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SIMATIC S7-1500, CPU 1518F-3 PN

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What is the Siemens 6ES7518-3FT10-0AB0?

SIMATIC S7-1500, CPU 1518F-3 PN, central processing unit with 18 MB work memory for program and 150 MB for data, 1st interface: PROFINET IRT with 2-port switch, 2nd interface: PROFINET IRT with 2-port switch, 3rd interface: Ethernet, 0.3 ns bit performance, SIMATIC Memory Card required

Specifications

General information

Product type designation	CPU 1518F-3 PN
HW functional status	FS01
Firmware version	V4.1
Firmware version — FW update possible	Yes
Product function — I&M data	Yes; I&M0 to I&M3
Product function — Isochronous mode	Yes; Distributed and central; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 125 µs (distributed) and 1 ms (central)
Product function — SysLog	Yes
Engineering with — STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from version	V21 (FW V4.1) / V20 (FW V4.0) or higher

Configuration control

via dataset

Yes

Display

Screen diagonal [cm]

6.1 cm

Control elements

Number of keys	8
Mode buttons	2

Supply voltage

Rated value (DC)	24 V
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
Mains buffering — Repeat rate, min.	1/s

Input current

Current consumption (rated value)	1.35 A; 1.45 A with performance boost
Current consumption, max.	2.1 A
Inrush current, max.	2.1 A; Rated value
I²t	0.5 A²·s

Power

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

Power loss

Power loss, typ.

20.4 W; 22.8 W with performance boost

Storage

Number of slots for SIMATIC memory card	1
SIMATIC memory card required	Yes
Work memory — integrated (for program)	18 Mbyte
Work memory — integrated (for data)	150 Mbyte
Load memory — Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max.	32 Gbyte
Backup — maintenance-free	Yes

CPU processing times

for bit operations, typ.	0.3 ns
for word operations, typ.	0.8 ns
for fixed point arithmetic, typ.	0.8 ns
for floating point arithmetic, typ.	2.5 ns

CPU-blocks

Number of elements (total)	40 000; Blocks (OB, FB, FC, DB) and UDTs
DB — Number range	1 ... 60 999; subdivided into: number range that can be used by the user: 1 ... 59 999, and number range of DBs created via SFC 86: 60 000 ... 60 999
DB — Size, max.	16 Mbyte; For DBs with absolute addressing, the max. size is 64 KB
FB — Number range	0 ... 65 535
FB — Size, max.	1 Mbyte
FC — Number range	0 ... 65 535
FC — Size, max.	1 Mbyte
OB — Size, max.	1 Mbyte
OB — Number of free cycle OBs	100
OB — Number of time alarm OBs	20
OB — Number of delay alarm OBs	20
OB — Number of cyclic interrupt OBs	20; with minimum OB 3x cycle of 100 µs
OB — Number of process alarm OBs	50
OB — Number of DPV1 alarm OBs	3
OB — Number of isochronous mode OBs	3
OB — Number of technology synchronous alarm OBs	2
OB — Number of startup OBs	100
OB — Number of asynchronous error OBs	4
OB — Number of synchronous error OBs	2
OB — 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
S7 counter — Retentivity — adjustable	Yes
IEC counter — Number	Any (only limited by the main memory)
IEC counter — Retentivity — adjustable	Yes
S7 timer — Number	2 048
S7 timer — Retentivity — adjustable	Yes
IEC timer — Number	Any (only limited by the main memory)
IEC timer — Retentivity — adjustable	Yes

Data areas and their retentivity

Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.	4.5 Mbyte; in total; for bit memories, timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes)
Extended retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max.	100 Mbyte; When using PS 6 0W 24/48/60 V DC HF
Flag — Size, max.	16 kbyte
Flag — Number of clock memories	8; 8 clock memory bit, grouped into one clock memory byte
Data blocks — Retentivity adjustable	Yes
Data blocks — 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 — Inputs	32 kbyte; All inputs are in the process image
I/O address area — Outputs	32 kbyte; All outputs are in the process image
I/O address area — per integrated IO subsystem — Inputs (volume)	32 kbyte
I/O address area — per integrated IO subsystem — Outputs (volume)	32 kbyte
I/O address area — per CM/CP — Inputs (volume)	8 kbyte
I/O address area — per CM/CP — Outputs (volume)	8 kbyte
Subprocess images — Number of subprocess images, max.	32

