How to Select an Interface Relay for PLC Outputs
A step-by-step guide to matching PLC output type, coil voltage and current, contact rating, and socket style when selecting an interface relay.
The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU 1214C AC/DC/Relay (6ES7214-1BG40-0XB0) is a compact programmable logic controller with 14 digital inputs, 10 relay outputs, and 2 analog inputs onboard, 150 KB integrated work memory, and a PROFINET interface, powered from 85-264V AC. It supports up to 3 communication modules, 1 signal board, and 8 signal modules for I/O expansion, with a real-time clock and up to 6 high-speed counting inputs.
The AC/DC/relay power/output variant draws 85-264V AC directly and switches loads through relay outputs rated 2A resistive, suiting mixed AC/DC field devices and loads up to 2A without external interposing relays, unlike DC/DC/DC CPU 1214C variants that need a separate 24V DC supply and transistor-rated loads. With 150KB work memory and 6 HSC-capable inputs, it fits mid-size machine control needing motion or counting inputs beyond the smaller CPU 1211C/1212C models in the S7-1200 line. Step up to a higher CPU 1214C-class or CPU 1215C/1217C variant only if the application needs more onboard PROFINET ports or analog outputs than this variant's fixed I/O provides.
Used as the central controller in compact machine-control panels, packaging equipment, and process skids needing onboard relay outputs for AC/DC field loads plus PROFINET connectivity to HMIs and distributed I/O.
| Product type designation | CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay |
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| Firmware version | V4.7 |
| Engineering with: Programming package | STEP 7 V20 or higher |
| Rated value (AC): 120 V AC | Yes |
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| Rated value (AC): 230 V AC | Yes |
| permissible range, lower limit (AC) | 85 V |
| permissible range, upper limit (AC) | 264 V |
| Line frequency: permissible range, lower limit | 47 Hz |
| Line frequency: permissible range, upper limit | 63 Hz |
| Current consumption (rated value) | 100 mA at 120 V AC; 50 mA at 240 V AC |
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| Current consumption, max. | 300 mA at 120 V AC; 150 mA at 240 V AC |
| Inrush current, max. | 20 A; at 264 V |
| I2t | 0.8 A2·s |
| Part number | 6ES7214-1BG40-0XB0 |
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| Type designation | CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay |
| Brand | Siemens |
| Condition | New, factory sealed |
| Source | Siemens and its authorised distributors |
| Warranty | Manufacturer warranty |
| Lifecycle status | Active, in production |
| EAN | 4047623402749 |
| ETIM class | EC000236 |
| eCl@ss | 27242207 |
| for backplane bus (5 V DC), max. | 1 600 mA; Max. 5 V DC for SM and CM |
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| 24 V encoder supply: 24 V | 20.4 to 28.8V |
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| Power loss, typ. | 14 W |
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| Work memory: integrated | 150 kbyte |
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| Load memory: Integrated | 4 Mbyte |
| Load memory: Plug-in (SIMATIC Memory Card), max. | with SIMATIC memory card |
| Backup: present | Yes |
| Backup: maintenance-free | Yes |
| Backup: without battery | Yes |
| for bit operations, typ. | 0.08 µs; / instruction |
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| for word operations, typ. | 1.7 µs; / instruction |
| for floating point arithmetic, typ. | 2.3 µs; / instruction |
| Number of elements (total) | DBs, FCs, FBs, counters and timers. The maximum number of addressable blocks ranges from 1 to 65535. There is no restriction, the entire working memory can be used |
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| OB: Number, max. | Limited only by RAM for code |
| Retentive data area (incl. timers, counters, flags), max. | 14 kbyte |
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| Flag: Size, max. | 8 kbyte; Size of bit memory address area |
| Local data: per priority class, max. | 16 kbyte; Priority class 1 (program cycle): 16 KB, priority class 2 to 26: 6 KB |
| Process image: Inputs, adjustable | 1 kbyte |
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| Process image: Outputs, adjustable | 1 kbyte |
| Number of modules per system, max. | 3 comm. modules, 1 signal board, 8 signal modules |
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| number of expansion boards (SB, CB, BB) | 1 |
| number of signal modules (SM) | 8 |
| number of communications modules (CM) | 3 |
