Technical specifications
Article number
Interface types
Protocols
Services
Update time for RT
Services
52
2. Interface
•
RJ 45 (Ethernet)
Number of ports
•
•
integrated switch
IP protocol
•
•
PROFINET IO Controller
•
PROFINET IO Device
•
SIMATIC communication
•
Open IE communication
Web server
•
•
Media redundancy
PROFINET IO Controller
PG/OP communication
–
–
Isochronous mode
Direct data exchange
–
–
IRT
–
PROFIenergy
–
Prioritized startup
–
Number of connectable IO Devices,
max.
Number of connectable IO Devices for
–
RT, max.
–
of which in line, max.
Number of IO Devices that can be sim
–
ultaneously activated/deactivated,
max.
Number of IO Devices per tool, max.
–
–
Updating times
–
for send cycle of 1 ms
PROFINET IO Device
–
PG/OP communication
–
Isochronous mode
–
IRT
6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0
Yes; X2
1
No
Yes; IPv4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes; Optionally also encrypted
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes; per user program
No
128; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices
can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET
128
128
8; in total across all interfaces
8
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
1 ms to 512 ms
Yes
No
No
CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)
Equipment Manual, 11/2022, A5E40882737-AC