The CPU for applications with medium requirements for program/data storage in the S7-1500 controller product range
Medium to high processing speed for binary and floating-point arithmetic
Used as central controller in production lines with central and distributed I/O
PROFINET IO IRT interface with 2-port switch
PROFINET IO Controller for operating distributed I/O on PROFINET
PROFINET I-Device for connecting the CPU as an intelligent PROFINET device under a SIMATIC or non-Siemens PROFINET I/O controller
OPC UA Server (Data Access) as runtime option for the easy connection of SIMATIC S7-1500 to third-party devices/systems
Isochronous mode
Integrated motion control functionalities for controlling speed-controlled and positioning axes, support for external encoders, cams/cam tracks and probes
Integrated web server for diagnostics with the option of creating user-defined web pages
Note:
SIMATIC Memory Card required for operation of the CPU