The following drives and controls can be engineered in a user-friendly way using the SIZER for Siemens Drives engineering tool:

• SIMOTICS low-voltage motors
• SINAMICS Low Voltage and MICROMASTER 4 drive systems
• Motor starters
• SINUMERIK CNC control
• SIMOTION Motion Control System
• SIMATIC Technology

It provides support when selecting the technologies involved in the hardware and firmware components required for a drive task. SIZER for Siemens Drives supports the complete configuration of the drive system, from basic single drives to demanding multi-axis applications.

SIZER for Siemens Drives supports all of the configuring steps in a workflow:

• Configuring the power supply
• Designing the motor and gearbox, including calculation of mechanical transmission elements
• Configuring the drive components
• Compiling the required accessories
• Selecting the line-side and motor-side power options, e.g. cables, filters, and reactors

When SIZER for Siemens Drives was being designed, particular importance was placed on a high degree of usability and a universal, function-based approach to the drive application. The extensive user guidance makes using the tool easy. Status information keeps you continually informed about the progress of the configuration process.

The SIZER for Siemens Drives user interface is available in English, French, German, and Italian.

The drive configuration is saved in a project. In the project, the components and functions used are displayed in a hierarchical tree structure.

The project view permits the configuration of drive systems and the copying/inserting/modifying of drives already configured.

The configuration process produces the following results:

• A parts list of the required components (export to Excel, use of the Excel data sheet for import to SAP)
• Technical specifications of the system
• Characteristic curves
• Comments on system reactions
• Mounting arrangement of drive and control components and dimensional drawings of motors
• Energy requirements of the configured application

These results are displayed in a results tree and can be reused for documentation purposes.

Technological online help is available:

• Detailed technical data
• Information about the drive systems and their components
• Decision-making criteria for the selection of components
• Online help in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese

Minimum system requirements

• PG or PC with Pentium III min. 800 MHz
  (recommended > 1 GHz)
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM recommended)
• At least 4.1 GB of free hard disk space
• An additional 100 MB of free hard disk space on the Windows system drive
• Screen resolution 1024 ? 768 pixels
  (1280 ? 1024 pixels recommended)
• Operating system:
  • Windows 7 Professional (32/64 bit)
  • Windows 7 Enterprise (32/64 bit)
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (32/64 bit)
  • Windows 7 Home (32/64 bit)
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows XP Professional SP2 (32/64 bit)
  • Windows XP Home Edition SP2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.5 SP2