Hardware configuration

Number of distributed IO systems	64; A distributed I/O system is characterized not only by the integration of distributed I/O via PROFINET or PROFIBUS communication modules, but also by the connection of I/O via AS-i master modules or links (e.g. IE/PB-Link)
Number of DP masters — Via CM	8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet) can be inserted in total
Number of IO Controllers — integrated	2
Number of IO Controllers — 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
Rack — 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
Clock — Backup time	6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically
Clock — Deviation per day, max.	10 s; Typ.: 2 s
Operating hours counter — Number	64
Clock synchronization — supported	Yes
Clock synchronization — to DP, master	Yes; via PROFIBUS CM / CP
Clock synchronization — on DP, device	Yes; via PROFIBUS CM / CP
Clock synchronization — in AS, master	Yes
Clock synchronization — in AS, device	Yes
Clock synchronization — on Ethernet via NTP	Yes

Interfaces

Number of PROFINET interfaces	3
Number of PROFIBUS interfaces	0

1. Interface

Interface types — RJ 45 (Ethernet)	Yes; X1
Interface types — Number of ports	2
Interface types — integrated switch	Yes
Protocols — IP protocol	Yes; IPv4
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	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Isochronous mode	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Direct data exchange	Yes; Requirement: IRT and isochronous mode (MRPD optional)
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — IRT	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — PROFIenergy	Yes; per user program
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Prioritized startup	Yes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices, max.	512; in total, up to 1661 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Of which IO devices with IRT, max.	64; with DFP: 256 IO devices in 8 DFP groups
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max.	512
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — of which in line, max.	512
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.	8; in total across all interfaces
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO Devices per tool, max.	8
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — 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
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 125 µs	125 µs
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 187.5 µs	187.5 µs
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 250 µs	250 µs to 4 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 500 µs	500 µs to 8 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 1 ms	1 ms to 16 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 2 ms	2 ms to 32 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 4 ms	4 ms to 64 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — With IRT and parameterization of "odd" send cycles	Update time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375 µs, 625 µs ... 3 875 µs)
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 250 µs	250 µs to 128 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 500 µs	500 µs to 256 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 1 ms	1 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 2 ms	2 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 4 ms	4 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Isochronous mode	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — IRT	Yes; Minimum send cycle of 250 µs
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — PROFIenergy	Yes; per user program
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.	4
PROFINET IO Device — Services — activation/deactivation of I-devices	Yes; per user program
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Asset management record	Yes; per user program

2. Interface

Interface types — RJ 45 (Ethernet)	Yes; X2
Interface types — Number of ports	2
Interface types — integrated switch	Yes
Protocols — IP protocol	Yes; IPv4
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	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Isochronous mode	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Direct data exchange	Yes; Requirement: IRT and isochronous mode (MRPD optional)
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — IRT	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — PROFIenergy	Yes; per user program
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Prioritized startup	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices, max.	512; in total, up to 1661 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Of which IO devices with IRT, max.	64; with DFP: 256 IO devices in 8 DFP groups
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max.	512
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — of which in line, max.	512
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.	8; in total across all interfaces
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — IO Devices changing during operation (partner ports), supported	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Number of IO Devices per tool, max.	8
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — 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
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 250 µs	250 µs to 4 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 500 µs	500 µs to 8 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 1 ms	1 ms to 16 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 2 ms	2 ms to 32 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — for send cycle of 4 ms	4 ms to 64 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for IRT — With IRT and parameterization of "odd" send cycles	Update time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375 µs, 625 µs ... 3 875 µs)
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 250 µs	250 µs to 128 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 500 µs	500 µs to 256 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 1 ms	1 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 2 ms	2 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Controller — Update time for RT — for send cycle of 4 ms	4 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Isochronous mode	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — IRT	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP)	No
PROFINET IO Device — Services — PROFIenergy	Yes; per user program
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Prioritized startup	No
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Shared device	Yes
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max.	4
PROFINET IO Device — Services — activation/deactivation of I-devices	Yes; per user program
PROFINET IO Device — Services — Asset management record	Yes; per user program

3. Interface

Interface types — RJ 45 (Ethernet)	Yes; X3
Interface types — Number of ports	1
Interface types — integrated switch	No
Protocols — IP protocol	Yes; IPv4
Protocols — PROFINET IO Controller	No
Protocols — PROFINET IO device	No
Protocols — SIMATIC communication	Yes
Protocols — Open IE communication	Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Protocols — Web server	Yes

Interface types

RJ 45 (Ethernet) — 100 Mbps	Yes
RJ 45 (Ethernet) — 1000 Mbps	Yes; only possible at the X3 interface of the CPU
RJ 45 (Ethernet) — Autonegotiation	Yes
RJ 45 (Ethernet) — Autocrossing	Yes
RJ 45 (Ethernet) — Industrial Ethernet status LED	Yes

