Preface 
 
CPU 31xC and CPU 31x: Installation  
Operating Instructions, 03/2011, A5E00105492-12 
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Changes in comparison to the previous version 
The following table contains changes from the previous versions of the following 
documentation from the S7-300 documentation package: 
●  Technical specifications manual, version 06/2010 
●  Operating instructions for installation, version 06/2010 
The CPU- 314C-2 PN/DP has been added in delivery stage V3.3. It has the same 
functionalities as the CPU 314C-2 DP and also has PROFINET functionalities such as those 
of the CPU 315-2 PN/DP. 
In delivery stage V3.3, the functionality and performance of all C-CPUs and the CPU 317-2 
DP were improved compared to their predecessor versions. 
Additional information was taken from the chapter "Information on converting to a CPU 31xC 
or CPU 31x". If you required more information, however, please refer to the FAQs () on the 
Internet. 
 
CPU  312  312C  313C  313C-2 
DP 
313C-2 
PtP 
314  314C-2 
DP 
314C-2 
PtP 
315-2 
DP 
317-2 
DP 
Encryption of blocks 
using S7-Block 
Privacy 
X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X 
Integration of a 
maintenance LED 
X
1, 2
 X 
2
 X 
2
 X 
2
 X 
2
 X
1, 2
 X 
2
 X 
2
 X
1, 2
 X 
2
 
Configurable 
increase of control 
and monitoring 
performance 
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  X  X 
Improved operational 
limits for PT100 
Analog input 
-  -  X  -  -  -  X  X  -  - 
Data set routing  -  -  -  X  -  -  X  -  X 
1
 X 
Configurable process 
image 
X 
1
 X X X X X 
1
 X  X  X 
1
 X 
Expansion of the 
block number range 
X 
1
 X X X X X 
1
 X  X  X 
1
 X 
Number of displayed 
diagnostic buffer 
entries can be 
configured in CPU 
RUN mode 
X 
1
 X X X X X 
1
 X  X  X 
1
 X 
Reading out the 
service data 
X 
1
 X X X X X 
1
 X  X  X 
1
 X 
Extension of SFC 12 
with 2 new modes to 
trigger the OB 86 
during 
enabling/disabling 
-  -  -  X  -  -  X  -  X 
1
 X 
Copying of 512 bytes 
with SFC 81 
X 
1
 X X X X X 
1
 X  X  X 
1
 X