6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 SIMOTION D4x5-2 CompactFlash card
6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 is documented as SIMOTION D4x5-2 CompactFlash card with a defined industrial system role.
System role
Rebuilt from individual evidence
Documented facts
Siemens identifies 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 as a 1 GB CompactFlash card for SIMOTION D4x5-2 controllers.
Controls firmware storage by carrying the D4x5-2 kernel, SINAMICS firmware and controller data on the SIMOTION CompactFlash card. Sits in the D4x5-2 controller boot and maintenance path between the controller hardware and its firmware.
Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 unit.
- Exact reference
- 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0
- Category
- PLC / CPU
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-12
System role
This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.
- Function
- Controls firmware storage by carrying the D4x5-2 kernel, SINAMICS firmware and controller data on the SIMOTION CompactFlash card.
- System position
- Sits in the D4x5-2 controller boot and maintenance path between the controller hardware and its firmware.
- Upstream / inputs
- The D4x5-2 controller reads its kernel and SINAMICS firmware from the installed card.
- Downstream / outputs
- The card provides firmware, backup and update storage used by the SIMOTION controller.
- Limitations
- Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 unit.
Evidence ledger
Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.
Facts
Siemens identifies 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 as a 1 GB CompactFlash card for SIMOTION D4x5-2 controllers.
- mall.industry.siemens.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
- adegis.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
The SIMOTION manual states that this card carries the kernel and SINAMICS firmware, supports firmware updates and data backup, and is not interchangeable with D4x5 cards.
- mall.industry.siemens.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
- adegis.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Inferences
6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 occupies the documented system position described in its function and interfaces.
- mall.industry.siemens.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; high confidence
- adegis.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Unknowns
Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0 unit.
System position diagram
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controller["Controller or runtime host"] -->|documented data path| unit["6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0"]
operator["Operator"] -->|commands or configuration| unit
unit -->|status or process output| controllerView diagram labels
- Nodes
- Controller or runtime host; 6AU1400-2PA22-0AA0; Operator
- Edges
- Documented data path; Commands or configuration; Status or process output
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