Basic functionality

SIMOTION C provides the following basic functionality for a wide variety of automation requirements:

• SIMOTION runtime system
  • User-programmable with several languages conforming to IEC 61131
  • Various methods of program execution (cyclic, sequential, event-driven)
  • PLC and arithmetic functionality
  • Communication and management functions
  • Motion Control functions (Motion Control Basic)
• Testing and diagnostic tools

This basic functionality can be expanded with loadable technology packages, if required.

SIMOTION technology packages

A special feature of SIMOTION is that the operating system functionality can be expanded by loading technology packages, such as:

• Motion Control with the functions:
  • POS – Positioning
  • GEAR – Synchronous operation/electronic gear
  • CAM – Cam
  • PATH - Path interpolation
• TControl – Temperature controller
• MIIF – Multipurpose Information Interface

Since the technology functions have modular licenses, you only pay for what you use.

Configuring/parameterizing/programming

SIMOTION SCOUT is a powerful and user-friendly engineering tool. It is an integrated system for all engineering steps, from configuring and parameterization, through programming, to testing and diagnostics. Graphical operator prompting, using dialog boxes and wizards, as well as text-based and graphical languages for programming, considerably reduce the familiarization and training periods.

Operator control and monitoring (HMI)

Communication utilities which support user-friendly data exchange with HMI devices are integrated in the basic functionality of the SIMOTION C Controller. The HMI devices can be connected to a SIMOTION C via Industrial Ethernet, PROFIBUS or PROFINET (for C240 PN). They are configured using ProTool/Pro or SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal).

With the SIMATIC NET communication software, the open, standardized OPC interface is available for accessing SIMOTION from other Windows-based HMI systems.

SIMOTION IT provides SIMOTION C with an integrated Web server on which, for example, user-specific Web pages can be stored. Read and write access can be made to the Motion Controller variables. Java scripts or applets also allow the implementation of active operation and display functions in the Web pages that can be executed on a client PC with an Internet browser.

Process and data communication

Thanks to its integrated interfaces, SIMOTION C supports both process and data communication. The SCOUT engineering system is provided for user-friendly communication configuration and diagnostics.