• The CPU with high command processing performance, large program memory and quantity framework for demanding applications
• For cross-industry automation tasks in series machine, special machine and plant construction
• Used as central controller in production lines with central and distributed I/O on PROFIBUS and PROFINET
• PROFINET I/O 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
• PROFINET interface with 2-port switch
• Isochronous mode on PROFIBUS or PROFINET
• Integrated web server with the option of creating user-defined web pages
• Distributed intelligence in Component Based Automation (CBA) on PROFINET
• PROFINET proxy for intelligent devices on PROFIBUS DP in Component Based Automation (CBA)
• Optionally supports the use of SIMATIC engineering tools

SIMATIC Micro Memory Card required for operation of the CPU.