Siemens Simatic S7-1500 Manual page 22

Product overview
2.4 Properties
● Integrated technology:
– Motion Control
– Integrated closed-loop control functionality
● Trace functionality:
– The trace functionality supports troubleshooting and optimization of the user program.
● Integrated system diagnostics:
– The alarms for the system diagnostics are automatically created by the system and
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The Motion Control functionality uses technology objects to support speed-controlled
axes, positioning axes, synchronous axes, external encoders, cams, cam tracks and
measuring inputs, as well as PLCopen blocks for programming the motion control
functionality.
You can find a detailed description of the use of Motion Control and its configuration in
the S7-1500 Motion Control
(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/109739589) function manual.
You can also use the TIA Selection Tool
(http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/topics/en/simatic/tia-selection-tool) or the SIZER
(http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/mc-solutions/en/engineering-software/drive-design-tool-
sizer/Pages/drive-design-tool-sizer.aspx) to create or configure axes.
- PID Compact (continuous PID controller)
- PID 3Step (step controller for integrating actuators)
- PID Temp (temperature controller for heating and cooling with two separate
actuators)
You can find additional information on the trace functionality in the Using the Trace
and Logic Analyzer (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/64897128)
function manual.
displayed on a PG/PC, HMI device, Web server or the integrated display. System
diagnostics information is also available when the CPU is in STOP mode.
CPU 1516-3 PN/DP (6ES7516-3AN01-0AB0)
Manual, 09/2016, A5E03461313-AD