| Clock: Hardware clock (real-time) | Yes |
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| Clock: Backup time | 480 h; Typical |
| Clock: Deviation per day, max. | ±60 s/month at 25 °C |
| Number of digital inputs | 14; Integrated |
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| of which inputs usable for technological functions | 6; HSC (High Speed Counting) |
| Sourcing/sinking input | Yes |
| Number of simultaneously controllable inputs all mounting positions: up to 40 °C, max. | 14 |
| Input voltage: Rated value (DC) | 24 V |
| Input voltage: for signal "0" | 5 V DC at 1 mA |
| Input voltage: for signal "1" | 15 V DC at 2.5 mA |
| Input delay (for rated value of input voltage) for standard inputs: parameterizable | 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.2 / 6.4 / 10.0 / 12.8 / 20.0 μs; 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.2 / 6.4 / 10.0 / 12.8 / 20.0 ms |
| Cable length: shielded, max. | 500 m; 50 m for technological functions |
| Cable length: unshielded, max. | 300 m; for technological functions: No |
| Number of digital outputs | 10; Relays |
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| Switching capacity of the outputs: with resistive load, max. | 2 A |
| Switching capacity of the outputs: on lamp load, max. | 30 W with DC, 200 W with AC |
| Output delay with resistive load: "0" to "1", max. | 10 ms; max. |
| Output delay with resistive load: "1" to "0", max. | 10 ms; max. |
| Relay outputs: Number of relay outputs | 10 |
| Relay outputs: Number of operating cycles, max. | mechanically 10 million, at rated load voltage 100 000 |
| Cable length: shielded, max. | 500 m |
| Cable length: unshielded, max. | 150 m |
| Number of analog inputs | 2 |
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| Input ranges: Voltage | Yes |
| Input ranges (rated values), voltages: 0 to +10 V | Yes |
| Input ranges (rated values), voltages: Input resistance (0 to 10 V) | ≥100k ohms |
| Cable length: shielded, max. | 100 m; twisted and shielded |
| Number of analog outputs | 0 |
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| Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel: Resolution with overrange (bit including sign), max. | 10 bit |
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| Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel: Integration time, parameterizable | Yes |
| Integration and conversion time/resolution per channel: Conversion time (per channel) | 625 µs |
| Connectable encoders: 2-wire sensor | Yes |
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| Number of PROFINET interfaces | 1 |
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| Interface type | PROFINET |
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| Isolated | Yes |
| automatic detection of transmission rate | Yes |
| Autonegotiation | Yes |
| Autocrossing | Yes |
| Interface types: RJ 45 (Ethernet) | Yes |
| Interface types: Number of ports | 1 |
| Interface types: integrated switch | No |
| Protocols: PROFINET IO Controller | Yes |
| Protocols: PROFINET IO Device | Yes |
| Protocols: SIMATIC communication | Yes |
| Protocols: Open IE communication | Yes; Optionally also encrypted |
| Protocols: Web server | Yes |
| Protocols: Media redundancy | No |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Transmission rate, max. Services | 100 Mbit/s |
| PROFINET IO Controller: PG/OP communication | Yes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Isochronous mode | No |
| PROFINET IO Controller: IRT | No |
| PROFINET IO Controller: PROFIenergy | No |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Prioritized startup | Yes |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Number of IO devices with prioritized startup, max. | 16 |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Number of connectable IO Devices, max. | 16 |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Number of connectable IO Devices for RT, max. | 16 |
| PROFINET IO Controller: of which in line, max. | 16 |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Number of IO Devices that can be simultaneously activated/deactivated, max. | 8 |
| PROFINET IO Controller: Updating time | The minimum value of the update time also depends on the communication component set for PROFINET IO, on the number of IO devices and the quantity of configured user data. |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: PG/OP communication | Yes; encryption with TLS V1.3 pre-selected |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Isochronous mode | No |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: IRT | No |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Dynamic Frame Packing (DFP) | No |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: PROFIenergy | Yes |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Prioritized startup | Yes |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Shared device | Yes |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Number of IO Controllers with shared device, max. | 2 |
