Creating And Testing Axes; Overview Of Simotion Engineering; Creating An Axis With The Axis Wizard - Siemens SIMOTION D4 5-2 Series Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

6.7

Creating and testing axes

6.7.1

Overview of SIMOTION engineering

Performing engineering with SIMOTION SCOUT
You use the engineering software to configure the individual axes and define the project
sequence by means of programs.
1. First, run through the axis wizard to configure the axes and interconnect to the real drive
2. Provided you have completed the configuration at the drive end, we strongly recommend
3. Complete your SIMOTION application, for example, by creating axis functions and
4. Compile the project and download it to the SIMOTION D4x5-2.
6.7.2

Creating an axis with the axis wizard

Overview
The TO axis provides the user with the technological functionality and the interface to the
drive/actuator. The TO axis processes the motion control commands from the user program
(e.g. MCC) and coordinates the interface to the drives. It executes control and motion
commands and indicates statuses and actual values. The TO axis communicates with an
actuator (drive or hydraulic valve) via a field bus system (PROFIBUS or PROFINET via
PROFIdrive protocol) or via a direct setpoint interface (analog ±10 V or pulse/direction).
When running through the axis wizard, the basic settings are made for the axis and the
TO axis interconnected to a drive (e.g. SINAMICS Integrated). Further options are available
when "Use symbolic assignment" has been activated:
● A real axis is interconnected to an already configured drive
● A real axis including drive is created via the axis wizard and the drive interconnected to
● A real axis is created without assigning this to a drive (assignment is made later)
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(e.g. SINAMICS Integrated).
for faster working that the SINAMICS Integrated is deactivated via "Target system" ⇒
"Select target device".
SIMOTION execution programs.
the axis
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