Simatic Memory Card; Simatic Memory Card - Overview - Siemens Simatic ET200pro Operating Instruction

SIMATIC memory card

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SIMATIC memory card - overview

Introduction
The CPU uses a SIMATIC memory card as a memory module. The SIMATIC memory card
is a preformatted memory card compatible with the Windows file system. The memory card
is available in different memory sizes and can be used for the following purposes:
● Transportable data carrier
● Program card
● Firmware update card
● Service data cards
If you transfer the user program to the CPU via an online connection, it is written to the load
memory of the SIMATIC memory card, which must be in the card slot of the CPU for this to
work.
You can also write the SIMATIC memory card in the PG/PC. A commercially available SD
card reader is required to write / read the SIMATIC memory card with the programming
device / PC. This is used to copy files directly to the SIMATIC memory card using the
Windows Explorer, for example.
A SIMATIC memory card is absolutely required in order to operate the CPU.
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CPU 1516pro-2 PN (6ES7516-2PN00-0AB0)
Operating Instructions, 09/2016, A5E35873416-AA
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