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SIMATIC OPC UA S7-1500

Manufacturer independent communication for Industry 4.0

The vendor- and platform-independent OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is the communication standard for Industry 4.0 and is the standard mechanism
for accessing S7-1500 data from non-Siemens devices.
OPC UA can be used in all Ethernet networks thanks to the underlying TCP/IP communication. In particular, OPC UA and PROFINET are fully
compatible, thus permitting parallel operation. Therefore other field devices in addition to the CPU can also be linked (to the IT levels, for example)
using OPC UA

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Benefits
 Simple, standardized, and secure connectivity across all levels
Platform and manufacturer independent
The combination of OPC UA & PROFINET satisfies all industry requirements with regard to digitalization
Limitless communication across all levels with no gateways or additional hardware
Use of only one network from automation to the IT level
Unrestricted parallel operation with PROFINET and TCP/IP
Simple expansion of the existing PN network through the OPC UA devices
Maximum scalability

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Functions
OPC UA server directly in the S7-1500
OPC UA data access, read/write, subscription for changes in value
Mapping of all enabled instances and types from the user program
Access to structures and arrays as complete objects
Security up to SH 256 certificates
XML export for offline configuration of OPC UA clients

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Licensing
There are three variants of runtime licenses depending on the chosen target system.

OPC UA S7-1500 OPC UA S7-1500 OPC UA S7-1500

Target system
Small Medium Large
ET 200SP CPU 1510SP/1512SP/
1515SP (Open Controller) yes yes yes
S7-1500 CPU 1511/1513
ET 200pro CPU 1516pro
S7-1500 CPU 1515/1516 no yes yes
Software PLC 1507S
S7-1500 CPU 1517/1518 no no yes

The runtime license contains a certificate of license for OPC UA (Server and in future also client) running on the target systems incl. F, C and T/TF derivates from firmware V2.

License Article No.

 License Article No.
SIMATIC OPC UA S7-1500 Small
Single Runtime License, Download Certificate of License > 6ES7823-0BE00-1BA0
Single Runtime License, Certificate of License > 6ES7823-0BA00-1BA0
SIMATIC OPC UA S7-1500 Medium
SIMATIC OPC UA S7-1500 Large

You can find more information about SIMATIC licenses, the Software Update Service, the topic Online Software Delivery and how you get supported by the tools Automation License
Manager and SUS Manager at:
> www.siemens.com/simatic-licenses

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