Siemens CP 1243-1 Operating Instructions Manual page 4

Preface
Behind the top hinged cover of the module housing, you will see the hardware product
version to the right of the article number printed as a placeholder "X". If the printed text is, for
example, "X 2 3 4", "X" would be the placeholder for hardware product version 1.
You will find the firmware version of the CP as supplied behind the top hinged cover of the
housing to the left below the LED field.
You will find the MAC address under the lower hinged cover of the housing.
Product names and abbreviations
● CP / submodule / module
These abbreviations are used below instead of the full product name CP 1243-1:
● TCSB
This abbreviation ill be used below for the "TeleControl Server Basic", version V3.
● STEP 7
This short form will be used below for the STEP 7 Basic / Professional configuration tool.
● ES
PC with the STEP 7 project
Purpose of the manual
This manual describes the properties of this module and supports you when installing and
commissioning it.
The required configuration steps are described as an overview and there are explanations of
the relationship between firmware functions and configuration.
You will also find information about the diagnostics options of the device.
New in this issue
● New hardware product version 2
● New functions in the firmware version named above include:
– Expansion of the telecontrol protocols DNP3 and IEC
– Sending messages even without telecontrol communicaton
– Changed behavior during time-of-day synchronization, see section Time-of-day
– Expansion of the supported data types, refer to the section Datapoint types (Page 89).
● Functional improvement of data point configuration as of STEP 7 V14 SP1. see section
Data point configuration (Page 82).
● Editorial revision
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synchronization (Page 42).
Operating Instructions, 04/2017, C79000-G8976-C365-03
CP 1243-1