Data sheet 6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0

SIMATIC S7-1500, CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, INCLUSIVE C/C++

RUNTIME AND OPC UA RUNTIME LICENSE WORKING MEMORY
4 MB FOR PROGRAM AND 20 MB FOR DATA, 1. INTERFACE:
PROFINET IRT WITH 2 PORT SWITCH, 2. INTERFACE:
PROFINET RT, 3. INTERFACE: ETHERNET, 4. INTERFACE:
PROFIBUS, 1 NS BIT-PERFORMANCE, SIMATIC MEMORY CARD
(min. 2 GB) NECESSARY

General information
Product type designation CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
HW functional status FS01
Firmware version V2.6
Product function
● I&M data Yes; I&M0 to I&M3
Engineering with
● STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated as of V15.1 (FW V2.6) / V15 (FW V2.5) or higher
version

Configuration control
via dataset Yes

Display
Screen diagonal [cm] 6.1 cm

Control elements
Number of keys 6
Mode selector switch 1

Supply voltage

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 Type of supply voltage 24 V DC
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
● Repeat rate, min. 1/s

Input current
Current consumption (rated value) 1.7 A
Current consumption, max. 2 A
Inrush current, max. 2.7 A; Rated value
I²t 0.02 A²·s

Power
Infeed power to the backplane bus 12 W
Power consumption from the backplane bus 35 W
(balanced)

Power loss
Power loss, typ. 29 W

Memory
Number of slots for SIMATIC memory card 1
SIMATIC memory card required Yes
Work memory
● integrated (for program) 4 Mbyte
● integrated (for data) 20 Mbyte
● integrated (for CPU function library of CPU 50 Mbyte; Note: The "CPU function library of the CPU" are C/C++
Runtime) blocks for the user program that were created using the SIMATIC
ODK 1500S or Target 1500S.
Working memory for additional functions
● Integrated (for C/C++ Runtime application) 500 Mbyte
Load memory
● Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max. 32 Gbyte; The memory card must have at least 2 GB of space on
it
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. 6 ns

CPU-blocks
Number of elements (total) 12 000; Blocks (OB, FB, FC, DB) and UDTs

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 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
● Size, max. 16 Mbyte; For DBs with absolute addressing, the max. size is 64
KB
FB
● Number range 0 ... 65 535
● Size, max. 1 Mbyte
FC
● Number range 0 ... 65 535
● Size, max. 1 Mbyte
OB
● Size, max. 1 Mbyte
● Number of free cycle OBs 100
● Number of time alarm OBs 20
● Number of delay alarm OBs 20
● Number of cyclic interrupt OBs 20; With minimum OB 3x cycle of 100 µs
● Number of process alarm OBs 50
● Number of DPV1 alarm OBs 3
● Number of isochronous mode OBs 3
● Number of technology synchronous alarm OBs 2
● Number of startup OBs 100
● Number of asynchronous error OBs 4
● Number of synchronous error OBs 2
● Number of diagnostic alarm OBs 1
Nesting depth
● per priority class 24

Counters, timers and their retentivity

S7 counter
● Number 2 048
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
IEC counter
● Number Any (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
S7 times
● Number 2 048
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes
IEC timer

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 ● Number Any (only limited by the main memory)
Retentivity
— adjustable Yes

Data areas and their retentivity

Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), 768 kbyte; In total; available retentive memory for bit memories,
max. timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes): 700 KB
Extended retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, 20 Mbyte; When using PS 6 0W 24/48/60 V DC HF
flags), max.
Flag
● Number, max. 16 kbyte
● Number of clock memories 8; 8 clock memory bit, grouped into one clock memory byte
Data blocks
● Retentivity adjustable Yes
● 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
● Outputs 32 kbyte; All outputs are in the process image
per integrated IO subsystem
— Inputs (volume) 16 kbyte; 16 KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface X1, 8
KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface X2 and via the
integrated PROFIBUS DP interface
— Outputs (volume) 16 kbyte; 16 KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface X1, 8
KB via the integrated PROFINET IO interface X2 and via the
integrated PROFIBUS DP interface
per CM/CP
— Inputs (volume) 8 kbyte
— 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
● integrated 1
● Via CM 8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet)
can be inserted in total
Number of IO Controllers

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 ● integrated 2
● 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
● 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
● Backup time 6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically
● Deviation per day, max. 10 s; Typ.: 2 s
Operating hours counter
● Number 16
Clock synchronization
● supported Yes
● to DP, master Yes
● in AS, master Yes
● in AS, slave Yes
● on Ethernet via NTP Yes

Interfaces
Number of PROFINET interfaces 3
Number of PROFIBUS interfaces 1

1. Interface
Interface types
● Number of ports 2
● integrated switch Yes
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X1
Protocols
● IP protocol Yes; IPv4
● PROFINET IO Controller Yes
● PROFINET IO Device Yes
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes
● Media redundancy Yes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0
PROFINET IO Controller
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes

