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SIMATIC S7-1200, CPU 1212C, compact CPU, DC/DC/relay, onboard I/O: 8 DI 24 V DC; 6 DO relay 2 A

MPN: 6ES7212-1HE40-0XB0
Category: CPU 1212C

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SIMATIC S7-1200, CPU 1212C, compact CPU, DC/DC/relay, onboard I/O: 8 DI 24 V DC; 6 DO relay 2 A; 2 AI 0-10 V DC, power supply: DC 20.4-28.8 V DC, program/data memory 100 KB

Specifications

General information

Product type designation	CPU 1212C DC/DC/relay
Firmware version	V4.7
Engineering with — Programming package	STEP 7 V20 or higher

Supply voltage

Rated value (DC) — 24 V DC	Yes
permissible range, lower limit (DC)	20.4 V
permissible range, upper limit (DC)	28.8 V
Reverse polarity protection	Yes
Load voltage L+ — Rated value (DC)	24 V
Load voltage L+ — permissible range, lower limit (DC)	20.4 V
Load voltage L+ — permissible range, upper limit (DC)	28.8 V

Input current

Current consumption (rated value)	400 mA; CPU only
Current consumption, max.	1 200 mA; CPU with all expansion modules
Inrush current, max.	12 A; at 28.8 V
I²t	0.8 A²·s

Output current

for backplane bus (5 V DC), max.

1 000 mA; Max. 5 V DC for SM and CM

Encoder supply

24 V encoder supply — 24 V

L+ minus 4 V DC min.

Power loss

Power loss, typ.

9 W

Storage

Work memory — integrated	100 kbyte
Load memory — integrated	2 Mbyte
Load memory — Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max.	with SIMATIC memory card
Backup — present	Yes
Backup — maintenance-free	Yes
Backup — without battery	Yes

CPU processing times

for bit operations, typ.	0.08 µs; / instruction
for word operations, typ.	1.7 µs; / instruction
for floating point arithmetic, typ.	2.3 µs; / instruction

CPU-blocks

Number of blocks (total)	DBs, FCs, FBs, counters and timers. The maximum number of addressable blocks ranges from 1 to 65535. There is no restriction, the entire working memory can be used
Number of elements (total)	DBs, FCs, FBs, counters and timers. The maximum number of addressable blocks ranges from 1 to 65535. There is no restriction, the entire working memory can be used
OB — Number, max.	Limited only by RAM for code

Data areas and their retentivity

Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.	14 kbyte
Flag — Size, max.	4 kbyte; Size of bit memory address area
Local data — per priority class, max.	16 kbyte; Priority class 1 (program cycle): 16 KB, priority class 2 to 26: 6 KB

Address area

Process image — Inputs, adjustable	1 kbyte
Process image — Outputs, adjustable	1 kbyte

Hardware configuration

Number of modules per system, max.	3 comm. modules, 1 signal board, 2 signal modules
Number of modules per system, max. — number of expansion boards (SB, CB, BB)	1
Number of modules per system, max. — number of signal modules (SM)	2
Number of modules per system, max. — number of communications modules (CM)	3

Time of day

Clock — Hardware clock (real-time)	Yes
Clock — Backup time	480 h; Typical
Clock — Deviation per day, max.	±60 s/month at 25 °C

Digital inputs

Number of digital inputs	8; Integrated
Number of digital inputs — of which inputs usable for technological functions	6; HSC (High Speed Counting)
Sourcing/sinking input	Yes
Number of simultaneously controllable inputs — all mounting positions — up to 40 °C, max.	8
Input voltage — Rated value (DC)	24 V
Input voltage — for signal "0"	5 V DC at 1 mA
Input voltage — for signal "1"	15 V DC at 2.5 mA
Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) — for standard inputs — parameterizable	0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.2 / 6.4 / 10.0 / 12.8 / 20.0 μs; 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.2 / 6.4 / 10.0 / 12.8 / 20.0 ms
Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) — for standard inputs — at "0" to "1", min.	0.2 ms
Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) — for standard inputs — at "0" to "1", max.	12.8 ms
Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) — for interrupt inputs — Parameterizable	Yes
Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) — for technological functions — Parameterizable	Single phase: 3 @ 100 kHz & 3 @ 30 kHz, differential: 3 @ 80 kHz & 3 @ 30 kHz
Cable length — shielded, max.	500 m; 50 m for technological functions
Cable length — unshielded, max.	300 m; for technological functions: No

Digital outputs

Number of digital outputs	6; Relays
Switching capacity of the outputs — with resistive load, max.	2 A
Switching capacity of the outputs — on lamp load, max.	30 W with DC, 200 W with AC
Output delay with resistive load — "0" to "1", max.	10 ms; max.
Output delay with resistive load — "1" to "0", max.	10 ms; max.
Relay outputs — Number of relay outputs	6
Relay outputs — Number of operating cycles, max.	mechanically 10 million, at rated load voltage 100 000
Cable length — shielded, max.	500 m
Cable length — unshielded, max.	150 m

