Prerequisites for commissioning
2.3 STARTER commissioning tool
2.3
STARTER commissioning tool
Start
To launch STARTER, click the STARTER icon or choose Start > SIMATIC >STARTER in the
Windows Start menu.
2.3.1
The STARTER user interface
You can use STARTER to create the sample project. The different areas of the user
interface are used for different configuration tasks (see diagram below):
• Project navigator: this area displays the elements and objects that can be added to your
• Working area: you create the project in this area:
• Detail view: this area contains detailed information on faults and alarms, for example.
Figure 2-4
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project.
– When you are configuring the drive, this area contains the Wizards that help you
configure the drive objects.
– You can configure the parameters for the speed setpoint filter, for example.
– When you call up the expert list, the system displays a list of all the parameters that
you can view or change.
The different areas of the STARTER user interface
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