The S7-400 has two different communication interfaces:
The cost-effective solution provided by the MPI integrated in the CPU
The high-performance solution provided by communication modules for point-to-point connections and for connection to PROFIBUS and Industrial Ethernet bus systems.
The following communications modules are available:
CP 440, CP 441-1 and CP 441-2 for point-to-point connections
CP 443-5 for connection to PROFIBUS
CP 443-1 for connection to Industrial Ethernet
CP 444 for connection to Industrial Ethernet using MMS services in accordance with MAP 3.0