Compatibility With The Previous Product B4-25; Extended Functionality Compared With Previous Product:; Replacing Older Modules / Replacing Defective Modules; Release 6/2005 B4-3 - Siemens CP 443-5 Extended Manual

6 Compatibility with the Previous Product
6.1 Extended Functionality Compared with Previous
Product:
Compared with previous products, the CP 443-5 Extended (6GK7
443-5DX04-0XE0) with firmware version V6.0 or higher has significantly improved
performance in all services, in particular when they are operated parallel to each
other.
The CP443-5 Extended described here (6GK7 443-5DX04-0XE0) with firmware
version V6.1 or higher can be used as a replacement for the following
predecessors of the CP 443-5 Extended:
S 6GK7 443-5DX00-0XE0
S 6GK7 443-5DX01-0XE0
S 6GK7 443-5DX02-0XE0
S 6GK7 443-5DX03-0XE0
S 6GK7 443-5DX04-0XE0, V6.0
Version History / Predecessor Products
The document "Version History/Current Downloads for the SIMATIC NET S7 CPs"
contains information on the all the previously supplied PROFIBUS CPs for
SIMATIC S7. You will find the latest version of this document at:
http://www4.ad.siemens.de/view/cs/de/9836605
6.2

Replacing Older Modules / Replacing Defective Modules

Replacing Modules
Please follow the following procedure when replacing an older module with one of
those described here:
CP 443-5 Extended for PROFIBUS / Manual Part B4
Release 6/2005
C79000-G8976-C162-06
6 Compatibility with the Previous Product
B4-25