Areas Of Application - Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual

System overview
3.1 What is the SIMATIC Drive Controller?
3.1.2

Areas of application

The scalability of the SIMATIC Drive Controllers through several performance classes offers
the required flexibility and scalability for a wide range of Motion Control applications in
machine and plant engineering.
The SIMATIC Drive Controller have a wide range of communication interfaces, for example
for implementing modular machine concepts and connecting HMI and I/O systems.
As the communication interfaces are available in all performance classes, you select the
SIMATIC Drive Controller on the basis of CPU and Motion Control performance only.
The integrated technology CPU provides additional functions to the standard Motion Control
and technology functions in the S7-1500 CPUs, such as:
● Extended synchronous operation and cam functionalities
● Kinematics functions
● Cross-PLC synchronous operation
The digital onboard I/O offer additional integrated technology functions, for example:
● Measuring inputs for fast, accurate and event-dependent acquisition of actual positions
● Outputs for output cams and cam tracks for position-dependent generation of switching
signals
The failsafe design of the integrated technology CPU allows you to implement applications
for safety systems. This enables seamless integration of machine safety into the SIMATIC
Drive Controller. You use one system for both your standard and failsafe automation at the
same time. This offers:
● Economics benefits
● Reliability
● Potential savings for hardware, engineering tasks and storage costs
You can expand the drive configuration limits of the SIMATIC Drive Controller over
PROFINET, for example with SINAMICS S120 control unit CU320-2.
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