Searching For The Drive Unit Online - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual

Commissioning
3.4 Configuring the drive unit using the STARTER commissioning tool
3.4.1

Searching for the drive unit ONLINE

Introduction
The SINAMICS firmware is able to recognize the actual topology automatically and store it in
the appropriate parameters.
Steps
To ensure that the drive unit configuration is identified automatically, open a new project in
STARTER: Proceed as follows:
1. Click the STARTER icon or choose Start > Programs > STARTER in the Windows Start
2. Choose Find drive units online....
3. The Wizard guides you through the procedure for creating a new project. In the next
4. The Project Wizard searches for the drive unit ONLINE and inserts it in the project. Click
5. Choose Fertig stellen (Complete). The new project and drive unit are displayed in
Note
The system searches for drive units or, more precisely, Control Units; in other words if
more than one Control Unit exists in the system, more than one drive unit is found. The
peripheral components of a drive unit (Control Unit, Active Line Module, and so on) are
not yet displayed. you carry out Automatic configuration.
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menu to launch the STARTER commissioning tool.
The STARTER Project Wizard is displayed.
Figure 3-4 Find drive units online...
dialog box, enter a name for the project (e.g. Project_CANopen_0 and click Continue >.
Continue >. The Wizard displays a summary of the project.
STARTER.
Commissioning Manual, (IH2), V2.6, 10/2008 Edition, 6SL3097-2AA00-0BP3
CANopen interface