6GK7542-5DX00-0XE0
COMMUNICATION MODULE CM 1542-5

From SIEMENS

Product type designationCM 1542-5
Communication module CM 1542-5 for connection of S7-1500 to PROFIBUS DP, DPV1 master or DP slave, S7 and PG/OP communication, data record routing, time-of-day synchronization, Diagnostics
Transmission rate
Transfer rate
at the 1st interface / acc. to PROFIBUS9.6 kbit/s ... 12 Mbit/s
Interfaces
Number of interfaces / acc. to Industrial Ethernet0
Number of electrical connections
at the 1st interface / acc. to PROFIBUS1
Type of electrical connection
at the 1st interface / acc. to PROFIBUS9-pin Sub-D socket (RS485)
Supply voltage, current consumption, power loss
Type of voltage / of the supply voltageDC
Supply voltage / 1 / from backplane bus15 V
Relative symmetrical tolerance / at DC
at 15 V3 %
Consumed current
from backplane bus / at DC / at 15 V / typical0.2 A
Power loss [W]3 W
Permitted ambient conditions
Ambient temperature
for vertical installation / during operation0 ... 40 °C
for horizontally arranged busbars / during operation0 ... 60 °C
during storage-40 ... +70 °C
during transport-40 ... +70 °C
Relative humidity / at 25 °C / without condensation / during operation / maximum95 %
Protection class IPIP20
Design, dimensions and weight
Module formatCompact module S7-1500 single width
Width35 mm
Height142 mm
Depth129 mm
Net weight0.4 kg
Mounting type
S7-1500 rail mountingYes
Product properties, functions, components / general
Number of units
per CPU / maximum8
Notedepending on CPU type
Performance data / open communication
Number of possible connections / for open communication / by means of SEND/RECEIVE blocks / maximum30
Amount of data
as user data per connection / for open communication / by means of SEND/RECEIVE blocks / maximum240 byte
Performance data / PROFIBUS DP
Service / as DP master
DPV1Yes
Number of DP slaves / on DP master / usable125
Amount of data
of the address area of the inputs / as DP master / total8192 byte
of the address area of the outputs / as DP master / total8192 byte
of the address area of the inputs / per DP slave244 byte
of the address area of the outputs / per DP slave244 byte
Service / as DP slave
DPV0Yes
DPV1Yes
Amount of data
of the address area of the inputs / as DP slave / total240 byte
of the address area of the outputs / as DP slave / total240 byte
Performance data / S7 communication
Number of possible connections / for S7 communication
maximum48
Notedepending on the system upper limit
Performance data / multi-protocol mode
Number of active connections / with multi-protocol mode48
Performance data / telecontrol
Protocol / is supported
TCP/IPNo
Product functions / management, configuration
Configuration software
requiredSTEP 7 Professional V12 (TIA Portal) or higher
Identification & maintenance function
I&M0 - device-specific informationYes
I&M1 – higher-level designation/location designationYes
Product functions / Diagnosis
Product function / Web-based diagnosticsYes; yes, via S7-1500 CPU
Product functions / Time
Product function / pass on time synchronizationYes

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