SIMOTION - features

SIMOTION is suitable for all machines with motion control tasks - from simple to high-performance. Focus is placed on a simple and flexible solution for the numerous motion control tasks. An innovative system approach has been chosen so that this can be optimally achieved.

With SIMOTION, you receive:

• A uniform system solution
  for the machine construction, fully integrated in the TIA concept
• Scalable functionality
  on various hardware platforms
• SCOUT, an integrated, easy-to-use engineering system

SIMOTION - Version V4.1

With its new Version V4.1 of SIMOTION, Siemens is offering a motion control system that fulfills every requirement when it comes to performance and operator friendliness. New programming, testing and diagnostic functions make engineering even more efficient.

In addition to the increase in performance, a high degree of significance was given to user-friendly engineering. This means that the engineering and commissioning have been simplified; for instance, the measuring functions in trace allow the position controller to be simply optimized.
The PLCopen functional scope for motion control - including the multi-axis functions – is included in Scout as system functions. These functions and the fact that PLC, motion control and technology have been merged in SIMOTION – which distinguishes SIMOTION - makes programming especially simple for the user. Further, SIMOTION provides extensive system functions that form a flexible and high performance basis to implement all of the different types of production machines.
The runtime as well as the associated engineering project can be directly saved on the memory card in the device. This means that the current engineering project in the plant is always available via PROFIBUS/PROFINET.

SIMOTION has 3 different hardware platforms – the controller, the panel PC and the drive. This permits the highest degree of flexibility when designing the machine. The performance of the PC-based SIMOTION P version has been significantly increased. SIMOTION P350-3 controls machines with over 40 axes in 2 ms. SIMOTION D, the drive-based version is directly integrated into the high-performance SINAMICS S120 drive system. In addition to the closed-loop drive control it includes all functions for a full machine control system. Reduced cycle times result in a higher dynamic performance and shorter I/O response times.

The SIMOTION C and D hardware platforms are available as multi axes bundles. In addition to the control hardware these also include the memory cards with the particular mutli axes package.

The communications performance can be significantly increased using PROFINET. PROFINET allows drives to be synchronized in real time in the µs range and at the same time allows standard communications with TCP/IP.