| PROFINET IO Device Services: Asset management record | Yes |
| Supports protocol for PROFINET IO | Yes |
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| PROFIsafe | No |
| PROFIBUS | Yes; CM 1243-5 (master) or CM 1242-5 (slave) required |
| OPC UA | Yes; OPC UA Server |
| AS-Interface | Yes; CM 1243-2 required |
| Protocols (Ethernet): TCP/IP | Yes |
| Protocols (Ethernet): DHCP | No |
| Protocols (Ethernet): SNMP | Yes |
| Protocols (Ethernet): DCP | Yes |
| Protocols (Ethernet): LLDP | Yes |
| Redundancy mode: PROFINET system redundancy (S2) | No |
| Redundancy mode: PROFINET system redundancy (R1) Media redundancy | No |
| Redundancy mode: MRP | No |
| Redundancy mode: MRP interconnection, supported | No |
| Redundancy mode: MRPD | No |
| SIMATIC communication: S7 routing | Yes |
| Open IE communication: TCP/IP | Yes |
| Open IE communication: Data length, max. | 8 kbyte |
| Open IE communication: ISO-on-TCP (RFC1006) | Yes |
| Open IE communication: UDP | Yes |
| Web server: supported | Yes |
| Web server: User-defined websites | Yes |
| OPC UA: Runtime license required | Yes; "Basic" license required |
| OPC UA: OPC UA Server | Yes; data access (read, write, subscribe), method call, runtime license required |
| OPC UA: Application authentication | Available security policies: None, Basic128Rsa15, Basic256Rsa15, Basic256Sha256 |
| OPC UA: User authentication | "anonymous" or by user name & password |
| OPC UA: Number of sessions, max. | 10 |
| OPC UA: Number of subscriptions per session, max. | 5 |
| OPC UA: Sampling interval, min. | 100 ms |
| OPC UA: Publishing interval, min. | 200 ms |
| OPC UA: Number of server methods, max. | 20 |
| OPC UA: Number of monitored items, recommended max. | 1 000 |
| OPC UA: Number of server interfaces, max. | 2 |
| OPC UA: Number of nodes for user-defined server interfaces, max. | 2 000 |
| Further protocols: MODBUS | Yes |
| S7 communication: supported | Yes |
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| S7 communication: as server | Yes |
| S7 communication: as client | Yes |
| S7 communication: User data per job, max. | See online help (S7 communication, user data size) |
| Number of connections: overall | PG Connections: 4 reserved / 4 max; HMI Connections: 12 reserved / 18 max; S7 Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Open User Connections: 8 reserved / 14 max; Web Connections: 2 reserved / 30 max; OPC UA Connections: 0 reserved / 10 max; Total Connections: 34 reserved / 68 max |
| Status/control: Status/control variable | Yes |
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| Status/control: Variables | Inputs/outputs, memory bits, DBs, distributed I/Os, timers, counters |
| Forcing: Forcing | Yes |
| Diagnostic buffer: present | Yes |
| Traces: Number of configurable Traces | 2 |
| Traces: Memory size per trace, max. | 512 kbyte |
| Diagnostics indication LED: RUN/STOP LED | Yes |
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| Diagnostics indication LED: ERROR LED | Yes |
| Diagnostics indication LED: MAINT LED | Yes |
| Counter: Number of counters | 6 |
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| Counter: Counting frequency, max. | 100 kHz |
| Frequency measurement | Yes |
| controlled positioning | Yes |
| Number of position-controlled positioning axes, max. | 8 |
| Number of positioning axes via pulse-direction interface | Up to 4 with SB 1222 |
| PID controller | Yes |
| Number of alarm inputs | 4 |
| Potential separation digital inputs: Potential separation digital inputs | 500 V AC for 1 minute |
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| Potential separation digital inputs: between the channels, in groups of | 1 |
| Potential separation digital outputs: Potential separation digital outputs | Relays |
| Potential separation digital outputs: between the channels | No |
| Potential separation digital outputs: between the channels, in groups of | 2 |
| Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity: Interference immunity against discharge of static electricity acc. to IEC 61000-4-2 | Yes |
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| Interference immunity to cable-borne interference: Interference immunity on supply lines acc. to IEC 61000-4-4 | Yes |
