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Siemens 6ES7518-4JT10-0AB0

SIMATIC S7-1500H, CPU 1518HF-4 PN

MPN: 6ES7518-4JT10-0AB0
Category: CPU 1518HF-4 PN

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What is the Siemens 6ES7518-4JT10-0AB0?

SIMATIC S7-1500H, CPU 1518HF-4 PN, central processing unit with 18 MB work memory for program and 150 MB for data, 1st interface: PROFINET RT with 2-port switch, 2nd interface: PROFINET with 2-port switch, 3rd interface: PROFINET, 4th/5th interface: H-SYNC, SIMATIC Memory Card required

Specifications

General information

Product type designation	CPU 1518HF-4 PN
HW functional status	FS02
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	No
Product function — SysLog	Yes
Engineering with — STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from version	V21 (FW V4.1) / V20 (FW V4.0) or higher
Redundancy — stand-alone operation	No

CiR - Configuration in RUN

Configuration in Run (CiR) possible

Yes; V21.0 (FW V4.1) CiR functions: adding an IO device; reparameterizing an I/O module

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)	1.3 A
Current consumption, max.	1.9 A
Inrush current, max.	1.9 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.

19.7 W

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.	1 ns
for word operations, typ.	2 ns
for fixed point arithmetic, typ.	2 ns
for floating point arithmetic, typ.	8 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 1 ms
OB — Number of process alarm OBs	50
OB — Number of DPV1 alarm OBs	3
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 — can be set	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	8 192; 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)	16 kbyte
I/O address area — per integrated IO subsystem — Outputs (volume)	16 kbyte
Subprocess images — Number of subprocess images, max.	31

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, but also by the connection of I/O via IE/PB-Links.
Number of IO Controllers — Integrated	1
Rack — Modules per rack, max.	9; CPU + 2 PS + 6 CP

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 — on Ethernet via NTP	Yes

Interfaces

Number of PROFINET interfaces

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	No
Protocols — SIMATIC communication	Yes; Only Server
Protocols — Open IE communication	Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Protocols — Web server	Yes
Protocols — Media redundancy	Yes
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — Isochronous mode	No
PROFINET IO Controller — Services — IRT	No
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
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 RT — for send cycle of 1 ms	1 ms to 512 ms

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	No
Protocols — PROFINET IO Device	No
Protocols — SIMATIC communication	Yes; Only Server
Protocols — Open IE communication	Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Protocols — Web server	Yes
Protocols — Media redundancy	No

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; Only Server
Protocols — Open IE communication	Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Protocols — Web server	Yes

4. Interface

Interface type	Pluggable synchronization submodule (FO)
Plug-in interface modules	Synchronization module 6ES7960-1CB00-0AA5, 6ES7960-1FB00-0AA5 or 6ES7960-1FE00-0AA5

5. Interface

Interface type	Pluggable synchronization submodule (FO)
Plug-in interface modules	Synchronization module 6ES7960-1CB00-0AA5, 6ES7960-1FB00-0AA5 or 6ES7960-1FE00-0AA5

Interface types

RJ 45 (Ethernet) — 100 Mbps	Yes
RJ 45 (Ethernet) — 1000 Mbps	Yes; Only possible at the X3 interface of the CPU 1518
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
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)	Yes
Redundancy mode — PROFINET system redundancy (R1)	Yes
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — Media redundancy	Yes; only via 1st interface (X1)
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — MRP	Yes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0
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	No
Redundancy mode — Media redundancy — Switchover time on line break, typ.	200 ms; PROFINET MRP
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 — S7 communication, as server	Yes
SIMATIC communication — S7 communication, as client	No
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	No
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	No
Web server — HTTPS	Yes; standard pages
Web server — web API	Yes
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 per CPU
OPC UA — OPC UA Client	No
OPC UA — OPC UA Server	Yes; data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, 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.	32
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of subscriptions per session, max.	25
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Sampling interval, min.	25 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Publishing interval, min.	25 ms
OPC UA — OPC UA Server — Number of server methods, max.	4 000; max. 100 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.	30 000; 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	No
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

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
Single step	No
Number of breakpoints	20; Breakpoints are only supported in RUN-Solo status
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	No
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	Yes

Standards, approvals, certificates

Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (total) [CO2 eq]	488 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during production) [CO2 eq]	78.3 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (during operation) [CO2 eq]	417 kg
Ecological footprint — Global warming potential — global warming potential, (after end of life cycle) [CO2 eq]	-8.21 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
securely 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	No
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	210 mm
Height	147 mm
Depth	129 mm

Weights

Weight, approx.

1 806 g; Interface modules: 2x 18 g

Downloads & documentation

Official documents from Siemens, downloaded directly from the manufacturer.

Data sheets & manuals

Product data sheet 6ES7518-4JT10-0AB0PDF

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