Protocols

PROFIsafe	Yes; V2.4 / V2.6
Number of connections — Number of connections, max.	384; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and connected CPs / CMs
Number of connections — Number of connections reserved for ES/HMI/web	10
Number of connections — Number of connections via integrated interfaces	320
Number of connections — Number of S7 routing paths	64
Redundancy mode — PROFINET system redundancy (S2)	No
Redundancy mode — PROFINET system redundancy (R1)	No
Redundancy mode — H-Sync forwarding	Yes
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — Media redundancy	via the X1 or X2 interface
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRP	Yes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0, MRP Manager; MRP Client
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRP interconnection, supported	Yes; as MRP ring node according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 3.0
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRPD	Yes; Requirement: IRT
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — Switchover time on line break, typ.	200 ms; For MRP, bumpless for MRPD
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — Number of stations in the ring, max.	50
SIMATIC communication — PG/OP communication	Yes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected
SIMATIC communication — S7 routing	Yes
SIMATIC communication — Data record routing	Yes
SIMATIC communication — S7 communication, as server	Yes
SIMATIC communication — S7 communication, as client	Yes
SIMATIC communication — User data per job, max.	See online help (S7 communication, user data size)
Open IE communication — TCP/IP	Yes
Open IE communication — TCP/IP — Data length, max.	64 kbyte
Open IE communication — TCP/IP — several passive connections per port, supported	Yes
Open IE communication — ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006)	Yes
Open IE communication — ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) — Data length, max.	64 kbyte
Open IE communication — UDP	Yes
Open IE communication — UDP — Data length, max.	2 kbyte; 1 472 bytes for UDP broadcast
Open IE communication — UDP — UDP multicast	Yes; max. 128 multicast circuits
Open IE communication — DHCP	Yes
Open IE communication — DNS	Yes
Open IE communication — SNMP	Yes
Open IE communication — DCP	Yes
Open IE communication — LLDP	Yes
Open IE communication — Encryption	Yes; Optional
Web server — HTTP	Yes; Standard and user pages
Web server — HTTPS	Yes; Standard and user pages
Web server — web API — Number of sessions, max.	200
Web server — web API — number of simultaneous HTTP calls, max.	4
Web server — web API — HTTP request body, max.	131 072 byte
OPC UA — Runtime license required	Yes; "Large" license required
OPC UA — OPC UA Client	Yes; Data Access (registered Read/Write), Method Call
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Application authentication	Yes
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Security policies	Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — User authentication	"anonymous" or by user name & password
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of connections, max.	40
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of nodes of the client interfaces, recommended max.	5 000
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NodeGetHandleList/OPC_UA_ReadList/OPC_UA_WriteList, max.	300
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NameSpaceGetIndexList, max.	20
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_MethodGetHandleList, max.	100
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions for session management, per connection, max.	1
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions for data access, per connection, max.	5; for OPC_UA_MethodCall 300 in total (no limit per connection)
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of registerable nodes, max.	5 000
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of registerable method calls of OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.	100
OPC UA — OPC UA Client — Number of inputs/outputs when calling OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.	20
OPC UA — OPC UA Server	Yes; data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, alarms & condition (A&C), custom address space, role-based access control
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Application authentication	Yes
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Security policies	available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256, Aes128Sha256RsaOaep, Aes256Sha256RsaPss
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — User authentication	"anonymous" or by user name & password
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — GDS support (certificate management)	Yes
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of sessions, max.	64
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of accessible variables, max.	200 000
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of registerable nodes, max.	50 000
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of subscriptions per session, max.	50
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Sampling interval, min.	10 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Publishing interval, min.	10 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of server methods, max.	8 000; max. 200 concurrently running jobs each for asynchronous instructions OPC_UA_ServerMethodPre (V1.1) and OPC_UA_ServerMethodPost (V1.1)
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of inputs/outputs per server method, max.	20
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of monitored items, recommended max.	60 000; for 1 s sampling interval and 1 s send interval
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of server interfaces, max.	10 of each "Server interfaces" / "Companion specification" type and 20 of the type "Reference namespace"
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of nodes for user-defined server interfaces, max.	200 000
OPC UA — Alarms and Conditions	Yes
OPC UA — Alarms and Conditions — Number of program alarms	400
OPC UA — Alarms and Conditions — Number of alarms for system diagnostics	200
Further protocols — MODBUS	Yes; MODBUS TCP

