S7–1500 PLC
Siemens has designed S7–1500 advanced controller to have new features, with increased Security options, SIMATIC safety, integrated drives & motion control, Diagnostics color display, I device functionality, creating user defined web pages.
Innovative features of S7–1500 PLC
Use of 1500 controller ensures highest efficiency, and maximum usability for medium and high-end applications in machine and system automation.
Diagnostics Display
Main aggregate of 1500 PLC is troubleshooting through color display
S7–1500 PLC provides Color display for easy access to detail diagnostics. User need not to go in software option for checking error. This will reduce the time required to diagnose the problem by providing complete plant transparency.
User can do many more settings in display of 1500 PLC like setting IP address of the hardware device,
Security
S7–1500 has facility to protect the display so that unauthorized person will not be able to access the PLC Program & parameter settings.
Safety
To meet the evolving needs of various industries fail-safe versions of the controllers are used that will better enhance every production process. Fail-safe CPU’s execute both standard programs and safety program as well. So need for separate safety PLC’s is eliminated.
STEP 7 language innovations
Only limited languages are supported by predecessors of 1500 but in 1500 Controller total 11 languages are supported for programming as well as for color Display.
Potential Bridges:
Integrated Potential bridges for flexible potential group formation reduces the wiring cost.
Shared Device Functionality
One I/O device can be shared by more than one controller for e.g. A Drive and a safety controller can share one IO device. One interface is sufficient for both clock-synchronous control of the drive and fail-safe communication.
Industrial Automation continuously demanding fast response time of the system in order to increase production efficiency & to reduce downtime of the Plant.
S7–1500 is the best solution to achieve all those requirements by providing response time less than 900 micro second.
By keeping in mind characteristics of 1500 PLC COTMAC Knowledge center has designed Special training module for S7–1500 PLC.
