The S7-1500 Software Controller CPU 1507S F implements the function of a fail-safe S7-1500 Controller as software on a SIMATIC IPC with Windows. The CPU 1507S F is optimized for PC-based control tasks with the IPC427E Microbox PC and IPC477E Panel PC. In addition, the CPU 1507S F supports the IPC227E, IPC427D, IPC627D and IPC827D Box PCs, the IPC277E, IPC477D and IPC677D Panel PCs, and the IPC647D and IPC847D Rack PCs.

The S7-1500 Software Controller CPU 1507S F allows the execution of functions created with the high-level language C/C++. These functions can be created with the SIMATIC ODK 1500S or with the Target 1500S™ for Simulink^®. The applications can be developed both for executing under Windows and in the real-time environment of CPU 1507S F. The following applications can then be implemented:

• Execution of ODK applications under Windows, e.g.:
  • Connection of databases to the control task
  • Connection of devices under Windows, e.g. handheld scanners
  • Implementation of protocol converters
• Execution of ODK applications on the real-time side, e.g.:
  • Integration of existing open-loop and closed-loop control code that was implemented in C/C++ and is to be reused
  • Integration of control code from model-based development environments, e.g. with the SIMATIC Target 1500S™ for Simulink^®
  • Platform-independent programming of control code in C/C++