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Siemens has announced the Simatic S7-1500V F, a fail-safe version of the S/-1500V virtual PLC that the company launched in 2023. This new virtual controller enables the execution of fail-safe applications on a vPLC in an industrial edge environment, allowing for the migration of fault-tolerant applications into the virtual world, contributing to the protection of machine operators without the need for dedicated hardware.
According to Siemens, the Simatic S7-1500V F is TÜV-certified in accordance with IEC 62443-4-2 and also has the corresponding TÜV approval in accordance with IEC 61508, making it suitable for functional safety applications that require SIL3 (Safety Integrity Level) or PLe (Performance Level).