Technical data of CPU 31x 
  7.2 CPU 312 
CPU 31xC and CPU 31x, Technical Data 
Manual, 01/2006 Edition, A5E00105475-06 
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Table 7-2  Maximum number of loadable blocks on the SIMATIC Micro Memory Card 
Size of SIMATIC Micro Memory 
Card 
Maximum number of blocks that can be loaded 
64 KB  768 
128 KB  1024 
512 KB 
2 MB 
4 MB 
8 MB 
Here the maximum number of blocks that can be loaded for 
the specific CPU is less than the number of blocks that can be 
stored on the SIMATIC Micro Memory Card. 
Refer to the corresponding specifications of a specific CPU to 
determine the maximum number of blocks that can be loaded. 
 
7.2  7.2 CPU 312 
Technical data 
Table 7-3  Technical data for the CPU 312 
Technical data 
CPU and version 
Order no. [MLFB]  6ES7312-1AD10-0AB0 
•  Hardware version 
01 
•  Firmware version 
V2.0.0 
•  Associated programming package 
STEP 7 as of V 5.1 + SP 4 
Memory 
Work memory   
•  Integrated 
16 Kbytes 
•  Expandable 
No 
Load memory  Plugged in with MMC (Max. 4 MB) 
Data storage life on the MMC  
(following final programming) 
At least 10 years 
Buffering  Guaranteed by MMC (maintenance-free) 
Execution times 
Processing times of   
•  Bit instructions 
Min. 0.2 μs 
•  Word instructions 
Min. 0.4 μs 
•  Fixed-point arithmetic 
Min. 5 μs 
•  Floating-point maths 
Min. 6 μs 
Timers/counters and their retentive address areas 
S7 counters  128 
•  Retentive address areas 
Configurable  
•  Default 
From C0 to C7 
•  Counting range 
0 to 999