Integration of SINAMICS drives with SIMATIC in the TIA Portal

The software packages based on the TIA Portal are harmonized with each other and offer important benefits. The TIA Portal enables simple integration of SINAMICS frequency inverters in your automation solution:

• Reduction in the familiarization overhead thanks to cross-tool uniformity of the operator inputs
• Device configuration and network connection of the inverters in the TIA Portal-wide configuration/network editor
• Device access to the inverters via the PLC across network boundaries (dataset routing)
• Automatic frame comparison between inverters and SIMATIC S7 PLC
• Reduction of standstill times through the integration of inverter messages in the SIMATIC S7 system diagnostics:
  • The drive messages are part of the SIMATIC S7 system diagnostics without previous configuration
  • The drive messages are therefore automatically available as plain text in the TIA Portal, the web server of the SIMATIC S7 PLC and the HMI
• Time saving due to simple and guided configuration of the inverters for operation with SIMATIC S7 Motion Control
• Short familiarization time for SIMATIC STEP 7 users due to common use of editors. Realtime trace and the drive control panel are identical to the editors in STEP 7
• Reuse of the drive configuration and parameterization is possible with the assistance of the TIA Portal library
• Standard TIA Portal functions for inverters, e.g. Undo, Redo
• Block library supplied for easy integration of SINAMICS inverters into the user programs of the SIMATIC S7?300, S7?400, S7?1200, S7?1500
• Shared project storage for all devices in the project

Supported frequency inverters

Integration of the SINAMICS drives into the TIA Portal is carried out in steps. The following frequency inverters can be configured in SINAMICS Startdrive

• SINAMICS G120
• SINAMICS G120C
• SINAMICS G120D
• SINAMICS G120P
• SINAMICS G110M

All of the available Control Units from SINAMICS Firmware V4.4 are supported for these devices (including PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Safety Integrated). All combinable Power Modules up to 400 kW can be configured.

Installation versions

SINAMICS Startdrive can be installed as an optional package to SIMATIC STEP 7 or as a stand-alone application (without SIMATIC STEP 7).

System requirements

Hardware

• PG or PC, Intel Core i5-3320M or higher, 3.3 GHz (or similar)
• 8 GB RAM
• Screen resolution 1920 ? 1080 pixels
• 64-bit operating system

Software

SINAMICS Startdrive V13 is released for use with the following operating systems (64-bit, Windows 7, and also 32-bit):

• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise SP1
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise
• Microsoft Server 2008 R2 StdE SP1 (only STEP 7 Professional)
• Microsoft Server 2012 R2 StdE

Compatibility with other products

• SINAMICS Startdrive can be installed alongside STARTER
• SINAMICS Startdrive V13 operates with STEP 7 Basic/Professional V13 and WinCC V13 in a framework
• SINAMICS Startdrive V13 can be installed on a computer alongside other versions of Startdrive V12, STEP 7 V12, V5.4 or V5.5, STEP 7 Micro/WIN, WinCC flexible (2008 and above) and WinCC (V7.0 SP2 and above)
• Supported virtualization platforms:
  • VMware Workstation 10
  • VMware Player 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
• SINAMICS Startdrive has been tested with the following virus scanners:
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1
  • Trend Micro Office Scan Corporate Edition 10.6
  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014
  • Windows Defender (Windows version 8.1 and above)