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 — S7 routing Yes
— Isochronous mode Yes
— Open IE communication Yes
— IRT Yes
— MRP Yes; As MRP redundancy manager and/or MRP client; max.
number of devices in the ring: 50
— MRPD Yes; Requirement: IRT
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Prioritized startup Yes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max. 512; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— Of which IO devices with IRT, max. 64
— Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, 512
max.
— of which in line, max. 512
— Number of IO Devices that can be 8; in total across all interfaces
simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.
— Number of IO Devices per tool, max. 8
— 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
Update time for IRT
— for send cycle of 125 µs 125 µs
— for send cycle of 187.5 µs 187.5 µs
— for send cycle of 250 µs 250 µs to 4 ms
— for send cycle of 500 µs 500 µs to 8 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms 1 ms to 16 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms 2 ms to 32 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms 4 ms to 64 ms
— With IRT and parameterization of "odd" Update time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375
send cycles µs, 625 µs ... 3 875 µs)
Update time for RT
— for send cycle of 250 µs 250 µs to 128 ms
— for send cycle of 500 µs 500 µs to 256 ms
— for send cycle of 1 ms 1 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 2 ms 2 ms to 512 ms
— for send cycle of 4 ms 4 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— S7 routing Yes
— Isochronous mode No
— Open IE communication Yes

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 — IRT Yes
— MRP Yes; As MRP redundancy manager and/or MRP client; max.
number of devices in the ring: 50
— MRPD Yes; Requirement: IRT
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Shared device Yes
— Number of IO Controllers with shared 4
device, max.
— Asset management record Yes; Per user program

2. Interface
Interface types
● Number of ports 1
● integrated switch No
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X2
Protocols
● IP protocol Yes; IPv4
● PROFINET IO Controller Yes
● PROFINET IO Device Yes
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes
● Media redundancy No
PROFINET IO Controller
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— S7 routing Yes
— Isochronous mode No
— Open IE communication Yes
— IRT No
— MRP No
— MRPD No
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Prioritized startup No
— Number of connectable IO Devices, max. 128; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, 128
max.
— of which in line, max. 128
— Number of IO Devices that can be 8; in total across all interfaces
simultaneously activated/deactivated, max.
— Number of IO Devices per tool, max. 8

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 — 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
Update time for RT
— for send cycle of 1 ms 1 ms to 512 ms
PROFINET IO Device
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— S7 routing Yes
— Isochronous mode No
— Open IE communication Yes
— IRT No
— MRP No
— MRPD No
— PROFIenergy Yes
— Prioritized startup No
— Shared device Yes
— Number of IO Controllers with shared 4
device, max.
— Asset management record Yes; Per user program

3. Interface
Interface types
● Number of ports 1; C/C++ Runtime can also be reached via this port
● integrated switch No
● RJ 45 (Ethernet) Yes; X3
Protocols
● IP protocol Yes; IPv4
● PROFINET IO Controller No
● PROFINET IO Device No
● SIMATIC communication Yes
● Open IE communication Yes
● Web server Yes

4. Interface
Interface types
● Number of ports 1
● RS 485 Yes; X4
Protocols
● PROFIBUS DP master Yes
● PROFIBUS DP slave No
● SIMATIC communication Yes

Interface types

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 RJ 45 (Ethernet)
● 100 Mbps Yes
● 1000 Mbps Yes; Only possible at the X3 interface of the CPU 1518
● Autonegotiation Yes
● Autocrossing Yes
● Industrial Ethernet status LED Yes
RS 485
● Transmission rate, max. 12 Mbit/s

Protocols
Number of connections
● Number of connections, max. 384; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and connected CPs /
CMs
● Number of connections reserved for 10
ES/HMI/web
● Number of connections via integrated 192
interfaces
● Number of S7 routing paths 64; in total, only 16 S7-Routing connections are supported via
PROFIBUS
Redundancy mode
● H-Sync forwarding Yes
SIMATIC communication
● S7 communication, as server Yes
● S7 communication, as client Yes
● User data per job, max. See online help (S7 communication, user data size)
Open IE communication
● TCP/IP Yes
— Data length, max. 64 kbyte
— several passive connections per port, Yes
supported
● ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) Yes
— Data length, max. 64 kbyte
● UDP Yes
— Data length, max. 2 kbyte; 1 472 bytes for UDP broadcast
— UDP multicast Yes; Max. 5 multicast circuits
● DHCP No
● SNMP Yes
● DCP Yes
● LLDP Yes
Web server
● HTTP Yes; Standard and user pages
● HTTPS Yes; Standard and user pages
PROFIBUS DP master

