New features
S7-1200 Programmable controller
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Get_Name (Read the name of a PROFINET IO device) (Page 453)
GetStationInfo (Read the IP or MAC address of a PROFINET IO device) (Page 460)
CTRL_PTO (Pulse train output) (Page 488)
DataLogClear (Empty data log) (Page 518)
DataLogDelete (Delete data log) (Page 520)
CREATE_DB (Create data block) (Page 534)
ATTR_DB (Read data block attribute) (Page 541)
DELETE_DB (Delete data block) (Page 542)
● New communication capabilities:
– Time synchronization (Page 181)
– Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) (Page 954) (client-only)
– S7-routing (Page 962)
– Autonegotiation (Page 814)
– PROFINET interface X1 port pinouts (Page 1369)
● New High-Speed Counter (HSC) capabilities:
– Added support to the CTRL_HSC_EXT (Control high-speed counter) instruction for
Count and Frequency mode (Page 556)
– Enable and disable the HSC with the Gate input (Page 567)
– Capture the HSC’s count value with Capture input (Page 569)
– Generate an output pulse on HSC events with the Compare output (Page 570)
– Ability to change HSC counting limits and an additional reference value (Page 578)
– Improved accuracy of frequency measurement (Page 573)
● New motion control capabilities:
– Speed controlled operation (Page 681)
– Telegram 4 support (Page 684)
– Simulation axis (Page 689)
– Data adaptation (Page 691)
– Axis control using the TM Pulse module (Page 702)
– Homing reference point switch level (Page 726)
– Hardware limit switch edge detection configuration on address change (Page 716)
● Backup and restore of an online S7-1200 CPU from STEP 7 (Page 1352)
● Enhancements to capturing and loading an online DB snapshot (Page 1327)
● Opportunity to synchronize the online CPU with the offline project (Page 219) under
certain conditions
● Reduction of repeated security event entries in the Diagnostics Buffer (Page 114)
● Ability to format a SIMATIC memory card from STEP 7 (Page 1320)