Overview of Fail-safe Systems
1.4 Components of S7 Distributed Safety and S7 F/FH Systems
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1.4.1
Hardware Components
Components
An F-system consists in part of hardware components that fulfill particular safety
requirements:
Table 1-3
Hardware Components
F-System
F-CPU
Fail-safe I/O
S7
Distributed
Safety
•
IM 151-7 F-CPU
•
CPU 315F-2 DP
•
CPU 315F-2 PN/DP
•
CPU 317F-2 DP
•
CPU 317F-2 PN/DP
•
CPU 416F-2
•
F-signal modules in ET 200M (decentralized
configuration)
•
F-signal modules in S7-300 station (local
configuration with a CPU 3xxF)
•
F-electronic modules in ET 200S (DP master or
intelligent DP slave with an IM 151-7 F-CPU )
•
F-electronic modules in ET 200S (DP slave with an IM
151-1 HIGH FEATURE)
•
F-electronic modules in ET 200S (PROFINET IO
device with 151-3 PN HIGH FEATURE)
•
ET 200pro F-modules
•
ET 200eco fail-safe I/O module
•
Fail-safe DP standard slaves
•
Fail-safe I/O standard devices
S7 F/FH
Systems
•
CPU 414-4H
•
CPU 417-4H
(each with F-runtime
license)
•
F-signal modules in ET 200M (decentralized
configuration)
•
F-electronic modules in ET 200S (DP slave with an IM
151-1 HIGH FEATURE)
•
ET 200eco fail-safe I/O module
•
Fail-safe DP standard slaves
In addition, the F-system can be expanded using standard components of the S7-300 and
S7-400.
F-CPU
A CPU with fail-safe capability is a central processing unit that is approved for use in S7
Distributed Safety and S7 F/FH Systems.
For S7 F/FH systems, the F-runtime license allows the central processing unit to be used as
an F-CPU. That is, a safety program can be run on it.
For S7 Distributed Safety, an F-runtime license is not required.
A standard user program can also be run in the F-CPU.
It is possible for a standard program and a safety program to coexist because unintentional
interference of the safety program by the standard user program can be prevented.
Safety-related portions of the user program must be password-protected against
unauthorized access in the F-CPU and the programming device or ES. In addition, the F-
CPU applies highly effective measures to detect and eliminate faults.