SIMATIC S7-1200PLC
Compact controller with integrated I/O, signal boards and up to eight signal modules; PROFINET port on every CPU, web server, Modbus TCP/RTU instructions and, on current firmware, an OPC UA server. Programmed in STEP 7 (TIA Portal); the newer S7-1200 G2 generation has its own manuals.
- Manufacturer
- Siemens
- Product line
- SIMATIC
- Device type
- PLC
- Communication
- PROFINETOPC UAModbusEthernet and IP networking
- Engineering software
- TIA Portal (STEP 7 Basic/Professional)
- Models / series
- CPU 1211C, CPU 1212C, CPU 1214C, CPU 1215C, CPU 1217C, CPU 1212FC/1214FC/1215FC, S7-1200 G2
Documentation · 8
S7-1200 G2 programmable controller — System Manual
Second-generation S7-1200 CPUs: installation and wiring, configuration in TIA Portal, program execution, communication, technology functions and technical data.
Link verified 2026-10-01
S7-1200 Programmable controller (V4.7)
Complete S7-1200 system manual: installation, PLC concepts, instructions, PROFINET/PROFIBUS/Modbus/AS-i communication, web server, technology objects, diagnostics and technical data.
Link verified 2026-10-02
PROFINET with STEP 7
Configuring PROFINET IO in TIA Portal: device names and addresses, topology, IRT, MRP, shared device, I-device, diagnostics.
Link verified 2026-10-02
SIMATIC S7-1500, S7-1200 Trace and logic analyzer function
Recording tag values in the CPU with triggers, displaying and evaluating traces in TIA Portal and the web server.
Link verified 2026-10-02
S7-1500/S7-1200 G2/ET 200 web server
Web server of the CPUs: standard pages (diagnostics, tags, trace), user-defined pages, Web API and security settings.
Link verified 2026-10-02
Programming Guideline for S7-1200/S7-1500
Recommendations for efficient STEP 7 programs: optimized blocks, data types, libraries, symbolic addressing and performance.
Link verified 2026-10-02
Programming Styleguide for S7-1200 / S7-1500
Naming conventions, program structure and code style rules for maintainable TIA Portal projects.
Link verified 2026-10-02
PLC Connection Guide — Siemens S7-1200/S7-1500 (absolute addressing, Ethernet)
HMI settings (port 102, rack 0, slot 1), supported series and device address ranges for S7-300/1200/1500 and ET 200SP.
Link verified 2026-10-04
Diagnostics · 0
No reviewed diagnostic records for this family yet.