Overview of the organization blocks for the S7-1200/1500

Organization blocks cyclic program processing (S7-1200/1500)

Higher-level code blocks that are processed cyclically in the program and in which you can program instructions or call
other blocks. OB1 is the default block for cyclic execution of the user program.

Event class: Program cycle, Name: Main (OB1)

Organization blocks for startup (S7-1200/1500)
Startup OBs are processed once when the operating mode of the CPU changes from STOP to RUN.

Event class: Startup (OB100)

Organization blocks for time delay interrupt (S7-1200/1500)
After expiry of a defined time, the time delay interrupt OBs interrupt the cyclic program processing.

Event class: Time delay interrupt (OB20)

Organization blocks for cyclic interrupts (S7-1200/1500)
The cyclic interrupt OBs interrupt the cyclic program processing at defined intervals.

Event class: Cyclic interrupt (OB30)

Organization blocks for HSC hardware interrupts (S7-1200/1500)
The hardware interrupt OBs interrupt the cyclic program processing at the occurrence of a hardware event. The hardware
interrupts are not only for "Hardware interrupt HSCs", but also for hardware interrupts of digital channels.

Event class: Hardware interrupt (OB40)

Organization block for diagnostic error interrupt (S7-1200/1500)
If the diagnostics-compatible module, for which you have enabled the diagnostic error interrupt, detects an error, the
diagnostic error interrupt OB interrupts the cyclic program processing.

Event class: Diagnostic error interrupt (OB82)

Organization block for the time error interrupt (S7-1200/1500)
If the maximum cycle time is exceeded, the time error interrupt OB interrupts the cyclic program processing.

Event class: Time error interrupt (OB80)

Organization block for pulling and plugging (S7-1500)
The operating system of the CPU calls the OB when a configured and non-disabled module or submodule of the distributed
IO is pulled or plugged.

Event class: Pull or plug of modules (OB83)

Organization block for the rack error of a PROFINET IO system (S7-1500)
When a DP master system, slave or part of the submodules fails, the operating system of the CPU calls the OB.

Event class: Rack or station failure (OB86)

Organization block for the programming error (S7-1500)
The operating system of the CPU calls the OB if a programming error occurs while processing an instruction of the user
program.

Event class: Programming error (OB121)

Organization block for the IO access error (S7-1500)
The operating system of the CPU calls the OB if an error during direct access to IO data occurs while processing an
instruction of the user program.

Event class: IO access error (OB122)

Organization block for the time-of-day interrupt (S7-1500)
The OBs can be started periodically or once at a specific time.

Event class: Time of day (OB10 to OB17)

Organization block for the MC Interpolator (S7-1500)
When creating a technology object (Motion) the OB "MC Interpolator" is called automatically for processing the technology
objects (Motion).

Event class: MC Interpolator (OB92)

Organization block for the MC Servo (S7-1500)
When creating a technology object (Motion) the OB "MC Servo" is called automatically for processing the technology
objects (Motion).

Event class: MC Servo (OB91)

Organization block for the clocked interrupt (S7-1500)
Program parts can be started synchronized with the DP cycle clock or PN send cycle clock.

Event class: Synchronous (OB61)

Organization block for the status interrupt (S7-1500)
The operating system of the CPU calls the OB if a status interrupt occurs.

Event class: Status (OB55)

Organization block for the update interrupt (S7-1500)
The operating system of the CPU calls the OB if an update interrupt occurs.

Event class: Update (OB56)

Organization block for the manufacturer- or profile-specific interrupt (S7-1500)

The operating system of the CPU calls the OB if a manufacturer- or profile-specific interrupt occurs.

Event class: Profile (OB57)

The table below shows the OBs for the S7-300/400

Organization blocks for the S7-300/400
Default block for cyclic execution of the user program

Event class: Main (OB1)

Time-of-day interrupt OBs

Event class: Time of day (OB10 to OB17)

Time delay interrupt OBs

Event class: Time delay (OB20 to OB23)

Cyclic interrupt OBs

Event class: Cyclic (OB30 to OB38)

Process alarm OBs

Event class: Hardware interrupts (OB40 to OB47)

Status interrupt OB

Event class: Alarm (OB55)

Update alarm OB

Event class: Alarm (OB56)

OB for manufacturer-specific alarms

Event class: Alarm (OB57)

Clocked interrupt OB

Event class: Alarm (OB61 to OB64)

Time error interrupt OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB80)

Power supply failure OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB81)

Diagnostics alarm OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB82)

Pull/plug OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB83)

CPU hardware error OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB84)

Program runtime error OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB85)

Subrack failure OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB86)

Communications error OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB87)

Processing abortion OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB88)

Background OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB90)

Startup OBs

Event class: Startup (OB100, OB101 and OB102)

Programming error OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB121)

IO access error OB

Event class: Fault interrupts (OB122)