| Article number | 6ES7515-2FM02-0AB0 | 
|  | CPU 1515F-2 PN, 750KB Prog.,3MB Data | 
| General information |  | 
| Product type designation | CPU 1515F-2 PN | 
| HW functional status | FS01 | 
| Firmware version | V2.9 | 
| Product function |  | 
| ● I&M data | Yes; I&M0 to I&M3 | 
| ● Isochronous mode | Yes; Distributed and central; with minimum OB 6x cycle of 500 µs (distributed) and 1 ms (central) | 
| Engineering with |  | 
| ● STEP 7 TIA Portal configurable/integrated from version | V17 (FW V2.9) / V16 (FW V2.8) or higher; with older TIA Portal versions configurable as 6ES7515-2FM01-0AB0 | 
| Configuration control |  | 
| via dataset | Yes | 
| Display |  | 
| Screen diagonal [cm] | 6.1 cm | 
| Control elements |  | 
| Number of keys | 8 | 
| Mode buttons | 2 | 
| Supply voltage |  | 
| Rated value (DC) | 24 V | 
| permissible range, lower limit (DC) | 19.2 V | 
| permissible range, upper limit (DC) | 28.8 V | 
| Reverse polarity protection | Yes | 
| Mains buffering |  | 
| ● Mains/voltage failure stored energy time | 5 ms | 
| ● Repeat rate, min. | 1/s | 
| Input current |  | 
| Current consumption (rated value) | 0.8 A | 
| Current consumption, max. | 1.1 A | 
| Inrush current, max. | 2.4 A; Rated value | 
| I²t | 0.02 A²·s | 
| Power |  | 
| Infeed power to the backplane bus | 12 W | 
| Power consumption from the backplane bus (balanced) | 6.2 W | 
| Power loss |  | 
| Power loss, typ. | 6.3 W | 
| Memory |  | 
| Number of slots for SIMATIC memory card | 1 | 
| SIMATIC memory card required | Yes | 
| Work memory |  | 
| ● integrated (for program) | 750 kbyte | 
| ● integrated (for data) | 3 Mbyte | 
| Load memory |  | 
| ● Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max. | 32 Gbyte | 
| Backup |  | 
| ● maintenance-free | Yes | 
| CPU processing times |  | 
| for bit operations, typ. | 30 ns | 
| for word operations, typ. | 36 ns | 
| for fixed point arithmetic, typ. | 48 ns | 
| for floating point arithmetic, typ. | 192 ns | 
| CPU-blocks |  | 
| Number of elements (total) | 8 000; Blocks (OB, FB, FC, DB) and UDTs | 
| DB |  | 
| ● Number range | 1 … 60 999; subdivided into: number range that can be used by the user: 1 … 59 999, and number range of DBs created via SFC 86: 60 000 … 60 999 | 
| ● Size, max. | 3 Mbyte; For DBs with absolute addressing, the max. size is 64 KB | 
| FB |  | 
| ● Number range | 0 … 65 535 | 
| ● Size, max. | 500 kbyte | 
| FC |  | 
| ● Number range | 0 … 65 535 | 
| ● Size, max. | 500 kbyte | 
| OB |  | 
| ● Size, max. | 500 kbyte | 
| ● Number of free cycle OBs | 100 | 
| ● Number of time alarm OBs | 20 | 
| ● Number of delay alarm OBs | 20 | 
| ● Number of cyclic interrupt OBs | 20; With minimum OB 3x cycle of 500 µs | 
| ● Number of process alarm OBs | 50 | 
| ● Number of DPV1 alarm OBs | 3 | 
| ● Number of isochronous mode OBs | 2 | 
| ● Number of technology synchronous alarm OBs | 2 | 
| ● Number of startup OBs | 100 | 
| ● Number of asynchronous error OBs | 4 | 
| ● Number of synchronous error OBs | 2 | 
| ● Number of diagnostic alarm OBs | 1 | 
| Nesting depth |  | 
| ● per priority class | 24; Up to 8 possible for F-blocks | 
| Counters, timers and their retentivity |  | 
| S7 counter |  | 
| ● Number | 2 048 | 
| Retentivity |  | 
| — adjustable | Yes | 
| IEC counter |  | 
| ● Number | Any (only limited by the main memory) | 
| Retentivity |  | 
| — adjustable | Yes | 
| S7 times |  | 
| ● Number | 2 048 | 
| Retentivity |  | 
| — adjustable | Yes | 
| IEC timer |  | 
| ● Number | Any (only limited by the main memory) | 
| Retentivity |  | 
| — adjustable | Yes | 
| Data areas and their retentivity |  | 
| Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max. | 512 kbyte; In total; available retentive memory for bit memories, timers, counters, DBs, and technology data (axes): 472 KB | 
| Extended retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max. | 3 Mbyte; When using PS 6 0W 24/48/60 V DC HF | 
