New, Better, Safety V18

Improvements

Consistent Fast Commissioning Download (from FW 3.0)

• With TIA Portal V18, in addition to the Fast Commissioning Download (Fast Compile) introduced with V17, a Consistent Commissioning Download (Consistent Compile) is now also available to the user. This enables the user with activated Fast Commissioning to perform a consistent compile and download of the F user program to the F CPU in RUN. In addition, the Consistent Compile extends the possible adjustments to the F user program (e.g. adding timer blocks) in Fast Commissioning mode. This offers a higher flexibility for commissioning or for adjustments of the safety program and reduces the commissioning time. Finally, the F-CPU is transferred to the activated safety mode by a stop-RUN transition.

Failsafe unit

• In future, users can decide whether the safety program should be created in the familiar sequence structure or in a failsafe unit.

Openness enhancements

• Configuration of F-runtime group in Safety Administration Editor (SAE)
• Creation and deletion of F-runtime groups
• Customizing the F-Runtime Group iDB
• Customizing the pre- and post-processing of the F-runtime group
• Generation of the global F-Periphery status module
• Loading of project data (incl. safety relevant project data) into a PG/PC

Achievable safety class SIL3 (Safety Integrity Level) according to IEC 61508:2010 / PL e (Performance Level) according to ISO 13849-1:2015

Investment security

• Projects can be upgraded directly to STEP 7 Safety V18 from STEP 7 Safety V13 SP1.

• Projects from previous STEP 7 Safety versions (V11... V13) are upgraded on the basis of STEP 7 Safety Advanced V13 SP1 or V13 SP2 (last update recommended).

• You can download the service pack 2 for SIMATIC STEP 7 Safety Basic / Advanced V13 under the following contribution ID:
• STEP 7 Safety Advanced V13 SP2 (109746196)

Important note:

• TIA Portal project versions V13 SP1... V17 are upgraded to project version V18 with TIA Portal V18. If you need to edit a TIA Portal project version V13 SP1. V17, we recommend an additional installation of the corresponding software for TIA Portal V18.
• The license purchased for V18 is valid for all older TIA Portal version levels.

• S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 SP5 projects can be migrated to STEP 7 Safety Advanced V18 via a migration of program code and hardware configuration.

System requirements and compatibility with other SIMATIC products

• STEP 7 Safety Advanced V18 requires STEP 7 Professional V18 (109784437)
• STEP 7 Safety Basic V18 requires at least STEP 7 Basic V18 (109784437)

• Supported operating systems and necessary hardware requirements can be found in STEP 7 Professional V18. The same compatibility with other SIMATIC products applies as for STEP 7 Basic / Professional V18.

Software Update Service (SUS)

• Customers who have an existing Software Update Service contract for S7 Distributed Safety or Safety Basic / Advanced will receive, with delivery release of STEP 7 Safety Basic / Advanced V18, a delivery of a STEP 7 Safety Upgrade license, depending on their selected SUS contract.

**The delivery takes place automatically.