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 ● Number of connections, max. 48; for the integrated PROFIBUS DP interface
Services
— PG/OP communication Yes
— S7 routing Yes
— Data record routing Yes
— Isochronous mode Yes
— Equidistance Yes
— Number of DP slaves 125; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected
via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
— Activation/deactivation of DP slaves Yes
OPC UA
● Runtime license required Yes
● OPC UA client Yes
— Application authentication Yes
— Security policies Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15,
Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256
— User authentication "anonymous" or by user name & password
— Number of connections, max. 40
— Number of nodes of the client interfaces, 5 000
max.
— Number of elements for one call of 300
OPC_UA_NodeGetHandleList/OPC_UA_Rea
dList/OPC_UA_WriteList, max.
— Number of elements for one call of 20
OPC_UA_NameSpaceGetIndexList, max.
— Number of elements for one call of 100
OPC_UA_MethodGetHandleList, max.
— Number of simultaneous calls of the client 1
instructions per connection (except
OPC_UA_ReadList,OPC_UA_WriteList,OPC_
UA_MethodCall), max.
— Number of simultaneous calls of the client 5
instructions
OPC_UA_ReadList,OPC_UA_WriteList and
OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.
— Number of registerable nodes, max. 5 000
— Number of registerable method calls of 100
OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.
— Number of inputs/outputs when calling 20
OPC_UA_MethodCall, max.
● OPC UA server Yes; Data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, custom
address space
— Application authentication Yes
— Security policies Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15,
Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256

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 — User authentication "anonymous" or by user name & password
— Number of sessions, max. 64
— Number of accessible variables, max. 200 000
— Number of registerable nodes, max. 50 000
— Number of subscriptions per session, max. 20
— Sampling time, min. 10 ms
— Send time, min. 10 ms
— Number of server methods, max. 100
— Number of inputs/outputs per server 20
method, max.
— Number of monitored items, max. 10 000; For 1 s sampling interval and 1 s send interval
— Number of server interfaces, max. 10
— Number of nodes for user-defined server 30 000
interfaces, max.
Further protocols
● MODBUS Yes; MODBUS TCP
Media redundancy
● Switchover time on line break, typ. 200 ms; For MRP, bumpless for MRPD
● Number of stations in the ring, max. 50

Isochronous mode
Isochronous operation (application synchronized up Yes; Distributed and central; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 125 µs
to terminal) (distributed) and 1 ms (central)
Equidistance Yes

S7 message functions
Number of login stations for message functions, max. 32
Program alarms Yes
Number of configurable program messages, max. 10 000; Program messages are generated by the
"Program_Alarm" block, ProDiag or GRAPH
Number of loadable program messages in RUN, 5 000
max.
Number of simultaneously active program alarms
● Number of program alarms 1 000
● Number of alarms for system diagnostics 200
● Number of alarms for motion technology 160
objects

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
Status/control

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 ● Status/control variable Yes
● Variables Inputs/outputs, memory bits, DBs, distributed I/Os, timers,
counters
● Number of variables, max.
— of which status variables, max. 200; per job
— of which control variables, max. 200; per job
Forcing
● Forcing, variables Peripheral inputs/outputs
● Number of variables, max. 200
Diagnostic buffer
● present Yes
● Number of entries, max. 3 200
— of which powerfail-proof 1 000
Traces
● Number of configurable Traces 8; Up to 512 KB of data per trace are possible

Interrupts/diagnostics/status information
Diagnostics indication LED
● RUN/STOP LED Yes
● ERROR LED Yes
● MAINT LED Yes
● Connection display LINK TX/RX Yes

Supported technology objects

Motion Control Yes; Note: The number of axes affects the cycle time of the PLC
program; selection guide via the TIA Selection Tool or SIZER
● Number of available Motion Control resources 10 240
for technology objects (except cam disks)
● Required Motion Control resources
— per speed-controlled axis 40
— per positioning axis 80
— per synchronous axis 160
— per external encoder 80
— per output cam 20
— per cam track 160
— per probe 40
● Positioning axis
— Number of positioning axes at motion 128
control cycle of 4 ms (typical value)
— Number of positioning axes at motion 128
control cycle of 8 ms (typical value)
Controller
● PID_Compact Yes; Universal PID controller with integrated optimization
● PID_3Step Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for valves

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 ● PID-Temp Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for temperature
Counting and measuring
● High-speed counter Yes

Ambient conditions
Ambient temperature during operation
● horizontal installation, min. 0 °C
● horizontal installation, max. 60 °C; Display: 50 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 50
°C, the display is switched off
● vertical installation, min. 0 °C
● 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
● max. 70 °C

Configuration
Programming
Programming language
— LAD Yes
— FBD Yes
— STL Yes
— SCL Yes
— GRAPH Yes
Know-how protection
● User program protection/password protection Yes
● Copy protection Yes
● Block protection Yes
Access protection
● Password for display Yes
● Protection level: Write protection Yes
● Protection level: Read/write protection Yes
● Protection level: Complete protection Yes
Cycle time monitoring
● lower limit adjustable minimum cycle time
● upper limit adjustable maximum cycle time
Open Development interfaces
● Size of ODK SO file, max. 9.8 Mbyte

Dimensions
Width 175 mm
Height 147 mm
Depth 129 mm

Weights

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 Weight, approx. 1 988 g

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