| General information |
| Product type designation | CPU 1516F-3 PN/DP |
| HW functional status | FS01 |
| Firmware version | V3.0 |
| ● FW update possible | Yes |
| Product function |
| ● I&M data | Yes; I&M0 to I&M3 |
| ● Isochronous mode | Yes; Distributed and central; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 375 µs
(distributed) and 1 ms (central) |
| Engineering with |
| ● STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from version | V18 (FW V3.0); with older TIA Portal versions configurable as
6ES7516-3FN02-0AB0 |
| Configuration control |
| via dataset | Yes |
| 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 |
| Input current |
| Current consumption (rated value) | 0.87 A |
| Current consumption, max. | 1.08 A |
| Inrush current, max. | 1.15 A; Rated value |
| I²t | 0.6 A²·s |
| Power |
| Infeed power to the backplane bus | 12 W |
| Power consumption from the backplane bus (balanced) | 6.7 W |
| Power loss |
| Power loss, typ. | 4 W |
| Memory |
| Number of slots for SIMATIC memory card | 1 |
| SIMATIC memory card required | Yes |
| Work memory |
| ● integrated (for program) | 3 Mbyte |
| ● integrated (for data) | 7.5 Mbyte |
| Load memory |
| ● Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max. | 32 Gbyte |
| Backup |
| ● maintenance-free | Yes |
| CPU processing times |
| for bit operations, typ. | 6 ns |
| for word operations, typ. | 7 ns |
| for fixed point arithmetic, typ. | 9 ns |
| for floating point arithmetic, typ. | 37 ns |
| CPU-blocks |
| Number of elements (total) | 8 000; 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 |
| ● Size, max. | 7.5 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 250 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; Up to 8 possible for F-blocks |
| 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 |
| ● Number | Any (only limited by the main memory) |
| Retentivity |
| — adjustable | Yes |
| Data areas and their retentivity |
| Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max. | 512 kbyte; In total; available retentive memory for bit memories,
timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes): 472 KB |
| Extended retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max. | 7.5 Mbyte; When using PS 6 0W 24/48/60 V DC HF |
| Flag |
| ● Size, 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 | 8 192; 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) | 8 kbyte |
| — Outputs (volume) | 8 kbyte |
| 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 |
| ● 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 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Number of PROFIBUS interfaces | 1 |
| 1. Interface |
| Interface types |
| ● RJ 45 (Ethernet) | Yes; X1 |
| ● Number of ports | 2 |
| ● integrated switch | Yes |
| Protocols |
| ● IP protocol | Yes; IPv4 |
| ● PROFINET IO Controller | Yes |
| ● PROFINET IO Device | Yes |
| ● SIMATIC communication | Yes |
| ● Open IE communication | Yes; Optionally also encrypted |
| ● Web server | Yes |
| ● Media redundancy | Yes |
| PROFINET IO Controller |
| Services |
| — PG/OP communication | Yes |
| — Isochronous mode | Yes |
| — Direct data exchange | Yes; Requirement: IRT and isochronous mode (MRPD optional) |
| — IRT | Yes |
| — PROFIenergy | Yes; per user program |
| — Prioritized startup | Yes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices |
| — Number of connectable IO Devices, max. | 256; 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, max. | 256 |
| — of which in line, max. | 256 |
| — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously
activated/deactivated, max. | 8; in total across all interfaces |
| — 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 250 µs | 250 μs to 4 ms; Note: In the case of IRT with isochronous mode, the
minimum update time of 375 µs of the isochronous OB is decisive |
| — 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" send cycles | Update time = set "odd" send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375 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 |
