SIEMENS AUTOMATION AND DRIVES TIPS AND TRICKS.

SINAMICS G120/S120 Hardware /Software Change Project Upload /Download Firmware Upgrade Project Upload/ Download by Starter/ Simotion Scout/BOP The following commissioning tools support the commissioning wizard: STARTER Start drive from V13 SP1 IOP from V1.6 and higher BOP2 If a project is already stored on the CF card, use STARTER to upload it to the PC/PG and make a backup copy if necessary. Upload/Download Procedure with STARTER Inverter → PC/PG To back up the settings with STARTER, proceed as follows: Go online:   Click the "load project to PG/PC" button:   or Target Device>> load project to PG/PC button Wait until STARTER reports that data backup has been completed. Save the project: Go offline:    Click Project >>Archive Button. PC/PG → Inverter Normally this option use when you have changes settings offline or you have old project. To load the settings from the PG to th...

Homing HOMING (Absolute Encoder Adjustment) Note: Doing this process will make your actual position as home position make sure your machine is at home position or beware of mechanical position. ·          Select SERVO_02 -> Technology -> Basic Positioner --> Homing -> Homing/configuration (right side window) -> Homing. ·          Before doing homing your actual value will be different. ·          Click Perform absolute value calibration (Before doing this make machine position in home position, then make homing) ·          After done Homing, it will ask to save the value (Copy RAM TO ROM). And actual value will go 0 value. ·          You can see this when doing RAM TO ROM option. Saving all the data in the Permanent memory. ·    ...

Automatic Speed Controller Setting/ Servo Tuning ·          In SCOUT/STARTER, press the button     to start the automatic controller setting. ·          Go to SERVO_02->> Commissioning ->> automatic controller setting ·          In TIA Portal/Start drive go to the window "Commissioning" -> "Automatic Servo Tuning". ·          Select Drive Unit (2)->>Select Speed Controller ·          Select drive (5)->>Assume control Priority ·          ON the drive ->>Select perform all step ·          Wait for all step to finish. The determined settings of the speed controller have to be accepted before they ta...

Encoder Adjustment ·          In the measurement type --> Encoder adjustment --> Warning dialogue box --> Assume control Priority --> Enables --> Give ON COMMAND (after sometimes automatically Disable the ON command) ·          After Encoder tuning you can see the angular commutation offset value in P431. ·          Copy Ram to rom for Saving tuning data ·          Load Drive Unit to PG for saving data in your computer Select Drive->>Target Device->>Load drive Unit to PG Encoder Adjustment Summary 1.        SERVO_02->> Commissioning ->> Stationary/Turning Measurement 2.        Select measurement type ->>Encoder adjustment ->> Activate measurement 3.        Ena...

  STATIONARY  Tuning of the drive   Note: Before making any changes please save the original program backup.   Go online with the drive->>load drive unit to PG->> Save. Go offline- >>Project->> Archive->>Norma-l>>S7 program OK->>Save in Computer Hard disk. Stationary measurement/Tuning Go to SERVO_02->> Commissioning ->> Stationary/Turning Measurement Select Stationary measurement --> Activate measurement After Activation you can see this WARNING message and then close this WARNING dialogue box.   Enable ASSUME CONTROL PRIORITY Option and Accept the Dialogue box. ·          Give the enable commands and then give ON COMMAND here. ·           After sometime automatically OFF the Machine and you can see the Status No measurement, then New...

Contents 1.       BACK UP THE EXISTING PROJECT . 2 2.       Upgrade old firmware to new firmware . 2 3.       SWITCH ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER SUPPLY . 3 4.       ESTABLISH THE NETWORK CONNECTION (HARDWARE) 3 5.       CONFIGURE THE NETWORK CONNECTION (SOFTWARE) 3 6.       Download to New Drive . 5 1.     BACK UP THE EXISTING PROJECT If a project is already stored on the CF card, use STARTER to upload it to the PC/PG and make a backup copy if necessary. 2.     Upgrade old firmware to new firmware If the firmware has a new device version you must also select the relevant drive unit in the STARTER project tree and then select the required device version by clicking on menu options Target device >> Device version with the right mouse button: 3.  ...