General information
Product type designationCPU 1515SP PC3 - IndOS
Firmware versionV40.0
Product function
I&M dataYes; I&M0 to I&M3
Isochronous modeYes; only with PROFINET; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 500 µs
SysLogYes
Engineering with
STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from versionV20 or higher
Installed software
VisualizationNo
ControlS7-1500 Software Controller CPU 1505SP
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
Input current
Current consumption (rated value)0.9 A; Full processor load, incl. ET 200SP modules and using USB
Current consumption (in no-load operation), typ.0.6 A
Current consumption, max.2.4 A
I²t0.3 A²·s; with starting current inrush
Power
Active power input, max.43 W; incl. ET 200SP modules and using USB
Infeed power to the backplane bus8.75 W
Power loss
Power loss, typ.15 W
Processor
Processor typeIntel Atom x6416RE, 1,7 Ghz, 4 Cores
Storage
Type of memoryDDR4L
Main memory8 GB RAM
CFast memory cardNo
SIMATIC memory card requiredNo; Use of the PC mass storage
Work memory
integrated (for program)3 Mbyte
integrated (for data)10 Mbyte
integrated (for CPU function library of CPU Runtime)20 Mbyte
Load memory
integrated (on PC mass storage)320 Mbyte
Backup
with UPSYes; all memory areas declared retentive
with non-volatile memoryYes
CPU-blocks
Number of elements (total)8 000; In addition to blocks such as DBs, FBs and FCs, UDTs, global constants, etc. are also regarded as elements
DB
Number, max.7 999; Number range: 1 to 65535
Size, max.10 Mbyte; For DBs with absolute addressing, the max. size is 64 KB
FB
Number, max.7 998; Number range: 1 to 65535
Size, max.1 024 kbyte
FC
Number, max.7 999; Number range: 1 to 65535
Size, max.1 024 kbyte
OB
Size, max.1 024 kbyte
Number of free cycle OBs100
Number of time alarm OBs20
Number of delay alarm OBs20
Number of cyclic interrupt OBs20
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
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
— adjustableYes
Data areas and their retentivity
Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.410 kbyte
Extended retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.5 Mbyte; When using PC mass storage for retentive data
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 modules8 192; 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
Subprocess images
Number of subprocess images, max.32
Hardware configuration
Number of distributed IO systems20
Number of IO Controllers
via PC interfaces2
Rack
Modules per rack, max.64; CPU 1515SP PC + 64 modules + server module
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
Hardware clock (real-time)Yes; Resolution: 1 s
Backup time6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically
Deviation per day, max.10 s; Typ.: 2 s
Clock synchronization
supportedYes
on Ethernet via NTPYes
on Windows clock, deviceYes
Interfaces
Number of industrial Ethernet interfaces3
Number of PROFINET interfaces2
Number of PROFIBUS interfaces0
Number of RS 485 interfaces0
Number of USB interfaces3; 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 type A
Video interfaces
Graphics interface1x DisplayPort
1. Interface
Interface typePROFINET
automatic detection of transmission rateYes
AutonegotiationYes
AutocrossingYes
Number of connections88
Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)Yes; X1 P1 and X1 P2 via BusAdapter BA 2x RJ45
— Transmission rate, max.100 Mbit/s
Number of ports2; via BusAdapter
integrated switchYes
BusAdapter (PROFINET)Yes; compatible BusAdapters: BA 2x RJ45, BA 2x M12, BA 2x 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)
— shortest clock pulse500 µs
— IRTYes
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— Prioritized startupYes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max.128
— Of which IO devices with IRT, max.64
— of which in line, 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
— IO Devices changing during operation (partner ports), supportedYes
— 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 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: 625 µs ... 3 875 µs) minimum cycle time start from 500 µs
Update time for RT
— 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
Address area
— Inputs, max.8 kbyte
— Outputs, max.8 kbyte
Services
— Isochronous modeNo
— IRTYes
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— 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
2. Interface
Interface typeOnboard PROFINET / IE interface X10
automatic detection of transmission rateYes
AutonegotiationYes
AutocrossingYes
Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)Yes; Integrated