| Flag |  | 
| ● Size, max. | 16 kbyte | 
| ● Number of clock memories | 8; 8 clock memory bit, grouped into one clock memory byte | 
| Data blocks |  | 
| ● Retentivity adjustable | Yes | 
| ● Retentivity preset | No | 
| Local data |  | 
| ● per priority class, max. | 64 kbyte; max. 16 KB per block | 
| Address area |  | 
| Number of IO modules | 8 192; max. number of modules / submodules | 
| I/O address area |  | 
| ● Inputs | 32 kbyte; All inputs are in the process image | 
| ● Outputs | 32 kbyte; All outputs are in the process image | 
| per integrated IO subsystem |  | 
| — Inputs (volume) | 8 kbyte | 
| — Outputs (volume) | 8 kbyte | 
| per CM/CP |  | 
| — Inputs (volume) | 8 kbyte | 
| — Outputs (volume) | 8 kbyte | 
| Subprocess images |  | 
| ● Number of subprocess images, max. | 32 | 
| Hardware configuration |  | 
| Number of distributed IO systems | 64; A distributed I/O system is characterized not only by the integration of distributed I/O via PROFINET or PROFIBUS communication modules, but also by the connection of I/O via AS-i master modules or links (e.g. IE/PB-Link) | 
| Number of DP masters |  | 
| ● Via CM | 8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet) can be inserted in total | 
| Number of IO Controllers |  | 
| ● integrated | 2 | 
| ● Via CM | 8; A maximum of 8 CMs/CPs (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet) can be inserted in total | 
| Rack |  | 
| ● Modules per rack, max. | 32; CPU + 31 modules | 
| ● Number of lines, max. | 1 | 
| PtP CM |  | 
| ● Number of PtP CMs | the number of connectable PtP CMs is only limited by the number of available slots | 
| Time of day |  | 
| Clock |  | 
| ● Type | Hardware clock | 
| ● Backup time | 6 wk; At 40 °C ambient temperature, typically | 
| ● Deviation per day, max. | 10 s; Typ.: 2 s | 
| Operating hours counter |  | 
| ● Number | 16 | 
| Clock synchronization |  | 
| ● supported | Yes | 
| ● in AS, master | Yes | 
| ● in AS, slave | Yes | 
| ● on Ethernet via NTP | Yes | 
| Interfaces |  | 
| Number of PROFINET interfaces | 2 | 
| 1. Interface |  | 
| Interface types |  | 
| ● RJ 45 (Ethernet) | Yes; X1 | 
| ● Number of ports | 2 | 
| ● integrated switch | Yes | 
| Protocols |  | 
| ● IP protocol | Yes; IPv4 | 
| ● PROFINET IO Controller | Yes | 
| ● PROFINET IO Device | Yes | 
| ● SIMATIC communication | Yes | 
| ● Open IE communication | Yes; Optionally also encrypted | 
| ● Web server | Yes | 
| ● Media redundancy | Yes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0 | 
| PROFINET IO Controller |  | 
| Services |  | 
| — PG/OP communication | Yes | 
| — Isochronous mode | Yes | 
| — Direct data exchange | Yes; Requirement: IRT and isochronous mode (MRPD optional) | 
| — IRT | Yes | 
| — PROFIenergy | Yes; per user program | 
| — Prioritized startup | Yes; Max. 32 PROFINET devices | 
| — Number of connectable IO Devices, max. | 256; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET | 
| — Of which IO devices with IRT, max. | 64 | 
| — Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max. | 256 | 
| — of which in line, max. | 256 | 
| — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max. | 8; in total across all interfaces | 
| — Number of IO Devices per tool, max. | 8 | 
| — Updating times | The minimum value of the update time also depends on communication share set for PROFINET IO, on the number of IO devices, and on the quantity of configured user data | 
| Update time for IRT |  | 
| — for send cycle of 250 µs | 250 μs to 4 ms; Note: In the case of IRT with isochronous mode, the minimum update time of 500 µs of the isochronous OB is decisive | 
| — for send cycle of 500 µs | 500 µs to 8 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 1 ms | 1 ms to 16 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 2 ms | 2 ms to 32 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 4 ms | 4 ms to 64 ms | 
