Product Overview; New Functions - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Manual
Cpu 1518-4 pn/dp mfp
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Product overview
2.1
New functions
New functions of the CPU in firmware version V2.9
New functions
Applications
Communication of the CPU
Secure PG/HMI
With STEP 7 and WinCC as of Ver-
communication
sion V17, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs
and ET 200 CPUs from firmware
version 2.9 support innovated and
standardized secure PG/PC and HMI
communication – referred to as
Secure PG/HMI communication for
short.
Protection of
You have the option of assigning a
confidential con-
password for protecting confiden-
figuration data
tial configuration data of the re-
spective CPU. This refers to data
such as private keys that are re-
quired for the proper functioning
of certificate-based protocols.
OPC UA: Alarms
OPC UA clients from any manufac-
& Conditions
turer can subscribe to messages of
the CPU via OPC UA Alarms & Con-
ditions.
OPC UA: Certifi-
Via GDS push management func-
cate manage-
tions:
ment via Global
•
Automatic update of OPC UA
Discovery Server
certificates of an S7-1500 CPU
(GDS)
•
Transfer of updated certificates
and lists in RUN operating state
of the CPU
CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)
Equipment Manual, 07/2021, A5E40882737-AB
Customer benefits
Secure and standardized creation or
assignment of PLC communication
certificates
Additional password protection of
confidential configuration data
Messages created once via OPC UA
are available as events and alarms
without any further measures having
to be taken. The messages can be
displayed by any display device with
corresponding OPC UA client func-
tionality.
The automation of the certificate
management eliminates any manual
work required for reconfiguring the
CPU, for example, after a certificate
has expired, and a new download to
the CPU.
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Where can I find infor-
mation?
Communication function
manual
(https://support.industry.sie
mens.com/cs/ww/en/view/5
9192925)
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