Cycle and response times of the S7-1500R/H redundant system 
  5.3 Influences on the cycle time of the S7-1500R/H redundant system 
Cycle and response times 
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Switchover from SYNCUP to RUN-Redundant 
The system checks continuously which cycle time would result from a change to the RUN-
Redundant system state. If this cycle time would be ≤ 80% of the maximum cycle time over 
multiple cycles, the transition is initiated. 
Note 
Determination of the cycle time during the SYNCUP 
You can track the progress of the SYNCUP on the display of the primary CPU and backup 
CPU. At each cycle control point the backup CPU sends a status message on its program 
progress to the primary CPU. The display of the primary CPU indicates the
time lag of the backup CPU.
In addition to viewing the progress in the displays, the progress of the SYNCUP can also be 
read out using the "RT_INFO" instruction.
Reasons for cancellation of the SYNCUP 
Possible causes for the cancellation of the SYNCUP are: 
●  The load of the user program or the load on the redundancy connections between 
primary and backup CPU is too high 
●  The maximum cycle time of the primary CPU was exceeded 
An overview of all reasons for the cancellation of the SYNCUP and remedial measures is 
available in the system manual S7-1500R/H redundant system 
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109754833). 
To avoid the described effects of the SYNCUP on the cycle times during critical process 
states, use the instruction "RH_CTRL".  
The "RH_CTRL" instruction can be used to disable the SYNCUP system state for the 
S7-1500R/H redundant system. If the disable is no longer required, the "RH_CTRL" 
instruction can be used to enable the SYNCUP system state once again. 
More information on the "RH_CTRL" instruction is available in the system manual S7-
1500R/H redundant system 
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109754833).