| — With IRT and parameterization of “odd” send cycles | Update time = set “odd” send clock (any multiple of 125 µs: 375 µs, 625 µs … 3 875 µs) | 
| Update time for RT |  | 
| — for send cycle of 250 µs | 250 µs to 128 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 500 µs | 500 µs to 256 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 1 ms | 1 ms to 512 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 2 ms | 2 ms to 512 ms | 
| — for send cycle of 4 ms | 4 ms to 512 ms | 
| PROFINET IO Device |  | 
| Services |  | 
| — PG/OP communication | Yes | 
| — Isochronous mode | No | 
| — IRT | Yes | 
| — PROFIenergy | Yes; per user program | 
| — Shared device | Yes | 
| — Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max. | 4 | 
| — activation/deactivation of I-devices | Yes; per user program | 
| — Asset management record | Yes; per user program | 
| 2. Interface |  | 
| Interface types |  | 
| ● RJ 45 (Ethernet) | Yes; X2 | 
| ● Number of ports | 1 | 
| ● integrated switch | No | 
| Protocols |  | 
| ● IP protocol | Yes; IPv4 | 
| ● PROFINET IO Controller | Yes | 
| ● PROFINET IO Device | Yes | 
| ● SIMATIC communication | Yes | 
| ● Open IE communication | Yes; Optionally also encrypted | 
| ● Web server | Yes | 
| ● Media redundancy | No | 
| PROFINET IO Controller |  | 
| Services |  | 
| — PG/OP communication | Yes | 
| — Isochronous mode | No | 
| — Direct data exchange | No | 
| — IRT | No | 
| — PROFIenergy | Yes; per user program | 
| — Prioritized startup | No | 
| — Number of connectable IO Devices, max. | 32; In total, up to 1 000 distributed I/O devices can be connected via AS-i, PROFIBUS or PROFINET | 
| — Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max. | 32 | 
| — of which in line, max. | 32 | 
| — Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max. | 8; in total across all interfaces | 
| — Number of IO Devices per tool, max. | 8 | 
| — Updating times | The minimum value of the update time also depends on communication share set for PROFINET IO, on the number of IO devices, and on the quantity of configured user data | 
| Update time for RT |  | 
| — for send cycle of 1 ms | 1 ms to 512 ms | 
| PROFINET IO Device |  | 
| Services |  | 
| — PG/OP communication | Yes | 
| — Isochronous mode | No | 
| — IRT | No | 
| — PROFIenergy | Yes; per user program | 
| — Prioritized startup | No | 
| — Shared device | Yes | 
| — Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max. | 4 | 
| — activation/deactivation of I-devices | Yes; per user program | 
| — Asset management record | Yes; per user program | 
| Interface types |  | 
| RJ 45 (Ethernet) |  | 
| ● 100 Mbps | Yes | 
| ● Autonegotiation | Yes | 
| ● Autocrossing | Yes | 
| ● Industrial Ethernet status LED | Yes | 
| Protocols |  | 
| PROFIsafe | Yes; V2.4 / V2.6 | 
| Number of connections |  | 
| ● Number of connections, max. | 192; via integrated interfaces of the CPU and connected CPs / CMs | 
| ● Number of connections reserved for ES/HMI/web | 10 | 
| ● Number of connections via integrated interfaces | 108 | 
| ● Number of S7 routing paths | 16 | 
| Redundancy mode |  | 
| ● H-Sync forwarding | Yes | 
| Media redundancy |  | 
| — Media redundancy | only via 1st interface (X1) | 
| — MRP | Yes; MRP Automanager according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 2.0, MRP Manager; MRP Client | 
| — MRP interconnection, supported | Yes; as MRP ring node according to IEC 62439-2 Edition 3.0 | 
| — MRPD | Yes; Requirement: IRT | 
| — Switchover time on line break, typ. | 200 ms; For MRP, bumpless for MRPD | 
| — Number of stations in the ring, max. | 50 | 
| SIMATIC communication |  | 
| ● S7 routing | Yes | 
| ● S7 communication, as server | Yes | 
| ● S7 communication, as client | Yes | 
| ● User data per job, max. | See online help (S7 communication, user data size) | 
| Open IE communication |  | 
