How to check the Siemens PLC production date, life cycle
How to check the Siemens PLC production date, life cycle
1, production date view
The picture below shows the side of the Siemens S7-300 CPU module. The information in the red box shows the date of manufacture.
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S C-UOB50915
The first two digits indicate the place of production
The PLC serial number format produced in the US is: J9-S6000000
The German PLC serial number format is: SC-S6000000
J9 is the code name of a US production plant.
SC is the code name of a German production plant
The first place after "-" is the production year, and the second is the production month. The specific meanings are as follows:
N: on behalf of 2001 production
P: on behalf of 2002 production
Q: On behalf of 2003 production
S: on behalf of 2004 production
T: on behalf of 2005 production
U: on behalf of 2006 production
V: on behalf of 2007 production
W: on behalf of 2008 production
X: on behalf of 2009 production
A: On behalf of 2010 production
B: on behalf of 2011 production
Number two digits indicate month
1-1 month
February-February
March to March
April-April
May-May
June-June
July-July
August-August
September-September
O-10 months
N-11 months
D-12 month
Thus, the above S C-UOB50915 indicates that Germany produced in October 2006.
S C- V7B33770 This was produced in July 2007.
The serial number can still be seen under the barcode of the box. As shown below
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For the S7-200 series, the following figure is the box of the S7-200. You can judge the date of the factory according to the above description.
The above is the information found on the Siemens Forum, it should be fairly official.
2, life cycle query
In the process of using the PLC, in addition to the date of care, another important piece of information is the life cycle of the product.
The project selected the products that will be delisted, and after the maintenance, the products have been delisted. Either the price of the accessories will be much higher, or it will be troublesome to replace.
In fact, when the Siemens product is launched, the product life cycle will be released on the official website. If you have used the product for many years, it is recommended to check it before going to the official website.
