Deriving The Hardware Device Configuration - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual

4.7 Alternatively: Creating a project with a device configuration derived from the hardware
If the "Open device view" checkbox is activated, the device view is opened automatically
in Startdrive when creating the drive.
Result
The drive unit is inserted.
4.7.3

Deriving the hardware device configuration

Preconditions
● A project has been created.
● The Control Unit is inserted in the device configuration.
● There is an online connection to the drive unit.
Performing device configuration identification
1. Select the required drive unit in the project tree or in the device configuration.
2. Call the "Device configuration detection" shortcut menu.
The "Go online" dialog is displayed if an online connection to the target device has not
been established yet. An online connection is required for the automatic configuration.
3. If there is no online connection yet, establish an online connection (see Section
"Establishing an online connection to the drive (Page 127)").
Result
The topology of the drive unit is read out. Existing DRIVE-CLiQ interconnections are
transferred directly from the actual topology of the drive unit.
The "Device configuration detection" dialog opens.
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