Cycle and response times of the S7-1500R/H redundant system 
  5.4 Response time of R/H CPUs 
Cycle and response times 
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In the figure below, the process image has already been updated by the time of the signal 
change. It therefore takes one cycle until the system detects the change and sets the input in 
the process image. The output signal is changed after an additional cycle.  
 
Synchronization of the encoder signal change in the backup CPU 
Time lag of the backup CPU to the primary CPU 
Synchronization of the output signal change in the backup CPU 
  Time lag of the backup CPU to the primary CPU until actual output of the signal change to the IO devices in the 
Figure 5-7  Longest response time 
The cycle times include the time lag. The time lag of the backup CPU to the primary CPU 
depends on the synchronization load. The synchronization load results from the data to be 
synchronized in the user program and in the communication. 
Note 
Effect of the time lag 
The synchronization and transfer of the changes requires computing time. The time lag 
therefore affects both CPUs (from the primary CPU to the backup CPU and from the backup 
CPU to the primary CPU). The slower the CPU and the slower and longer 
synchronization connection, the greater the time lag.