidential configuration dataYes
Protection level: Write protectionYes
Protection level: Read/write protectionYes
Protection level: Write protection for FailsafeYes
Protection level: Complete protectionYes
User administrationYes; device-wide and centralized
Number of users100
Number of groups100
Number of roles50
Cycle time monitoring
lower limitadjustable minimum cycle time
upper limitadjustable maximum cycle time
Dimensions
Width100 mm
Height117 mm
Depth75 mm
Weights
Weight, approx.265 g