Cycle and reaction times   
5.2 Cycle time 
  CPU 31xC and CPU 31x, Technical Data 
5-4  Manual, 01/2006 Edition, A5E00105475-06 
5.2.2  Calculating the cycle time 
Introduction 
The cycle time is derived from the sum of the following influencing factors.  
Process image update 
The table below shows the time a CPU requires to update the process image (process 
image transfer time). The times specified might be prolonged as a result of interrupts or CPU 
communication. The process image transfer time is calculated as follows: 
Table 5-2  Formula for calculating the process image (PI) transfer time 
The transfer time of the process image is calculated as follows: 
Base load K  + number of bytes in PI in module rack 0 x (A) 
+ number of bytes in PO in module rack 1 to 3 x (B) 
+ number of words in PO via DP x (D) 
+ number of words in PO via PROFINET x (P) 
= Transfer time for the process image 
 
Table 5-3  CPU 31xC: Data for calculating the process image (PI) transfer time 
Const.  Components  CPU 312C  CPU 313C  CPU 313C-2 DP  CPU 313C-2 PtP  CPU 314C-2 DP  CPU 314C-2 PtP 
C  Base load  150 μs  100 μs  100 μs  100 μs 
A  Per byte in 
the rack 0 
37 μs  35 μs  37 μs  37 μs 
B  per byte in 
module 
racks 1 to 3 * 
-  43 μs  47 μs  47 μs 
D 
(DP 
only) 
Per word in 
the DP area 
for the 
integrated 
DP interface 
-  -  1 μs  -  1 μs  - 
* + 60 μs per rack