1.2
Performance
1.2.1
Transmission Rates
The transmission rate is set with the SIMATIC STEP 7 configuration software. The
following values are permitted:
Table 1-1
Transmission rate
9.6 Kbps
19.2 Kbps
45.45 Kbps
93.75 Kbps
187.5 Kbps
500 Kbps
1.5 Mbps
3 Mbps
6 Mbps
12 Mbps
1.2.2
Basic Data of the DP Interface/DP Master
General Data
The following data are important if you want to operate the CP 342-5/342-5 FO as
a DP master:
Table 1-2
Feature
Number of DP slaves that can be operated
Size of the DP data areas (total):
– DP input area
– DP output area
Size of the DP data areas (per DP slave):
– DP input area
– DP output area
Size of the DP diagnostic data:
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CP 342-5
CP 342-5 FO
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n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
Explanation / Values
124 maximum
2160 bytes maximum
2160 bytes maximum
244 bytes maximum
244 bytes maximum
240 bytes per DP slave
Manual CP 342–5 / CP 342–5 FO
C79000–G8976–C146/01
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