Platform Concept And Totally Integrated Automation - Siemens Sinamics S120 Manual

System overview

2.2 Platform Concept and Totally Integrated Automation

Depending on the application, the SINAMICS range offers the ideal variant for any drive
task.
● SINAMICS G is designed for standard applications with induction motors. These
applications have less stringent requirements regarding the dynamic performance of the
motor speed.
● SINAMICS S handles complex drive tasks with synchronous/induction motors and fulfills
stringent requirements regarding:
– the dynamic performance and accuracy
– the integration of extensive technological functions in the drive control system
● SINAMICS DC MASTER is the DC drive belonging to the SINAMICS family. As a result of
its standard expandability, it addresses both basic as well as demanding drive
applications and in complementary markets.
2.2 Platform Concept and Totally Integrated Automation
All SINAMICS versions are based on a platform concept. Joint hardware and software
components, as well as standardized tools for design, configuration, and commissioning
tasks ensure high-level integration across all components. SINAMICS handles a wide variety
of drive tasks with no system gaps. The different SINAMICS versions can be easily
combined with each other.
Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) with SINAMICS S120
Apart from SIMATIC, SIMOTION and SINUMERIK, SINAMICS is one of the core
components of TIA. The STARTER commissioning tool is an integral element of the TIA
platform. It is thus possible to parameterize, program and commission all components in the
automation system using a standardized engineering platform and without any gaps. The
system-wide data management functions ensure consistent data and simplify archiving of
the entire plant project.
SINAMICS S120 supports as standard PROFIBUS DP, the standard fieldbus for the TIA
concept. It provides a high-performance, system-wide communication network which links all
automation components:
● HMI (operator control and monitoring)
● Control
● Drives and I/O
SINAMICS S120 is also available with a PROFINET interface. This Ethernet-based bus
enables control data to be exchanged at high speed via PROFINET IO with IRT or RT and
makes SINAMICS S120 a suitable choice for integration in top-performance multi-axis
applications. At the same time, PROFINET also uses standard IT mechanisms (TCP/IP) to
transport information, e.g. operating and diagnostic data, to higher-level systems. This
makes it easy to integrate into an IT corporate network.
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