Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 93

Overview of backup types
The table below shows the backup of CPU data depending on the selected type of backup
and its specific characteristics:
Actual values of all DBs
(global and instance data blocks)*
Blocks of the type OB, FC, FB and
DB
PLC tags
(tag names and constant names)
Technology objects
Hardware configuration
Actual values (bit memories,
timers, counters)*
Contents of the SIMATIC memory
card
Archives, recipes
Entries in the diagnostics buffer
Current time
Backup possible for fail-safe CPUs
Backup can be edited
Backup possible in operating mode
* Only the values of the tags that are set as retentive are backed up
Automation system
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Backup from online Upload from device
device
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
--
--
Properties of the type of backup
✓
--
STOP RUN, STOP
Upload device as
(software) new station
✓
✓
✓
✓
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
✓
RUN, STOP
Configuring
6.1 Configuring the CPU
Snapshot of the
monitor values
✓ ✓
✓ --
✓ --
✓ --
✓ --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- ✓
✓ ✓
RUN, STOP
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