| ● TCP/IP | Yes | 
| — Data length, max. | 64 kbyte | 
| — several passive connections per port, supported | Yes | 
| ● ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) | Yes | 
| — Data length, max. | 64 kbyte | 
| ● UDP | Yes | 
| — Data length, max. | 2 kbyte; 1 472 bytes for UDP broadcast | 
| — UDP multicast | Yes; Max. 5 multicast circuits | 
| ● DHCP | Yes | 
| ● DNS | Yes | 
| ● SNMP | Yes | 
| ● DCP | Yes | 
| ● LLDP | Yes | 
| ● Encryption | Yes; Optional | 
| Web server |  | 
| ● HTTP | Yes; Standard and user pages | 
| ● HTTPS | Yes; Standard and user pages | 
| OPC UA |  | 
| ● Runtime license required | Yes | 
| ● OPC UA Client | Yes | 
| — Application authentication | Yes | 
| — Security policies | Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256 | 
| — User authentication | “anonymous” or by user name & password | 
| — Number of connections, max. | 10 | 
| — Number of nodes of the client interfaces, max. | 2 000 | 
| — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NodeGetHandleList/OPC_UA_ReadList/OPC_UA_WriteList, max. | 300 | 
| — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_NameSpaceGetIndexList, max. | 20 | 
| — Number of elements for one call of OPC_UA_MethodGetHandleList, max. | 100 | 
| — Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions per connection (except OPC_UA_ReadList,OPC_UA_WriteList,OPC_UA_MethodCall), max. | 1 | 
| — Number of simultaneous calls of the client instructions OPC_UA_ReadList,OPC_UA_WriteList and OPC_UA_MethodCall, max. | 5 | 
| — Number of registerable nodes, max. | 5 000 | 
| — Number of registerable method calls of OPC_UA_MethodCall, max. | 100 | 
| — Number of inputs/outputs when calling OPC_UA_MethodCall, max. | 20 | 
| ● OPC UA Server | Yes; Data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, custom address space | 
| — Application authentication | Yes | 
| — Security policies | Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256 | 
| — User authentication | “anonymous” or by user name & password | 
| — Number of sessions, max. | 48 | 
| — Number of accessible variables, max. | 100 000 | 
| — Number of registerable nodes, max. | 20 000 | 
| — Number of subscriptions per session, max. | 20 | 
| — Sampling interval, min. | 100 ms | 
| — Publishing interval, min. | 200 ms | 
| — Number of server methods, max. | 50 | 
| — Number of inputs/outputs per server method, max. | 20 | 
| — Number of monitored items, max. | 2 000; for 1 s sampling interval and 1 s send interval | 
| — Number of server interfaces, max. | 10 of each “Server interfaces” / “Companion specification” type and 20 of the type “Reference namespace” | 
| — Number of nodes for user-defined server interfaces, max. | 5 000 | 
| Further protocols |  | 
| ● MODBUS | Yes; MODBUS TCP | 
| Isochronous mode |  | 
| Equidistance | Yes | 
| S7 message functions |  | 
| Number of login stations for message functions, max. | 64 | 
| Program alarms | Yes | 
| Number of configurable program messages, max. | 10 000; Program messages are generated by the “Program_Alarm” block, ProDiag or GRAPH | 
| Number of loadable program messages in RUN, max. | 5 000 | 
| Number of simultaneously active program alarms |  | 
| ● Number of program alarms | 800 | 
| ● Number of alarms for system diagnostics | 200 | 
| ● Number of alarms for motion technology objects | 160 | 
| Test commissioning functions |  | 
| Joint commission (Team Engineering) | Yes; Parallel online access possible for up to 8 engineering systems | 
| Status block | Yes; Up to 8 simultaneously (in total across all ES clients) | 
| Single step | No | 
| Number of breakpoints | 8 | 
| Status/control |  | 
| ● Status/control variable | Yes; without fail-safe | 
| ● Variables | inputs/outputs, bit memories, DBs, peripheral I/Os (without fail-safe), times, counters | 
| ● Number of variables, max. |  | 
| — of which status variables, max. | 200; per job | 
