Overview
- Modular, scalable, and universally usable system in IP20 level of protection
- The system solution for a variety of automation applications in discrete automation
- Highest performance with excellent usability
- Configurable exclusively in the Totally Integrated Automation Portal with STEP 7 Professional V12 or higher
Performance
- Increase in performance through
- Faster command execution
- Language extensions
- New data types
- Faster backplane bus
- Optimized code generation
- Powerful communication:
- PROFINET IO (2-port switch) as standard interface;
from CPU 1515-2 PN, one or more additional integrated PROFINET interfaces, e.g. for network separation, for connecting further PROFINET devices or for high-speed communication as an I-device - OPC UA Data Access as runtime option for the easy connection of SIMATIC S7-1500 to third-party devices/systems
- Expandable with communication modules for bus systems and point-to-point connection
- PROFINET IO (2-port switch) as standard interface;
Integrated technology
- Motion control integrated without additional modules:
- Standardized blocks (PLCopen) for connection of analog and PROFIdrive-capable drives
- The Motion Control functionality supports speed-controlled axes, positioning axes, relative synchronous operation (synchronizing without specification of the synchronized position), as well as external encoders, cams and probes.
- Extended Motion Control functions such as absolute synchronous operation (synchronizing with specification of the synchronized position), camming and functions for controlling kinematics are also integrated in the technology CPUs.
- Comprehensive trace functions for all CPU tags for real-time diagnostics and sporadic error detection;
for effective commissioning and quick optimization of drives and controls - Comprehensive control functionalities:
e.g. easily configurable blocks for automatic optimization of the control parameters for optimum control quality - Additional functions through available technology modules:
e.g. high-speed counting, position detection, or measurement functions for signals up to 1 MHz
Safety Integrated
Protection of personnel and machinery – within the framework of an integrated complete system
- Fail-safe SIMATIC S7-1500(T)F Controllers for processing standard and safety programs on the same controller.
Generation of the fail-safe and standard user program is carried out in the TIA Portal with the same editors; this enables fail-safe data to be evaluated like standard data in the standard user program, for example. Due to this integration the system benefits and the comprehensive functionality of SIMATIC are also available for fail-safe applications.
Security Integrated
- Password-based know-how protection against unauthorized read-out and modification of program blocks
- Copy protection for greater protection against unauthorized copying of program blocks:
With copy protection, individual blocks on the SIMATIC Memory Card can be tied to its serial number so that the block can only be run if the configured memory card is inserted into the CPU. - Rights concept with four different authorization levels:
Different access rights can be assigned to various user groups. The new protection level 4 makes it possible to also restrict communication to HMI devices. - Improved manipulation protection:
Changed or unauthorized transfers of engineering data are detected by the controller. - For use of an Ethernet CP (CP 1543-1):
- Additional access protection by means of a firewall
- Establishment of secure VPN connections
