SIEMENS has developed four new Simatic S7-300 controllers, which have two Profinet interfaces said to offer more performance and working memory than their predecessors.
In addition, Siemens says its CPU315-2 PN/DP, CPU 317-2 PN/DP, CPU 315F-2 PN/DP and CPU 317F-2 PN/DP controllers will execute user programs more than twice as fast as previous models.
According to the company, the expanded functions of the integrated web server enable user friendly system diagnostics including a diagnostics buffer for up to 499 entries. The graphical representation of the Profinet IO topology has also been revised and now offers a detailed tabular display of the module status of the connected Profinet stations and a direct link to their web servers.
The CPU 315-2 PN/DP, CPU 317-2 PN/DP, CPU 315F-2 PN/DP and CPU 317F-2 PN/DP Simatic S7-300 controllers have a 40mm width.