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Activating the symbolic assignment later
The symbolic assignment simplifies the configuration of the technological relationships
including the communication between controller and drive significantly. The names of the
symbolic assignments in plain text is also advantageous for project maintenance.
The symbolic assignment is therefore recommended for new projects as of V4.2 and is
automatically active.
If symbolic assignment is used in a project, message frames, interconnections and
addresses are automatically created by the engineering system per default.
The engineering system sets the "optimal" PROFIdrive message frames and message frame
extensions for the system, makes the required BICO interconnections and determines the
addresses.
It is also possible to change upgraded projects to symbolic assignment and must be decided
individually, as follow-up work may be required.
Extensive follow-up work is usually required particularly for free message frame
configurations (e.g. for TB30, TM15 DI/DO, TM31).
Note
If symbolic assignment is subsequently activated for a project in which message frames
have already been configured and interconnected, these can be changed together with the
BICO interconnections!
For this reason, make a backup copy of your project before activating the symbolic
assignment.
Further details can be found in the
Assigning a drive later
You can create an axis in SIMOTION SCOUT and assign it later to a drive. You can thus
load your user program to the controller and (with the exception of the non-existent drives)
test it.
Compared to a procedure with temporarily created "virtual axes", "axes without assigned
drive" have the advantage that the configuration data is completely available and do not
require a "virtual axis -> real axis" reconfiguration.
Simulation of axes
The axis simulation can also be used to test the user program.
You can find a script for switching the axis simulation on and off in
SIMOTION Utilities & Applications, which is part of the scope of delivery of SIMOTION
SCOUT.
For further details, see also
SIMOTION D4x5-2
Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 02/2012
SIMOTION SCOUT Basic Functions
TO Axis Electric/Hydraulic, External Encoder
Commissioning (software)
6.1 Overview of commissioning
Function Manual.
Function Manual.
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