Data on the SIMATIC memory card
In addition to the program and the associated program elements (blocks, data types, objects
for motion control and PLC tags), the following data is also stored on the memory card:
● Hardware configuration
● Project information
● Force jobs
● Trace recordings (not supported for S7-1500R/H)
● Symbols and comments
The following further data may also be found on the memory card:
● Recipes, data logs and HMI backups (not supported for S7-1500R/H)
● Non-SIMATIC files that were copied to the memory card via the web server of the CPU or
offline in Explorer (e.g. PDF files etc.)
Structure and Use of the CPU Memory
Function Manual, 10/2018, A5E03461664-AC
Memory areas and retentive memory
2.2 Memory requirements and memory usage
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