This tutorial shows the configuration of a SIMATIC Drive Controller in TIA Portal.
We add a SIMATIC Drive Controller as a new device into the project and configure the
desired PLC security settings.
In this example, protection is deactivated.
In the project navigator, SIMATIC Drive Controller is shown as a standard group (or folder).
This contains the integrated SIMATIC S7 1500 PLC and the SINAMICS Integrated drive control.
The modeling in two devices gives you the advantage of grouping devices under different
aspects in the project.
For example, to bundle all PLCs in a group, and to bundle all drives in another group.
If you are using an additional SINAMICS CU320-2 with a SIMATIC Drive Controller, it is also
possible to move this CU into the Drive Controller group.
Via settings it is possible to change this behavior, for example, to add a SIMATIC Drive
Controller without a group – or to insert even without SINAMICS Integrated.
The two device modeling is also shown in the Network View.
This opens up the possibility, for example, to carry out a Copy&Paste only for the integrated
PLC, or only for the SINAMICS Integrated.
A SINAMICS Integrated that does not exist can be added afterwards from the hardware
catalogue.
The SINAMICS Integrated is only available when Startdrive is installed in TIA Portal.
This decoupling has the advantage that only a new Startdrive version needs to be installed
for an upgrade of the drive configuration.
Now we switch to the device view of the SINAMICS Integrated and configure the SINAMICS drive
system.
The shown configuration is standard Startdrive functionality.
After configuration of a Line Module we configure a Motor Module and a DRIVE-CLiQ motor.
The necessary telegram configuration is set automatically.
To switch to the device view of the integrated PLC, it is possible to use the device list
or to use – very conveniently – the link.
In the device view of the PLC, it is possible to configure for example the technology I/Os.
In this example, we configure two digital outputs with timestamp functionality.
For highest switching accuracy we activate the high-speed output option.
All configurations of the technology I/Os are shown in an overview.
The time synchronization of the SINAMICS drives with the PLC can be performed automatically
by the system.
This is necessary for a uniform time base of the PLC and drive alarms.
Time synchronization is performed for the SINAMICS Integrated and for connected SINAMICS
S120 Control Units.
In the next step we configure a positioning axis.
For the hardware interface, we select the configured drive.
In a second step, we configure an output cam.
As a hardware interface we select one of the two configured digital outputs with timestamp
functionality.
SIMATIC Drive Controller has separate clock systems for PROFINET, PROFIBUS, the PROFIdrive
Integrated of the SINAMICS Integrated and the X142 technology I/Os.
In principle, it is possible to assign each clock system to a different organization block.
Since the output cam is used together with the axis, the clock systems of the SINAMICS
Integrated and the X142 technology I/Os were automatically coupled.
The leading clock system in this case is the clock system of the X142 technology I/Os.
This central clock system is also automatically assigned to the MC servo organization block.
Now the configuration is finished, and the compile occurs without errors.
Since SIMATIC Drive Controllers use a standard SIMATIC memory card, there is no pre-licensing
for the SINAMICS Integrated as there is for SINAMICS CU320-2.
The licensing of the SINAMICS functions such as the "Safety Integrated Extended Functions"
is done in a similar way as, for example, with the OPC UA licenses of the PLC.
This means, a single license must be purchased, and the purchase of the license is confirmed
in the TIA Portal.
Please note that SINAMICS Technology Extension licenses are only displayed if the corresponding
Technology Extension has been installed in Startdrive.
A change device between a modular SIMATIC S7 1500 CPU and a SIMATIC Drive Controller
(or vice versa) is very easy.
Components networked via PROFINET are adopted.
All hardware differences between the controllers are displayed in the compatibility information.
Components networked via PROFINET are taken over during the change device.
Thank you for your attention.