Automation and Drives

SIMATIC
S7-300

Workshop to promote the S7-300

automation platform

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SIMATIC S7 system family

Positioning / S7-400
Range
High-end and mid performance range
Innovation S7-300
 Large quantitative framework
Synchronism  High performance in communication throughput
Roadmap
S7-300
Mid and low-end performance range
 Max. of 2 interfaces (field bus, cell bus)
 Medium performance in throughput

S7-200
Low-end performance range

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S7-300 - Memory, performance and quantitative framework

312 314 315-2DP 317-2DP 317-

Positioning /
Range 2PN/DP

Innovation S7-300 Main memory 16 KB 48 KB 128 KB 512 kB 512 kB

Synchronism Instructions 5k 16 k 42 k 170 k 170 k
Roadmap Load memory 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB
Command runtimes
- Binary commands 200 ns 100 ns 100 ns 100 ns 100 ns
- Word commands 1 µs 0,5 µs 0,5 µs 0,1 µs 0,1 µs
- Floating-point c. 30 µs 15 µs 15 µs 4 µs 4 µs
Comm. res. 6 12 16 32 32
Flags 1k 2k 16 k 32 k 32 k
Times / Counters 128 / 128 256 / 256 256 / 256 512 / 512 512 / 512
Address space I/O 1024 1024 2048 8192 8192
No. of digital chan. 256 1024 1024 1024 1024
No. of analog 64 / 64 256 / 256 256 / 256 256 / 256 256 / 256
channels I/O
Objectives
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S7-300 Innovation - Overview

Quantitative framework
Positioning /
Range Doubling of memory
Innovation S7-300
Flags, timers, counters

Performance Processing speed

Communication 4 x faster binary processing
Miscellaneous 2 - 10 x faster floating-point
commands
Synchronism
Roadmap Communication performance
100 Mbaud Ethernet
up to 16 communications resources

Communication paths
PROFIBUS DPV1
PROFInet / CbA

Technology platform
Controlling, counting, positioning

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Innovations - Features and benefits (I)

High processing speed

Positioning
/ Range
 4x faster processing of binary word commands
Innovation S7-300
 10x faster floating-point arithmetic
Performance
 Increased system reaction time
Communication
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
Roadmap How does the customer benefit?

 Performance-enhanced execution of user applications

Particularly advantageous in motion control tasks and closed-
loop control
 Increased machine cycle times and throughput as a
result of shorter program execution times

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Innovations - Features and benefits (II)

The extended quantitative

Positioning / framework
Range
Innovation S7-300  Main memory doubled
Performance
Communication  Operating hours counter
Miscellaneous
Synchronism  Timers / Counters
Roadmap
 Flags

 Greater range of numbers

Makes plant innovation possible while

retaining the CPU

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Innovations – Extended quantitative framework

What are the benefits to the customer?

Positioning Additional resources for the user program
/ Range
 Greater use of engineering tools
Innovation S7-300
Memory requirements
Performance
Communication
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
Roadmap
Productivity
 Portable from the smallest S7-300 to the largest S7-400
 Better, modular and reusable programming
 Greater use of IEC 61131-3 high-level programming
languages
 Manufacturer-independent programming
Lower engineering costs and fewer programming
errors through the use of engineering tools
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Innovations – Extended quantitative framework

How does the customer benefit?

Positioning /
Range Additional resources for runtime software
Innovation S7-300
Performance
Communication
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
Roadmap

Solutions for technology tasks

as runtime software

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Innovations – Extended quantitative framework

Programming with STEP 7 (from V5.1 SP4)

Positioning
/ Range The well-known tool for all functions and
Innovation S7-300 applications
Performance
Communication
Programming with STEP 7 Lite
Miscellaneous
The new programming package for
Roadmap
basic functions for simple stand-
alone applications

Features of STEP 7-Lite

 Rapid familiarization due to intuitive working
 Simpler project handling (project = CPU)
 Migration i.e. data import into STEP 7 possible

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Innovations – Extended quantitative framework

How does the customer benefit?

