Data Sheet

— Prioritized startup
No
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max.
32; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— 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 times
The 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
Update time for RT
— for send cycle of 1 ms
1 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device
Services
— PG/OP communication
Yes
— S7 routing
Yes
— Isochronous mode
No
— Open IE communication
Yes
— IRT
No
— MRP
No
— MRPD
No
— PROFIenergy
Yes; per user program
— Prioritized startup
No
— Shared device
Yes
— Number of IO Controllers with shared
device, max.
4
— Asset management record
Yes; per user program
Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)
● 100 Mbps
Yes
● Autonegotiation
Yes
● Autocrossing
Yes
● Industrial Ethernet status LED
Yes
Protocols
Number of connections
● Number of connections, max.
128; Via integrated interfaces of the CPU
● Number of connections reserved for
ES/HMI/web
10
● Number of connections via integrated
interfaces
128
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