Components - Siemens SIMOTION P320-4 E Manual

Description
2.2 SIMOTION P320-4 product description
SIMOTION P Runtime
With the SIMOTION P320-4, the PLC and motion control functionality (starting from position
controller upwards) is located centrally in a strictly deterministic task outside the Windows
operating system.
Its main field of application is centralized motion control and control tasks requiring close
coordination between multiple axes and/or input/output modules.
Functionality ranges from simple positioning to high-performance synchronous operation.
SIMOTION SCOUT
The SIMOTION SCOUT engineering system can be installed on the SIMOTION P320-4 S or
connected via the interfaces integrated in SIMOTION P320‑4.
HMI software
HMI/Runtime software can be operated on the same PC, e.g. the Siemens WinCC flexible
software. Other software packages can be linked by means of the OPC interface.
The HMI software is used as the general term in the following.
Internal communication
A locally installed HMI can use the local communication to access the following:
● Variables in SIMOTION RT
● Drives on PROFINET IO or PROFIBUS DP
● Other SIMOTION devices on PROFINET IO or PROFIBUS DP
Scope of delivery
The system software supplied with the SIMOTION P320-4 is either already installed on the
SIMOTION P320‑4 storage medium or is ready to be installed:
● SIMOTION P Kernel
● SIMOTION IT
● SIMOTION IT VM Virtual Machine (under license)
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Components

The most important components of the SIMOTION P320-4 and their functions are listed below.
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Manual, 01/2015