Analog inputs

Number of analog inputs	2
Input ranges — Voltage	Yes
Input ranges (rated values), voltages — 0 to +10 V	Yes
Input ranges (rated values), voltages — 0 to +10 V — Input resistance (0 to 10 V)	≥100k ohms
Cable length — shielded, max.	100 m; twisted and shielded

Analog outputs

Number of analog outputs

Analog value generation for the inputs

Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel — Resolution with overrange (bit including sign), max.	10 bit
Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel — Integration time, parameterizable	Yes
Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel — Conversion time (per channel)	625 µs

Encoder

Connectable encoders — 2-wire sensor

Yes

Interfaces

Number of PROFINET interfaces

1. Interface

Interface type	PROFINET
Isolated	Yes
automatic detection of transmission rate	Yes
Autonegotiation	Yes
Autocrossing	Yes
Interface types — RJ 45 (Ethernet)	Yes
Interface types — Number of ports	1
Interface types — integrated switch	No
Protocols — PROFINET IO Controller	Yes
Protocols — PROFINET IO device	Yes
Protocols — SIMATIC communication	Yes
Protocols — Open IE communication	Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Protocols — Web server	Yes
Protocols — Media redundancy	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Transmission rate, max.	100 Mbit/s
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — PG/OP communication	Yes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Isochronous mode	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — IRT	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — PROFIenergy	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Prioritized startup	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO devices with prioritized startup, max.	16
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices, max.	16
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max.	16
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — of which in line, max.	16
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.	8
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Updating time	The minimum value of the update time also depends on the communication component set for PROFINET IO, on the number of IO devices and the quantity of configured user data.
PROFINET IO Device — Services — PG/OP communication	Yes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Isochronous mode	No
PROFINET IO Device — Services — IRT	No
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)	No
PROFINET IO Device — Services — PROFIenergy	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Prioritized startup	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Shared device	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max.	2
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Asset management record	Yes

Protocols

Supports protocol for PROFINET IO	Yes
PROFIsafe	No
PROFIBUS	Yes; CM 1243-5 (master) or CM 1242-5 (slave) required
OPC UA	Yes; OPC UA Server
AS-Interface	Yes; CM 1243-2 required
Protocols (Ethernet) — TCP/IP	Yes
Protocols (Ethernet) — DHCP	No
Protocols (Ethernet) — SNMP	Yes
Protocols (Ethernet) — DCP	Yes
Protocols (Ethernet) — LLDP	Yes
Redundancy mode — PROFINET system redundancy (S2)	No
Redundancy mode — PROFINET system redundancy (R1)	No
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRP	No
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRP interconnection, supported	No
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRPD	No
SIMATIC communication — S7 routing	Yes
Open IE communication — TCP/IP	Yes
Open IE communication — TCP/IP — Data length, max.	8 kbyte
Open IE communication — ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006)	Yes
Open IE communication — ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) — Data length, max.	8 kbyte
Open IE communication — UDP	Yes
Open IE communication — UDP — Data length, max.	1 472 byte
Web server — supported	Yes
Web server — User-defined websites	Yes
OPC UA — Runtime license required	Yes; "Basic" license required
OPC UA — OPC UA Server	Yes; data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, runtime license required
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Application authentication	Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — User authentication	"anonymous" or by user name & password
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of sessions, max.	10
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of subscriptions per session, max.	5
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Sampling interval, min.	100 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Publishing interval, min.	200 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of server methods, max.	20
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of monitored items, recommended max.	1 000
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of server interfaces, max.	2
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of nodes for user-defined server interfaces, max.	2 000
Further protocols — MODBUS	Yes

Communication functions

S7 communication — supported	Yes
S7 communication — as server	Yes
S7 communication — as client	Yes
S7 communication — User data per job, max.	See online help (S7 communication, user data size)
Number of connections — overall	PG Connections: 4 reserved / 4 max; HMI Connections: 12 reserved / 18 max; S7 Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Open User Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Web Connections: 2 reserved / 30 max; OPC UA Connections: 0 reserved / 10 max; Total Connections: 34 reserved / 68 max
Number of connections — overall	PG Connections: 4 reserved / 4 max; HMI Connections: 12 reserved / 18 max; S7 Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Open User Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Web Connections: 2 reserved / 30 max; OPC UA Connections: 0 reserved / 10 max; Total Connections: 34 reserved / 68 max

Test commissioning functions

Status/control — Status/control variable	Yes
Status/control — Variables	Inputs/outputs, memory bits, DBs, distributed I/Os, timers, counters
Forcing — Forcing	Yes
Diagnostic buffer — present	Yes
Traces — Number of configurable Traces	2
Traces — Memory size per trace, max.	512 kbyte

Interrupts/diagnostics/status information

Diagnostics indication LED — RUN/STOP LED	Yes
Diagnostics indication LED — ERROR LED	Yes
Diagnostics indication LED — MAINT LED	Yes

