Data sheet 6AG1518-4FP00-4AB0

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP with conformal coating based

on 6ES7518-4FP00-0AB0. Central processing unit with Work
memory 4.5 MB for program and 10 MB for data, 1st interface,
PROFINET IRT with 2-port switch 2nd interface, Ethernet, 3rd
interface, Ethernet, 4th interface, PROFIBUS, 1 ns bit-performance,
SIMATIC Memory Card required

General information
Product type designation CPU 1518F-4PN/DP
Product function
● Isochronous mode Yes

Display
Screen diagonal [cm] 6.1 cm

Control elements
Number of keys 6
Mode selector switch 1

Supply voltage
Type of supply voltage 24 V DC
permissible range, lower limit (DC) 19.2 V
permissible range, upper limit (DC) 28.8 V
Reverse polarity protection Yes
Mains buffering
● Mains/voltage failure stored energy time 5 ms

Input current

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 Current consumption (rated value) 1.55 A
Inrush current, max. 2.4 A; Rated value
I²t 0.02 A²·s

Power
Infeed power to the backplane bus 12 W
Power consumption from the backplane bus 30 W
(balanced)

Power loss
Power loss, typ. 24 W

Memory
SIMATIC memory card required Yes
Work memory
● integrated (for program) 6 Mbyte
● integrated (for data) 20 Mbyte
Load memory
● Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max. 32 Gbyte
Backup
● maintenance-free Yes

CPU processing times

for bit operations, typ. 1 ns
for word operations, typ. 2 ns
for fixed point arithmetic, typ. 2 ns
for floating point arithmetic, typ. 6 ns

CPU-blocks
Number of blocks (total) 10 000
DB
● Number, max. 10 000; Number range: 1 to 65535
● Size, max. 10 Mbyte; For non-optimized block accesses, the max. size of the
DB is 64 KB
FB
● Number, max. 9 998; Number range: 1 to 65535
● Size, max. 512 kbyte
FC
● Number, max. 9 999; Number range: 1 to 65535
● Size, max. 512 kbyte
OB
● Size, max. 512 kbyte
● Number of free cycle OBs 100
● Number of time alarm OBs 20
● Number of delay alarm OBs 20
● Number of cyclic interrupt OBs 20

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 ● Number of process alarm OBs 50
● Number of DPV1 alarm OBs 3
● Number of isochronous mode OBs 2
● Number of technology synchronous alarm OBs 2
● Number of startup OBs 100
● Number of asynchronous error OBs 4
● Number of synchronous error OBs 2
● Number of diagnostic alarm OBs 1
Nesting depth
● per priority class 24; Up to 8 possible for F-blocks

Counters, timers and their retentivity

S7 counter
● Number 2 048
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
IEC counter
● Number Any (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
S7 times
● Number 2 048
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
IEC timer
● Number Any (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes

Data areas and their retentivity

Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), 768 kbyte; In total; available retentive memory for bit memories,
max. timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes): 700 KB
Flag
● Number, max. 16 kbyte
● Number of clock memories 8; 8 clock memory bit, grouped into one clock memory byte
Data blocks
● Retentivity adjustable Yes
● Retentivity preset No
Local data
● per priority class, max. 64 kbyte; max. 16 KB per block

Address area
Number of IO modules 16 384; max. number of modules / submodules
I/O address area

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 ● Inputs 32 kbyte; All inputs are in the process image
● Outputs 32 kbyte; All outputs are in the process image
per integrated IO subsystem
— Inputs (volume) 16 kbyte; 16 KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface, 8 KB
via the integrated DP interface
— Outputs (volume) 16 kbyte; 16 KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface, 8 KB
via the integrated DP interface
per CM/CP
— Inputs (volume) 8 kbyte
— Outputs (volume) 8 kbyte
Subprocess images
● Number of subprocess images, max. 32

Hardware configuration
Number of distributed IO systems 20
Number of DP masters
● integrated 1
● Via CM 8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet)
can be inserted in total
Number of IO Controllers
● integrated 1
● Via CM 8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet)
can be inserted in total
Rack
● Modules per rack, max. 32; CPU + 31 modules
● Number of lines, max. 1
PtP CM
● Number of PtP CMs the number of connectable PtP CMs is only limited by the number
of available slots

Time of day
Clock
● Type Hardware clock
● Backup time 6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically
● Deviation per day, max. 10 s; Typ.: 2 s
Operating hours counter
● Number 16
Clock synchronization
● supported Yes
● to DP, master Yes
● in AS, master Yes
● in AS, slave Yes
● on Ethernet via NTP Yes

Interfaces

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 Number of PROFINET interfaces 3
Number of PROFIBUS interfaces 1

