Firmware Functions - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Manual

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2.3 Firmware functions

2.3 Firmware functions
Functions
The CPU 1511-1 PN supports the following firmware functions:
Function
Integrated system diag-
nostics
Integrated Web server
Integrated trace
functionality
OPC UA
Configuration control
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Description
The system automatically generates the messages for
the system diagnostics and outputs these messages
via a programming device/PC, HMI device, the Web
server or the integrated display. System diagnostics
information is also available when the CPU is in STOP
mode.
The Web server lets you access the CPU data by
means of a network. Evaluations, diagnostics, and
modifications are thus possible over long distances.
Monitoring and evaluation is possible without STEP 7;
all you need is a Web browser. Make sure that you take
appropriate measures (e.g. limiting network access,
using firewalls) to protect the CPU from being compro-
mised.
Trace functionality supports you in troubleshooting
and/or optimizing the user program.
You record device tags and evaluate the recordings
with the trace and logic analyzer function. Tags are, for
example, drive parameters or system and user tags of
a CPU.
The device saves the recordings. You can read out and
permanently save the recordings with the configuration
system (ES), if required. The trace and logic analyzer
function is therefore suitable for monitoring highly dy-
namic processes.
The trace record can also be displayed through the
Web server.
With OPC UA, you can exchange data via an open and
manufacturer-neutral communication protocol. The
CPU can act as OPC UA DA server. The CPU as
OPC UA server can communicate with OPC UA clients.
The OPC UA Companion Specification allows methods
to be specified uniformly and independently of the
manufacturer. Using these specified methods, you can
easily integrate devices from various manufacturers
into your plants and production processes.
You can use configuration control to operate different
real hardware configurations with a configured maxi-
mum configuration of the S7-1500 automation sys-
tem/ET 200MP distributed I/O system. This means that,
in series machine manufacturing in particular, you have
the option of operating/configuring different configura-
tion variants of a machine with a single project.
Additional information
Diagnostics function manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.co
m/cs/ww/en/view/59193560)
Web server function manual
•
(https://support.industry.siemens.
com/cs/ww/en/view/59192926)
Security with SIMATIC S7 con-
•
trollers system manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.
com/cs/ww/en/view/90885010)
Using the trace and logic analyzer
function function manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.co
m/cs/ww/en/view/64897128)
Communication function manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.co
m/cs/ww/en/view/59192925)
S7-1500, ET 200MP system manual
(https://support.industry.siemens.co
m/cs/ww/en/view/59191792)
CPU 1511-1 PN (6ES7511-1AK02-0AB0)
Manual, 12/2017, A5E40869673-AA