| Product type designation | CP 1243-8 IRC |
| Communications processor CP 1243-8 IRC for operating a SIMATIC S7-1200 in the TeleControl system Professional; for SINAUT ST7; DNP3; IEC60870-5, Station type: RTU; WAN connections: 1) Ethernet 2) Additionally expandable with TS module RS232 or TS module modem or TS module GSM or TS module ISDN; Operation with TIM modules possible |
| Transmission rate |
| Transfer rate | |
| at the 1st interface | 10 ... 100 Mbit/s |
| at the 2nd interface | 0.3 ... 115.2 kbit/s |
| Interfaces |
| Number of interfaces / acc. to Industrial Ethernet | 1 |
| Number of electrical connections | |
| at the 1st interface / acc. to Industrial Ethernet | 1 |
| for power supply | 1 |
| Type of electrical connection | |
| at the 1st interface / acc. to Industrial Ethernet | RJ45 port |
| at interface 2 / for external data transmission | Interface to the TS Module |
| for power supply | 3-pole terminal block |
| Supply voltage, current consumption, power loss |
| Type of voltage / of the supply voltage | DC |
| Supply voltage / 1 / from backplane bus | 5 V |
| Supply voltage / external | 24 V |
| Supply voltage / external | 19.2 ... 28.8 V |
| Supply voltage / external / at DC / Rated value | 24 V |
| Supply voltage / external / at DC / rated value | 19.2 ... 28.8 V |
| Consumed current | |
| from backplane bus / at DC / at 5 V / typical | 0.25 A |
| from external supply voltage / at DC / at 24 V / typical | 0.1 A |
| Power loss [W] / Note | 1.25 W from S7-1200 backplane without TS module. 2.4 W from 24 V DC external with TS module |
| Power loss [W] | 2.4 W |
| Permitted ambient conditions |
| Ambient temperature | |
| for vertical installation / during operation | -20 ... +60 °C |
| for horizontally arranged busbars / during operation | -20 ... +70 °C |
| during storage | -40 ... -70 °C |
| during transport | -40 ... +70 °C |
| Relative humidity / at 25 °C / without condensation / during operation / maximum | 95 % |
| Protection class IP | IP20 |
| Design, dimensions and weight |
| Module format | Compact module S7-1200 single width |
| Width | 30 mm |
| Height | 110 mm |
| Depth | 75 mm |
| Net weight | 0.122 kg |
| Mounting type | |
| 35 mm DIN rail mounting | Yes |
| S7-300 rail mounting | No |
| wall mounting | Yes |
| Product properties, functions, components / general |
| Number of units | |
| per CPU / maximum | 1 |
| Note | One CP pluggable on left side of CPU, one TS Module pluggable left side of CP. |
| Performance data / open communication |
| Number of possible connections / for open communication | |
| by means of T blocks / maximum | like CPU |
| Performance data / S7 communication |
| Number of possible connections / for S7 communication | |
| with PG connections / maximum | 2 |
| with OP connections / maximum | 1 |
| Note | Configured S7-Connection for ST7-Communication |
| Service | |
| SINAUT ST7 via S7 communication | Yes |
| Performance data / IT functions |
| Number of possible connections | |
| as e-mail client / maximum | 1 |
| Performance data / telecontrol |
| Suitability for use | |
| Node station | No |
| substation | Yes |
| TIM control center | No |
| Note | Ethernet and TS Module can be operated in parallel |
| Control center connection | control center with ST7 function |
| by means of a permanent connection | supported |
| Protocol / is supported | |
| DNP3 | Yes |
| IEC 60870-5 | Yes |
| SINAUT ST7 protocol | Yes |
| Product function / data buffering if connection is aborted | Yes; 16,000 data messages |
| Number of data points per station / maximum | 200 |
| Transmission format | |
| for SINAUT ST7 protocol with multi-master polling / 10-bit | Yes |
| for SINAUT ST7 protocol with polling or spontaneous / 10-bit or 11-bit | Yes |
| Operating mode for scanning of data transmission | |
| with dedicated line/radio link / with SINAUT ST7 protocol | Polling |
| with dial-up network / with SINAUT ST7 protocol | spontaneous |
| Hamming distance | |
| for SINAUT ST7 protocol | 4 |
| Performance data / Teleservice |
| Diagnostics function / online diagnostics with SIMATIC STEP 7 | Yes |
| Product function | |
| program download with SIMATIC STEP 7 | Yes |
| Remote firmware update | Yes |
| Product functions / management, configuration |
| Protocol / is supported | |
| SNMP v3 | Yes |
| DCP | Yes |
| Configuration software | |
| required | SINAUT ES V5.5 and STEP7 V13 SP1 or higher |
| for PG configuring / required / SINAUT ST7 configuration software for PG | Yes |
| Product functions / Diagnosis |
| Product function / Web-based diagnostics | Yes |
| Product functions / Security |
| Firewall version | stateful inspection |
| Suitability for operation / Virtual Private Network | Yes |
| Product function / with VPN connection | IPSec, SINEMA RC |
| Type of encryption algorithms / with VPN connection | AES-256, AES-192, AES-128, 3DES-168, DES-56 |
| Type of authentication procedure / with VPN connection | Preshared key (PSK), X.509v3 certificates |
| Type of hashing algorithms / with VPN connection | MD5, SHA-1 |
| Number of possible connections / with VPN connection | 8 |
| Product function | |
| password protection for teleservice access | No |
| encrypted data transmission | Yes |
| MSC client via GPRS modem with MSC capability | Yes |
| Protocol | |
| is supported / MSC protocol | Yes |
| with Virtual Private Network MSC / is supported | TCP/IP |
| Key length / for MSC / with Virtual Private Network | 128 bit |
| Number of possible connections | |
| as MSC client / with VPN connection | 1 |
| as MSC server / with VPN connection | 0 |
| Product functions / Time |
| Protocol / is supported | |
| NTP | Yes |
| time synchronization | |
| from NTP-server | Yes |
| from control center | Yes |
| Accessories |
| accessories | TS Module RS232 or TS Module MODEM or TS Module ISDN or TS Module GSM pluggable |
