The user‑friendly STARTER commissioning tool can be used for:

• Commissioning
• Optimization
• Diagnostics

This software can be operated either as a standalone PC application, integrated in SIMATIC STEP 7 with TIA compatibility via Drive ES Basic, as well as integrated in the SIMOTION Engineering Software SCOUT. In both cases, basic functions and handling are identical.

First commissioning is guided by a wizard which makes all the basic settings in the drive. Therefore, getting a motor up and running is merely a question of setting a few of the drive parameters as part of the drive configuration process. The travel commands can be simply entered from the PC via the control panel.

The individual settings are made using graphic parameterizing screen forms, which precisely visualize the principle of operation of the drive (see figure "STARTER project navigator"), or as before, using the expert list (see figure "Parameter assignment using the expert list").

In addition, the following functions are available for optimization purposes:

• Self‑optimization of the controller settings
• Trace to precisely record the signals

STARTER project navigator