Application

Various failsafe CPUs with graduated levels of performance are available for the SIMATIC S7-1500:

• CPU 1515F-2 PN: 
  for standard and failsafe applications with medium/high requirements for program scope and processing speed, for distributed setup via PROFINET IO with PROFIsafe.

Overview

• The CPU for applications with medium to high requirements for program/data storage in the S7-1500 controller product range
• Can be used for failsafe functions up to SIL 3 according to IEC 61508 and up to PLe according to ISO 13849.
• Medium to high processing speed for binary and floating-point arithmetic
• Used as central controller in production lines with central and distributed I/O
• Supports PROFIsafe in centralized and distributed configurations
• PROFINET IO IRT interface with 2-port switch
• Additional PROFINET interface with separate IP address
• PROFINET IO Controller for operating distributed I/O on PROFINET
• PROFINET I-Device for connecting the CPU as an intelligent PROFINET device under a SIMATIC or non-Siemens PROFINET I/O controller
• Isochronous mode
• Integrated Motion Control functionalities for controlling speed-controlled and positioning axes, support for external encoders
• Integrated web server with the option of creating user-defined web pages