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Communication processor and Modbus TCP
13.4 Universal serial interface (USS) communication
S7-1200 Programmable controller
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USS communications through PROFIBUS or PROFINET
As of version V4.1 of the S7-1200 CPU together with STEP 7 V13 SP1, the CPU extends the
capability of USS to use a PROFINET or PROFIBUS distributed I/O rack to communicate to
various devices (RFID readers, GPS device, and others):
● PROFINET (Page 804): You connect the Ethernet interface of the S7-1200 CPU to a
PROFINET interface module. PtP communication modules in the rack with the interface
module can then provide serial communications to the PtP devices.
● PROFIBUS (Page 968): You insert a PROFIBUS communication module in the left side
of the rack with the S7-1200 CPU. You connect the PROFIBUS communication module
to a rack containing a PROFIBUS interface module. PtP communication modules in the
rack with the interface module can then provide serial communications to the PtP
devices.
For this reason, the S7-1200 supports two sets of PtP instructions:
● Legacy USS instructions (Page 1239): These USS instructions existed prior to version
V4.0 of the S7-1200 and only work with serial communications using a CM 1241
communication module or CB 1241 communication board.
● USS instructions (Page 1153): These USS instructions provide all of the functionality of
the legacy instructions, plus the ability to connect to PROFINET and PROFIBUS
distributed I/O. These USS instructions allow you to configure the communications
between the PtP communication modules in the distributed I/O rack and the PtP devices.
S7-1200 CM 1241 modules must have a minimum firmware version of V2.1 to use these
USS instructions.