SINAMICS S120 –

basic drive
commissioning
with Startdrive

SINAMICS S120 / MC Remote Equipment

Chapter 01
 Table of contents

Table of contents
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Training content .................................................................................... 3
1.2 Learning goals ...................................................................................... 3
1.3 Components used ................................................................................ 3
2 Engineering ........................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Hardware setup .................................................................................... 4
3 Training instructions ......................................................................................... 5
3.1 Connecting to the working area ........................................................... 5
3.2 Creating a project ................................................................................. 5
3.3 Drive detection and factory settings ..................................................... 7
3.4 Adding a new device and detection of the device configuration .......... 9
3.5 Drive control with Control panel ......................................................... 19
3.6 Drive tuning with One Button Tuning ................................................. 22
4 Additional information .................................................................................... 26
4.1 Next training step ............................................................................... 26
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5 Appendix .......................................................................................................... 27
5.1 Change documentation ...................................................................... 27

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 1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Training content
This training shows the basic drive commissioning of a SINAMICS S120 in TIA
Portal Startdrive.
The drive is added to a project, configured using Detection of the device
configuration, operated from the Control panel and optimized with One Button
Tuning.

1.2 Learning goals

The user learns how to configure a SINAMICS S120 in Startdrive and how to
configure and parameterize it from scratch.

1.3 Components used

This application example has been created with the following hardware and
software components:
Table 1-1
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Component Version Article number Note

TIA Portal Startdrive V16 Update 2
SINAMICS S120 FW V5.2

This application example consists of the following components:

Table 1-2
Component File name Note
Instructions (PDF) 02_S120_EN_Drive_Commissioning_Startdrive_400Vac.pdf
Project archive 02_S120_Complete.zap16

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2 Engineering
2.1 Hardware setup

Figure 2-1

The figure shows the complete hardware setup of the remote station. With this
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training only the marked SINAMICS S120 (here named “s120”) will be used.

Drive settings
IP address: 192.168.111.120
PROFINET device name: s120

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3 Training instructions
Follow the following instructions step-by-step.

3.1 Connecting to the working area

• Connect to a SINAMICS S210/S120 workspace
• Open TIA Portal V16 (shortcut on desktop)

3.2 Creating a project

You can create a new project in the Portal View or in the Project View.

Portal view
• Click “Create new project” and give a project name, path, …
• Click the “Create” icon

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Project view
• Open the “Project” menu and select “New”
Or
Click the “New project” icon in the toolbar
• Complete the “Create a new project” popup window with a project name, path,
…
• Click the “Create” icon

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3.3 Drive detection and factory settings

In this step we will search for the drive unit and reset the drive to factory settings,
which would be the standard use case when the drive is commissioned for the first
time. This step is not necessary if the drive is already in factory settings.

Detecting a drive unit with Online access

• In the Project tree, open “Online access
• Open the interface “Intel® PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter <3>”
and double-click “Update accessible devices”
• Open the device “s120 [192.168.111.120]”
and double-click “Online & diagnostics”
→ The “Diagnostics” window shows some basic data for the detected SINAMICS
S120 drive unit.
• Note the following properties:
– Short designation S120 CU320-2 PN
– Firmware version V 5.2

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Restore Factory settings

• In “Online & diagnostics”, open the “Backup/Restore” window
• Under “Restore factory setting”, click the “Start” icon
• In the popup window “Restore factory settings of the drive”, tick the box “Also
save RAM data retentively” and click “OK” to accept and close the window
→ All parameters, including the Safety Integrated parameters, but with the
exception of the interface settings and I&M data, will be reset to the factory
settings.

Figure 3-4
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3.4 Adding a new device and detection of the device

configuration
In TIA Portal Startdrive V16, a SINAMICS S120 device cannot be uploaded as a
new station.
But if you just add a new device of the corresponding drive type in the project, you
can use the “Detection of the device configuration” feature to configure the drive
unit.

