Alternative 2: Creating A Project With A Determined Drive Configuration; Create A New Project; Inserting The Drive Offline - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual

5.6 Alternative 2: Creating a project with a determined drive
configuration
5.6.1

Create a new project

Overview
You can create new projects once you have opened the Startdrive application in the TIA Portal.
Procedure
Proceed as follows to create a new project:
1. In the secondary navigation of the portal view, click on the entry "Create new project".
The input fields for the basic project data are displayed to the right in the detailed view.
2. Record the following project data:
– Project name
– Path
– Author
– Comment
3. Click "Create" to save project data.
The new project is created and simultaneously opened.
5.6.2

Inserting the drive offline

Overview
The following describes how to insert a SINAMICS S120 Control Unit into a new project via the
project view.
Requirements
• A project has been created, or an existing project is open.
• The online connection to the drive is deactivated.
Commissioning with Startdrive
Commissioning Manual, 06/2020, 6SL3097-5AA10-0BP2

5.6 Alternative 2: Creating a project with a determined drive configuration

Startdrive automatically counts each new project.
The simpler the archive path for the project, the faster the project can be loaded.
The login code for the person entering the data is preassigned.
Brief info about the project can be entered here.
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