Integrated Functions

Counter — Number of counters	6
Counter — Counting frequency, max.	100 kHz
Frequency measurement	Yes
controlled positioning	Yes
Number of position-controlled positioning axes, max.	8
Number of positioning axes via pulse-direction interface	Up to 4 with SB 1222
PID controller	Yes
Number of alarm inputs	4

Potential separation

Potential separation digital inputs — Potential separation digital inputs	500 V AC for 1 minute
Potential separation digital inputs — between the channels, in groups of	1
Potential separation digital outputs — Potential separation digital outputs	Relays
Potential separation digital outputs — between the channels	No
Potential separation digital outputs — between the channels, in groups of	2

EMC

Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity — Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity acc. to IEC 61000-4-2	Yes
Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity — Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity acc. to IEC 61000-4-2 — Test voltage at air discharge	8 kV
Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity — Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity acc. to IEC 61000-4-2 — Test voltage at contact discharge	6 kV
Interference immunity to cable-borne interference — Interference immunity on supply lines acc. to IEC 61000-4-4	Yes
Interference immunity to cable-borne interference — Interference immunity on signal cables acc. to IEC 61000-4-4	Yes
Interference immunity against voltage surge — Interference immunity on supply lines acc. to IEC 61000-4-5	Yes
Interference immunity against conducted variable disturbance induced by high-frequency fields — Interference immunity against high-frequency radiation acc. to IEC 61000-4-6	Yes
Emission of radio interference acc. to EN 55 011 — Limit class A, for use in industrial areas	Yes; Group 1
Emission of radio interference acc. to EN 55 011 — Limit class B, for use in residential areas	Yes; When appropriate measures are used to ensure compliance with the limits for Class B according to EN 55011

Degree and class of protection

IP degree of protection

IP20

Standards, approvals, certificates

Siemens Eco Profile (SEP)	Siemens EcoTech
CE mark	Yes
UL approval	Yes
cULus	Yes
FM approval	Yes
RCM (formerly C-TICK)	Yes
KC approval	Yes
Marine approval	Yes
Ecological footprint — environmental product declaration	Yes; type II acc. to ISO 14021
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (total) [CO2 eq]	76.4 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during production) [CO2 eq]	13.8 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during operation) [CO2 eq]	63.4 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (after end of life cycle) [CO2 eq]	-0.89 kg

Ambient conditions

Free fall — Fall height, max.	0.3 m; five times, in product package
Ambient temperature during operation — min.	-20 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — max.	60 °C; Number of simultaneously activated inputs or outputs 4 or 3 (no adjacent points) at 60 °C horizontal or 50 °C vertical, 8 or 6 at 55 °C horizontal or 45 °C vertical
Ambient temperature during operation — horizontal installation, min.	-20 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — horizontal installation, max.	60 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — vertical installation, min.	-20 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — vertical installation, max.	50 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation — min.	-40 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation — max.	70 °C
Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13 — Operation, min.	795 hPa
Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13 — Operation, max.	1 080 hPa
Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13 — Storage/transport, min.	660 hPa
Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13 — Storage/transport, max.	1 080 hPa
Altitude during operation relating to sea level — Installation altitude, min.	-1 000 m
Altitude during operation relating to sea level — Installation altitude, max.	5 000 m; Restrictions for installation altitudes > 2 000 m, see manual
Relative humidity — Operation, max.	95 %; no condensation
Vibrations — Vibration resistance during operation acc. to IEC 60068-2-6	2 g (m/s²) wall mounting, 1 g (m/s²) DIN rail
Vibrations — Operation, tested according to IEC 60068-2-6	Yes
Shock testing — tested according to IEC 60068-2-27	Yes; IEC 68, Part 2-27 half-sine: strength of the shock 15 g (peak value), duration 11 ms
Pollutant concentrations — SO2 at RH < 60% without condensation	S02: < 0.5 ppm; H2S: < 0.1 ppm; RH < 60 % condensation-free
Pollutant concentrations — SO2 at RH < 60% without condensation	S02: < 0.5 ppm; H2S: < 0.1 ppm; RH < 60 % condensation-free

Configuration

Programming — Programming language — LAD	Yes
Programming — Programming language — FBD	Yes
Programming — Programming language — SCL	Yes
Know-how protection — User program protection/password protection	Yes
Know-how protection — Copy protection	Yes
Know-how protection — Block protection	Yes
Access protection — protection of confidential configuration data	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Write protection	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Read/write protection	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Complete protection	Yes
Access protection — User administration	Yes; device-wide
Access protection — Number of users	42
Access protection — Number of groups	14
Access protection — Number of roles	20
Cycle time monitoring — adjustable	Yes

Dimensions

Width	90 mm
Height	100 mm
Depth	75 mm

Weights

Weight, approx.

385 g

Downloads & documentation

Official documents from Siemens, downloaded directly from the manufacturer.

Data sheets & manuals

Product data sheet 6ES7212-1HE40-0XB0PDF

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Is express delivery available?

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My factory is down and I need this urgently — can you help?

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