Add new device

• In the Project tree, click “Add new device” and select devices of the type
“Drives”
Based on your notes, made in the previous topic, you can specify the new device:
• Select “SINAMICS S120 > Control Units > CU320-2 PN”
• Verify the Version to be 5.2
• Click the “OK” icon to close the window and add the device

Figure 3-5
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Setting the ethernet address

In this exercise, the SINAMICS S120 is connected and configured via ethernet over
the PROFINET interface.
To be able to make an online connection with the drive unit, the ethernet address
of the drive unit in the project must match the ethernet address in the real drive
unit.
• In the “Device view”, double-click the PROFINET interface.
• In the inspector view “PROFINET interface”, under “Properties”, select
“Ethernet addresses”
• Modify the IP address of the drive device in the project to:
IP address: 192.168.111.120
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Figure 3-6
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Detection of the device configuration

• In the “Device view”, right-click the Control Unit.
• Select “Detection of the device configuration”

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• In the case that a popup window appears, fill out the interface settings:
Type of the PG/PC interface: PN/IE
PG/PC interface: Intel® PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter <3>
Connection to interface/subnet Direct at slot ‘CU X150’
• Click the “Start search” icon
→ The device with “Device type” S120 CU320-2 PN and “Address”
192.168.111.120 is found and selected.
• Click the “Go online” icon and click “Yes” in the popup window to accept these
setting as default for the PG/PC interface

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• The function “Detection of the device configuration” finds all the online
components that are connected to the control unit via Drive-CLiQ and shows
them in a popup window.
You can tick the box “LED flashing” to visually identify the respective
components in the drive unit.
• Notice that the operating mode is preset to “High dynamic (servo)”.
If necessary, this operating mode can be changed later in the project.
• Click the “Create” icon to add all these components in the offline project
configuration.
→ This action does not configure the real drive unit. You will have to perform a
project configuration download to configure the connected device.

Figure 3-9
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Completing the drive unit configuration

In the “Device view”, e.g. in “Drive control” and “Drive axis_1”, all the components
are colored dark grey. This means that they are specified or identified. As a result,
these drive objects can be operated.
In “Drive axis_2”, two components are still colored white. These components have
yet to be specified.
In the webcam view “S120 Motor”, notice the order number 1FK7022-5AK71-1AG3
for the second or lower motor
Specify the missing components for “Drive axis_2”:
• In the “Device view”, double-click the white motor icon
• In the inspector window “Motor_1”, under “Motor – selection”, select the “Motor
series”: 1FK7 synchronous motors
• Under “Motor – selection – 1FK7”, enter the motor order number in the field
“Article number” <Filter> and accept with enter.
This way, only one motor remains in the selection.
• Mark the “Selection” bullet for the fitting motor

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Notice that the previously missing “Drive axis_2” components are now colored dark
grey, which means they are also specified.
The drive unit configuration in the project is now complete !

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Download the drive unit configuration

• In the Project tree, right-click “Drive unit_1” and select “Download to device”
or
In the Project tree, select “Drive unit_1” and click the “Download to device” icon
in the toolbar

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The download conditions are checked and a “Load preview” popup window
appears.
• Check the info in the popup window and keep the setting “Save
parameterization retentively”
• Click the “Load” icon to accept and close the window
In the “Download to device” popup window, you can follow up the download
progress.

With this download, the project configuration and parameter settings are
transferred to the drive unit.
Now the real drive unit is configured and the drive objects can be operated.

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Custom parameter settings for the Remote Training Equipment

NOTICE Custom parameter settings for the Remote Training Equipment:

Due to the specific hardware setup, some custom parameter settings are
required in the SINAMICS S120 drive unit of the Remote Training Equipment.
These custom parameter settings should not be generalized and do not
apply to all possible SINAMICS S120 configurations !

Custom parameter settings for drive object “Drive axis_1”:

• In the Project tree, open the “drive unit > Drive axis_1 > Parameterization” and
select the “Parameter view” tab in the work area
• Select the “Go online” icon in the toolbar
Change the following online parameter values:
• p864= 1 Signal source for “Infeed operation”
• p1082= 6000 rpm Maximum speed
• Click the icon “Retentively save the data of the complete device” to store the
data on the Compact Flash card in the drive unit.

Repeat the custom parameter settings for drive object “Drive axis_2” !
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3.5 Drive control with Control panel

Control panel
In this step, a drive will be operated from the configuration pc, using the Startdrive
feature “Control panel”.
This Control panel will take control over one single drive object and allows to start
and stop the drive and change the speed setpoint.
The controls from the Control panel override a number of existing controls from
field or field bus signals !

