SINAMICS Startdrive is a tool for configuring, commissioning, and diagnosing the SINAMICS family of drives and is integrated into the TIA Portal.

SINAMICS Startdrive can be used to implement drive applications involving the following drives:

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

The SINAMICS Startdrive commissioning tool has been optimized with regard to user friendliness and consistent use of the TIA Portal benefits of a common working environment for PLC, HMI and drives.

Performance features

Efficient commissioning with easy configuration and powerful tools:

• High degree of usability thanks to task-based navigation through the engineering workflow
  • Hardware configuration
  • Parameterization
  • Commissioning
  • Diagnostics
• Time-saving and guided step-by-step commissioning
• User-friendly graphic function view for all drive functions
• List of drive parameters structured according to functions
• Easy integration of SIMOTICS motors
• Integrated control panel for direct operation of the drive from the TIA Portal
• Powerful realtime trace for commissioning and drive diagnostics
• Intuitive and efficient drive diagnostics through automatic display of messages
• Context-sensitive online help, e.g. for drive messages
• Integrated detailed drive diagnostic functions
  • Control/status words
  • Parameter status
  • Operating conditions
  • Communication states
• Simple configuration for drive-end Safety Integrated and the drive-internal basic positioning function (EPos)
• Graphic configuration of drive-internal free function blocks (FFB)
• Online work on the drive
  • Without previous creation of an offline project
  • With the new SINAMICS firmware without the need to perform a tool update.
  • Available online functions without project: Commissioning with wizard and control panel, full parameter access with graphic function view and structured parameter list with complete drive diagnostics