Requirements For Communication - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Series Function Manual

Commissioning the drive in an EIP network
To commission the drive, connect the drive via an interface (depending on the Control Unit
type: PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet, etc) with your computer on which Startdrive is
installed.
You can find additional information in the SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual with
Startdrive.
7.3

Requirements for communication

Check the communication settings using the following questions. If you answer "Yes" to the
questions, you have correctly set the communication settings and can control the drive via
the fieldbus.
● Is the drive correctly connected to the EtherNet/IP?
● Has a generic module been created in your control system?
● Have the bus interface and IP address been correctly set?
● Have the signals that the drive and the control system exchange been correctly
interconnected?
Communication
Function Manual, 12/2018, 6SL3097-5BD00-0BP0
Communication via Ethernet/IP (EIP)
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