S7 message functions

Number of login stations for message functions, max.	64
number of subscriptions, max.	750
number of tags/attributes for subscriptions, max.	120 000
Program alarms	Yes
Number of configurable program messages, max.	20 000; Program messages are generated by the "Program_Alarm" block, ProDiag or GRAPH
Number of loadable program messages in RUN, max.	20 000
Number of simultaneously active program alarms — Number of program alarms	4 000
Number of simultaneously active program alarms — Number of alarms for system diagnostics	1 000
Number of simultaneously active program alarms — Number of alarms for motion technology objects	960

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
Number of breakpoints	20
Profiling	Yes
Status/control — Status/control variable	Yes; without fail-safe
Status/control — Variables	inputs/outputs, bit memories, DBs, peripheral I/Os (without fail-safe), times, counters
Status/control — Number of variables, max. — of which status variables, max.	200; per job
Status/control — Number of variables, max. — of which control variables, max.	200; per job
Forcing — Forcing	Yes; without fail-safe
Forcing — Forcing, variables	peripheral inputs/outputs (without fail-safe)
Forcing — Number of variables, max.	200
Diagnostic buffer — present	Yes
Diagnostic buffer — Number of entries, max.	3 200
Diagnostic buffer — Number of entries, max. — of which powerfail-proof	1 000
Traces — Number of configurable Traces	8
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
Diagnostics indication LED — STOP ACTIVE LED	Yes
Diagnostics indication LED — Connection display LINK TX/RX	Yes

Supported technology objects

Motion Control	Yes; Note: The number of technology objects affects the cycle time of the PLC program; selection guide via the TIA Selection Tool
Motion Control — Number of available Motion Control resources for technology objects	30 720
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per speed-controlled axis	40
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per positioning axis	80
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per synchronous axis	160
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per external encoder	80
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per output cam	20
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per cam track	160
Motion Control — Required Motion Control resources — per probe	40
Motion Control — Positioning axis — Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 4 ms (typical value)	280
Motion Control — Positioning axis — Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 8 ms (typical value)	384
Controller — PID_Compact	Yes; Universal PID controller with integrated optimization
Controller — PID_3Step	Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for valves
Controller — PID-Temp	Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for temperature
Counting and measuring — High-speed counter	Yes

Standards, approvals, certificates

Siemens Eco Profile (SEP)	Siemens EcoTech
Recycler Guide available	Yes
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (total) [CO2 eq]	432 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during production) [CO2 eq]	71.7 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during operation) [CO2 eq]	368 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (after end of life cycle) [CO2 eq]	-7.7 kg
Highest safety class achievable in safety mode — Performance level according to ISO 13849-1	PLe
Highest safety class achievable in safety mode — SIL acc. to IEC 61508	SIL 3
Highest safety class achievable in safety mode — Probability of failure (for service life of 20 years and repair time of 100 hours) — Low demand mode: PFDavg in accordance with SIL3	< 2.00E-05
Highest safety class achievable in safety mode — Probability of failure (for service life of 20 years and repair time of 100 hours) — High demand/continuous mode: PFH in accordance with SIL3	< 1.00E-09

Security

PROFINET Security Class	1
signed firmware update	Yes
Secure Boot	Yes
safely removing data	Yes

Ambient conditions

Ambient temperature during operation — horizontal installation, min.	0 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — horizontal installation, max.	60 °C; Display: 50 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 50 °C, the display is switched off
Ambient temperature during operation — vertical installation, min.	0 °C
Ambient temperature during operation — vertical installation, max.	40 °C; Display: 40 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 40 °C, the display is switched off
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation — min.	-40 °C
Ambient temperature during storage/transportation — max.	70 °C
Altitude during operation relating to sea level — Installation altitude above sea level, max.	5 000 m; Restrictions for installation altitudes > 2 000 m, see manual

Configuration

Programming — Programming language — LAD	Yes; incl. failsafe
Programming — Programming language — FBD	Yes; incl. failsafe
Programming — Programming language — STL	Yes
Programming — Programming language — SCL	Yes
Programming — Programming language — CFC	Yes; either CFC or failsafe functionality
Programming — Programming language — GRAPH	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 — Password for display	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Write protection	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Read/write protection	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Write protection for Failsafe	Yes
Access protection — Protection level: Complete protection	Yes
Access protection — User administration	Yes; device-wide and centralized
Access protection — Number of users	100
Access protection — Number of groups	100
Access protection — Number of roles	50
Cycle time monitoring — lower limit	adjustable minimum cycle time
Cycle time monitoring — upper limit	adjustable maximum cycle time

Dimensions

Width	175 mm
Height	147 mm
Depth	129 mm

Weights

Weight, approx.

1 637 g

Downloads & documentation

Official documents from Siemens, downloaded directly from the manufacturer.

Data sheets & manuals

Product data sheet 6ES7518-3FT10-0AB0PDF

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