Cycle and reaction times 
  5.2 Cycle time 
CPU 31xC and CPU 31x, Technical Data 
Manual, 01/2006 Edition, A5E00105475-06 
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Table 5-4  CPU 31x: Data for calculating the process image (PI) transfer time 
Const.  Components  CPU 312  CPU 314  CPU 315  CPU 317  CPU 319 
C  Base load  150 μs  100 μs  100 μs  50 μs  2 μs 
A  Per byte in the 
rack 0 
37 μs  35 μs  37 μs  15 μs  15 μs 
B  per byte in module 
racks 1 to 3 * 
-  43 μs*  47 μs*  25 μs*  22 μs** 
D 
(DP only) 
Per word in the DP 
area for the 
integrated DP 
interface 
-  -  2,5 μs  2,5 μs  2,5 μs 
P 
(PROFIN
ET only) 
per WORD in the 
PROFINET area 
for the integrated 
PROFINET 
interface 
-  -  46 μs  46 μs  2,5 μs 
* + 60 μs per rack 
** + 21 μs per rack 
Extending the user program processing time 
In addition to actually working through the user program, your CPU's operating system also 
runs a number of processes in parallel  
(such as timer management for the core operating system). These processes extend the 
processing time of the user program. The table below lists the multiplication factors required 
to calculate your user program processing time. 
Table 5-5  Extending the user program processing time 
CPU  Factor 
312C  1,06 
313C  1,10 
313C-2DP  1,10 
313C-PtP  1,06 
314C-2DP  1,10 
314C-2PtP  1,09 
312  1,06 
314  1,10 
315  1,10 
317  1,07 
319  1,05