Technical specifications
CPU 1512C-1 PN (6ES7512-1CK00-0AB0)
140 Manual, 09/2016, A5E35306440-AB
Number of connections, max.
128; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and
Number of connections reserved for ES/HMI/Web
Number of connections via integrated interfaces
Number of S7 routing connections
PG/OP communication
Yes
S7 routing
Yes
Isochronous mode
Yes
Open IE communication
Yes
IRT
Yes
MRP
Yes; as MRP redundancy manager and/or MRP
client; max. number of devices in the ring: 50
MRPD
Yes; requirement: IRT
PROFIenergy
Yes
Prioritized startup
Yes; max. 32 PROFINET devices
Number of connectable IO devices, max.
128; a total of up to 512 distributed I/O devices
can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or
of these, IO devices with IRT, max.
64
Number of connectable IO devices for RT,
max.
128
of these in a line, max.
128
Number of IO devices that can be ena-
bled/disabled simultaneously, max.
8; in total over all interfaces
Number of IO devices per tool, max.
8
Update times
Minimum value of update time also depends on
the communication allocation setting for
PROFINET IO, the number of IO devices and the
amount of configured user data
S7 communication, as server
S7 communication, as client
Yes
See online help (S7 communication, user data
size)