Control Units; Introduction - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Equipment Manual

Control Units

6.1

Introduction

6.1
Description
The Control Units of SINAMICS S120 AC Drive are designed for use with Blocksize format
or Chassis format Power Modules.
Advantages
1. The control module CU310 DP provides the external communications interface
2. The control module CU310 PN has two PROFINET interfaces (ports).
3. Power modules can also be connected to the multi-axis Control Unit using the adapter
Equipment Manual AC Drive
Manual, (GH6), 03/2006 Edition, 6SL3097-2AL00-0BP0
PROFIBUS and a TTL/HTL encoder evaluation.
module CUA31. The combination of a modular power unit and a Control Unit Adapter 31
(CUA31) is used to extend an existing DC/AC drive line-up with Control Unit by one axis.
Note
The firmware and parameter settings are stored on the CompactFlash card, which is
plugged into the CU310 Control Unit.
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