Expandable drive technologies

Standard Technology Functions

Advanced Technology Functions

The development of standard technological applications is a dedicated area of activity within the Siemens automation and drive environment. Owing to the generally large size of the applications, they are supplied with detailed documentation and example codes.

These applications focus on the use of product features such as SINAMICS Drive Control Chart (DCC) with its Drive Control Block (DCB) libraries of DCB Standard and DCB Extension, SINAMICS Technology Extensions (TEC) or Free Function Blocks (FFB).

Technological applications

Another focal point are the technologically sophisticated application examples such as:

• Cross cutter
• Flying saw
• Winder
• Angular-locked synchronism in four different variants

The technological applications make selective use of the relevant engineering concepts in order to facilitate implementation.

Customer benefits:

• Drive-oriented solutions of positioning and synchronous operation applications
• Significant expansion of the DCC scope of functions
• Drive-oriented interpretation of application technology know-how in dedicated solutions
• Drive-oriented complex mechanical calculations

Basis for the technological applications

The technological applications supplied by Siemens are based on the DCB Extension libraries ¹⁾ "GMC" or "Math Extended".

GMC: for motion control applications ¹⁾

• For applications with an extensive range of motion control functions (positioning, synchronous operation, cam, etc.)
• Individual functions are implemented as elementary function blocks
• Functions that can be combined are linked to form complex elementary function blocks
• These functions can be optionally combined to implement complex tasks

Math Extended: for extended mathematical and logical functions ¹⁾

• Provision of supplementary mathematical functions
• Additional trigonometric functions such as arc sine and arc cosine
• Additional logarithmic functions (common/natural logarithm)
• Additional logic functions (word-serial AND / OR, etc.)

¹⁾ Use of the internal drive interface to integrate a DCB library requires a license. See SINAMICS Drive Control Chart (SINAMICS DCC).

Requirement of the technological applications

Technological applications are generally complex in terms of process engineering, mathematics and concept. They are designed to provide the user with reusable components in the form of a standard application.

Reusable components:

• Tested SIMATIC PLC blocks
• Finished commissioning/configuration scripts
• Application-specific Drive Control Charts (DCC)
• With application-specific DCB Extension libraries
• Reusable HMIs and faceplates

For more information and support, please get in touch with your local Siemens contact person.

http://www.siemens.com/automation-contact