1. Interface
Interface types
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X1
● Number of ports 2
● integrated switch Yes
Protocols
● PROFINET IO Controller Yes
● PROFINET IO Device Yes
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes
● Media redundancy Yes
PROFINET IO Controller
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— Isochronous mode Yes
— IRT Yes
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Prioritized startup Yes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max. 512; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— Of which IO devices with IRT, max. 64
— Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, 256
max.
— of which in line, max. 256
— Number of IO Devices that can be 8
simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.
— 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 IRT
— for send cycle of 250 µs 250 µs to 4 ms
— for send cycle of 500 µs 500 µs to 8 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms 1 ms to 16 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms 2 ms to 32 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms 4 ms to 64 ms
— With IRT and parameterization of "odd" Update time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375
send cycles µs, 625 µs ... 3 875 µs)
Update time for RT

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 — for send cycle of 250 µs 250 µs to 128 ms
— for send cycle of 500 µs 500 µs to 256 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms 1 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms 2 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms 4 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— Isochronous mode No
— IRT Yes
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Shared device Yes
— Number of IO Controllers with shared 4
device, max.

2. Interface
Interface types
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X2
● Number of ports 1
● integrated switch No
Protocols
● PROFINET IO Controller No
● PROFINET IO Device No
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes

3. Interface
Interface types
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X3
● Number of ports 1
● integrated switch No
Protocols
● PROFINET IO Controller No
● PROFINET IO Device No
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes
PROFIBUS DP master
● Number of connections, max. 48; for the integrated PROFIBUS DP interface
● Number of DP slaves, max. 125; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
Services

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 — PG/OP communication Yes
— Equidistance Yes
— Isochronous mode Yes
— Activation/deactivation of DP slaves Yes

4. Interface
Interface types
● RS 485 Yes
● Number of ports 1
Protocols
● PROFIBUS DP master Yes
● PROFIBUS DP slave No
● SIMATIC communication Yes

Interface types
RJ 45 (Ethernet)
● 100 Mbps Yes
● 1000 Mbps Yes; Only possible at the 3rd PROFINET interface of the CPU
1518
● Autonegotiation Yes
● Autocrossing Yes
● Industrial Ethernet status LED Yes
RS 485
● Transmission rate, max. 12 Mbit/s

Protocols
Number of connections
● Number of connections, max. 384; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and connected CPs /
CMs
● Number of connections reserved for 10
ES/HMI/web
● Number of connections via integrated 192
interfaces
● Number of S7 routing paths 64; in total, only 16 S7-Routing connections are supported via
PROFIBUS
Redundancy mode
Media redundancy
— MRP Yes; as MRP redundancy manager and/or MRP client; max.
number of devices in the ring: 50
— Switchover time on line break, typ. 200 ms
— Number of stations in the ring, max. 50
SIMATIC communication
● S7 routing Yes
● Data record routing Yes
● S7 communication, as server Yes

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 ● S7 communication, as client Yes
● User data per job, max. See online help (S7 communication, user data size)
Open IE communication
● TCP/IP Yes
— Data length, max. 64 kbyte
— several passive connections per port, Yes
supported
● ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) Yes
— Data length, max. 64 kbyte
● UDP Yes
— Data length, max. 1 472 byte
● DHCP No
● SNMP Yes
● DCP Yes
● LLDP Yes
Web server
● HTTP Yes; Standard and user-defined pages
● HTTPS Yes; Standard and user-defined pages
Further protocols
● MODBUS Yes; MODBUS TCP

Isochronous mode
Equidistance Yes

S7 message functions
Number of login stations for message functions, max. 32
Program alarms Yes
Number of configurable program messages, max. 10 000
Number of simultaneously active program alarms
● Number of program alarms 1 000
● Number of alarms for system diagnostics 200
● Number of alarms for motion technology 160
objects

Test commissioning functions

Joint commission (Team Engineering) Yes; Parallel online access possible for up to 10 engineering
systems
Status block Yes; Up to 16 simultaneously (in total across all ES clients)
Single step No
Status/control
● Status/control variable Yes
● Variables Inputs, outputs, memory bits, DB, times, counters
● Number of variables, max.
— of which status variables, max. 200; per job

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 — of which control variables, max. 200; per job
Forcing
● Forcing, variables Inputs, outputs
● Number of variables, max. 200
Diagnostic buffer
● present Yes
● Number of entries, max. 3 200
— of which powerfail-proof 1 000
Traces
● Number of configurable Traces 8; Up to 512 KB of data per trace are possible

Interrupts/diagnostics/status information
Diagnostics indication LED
● RUN/STOP LED Yes
● ERROR LED Yes
● MAINT LED Yes
● Connection display LINK TX/RX Yes

