Variants - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Manual

The following components can be attached to the control unit:
● SINUMERIK operator panel front with TCU/PCU 50.3 and machine control
● SIMATIC CE panel
● Handheld units
● SIMATIC S7-300 I/O
● Distributed PLC I/O via PROFIBUS-DP connection
● Programming device
● SINAMICS 120 drive system
● 1FK/1FT/1FN/1FW6/1PH/1FE1/2SP1/1LA motors
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Variants

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The scalability of the hardware and software – both in the controller and control area –
provides the prerequisites for use of the SINUMERIK 840D sl in many sectors. The
possibilities range from simple positioning tasks up to complex multi-axis systems.
Application areas and performance
● As many as 6 axes can be implemented on an NCU 710. On the NCU 720/730, the
● If there is a high demand for axes and channels, e.g., when using rotary indexing or multi-
● Use of an NCU 730 is recommended for maximum dynamics and accuracy in mold
The following table shows the essential features of the various control units:
Table 1-1
Feature
DRIVE CLiQ ports
Axes
NX10/15
Guide for the SINUMERIK 840D sl machine configuring
Manual, 07/2006 Edition, 6FC5397-6CP10-0BA0
panel/pushbutton panel
number of axes and/or the performance of the drive controller can be increased to 31
axes. This is achieved by using the NX10/15 module. The NCU 720/730 can be
expanded by up to 6 NX10/15 modules in performance for the drive controller and
number of axes.
spindle machines, the computing performance, configuration facilities and memory areas
of the control units can be combined via the CBE 30 option module (available soon), thus
becoming significantly extended.
making or in the high speed cutting sector.
Variants
NCU 710.1
4
Up to 6
Up to 2
System overview
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NCU 720.1/730.1
6
Up to 31
Up to 6
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