APPX
Appendix 9  Processing Time
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Time required for system switching
The following describes the time required for the CPU module in the new control system to start operating as the new control 
system after the detection of a system switching cause in the control system.
The time required for system switching determined by the following calculation formula is a rough standard for a system start-
up. Check the time with the actual systems.
Tsw = Trd + Trc + Tcs [ms]
 • Tsw: Time required for system switching
*1
 • Trd: Delay until the CPU module in the standby system receives the system switching request sent from the control system
 • Trc: Time required for reflection of tracking data in the CPU module of the standby system
 • Tcs: Setup time required for the CPU module in the standby system to start operating as the new control system
*1 This is the maximum system switching time.
System switching 
cause
Processing time per each system switching cause
Trd Trc Tcs
• Power supply module 
failure
*2
, power-off
•Reset
■When the standby system scan time is longer 
than 19.26ms
*1
0.517 + Standby system scan time - 19.26 [ms]
■When the standby system scan time is 19.26ms 
or shorter
*1
0.517ms
0ms • Process CPU 
(redundant mode): 1ms
• SIL2 Process CPU: 
4ms
The following time is 
added according to the 
parameter setting.
When the signal flow 
memory is tracked: 0ms
When the signal flow 
memory is not tracked: 
2ms
• CPU module failure
• Base unit failure
*3
• CPU module stop error 
(major)
• Redundant function 
module failure
*3
■When the standby system scan time is longer 
than 10ms
*1
0.517 + Standby system scan time - 10 [ms]
■When the standby system scan time is 10ms or 
shorter
*1
0.517ms
CPU module stop error 
(moderate)
Increase in the scan time of the CPU module in the 
control system (Ts) by tracking transfer
*4
 - Waiting 
time for completion of the previous tracking data 
reflection (Twr)
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Tracking data 
reflection time
*4
• Process CPU 
(redundant mode): 5ms
• SIL2 Process CPU: 
8ms
System switching request 
from a network module
Increase in the scan time of the CPU module in the 
control system (Ts) by tracking transfer - Waiting 
time for completion of the previous tracking data 
reflection (Twr)
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Tracking data 
reflection time
System switching request by 
using the SP.CONTSW 
instruction
System switching request 
from the engineering tool
Trd
Trc Tcs
Tsw
Cause of system switching has been detected.
Control system
Control system
Standby system
Standby system
System A
System B