Supported technology objects

Motion Control Yes
● Speed-controlled axis
— Number of speed-controlled axes, max. 128; Requirement: There must be no other motion technology
objects created
● Positioning axis
— Number of positioning axes, max. 128; Requirement: There must be no other motion technology
objects created
● Synchronized axes (relative gear
synchronization)
— Number of axes, max. 64; Requirement: There must be no other motion technology
objects created
● External encoders
— Number of external encoders, max. 128; Requirement: There must be no other motion technology
objects created
Controller
● PID_Compact Yes; Universal PID controller with integrated optimization
● PID_3Step Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for valves
● PID-Temp Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for temperature
Counting and measuring
● High-speed counter Yes

Standards, approvals, certificates

Highest safety class achievable in safety mode
● Performance level according to ISO 13849-1 PLe
● SIL acc. to IEC 61508 SIL 3
Probability of failure (for service life of 20 years and repair time of 100 hours)

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 — Low demand mode: PFDavg in < 2.00E-05
accordance with SIL3
— High demand/continuous mode: PFH in < 1.00E-09
accordance with SIL3

Ambient conditions
Ambient temperature during operation
● horizontal installation, min. 0 °C
● horizontal installation, max. 60 °C; Display: 50 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 50
°C, the display is switched off
● vertical installation, min. 0 °C
● vertical installation, max. 40 °C; Display: 40 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 40
°C, the display is switched off
Altitude during operation relating to sea level
● Installation altitude above sea level, max. 3 000 m
● Ambient air temperature-barometric pressure- Restrictions for installation altitudes > 2 000 m, see entry ID:
altitude 109763260
Relative humidity
● With condensation, tested in accordance with 100 %; RH incl. condensation/frost (no commissioning under
IEC 60068-2-38, max. condensation conditions)
Resistance
Coolants and lubricants
— Resistant to commercially available Yes; Incl. diesel and oil droplets in the air
coolants and lubricants
Use in stationary industrial systems
— to biologically active substances according Yes; Class 3B2 mold, fungus and dry rot spores (with the
to EN 60721-3-3 exception of fauna); Class 3B3 on request
— to chemically active substances according Yes; Class 3C4 (RH < 75 %) incl. salt spray acc. to EN 60068-2-
to EN 60721-3-3 52 (severity degree 3); *
— to mechanically active substances Yes; Class 3S4 incl. sand, dust, *
according to EN 60721-3-3
Use on ships/at sea
— to biologically active substances according Yes; Class 6B2 mold and fungal spores (excluding fauna); Class
to EN 60721-3-6 6B3 on request
— to chemically active substances according Yes; Class 6C3 (RH < 75 %) incl. salt spray acc. to EN 60068-2-
to EN 60721-3-6 52 (severity degree 3); *
— to mechanically active substances Yes; Class 6S3 incl. sand, dust; *
according to EN 60721-3-6
Usage in industrial process technology
— Against chemically active substances acc. Yes; Class 3 (excluding trichlorethylene)
to EN 60654-4
— Environmental conditions for process, Yes; Level GX group A/B (excluding trichlorethylene; harmful gas
measuring and control systems acc. to concentrations up to the limits of EN 60721-3-3 class 3C4
ANSI/ISA-71.04 permissible); level LC3 (salt spray) and level LB3 (oil)
Remark

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 — Note regarding classification of * The supplied plug covers must remain in place over the unused
environmental conditions acc. to EN 60721, interfaces during operation!
EN 60654-4 and ANSI/ISA-71.04
Conformal coating
● Coatings for printed circuit board assemblies Yes; Class 2 for high reliability
acc. to EN 61086
● Protection against fouling acc. to EN 60664-3 Yes; Type 1 protection
● Military testing according to MIL-I-46058C, Yes; Discoloration of coating possible during service life
Amendment 7
● Qualification and Performance of Electrical Yes; Conformal coating, Class A
Insulating Compound for Printed Board
Assemblies according to IPC-CC-830A

Configuration
Programming
Programming language
— LAD Yes; incl. failsafe
— FBD Yes; incl. failsafe
— STL Yes
— SCL Yes
— GRAPH Yes
Know-how protection
● User program protection/password protection Yes
● Copy protection Yes
● Block protection Yes
Access protection
● Password for display Yes
● Protection level: Write protection Yes
● Protection level: Read/write protection Yes
● Protection level: Complete protection Yes
Cycle time monitoring
● lower limit adjustable minimum cycle time
● upper limit adjustable maximum cycle time

Dimensions
Width 175 mm
Height 147 mm
Depth 129 mm

Weights
Weight, approx. 1 988 g

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