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Table of contents
Drive Parameter Comparer
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Table of contents
Legal information ......................................................................................................... 2
1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 4
1.1 Functionality ......................................................................................... 4
1.2 Supported drive types .......................................................................... 4
1.3 Requirements ....................................................................................... 5
2 Using the Tool .................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Compare .csv files ................................................................................ 7
2.2 Compare Drive Objects of the TIA Portal directly .............................. 10
3 Appendix .......................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Service and support ........................................................................... 14
3.2 Industry Mall ....................................................................................... 15
3.3 Application support ............................................................................. 15
3.4 Links and literature ............................................................................. 15
3.5 Change documentation ...................................................................... 15
1 Overview
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1 Overview
1.1 Functionality
The Drive Parameter Comparer for SINAMICS Startdrive allows the user to
compare the parameter lists of two SINAMICS drives in two different ways.
• The 1
st
possibility is to compare two axes via CSV parameter export. The CSV
files can be generated using SINAMICS Startdrive. The Drive Parameter
Comparer does the comparison on basis of the CSV files, that need to be
generated before using the Drive Parameter Comparer. Using this method, you
can also compare parameters without the installation of SINAMICS Startdrive,
only the CSV files need to be available. It is useful, when it is necessary to
compare parameters on a different computer than the engineering station.
• The 2
nd
possibility is for SINAMICS S120 only. It is possible to connect to a
SINAMICS Startdrive (TIA Portal project) directly and to compare the
parameters of two different S120 drives. Using this method, the export of CSV
files is not necessary but the installation of SINAMICS Startdrive is required.
Figure 1-1 Overview Drive Parameter Comparer
1.2 Supported drive types
The Drive Parameter Comparer works for the following drive types.
1
st
possibility: .csv comparison:
• SINAMICS G110M
• SINAMICS G120
• SINAMICS G120C
• SINAMICS G115D
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• SINAMICS G120D
• SINAMICS G120P
• SINAMICS G130
• SINAMICS G150
• SINAMICS S120
• SINAMICS S120 Integrated
• SINAMICS S150
• SINAMICS S210
• SINAMICS MV
The comparison is possible
• between axes of the same drive type (e. g. SINAMICS G120 to SINAMICS
G120)
• between axes of different drive types (e. g. SINAMICS G120 to SINAMICS
G115D)
• Since only csv files are compared here, csv exports from different projects can
also be compared and also independently of the drive type.
2
nd
possibility TIA Portal connected comparison:
Using this method, it is not necessary to export a csv file containing the parameters
before using the Drive Parameter comparer. You can directly connect to an opened
TIA Portal.
Supported drive types:
• SINAMICS S120
▪ CU310-2 PN,
▪ CU320-2 PN,
▪ CU320-2 DP,
▪ S120 for CPU 150xD
The comparison is possible
• between axes on the same control unit
• between axes on different Control Units of the same type (e.g. 1st axis on
CU320-2 PN, 2nd axis on another CU320-2 PN). This is also possible across
projects, i.e. the different control units can be stored in different projects.
• between axes on different control units and of different type (e.g. 1st axis on
CU320-2 PN, 2nd axis on S120 for CPU 150xD). This is also possible across
projects, i.e. the different control units may be stored in different projects.
1.3 Requirements
1
st
possibility: .csv comparison:
No special SINAMICS Startdrive version necessary, just two .csv files created once
with SINAMICS Startdrive. SINAMICS Startdrive does not have to be installed on
the same computer as the Drive Parameter Comparer.