Positioning /
Range Additional resources for diagnostic software
Innovation S7-300  System diagnosis
Performance
 Error diagnosis from the CPU up to the I/O
Communication
 Internal CPU services (e.g. error messages with time stamp)
Miscellaneous
Synchronism  Process diagnosis
Roadmap  Critical process signals are monitored by a program
 Easy planning with S7-PDIAG and ProAgent
 Automatic alarms from CPU to HMI device

Optimized fault analysis reduces downtimes

and increases productivity

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Innovations - Features and benefits (III)

Increased communication performance /

Positioning /
Range
improved openness
Innovation S7-300
Performance
 15 OPs or active connections
Communication
 Support of PROFIBUS DPV1 standard
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
How does the customer benefit?
Roadmap
 Greater degree of networking at the cell level
 Increased data exchange with MES/ERP systems
 Detailed error information from non-Siemens field devices
makes finding errors easier
 Reduced downtimes
 Flexible optimization of field devices during operation
 Reduced product changeover times

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Innovations - Features and benefits (IV)

SIMATIC Micro Memory Card

Positioning /
Range  Flexible choice of memory size 64 KB – 8 MB
Innovation S7-300  Restoring and back-up of data in RUN
Performance  STEP 7 project storage
Communication  Data are retained without a battery
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
Roadmap How does the customer benefit?

 Maintenance-free
 Comments and symbols already on CPU in case
servicing is required
 Time-savings
 New ways of archiving data and managing recipes
 Reduced acquisition costs

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Innovations - Features and benefits (V)

Compact design
Positioning /
Range  Reduced size for new CPUs
Innovation S7-300  Higher channel density for analog output module
Performance
Communication
Miscellaneous
Synchronism
Roadmap

How does the customer benefit?

 Saves space in the control cabinet

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Clock synchronized and Equidistance

Positioning /
Timing cycles without synchronism
Range
Innovation S7-300 T4
Synchronism Many cycles uncoordinated
T1: Read in input signal
Roadmap
T2: Backplane bus distributed I/O
T3: PROFIBUS DP
T3 T5
T4: CPU program cycle
T5: PROFIBUS DP
T6: Backplane bus distributed I/O
T2 T6
T7: Output signal
T1 T7

 The reaction time is the sum of all times (T1 to T7)

 The output accuracy is the sum of the times from the
CPU to the output (T4 to T7)

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Clock synchronized and equidistance

Timing cycles with Clock synchronized

Positioning /
Range
Innovation S7-300
Constant time System cycle Constant time
Synchronism for sampling for outputting
Roadmap inputs outputs

 Coordinated times in a fixed system cycle

 Reaction time ≤ 2 * system cycle
 Using new output modules the accuracy can be
increased to approx. 50 µs
 The time of output is known exactly
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Clock synchronized and equidistance

How does the customer benefit?

Positioning /
Range  Equidistant actual value acquisition and set value output
Innovation S7-300  Precise time-based calculations (e.g. rotational speed)
Synchronism
 Motion control applications become more precise
Roadmap
 Control loops also possible via distributed I/O
 Input and output of synchronous signals
 Consistent I/O image via PROFIBUS line
 Reaction times of inputs and outputs are constant and
known
 Signals coupled close in time can be distributed

Objective: Max. 200 µ s jitter through the complete system

Increased machine cycle times

Reduced machine expansions
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Planning of stages of further development of S7-300

Positioning /
Range SEP OCT NOV DEC SEP OCT NOV DEC

Innovation S7-300
2001 2002 2003
Synchronism
Roadmap 312
2. Step
312C 317- 2 PN/DP
314
313C
315- 2DP
313C - 2 PTP

313C - 2 DP

314C - 2 PTP

314C - 2 DP
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SIMATIC S7-300 CPU range

S7-300
High End
Positioning /
Range 317- 2 PN/DP - 512k
PN (Ethernet), DP
Performance
Innovation S7-300 S7-300
Memory
Mid Range 317- 2 DP - 512k
Synchronism Communication MPI/DP, DP

Roadmap
Based on 314C
315- 2 DP - 128k
MPI, DP

314 - 48k
MPI
ca. 2800 - 3050 €

500 - 1250 €
S7-300
Compact Class
312 - 16k
MPI
Price

S7-300 345 - 1.360 €

Low End 260 €

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The universal automation platform for

discrete manufacturing

SIMATIC
S7-300
designed for

Totally Integrated
Automation
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