— Transmission rate, max.1 000 Mbit/s; 100 Mbit/s, if PROFINET IO-Controller configured
Number of ports1
Protocols
IP protocolYes; IPv4
PROFINET IO ControllerYes
PROFINET IO deviceYes
SIMATIC communicationYes
Open IE communicationYes; Optionally also encrypted
Web serverYes
Media redundancyNo
Services
— Isochronous modeNo
— Direct data exchangeNo
— IRTNo
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— Prioritized startupNo
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max.32
— Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max.32
— of which in line, max.32
— 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 RT
— for send cycle of 1 ms1 ms to 512 ms
Services
— Isochronous modeNo
— IRTNo
— PROFIenergyYes; per user program
— Prioritized startupNo
— 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
3. Interface
Interface typeIntegrated Ethernet interface
Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)Yes; X20
— Transmission rate, max.1 000 Mbit/s
Number of ports1
Protocols
PROFIsafeNo
Number of connections
Number of connections, max.88
Number of connections reserved for ES/HMI/web10
Number of S7 routing paths16
Redundancy mode
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
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
web APIYes
— Number of sessions, max.100
— number of simultaneous HTTP calls, max.4
— HTTP request body, max.131 072 byte
OPC UA
Runtime license requiredYes; "Medium" 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.10
— Number of nodes of the client interfaces, recommended max.2 000
— 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.48
— Number of accessible variables, max.100 000
— Number of registerable nodes, max.20 000
— Number of subscriptions per session, max.50
— Sampling interval, min.100 ms
— Publishing interval, min.100 ms
— Number of server methods, max.50; 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.30 000
Alarms and ConditionsYes
— Number of program alarms200
— Number of alarms for system diagnostics100
Further protocols
MODBUSYes; MODBUS TCP
S7 message functions
Number of login stations for message functions, max.32
Program alarmsYes
Number of configurable program messages, max.10 000; Program messages are generated by the "Program_Alarm" block, ProDiag or GRAPH
Number of simultaneously active program alarms1 000
Number of program alarms1 000
Number of alarms for system diagnostics200
Number of alarms for motion technology objects160
Test commissioning functions
Joint commission (Team Engineering)Yes; Parallel online access possible for up to 10 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
VariablesInputs/outputs, memory bits, DBs, distributed I/Os, timers, counters
— of which status variables, max.200; per job
— of which control variables, max.200; per job
Forcing
ForcingYes
Forcing, variablesPeripheral inputs/outputs
Number of variables, max.200
Diagnostic buffer
presentYes
Number of entries, max.1 000
— of which powerfail-proof300
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 objects6 000
— 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)35
— Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 8 ms (typical value)75
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
Standards, approvals, certificates
CE markYes
CSA approvalNo
cULusYes
FM approvalNo
RCM (formerly C-TICK)No
Ambient temperature during operation
horizontal installation, min.-30 °C; No condensation
horizontal installation, max.55 °C; from 50 °C with max. 32 ET 200SP modules and 3x 300 mA USB load, M.2 SATA card max. 10 % load, no 3D graphics, no power supply of additional devices via power plug
vertical installation, min.-30 °C; No condensation
vertical installation, max.45 °C; from 40 °C with max. 32 ET 200SP modules and 3x 300 mA USB load, M.2 SATA card max. 10 % load, no 3D graphics, no power supply of additional devices via power plug
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation
min.-40 °C
max.70 °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
Vibrations
Operation, tested according to IEC 60068-2-6Yes
Transport, tested acc. to IEC 60068-2-6Yes
Shock testing
tested according to IEC 60068-2-6Yes
tested according to IEC 60068-2-27Yes
tested according to IEC 60068-2-29Yes
Storage/transport, tested acc. to IEC 60068-2-27Yes
Operating systems
pre-installed operating systemSIMATIC Industrial OS V4.2
Programming language
— LADYes
— FBDYes
— STLYes
— SCLYes
— CFCYes
— 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: 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
Open Development interfaces
Size of ODK SO file, max.5.8 Mbyte
Dimensions
Width160 mm
Height117 mm
Depth75 mm
Weights
Weight, approx.0.83 kg