| Interference immunity against voltage surge: Interference immunity on supply lines acc. to IEC 61000-4-5 | Yes |
| Interference immunity against conducted variable disturbance induced by high-frequency fields: Interference immunity against high-frequency radiation acc. to IEC 61000-4-6 | Yes |
| Emission of radio interference acc. to EN 55 011: Limit class A, for use in industrial areas | Yes; Group 1 |
| IP degree of protection | IP20 |
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| Siemens Eco Profile (SEP) | Siemens EcoTech |
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| CE mark | Yes |
| UL approval | Yes |
| cULus | Yes |
| FM approval | Yes |
| RCM (formerly C-TICK) | Yes |
| KC approval | Yes |
| Marine approval | Yes |
| Ecological footprint: environmental product declaration Global warming potential | Yes; type II acc. to ISO 14021 |
| Ecological footprint: global warming potential, (total) [CO2 eq] | 111 kg |
| Ecological footprint: global warming potential, (during production) [CO2 eq] | 20.1 kg |
| Ecological footprint: global warming potential, (during operation) [CO2 eq] | 91.5 kg |
| Ecological footprint: global warming potential, (after end of life cycle) [CO2 eq] | -0.9 kg |
| Free fall: Fall height, max. | 0.3 m; five times, in product package |
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| Ambient temperature during operation: min. | -20 °C |
| Ambient temperature during operation: max. | 60 °C; Number of simultaneously activated inputs or outputs 7 or 5 (no adjacent points) at 60 °C horizontal or 50 °C vertical, 14 or 10 at 55 °C horizontal or 45 °C vertical |
| Ambient temperature during operation: horizontal installation, min. | -20 °C |
| Ambient temperature during operation: vertical installation, min. | -20 °C |
| Ambient temperature during storage/transportation: min. | -40 °C |
| Ambient temperature during storage/transportation: max. | 70 °C |
| Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13: Operation, min. | 795 hPa |
| Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13: Operation, max. | 1 080 hPa |
| Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13: Storage/transport, min. | 660 hPa |
| Air pressure acc. to IEC 60068-2-13: Storage/transport, max. | 1 080 hPa |
| Altitude during operation relating to sea level: Installation altitude, min. | -1 000 m |
| Relative humidity: Operation, max. | 95 %; no condensation |
| Vibrations: Vibration resistance during operation acc. to IEC 60068-2-6 | 2 g (m/s2) wall mounting, 1 g (m/s2) DIN rail |
| Vibrations: Operation, tested according to IEC 60068-2-6 | Yes |
| Shock testing: tested according to IEC 60068-2-27 | Yes; IEC 68, Part 2-27 half-sine: strength of the shock 15 g (peak value), duration 11 ms |
| Pollutant concentrations: SO2 at RH < 60% without condensation | S02: < 0.5 ppm; H2S: < 0.1 ppm; RH < 60 % condensation-free |
| Programming Programming language: LAD | Yes |
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| Programming Programming language: FBD | Yes |
| Programming Programming language: SCL | Yes |
| Know-how protection: User program protection/password protection | Yes |
| Know-how protection: Copy protection | Yes |
| Know-how protection: Block protection | Yes |
| Access protection: protection of confidential configuration data | Yes |
| Access protection: Protection level: Write protection | Yes |
| Access protection: Protection level: Read/write protection | Yes |
| Access protection: Protection level: Complete protection | Yes |
| Access protection: User administration | Yes; device-wide |
| Access protection: Number of users | 42 |
| Access protection: Number of groups | 14 |
| Access protection: Number of roles | 20 |
| Cycle time monitoring: can be set | Yes |
| Width | 110 mm |
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| Height | 100 mm |
| Depth | 75 mm |
| Weight, approx. | 455 g |
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| Net weight | 0.454 kg |
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| Country of origin | DE |
| Shipping weight | 0.954 kg |
| Ships from | Türkiye |
| Dispatch | 16 Nov |
| Stock | In stock |
Source: manufacturer data · Last verified: 01 Nov 2026
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Ask us for the datasheetThe rated current of CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay is 2 A.
The rated operational voltage of CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay is 85–264 V AC.
The tariff (HS) code on file for CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay is 85371091.
The EAN (GTIN) of CPU 1214C AC/DC/relay is 4047623402749.
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