Activating and operating the Startdrive Control panel can apply power to
system components and move real hardware, like motors and machine
parts !
WARNING
When the Startdrive Control panel is active, a number of start, stop and
enable signals are bypassed by the Control panel and will not react to field
or field bus signals !
This function may only be used under observance of the relevant safety notes.
Failure to observe these safety notes may result in personal injury or material
damage.
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• In the Project tree, open the “drive unit > Drive axis_1” and double-click
“Commissioning”
→ A “Commissioning” window is opened in the work area
• Select “Control panel” in the work area

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Activate master control

• In the “Master control” area, click the “Activate” icon
→ A popup window warns that the master control of the control panel will be
activated and informs about the active “Monitoring time”
• Click the “OK” icon to close the popup window

Controlling the drive

• In the “Drive enables” area, click the “Set” icon
• In the “Control” area, set a speed setpoint value in the “Speed” field,
e.g. 100 rpm
• Click the “Forward” or “Backward” icon to switch on and start the drive
• Click the “Stop” icon to stop the drive (=setpoint disable)
• Click the “Off” icon to switch off the drive (= OFF1)
• Click and hold the “Jog forward” or “Jog backward” icon to jog the drive.
Releasing the mouse button will stop the drive.
• Watch the drive behavior via the webcam

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Deactivate master control

• In the “Control” area, click the “Off” icon to switch off the drive (= OFF1)
• In the “Master control” area, click the “Deactivate” icon
→ A popup window informs that “The master control of the control panel will be
deactivated”
• Click the “Yes” icon to accept a nd close the popup window
The controls are hereby returned to the wired and configured field and field bus
signals.

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3.6 Drive tuning with One Button Tuning

In this step the drive’s closed loop parameters will be optimized by automatic
tuning. During the tuning the axis will produce a movement which can be watched
with the camera. At the end of the tuning the parameters are changed, and can be
retentively saved in the drive unit.

Activating and operating the Startdrive One Button Tuning can apply
power to system components and move real hardware, like motors and
machine parts !
WARNING
When the Startdrive One Button Tuning is active, a number of start, stop
and enable signals are bypassed and will not react to field or field bus
signals !
This function may only be used under observance of the relevant safety notes.
Failure to observe these safety notes may result in personal injury or material
damage.

• In the Project tree, open the “drive unit > Drive axis_1” and double-click
“Commissioning”
→ A “Commissioning” window is opened in the work area
• Select “One Button Tuning” in the work area
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Activate master control

• In the “Master control” area, click the “Activate” icon
→ A popup window warns that the master control of the control panel will be
activated and informs about the active “Monitoring time”
• Click the “OK” icon to close the popup window

Settings for the One Button Tuning

• In the “Dynamic response settings” area, select the required dynamic response
factor:
– Conservative 60%
– Standard 80% (default setting)
– Dynamic 100%
– Dynamic response factor enter your custom factor in the range 25..125%
• In the “Configuration” area, enter a value in the “Path limit from 0° to”, e.g. 180°

One Button Tuning

• In the “Optimization” area, click the “Start” icon
• In the “Switch on” area, click the green start icon
→ The One Button Tuning is now carried out on the selected drive object !
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• In the “Status” area, the button for “One Button Tuning successfully completed”
should now be green

Retentively save the data

As a result of a successful One Button Tuning, a number of parameter values have
been changed in the RAM memory and are shown as “current values”, which you
can compare to the “previous values”.
Also notice that these “current values” are already active in the respective drive
object !
You can now permanently save these “current values”:
• In the “Commissioning” window top left corner, click the icon “Retentively save
the data of the complete drive”

Deactivate master control

• In the “Master control” area, click the “Deactivate” icon
→ A popup window informs that “The master control of the control panel will be
deactivated”
• Click the “Yes” icon to accept a nd close the popup window
The controls are hereby returned to the wired and configured field and field bus
signals.
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Repeat the One Button Tuning for drive object “Drive axis_2” !

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Upload the data from the device

• Close the “Commissioning” windows in the work area
• In the Project tree, right-click the drive unit and select “Go offline”
or
Select the “Go offline” icon in the toolbar
• In the Project tree, right-click the drive unit and select “Upload from device”
or
Select the “Upload from device” icon in the toolbar
• Click the “Save project” icon to save all your data in the offline project.

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NOTE In case errors occur during programming you can use the finished project to
check how the program should look like. You can also download this project to
the drive unit and try to run the drives via the control panel.
“02_S120_Complete.zap16” (open the project)

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4 Additional information

4.1 Next training step

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5 Appendix

5.1 Change documentation

Table 5-1
Version Date Modifications
V1.0 07/2020 First version
V1.1 10/2020 Adapted for SINAMICS S120 supplied with 400Vac
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