More information

• about SINAMICS S120 drive components such as Power Modules, Terminal Modules etc. can be found in Catalog D 21.4 – chapter SINAMICS S120 drive system, and the Industry Mall under Drive Technology/Converters/?AC Low-voltage converters/High performance converters SINAMICS S/....
• about signal and power cables for SINAMICS S120 can be found in Catalog D 21.4 – chapter MOTION-CONNECT connection systems, and the Industry Mall under Drive Technology/Further Components/MOTION-CONNECT connection systems.
• about PROFINET, Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS DP can be found in Catalog IK PI and the Industry Mall under Automation Technology/Industrial Communication.

Integrated drive control

The drive control functions integrated in a SIMOTION D410-2 are based on the drive control of a SINAMICS S120 CU310-2 (firmware version V4.x), although there is a slight difference in functionality. For example, the SIMOTION D410-2 does not have a basic positioner function (EPOS), as this is already covered by SIMOTION technology functions.

For more information, refer to the documentation for SIMOTION and SINAMICS.

Licensing notes

SIMOTION D410-2 has an integrated drive control for either a servo, a vector or a V/f axis and is therefore ideal for single-axis applications.

One real axis can be used without license on the Control Unit. Drive axes and virtual axes never require a license.

SIMOTION D410-2 can be extended with additional SINAMICS S110/S120 Control Units (e.g. CU305) and so can also be used for smaller multi-axis applications (e.g. with 2 - 3 axes). A license is required for any additional axes. Where a license is required for a POS axis, the POS single-axis license is the ideal solution. It is better to use the MultiAxes Package D410-2 in the case of GEAR/CAM or more than one POS license.

The axis license with the highest functionality is covered by the inclusive license (a real axis).

The functionality has the following granularity: CAM > GEAR > POS.

Example:

Application with 2 real axes: 1 POS, 1 CAM.

Only a POS license needs to be purchased because the higher-order CAM license is already included.

Licenses are also required for runtime functions subject to licensing, such as SIMOTION IT Virtual Machine. These can be pre-installed on the CompactFlash card (CF card) or ordered separately.

For more information, refer to section Ordering of licenses for runtime software.

SIZER for Siemens Drives engineering tool

With the SIZER for Siemens Drives engineering tool, you can easily configure, for example, the SINAMICS S110 and S120 drive families including SIMOTION. This tool supports you with the engineering of components for a Motion Control task. You can also determine the possible number of axes and the resulting utilization with SIZER for Siemens Drives in accordance with your performance requirements.

For more information about SIZER for Siemens Drives, refer to Drive Technology/Selection and engineering tools/SIZER for Siemens Drives engineering tools.