Communication 
  3.3 S7 connections 
CPU 31xC and CPU 31x, Technical Data 
Manual, 01/2006 Edition, A5E00105475-06 
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Availability of connection resources 
Table 3-11  Availability of connection resources 
Reserved for  
CPU  Total number  
connection 
resources 
PG 
communication 
OP communication  S7 basic 
communication 
Free  
S7 connections 
312C  6  1 to 5, default 1  1 to 5, default 1  0 to 2, default 2 
313C 
 313C-2 PtP 
 313C-2 DP 
8  1 to 7, default 1  1 to 7, default 1  0 to 4, default 4 
314C-2 PtP 
 314C-2 DP 
12  1 to 11, default 
1 
1 to 11, default 1  0 to 8, default 8 
312  6  1 to 5, default 1  1 to 5, default 1  0 to 2, default 2 
314  12  1 to 11, default 
1 
1 to 11, default 1  0 to 8, default 8 
315-2 DP 
315-2 PN/DP 
16  1 to 15, default 
1 
1 to 15, default 1  0 to 12, default 12 
317-2 DP 
317-2 PN/DP 
32  1 to 31, default 
1 
1 to 31, default 1  0 to 30, default 0 
319-3 PN/DP  32  1 to 31, default 
1 
1 to 31, default 1  0 to 30, default 0 
Displays all non-
reserved S7 
connection resources 
as free connection 
resources. 
 
 
 
Note 
When using a CPU 315-2 PN/DP, you can configure up to 14 connection resources for S7 
communication in NetPro: These connections are then reserved. For CPU 317-2 PN/DP and 
CPU 319-3 PN/DP, you can configure a maximum of 16 coonnection resources for S7 
communication in NetPro.