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Hello betatester; One very important decision you will have to make for this (or any project) will be what family of S7 PLCs you will be working with. The latest series of S7 PLCs includes the S7-1200 and S7-1500 families; the S7-1200 is considered a basic controller, the S7-1500 is an advanced controller, which means it has much more work memory, can add more I/O modules, has more communication options integrated on the CPUs and available on additional communication modules, and can integrate motion control. The S7-1200 can be programmed with Step 7 Basic (or Professional) V16 (TIA Portal, latest version), whereas the S7-1500 will require a license for Step 7 Professional. The attached screenshot will show you the parameters Siemens feels are important when selecting a specific CPU; This comparison applies to the Standard CPUs for s7-1500, and is taken from this dociument: For more information on the S7-1500 and s7-1200 CPUs have a look at these presentations, they are more complete. https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/attachments/109481357/s71500_et200mp_in_a_nutshell_en-US.pdf Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
Last edited by: dchartier at: 04/17/2021 15:13:24 |
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