| — of which control variables, max. | 200; per job | 
| Forcing |  | 
| ● Forcing | Yes; without fail-safe | 
| ● Forcing, variables | peripheral inputs/outputs (without fail-safe) | 
| ● Number of variables, max. | 200 | 
| Diagnostic buffer |  | 
| ● present | Yes | 
| ● Number of entries, max. | 3 200 | 
| — of which powerfail-proof | 500 | 
| Traces |  | 
| ● Number of configurable Traces | 4; Up to 512 KB of data per trace are possible | 
| Interrupts/diagnostics/status information |  | 
| Diagnostics indication LED |  | 
| ● RUN/STOP LED | Yes | 
| ● ERROR LED | Yes | 
| ● MAINT LED | Yes | 
| ● STOP ACTIVE LED | Yes | 
| ● Connection display LINK TX/RX | Yes | 
| Supported technology objects |  | 
| Motion Control | Yes; Note: The number of technology objects affects the cycle time of the PLC program; selection guide via the TIA Selection Tool | 
| ● Number of available Motion Control resources for technology objects | 2 400 | 
| ● Required Motion Control resources |  | 
| — per speed-controlled axis | 40 | 
| — per positioning axis | 80 | 
| — per synchronous axis | 160 | 
| — per external encoder | 80 | 
| — per output cam | 20 | 
| — per cam track | 160 | 
| — per probe | 40 | 
| ● Positioning axis |  | 
| — Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 4 ms (typical value) | 7 | 
| — Number of positioning axes at motion control cycle of 8 ms (typical value) | 14 | 
| Controller |  | 
| ● PID_Compact | Yes; Universal PID controller with integrated optimization | 
| ● PID_3Step | Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for valves | 
| ● PID-Temp | Yes; PID controller with integrated optimization for temperature | 
| Counting and measuring |  | 
| ● High-speed counter | Yes | 
| Standards, approvals, certificates |  | 
| Highest safety class achievable in safety mode |  | 
| ● Performance level according to ISO 13849-1 | PLe | 
| ● SIL acc. to IEC 61508 | SIL 3 | 
| Probability of failure (for service life of 20 years and repair time of 100 hours) |  | 
| — Low demand mode: PFDavg in accordance with SIL3 | < 2.00E-05 | 
| — High demand/continuous mode: PFH in accordance with SIL3 | < 1.00E-09 | 
| Ambient conditions |  | 
| Ambient temperature during operation |  | 
| ● horizontal installation, min. | -25 °C; No condensation | 
| ● horizontal installation, max. | 60 °C; Display: 50 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 50 °C, the display is switched off | 
| ● vertical installation, min. | -25 °C; No condensation | 
| ● vertical installation, max. | 40 °C; Display: 40 °C, at an operating temperature of typically 40 °C, the display is switched off | 
| Ambient temperature during storage/transportation |  | 
| ● min. | -40 °C | 
| ● max. | 70 °C | 
| Altitude during operation relating to sea level |  | 
| ● Installation altitude above sea level, max. | 5 000 m; Restrictions for installation altitudes > 2 000 m, see manual | 
| configuration / header |  | 
| configuration / programming / header |  | 
| Programming language |  | 
| — LAD | Yes; incl. failsafe | 
| — FBD | Yes; incl. failsafe | 
| — STL | Yes | 
| — SCL | Yes | 
| — GRAPH | Yes | 
| Know-how protection |  | 
| ● User program protection/password protection | Yes | 
| ● Copy protection | Yes | 
| ● Block protection | Yes | 
| Access protection |  | 
| ● Password for display | Yes | 
| ● Protection level: Write protection | Yes; Specific write protection both for Standard and for Failsafe | 
| ● Protection level: Read/write protection | Yes | 
| ● Protection level: Write protection for Failsafe | Yes | 
| ● Protection level: Complete protection | Yes | 
| programming / cycle time monitoring / header |  | 
| ● lower limit | adjustable minimum cycle time | 
| ● upper limit | adjustable maximum cycle time | 
| Dimensions |  | 
| Width | 70 mm | 
| Height | 147 mm | 
| Depth | 129 mm | 
| Weights |  | 
| Weight, approx. | 830 g |