Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Commissioning Manual page 258

Prerequisite: The Drive Bus address is properly set (p0918) via the drive BOP.
The following steps are also applicable to configuring the standard axes/spindle, if necessary.
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1. Select the system data operating area.
2. Press this horizontal softkey to open the window for drive configuration.
3. Press this softkey and the control system starts to identify the drives and motors connected.
After the identification finishes, a drive list with motor information displays on the screen, for
example:
Note: For a motor with an absolute encoder, the motor ID is identified automatically. For a
motor with an incremental encoder, however, you must configure the motor ID manually.
4. Select the additional axis using the cursor keys.
5. Press this softkey to enter the motor configuration window.
6. Select the right motor ID according to the motor rating plate with the cursor keys.
Note: For a motor with an incremental encoder in this example, you need to select the right
motor ID according to the motor rating plate.
7. Press this softkey to confirm your selection. The selected motor information then displays in
the drive list.
8. After you finish the configuration, press this softkey to save the configuration results on both
CNC and drive.
Note: The control system restarts after you press this softkey.
9. Press this softkey when the following dialog appears to exit the drive configuration window.
Commissioning Manual
01/2017