End of support for SIMATIC S5

End of support for SIMATIC S5

SIMATIC S5 - End Of Support

SIMATIC S5 - the end of a beautiful and long history

As you probably know, as of 1.10.2020, Siemens will complete technical and service support for SIMATIC S5 automation systems, which was withdrawn from the offer in 2003-2006. For the next 10 years after the end of production, Siemens also made it possible to order spare parts for SIMATIC S5 products, which will not be available from the beginning of October except for 6ES5980-0DA11, 6ES5980-0AE11, 6ES5980-0MA11, 6ES5980-0NC11 and 6EW1000-7AA.

Siemens has long recommended the migration and use of SIMATIC S7-1200 and SIMATIC S7-1500 with ET200SP modules and TIA-Portal software for tasks requiring efficient engineering and high security standards. If you still want to use the SIMATIC S5 product line we recommend to contact our advisors (contact details available in the "CONTACT" tab), we are able to deliver new or used SIEMENS products from the SIMATIC S5 line as well as from other product groups to avoid problems and costs associated with migration to the new system. Nevertheless, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with our range of products from the SIMATIC-S7 family and ET200 modules. Together with Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal), the new SIMATIC S7-1500 family of controllers offers many new opportunities to further increase machine performance and make engineering processes even more efficient.

SIMATIC S5 to SIMATIC S7 migration

I invite you to a short review of products from our offer, among which you will find main units in the form of models 6ES7512-1CK00-0AB0, 6ES7511-1AK01-0AB0 or 6ES7513-1AL01-0AB0. All CPU units are equipped with displays facilitating communication and system diagnostics as well as integration of other devices in the network thanks to the implemented Web server service. Our offer could also include analogue modules with short conversion time (e.g. 6ES7534-7QE00-0AB0, 6ES7531-7KF00-0AB0, 6ES7532-5HF00-0AB0) enabling information exchange between peripheral devices and PLC and binary modules (e.g. 6ES7521-1BH10-0AA0, 6ES7521-1BH50-0AA0, 6ES7522-1BH01-0AB0) with different output types such as relay, triac or transistor. A further part of the SIMATIC-S7 product family are the SIMATIC S7-1500 Fail-Safe PLCs, which have a larger working memory (from the basic CPU units) and are dedicated to industrial safety systems applications. Below are some of the controllers from our offer:

- 6ES7516-3FN01-0AB0
- 6ES7515-2FM01-0AB0
- 6ES7517-3FP00-0AB0
- 6ES7518-4FP00-0AB0

For the implementation of advanced communication between automation components and for use in systems based on SIMATIC S7-1500 PLCs, there are specialized communication modules whose variety of communication interfaces and protocols allows you to choose the ideal solution for your application. Among these modules you will find:

- 6GK7542-1AX00-0XE0
- 6ES7540-1AD00-0AA0
- 6GK7542-5DX00-0XE0
- 6ES7540-1AB00-0AA0

Other devices that extend the capabilities of the SIMATIC S7-1500 family of devices are technological modules for signal processing at the hardware level in order to use very fast counters implemented in the device and recording and measuring the position for several transducers. The parameters of the technology modules can be controlled via HMI panel, PC or CPU. Our offer includes among others counter module 6ES7550-1AA00-0AB0, positioning module 6ES7551-1AB00-0AB0 or technological module 6ES7552-1AA00-0AB0. The offer is supplemented by a wide range of power supply modules (6ES7507-0RA00-0AB0, 6EP1332-4BA00, 6ES7505-0KA00-0AB0). They are devices with different values of output voltage, current capacity or number of inputs, thus providing the user with many connection options.

Communication between the Profibus or MPI network and programmers or laptops could not take place without programming interfaces for Siemens SIMATIC in the form of devices and cabling. Appropriate connection is provided by Ethernet cables (e.g. 6XV1870-3QE50, 6XV1870-3QH30, 6XV1870-3QN20, 6XV1870-3QN50) or CP 5612 (PCI) 6GK1561-2AA00 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 DP CPU. Installation of the devices will be facilitated by a 35mm DIN rail with code 6GK1571-1AA00-0AH0. Programming and operation of SIMATIC S7-1500 line provides advanced programming and diagnostic interfaces, which significantly improve human-machine communication. Below are a few items that you will find in our offer:

- TIA PORTAL software Siemens 6ES7833-1FA13-0YF5
- STEP7 Professional Siemens 6ES7833-1FA13-0YE5
- OPC server software for IE networks Siemens 6GK1704-1LW00-3AE0
- OPC server software for Profibus networks Siemens 6GK1704-5CW00-3AL0 and much more

To complement the SIMATIC S7-1500 product range, dedicated Siemens accessories such as adapters (e.g. 6GK1571-0BA00-0AA), mounting rails (e.g. 6ES7590-1AE80-0AA0, 6ES7590-1BC00-0AA0), connection strips (e.g. 6ES7592-1BM00-0XA0, 6ES7592-1BM00-0XB0), displays (e.g. 6ES7592-1BM00-0XB0), shielding elements (6ES7590-5BA00-0AA0) as well as memory cards (e.g. 6ES7954-8LE02-0AA0, 6ES7954-8LF02-0AA0, 6ES7954-8LP02-0AA0) and a potential bridge 6ES7592-3AA00-0AA0.

Find out more about our offer by visiting the tabs with Siemens-PLC and Schneider-PLC products. If the product you are looking for is not on our website or you have additional questions, please contact us at inquiry@plc-drives.com or directly at our representatives (addresses available in the "CONTACT" tab). We are able to supply you with all Siemens and Schneider PLC products, including those already withdrawn from production. Check our offer!