SINAMICS G120 FAQs & Downloads

SIL2, Cat.3/PL d

The hardware ID may be incorrect on the LADDR input. The required ID is the one used by the telegram - not the ID of the drive. For Startdrive, this can be found in the device view by going to Properties > General > Telegram configuration > [device name] > Start address. For drives not configured with Startdive, this can be found in the device view byhighlighting the row of the telemgra in Device overview, then navigate to Properties > General > Hardware identifier.

Go to “Drive” > ”Diagnostics” > ”Alarms history”

OFF enables are the three main enables that exist in the drive. By individually removing them they are differentiated in the following way: 

•  OFF1 – Speed setpoint = 0 and the drive brakes the motor along the configured deceleration ramp (p1121). 
  
• OFF2 – Pulses are immediately supressed and motor will coast to a stop. If there is a holding brake, then this will be engaged straight away. 
  
• OFF3 – Speed setpoint = 0 and drive is braked along the OFF3 ramp (p1135).
  

In the drive expert list set the following parameters in the order prescribed: 

1. p10 = [3] 

2. p1821 = CW or CCW 

3. p10 = [0] 

Setting p1821 to CW (Clockwise) or CCW (Counter Clockwise) will change the positive direction of rotation. Positive direction is considered when looking at the motor shaft.

The brake can be released by one of the following methods: 

1. In the drive expert list set p1215 = [2] Motor holding brake always open 
   
2. Go to “Drive”->” Functions”->” Brake control” and select “[2] Motor holding brake always open”.
   

The drive uses parameters p2000-p2007 to reference any relative values that are specified within the expert list. These parameter values represent 100% of their specified units. Values of 4000 hex for an integer or 40000000 hex for a double integer are used to represent 100% when actual values i.e. speed, are passed in a telegram.

Yes. In the “Measurement” tab in the trace window right click on one of the recorded traces. Select “Export measurements”, create a filename and choose a storage location. Select the desired traces for export and click “OK”.

Yes. Press Shift + F1 then click on the desired parameter. If the help section of the software has been installed, then contextual help on that parameter will be displayed.

On the top toolbar navigate to: “Help” > ”Installed devices”

Navigate to the top toolbar: “View” -> ”Toolbars”. Removing the tick from the boxes will remove the shortcut buttons from the toolbar.

For DRIVE-CLiQ motors, the drive can upload the revised DRIVE-CLiQ topology to avoid having to reconfigure the rest of the program. For more information, please contact us.

Changes made online (e.g. via SCOUT/STARTER), are saved to the drive RAM. It is necessary to copy the RAM values to the ROM area. perform a "Copy RAM to ROM", and then upload the drive parameters to the PG/PC to also save the changes to the offline PG/PC project.

Several issues could be the cause of this. A few typical causes are listed below:

There is an error with the communication setting between the drive and PLC. This could be caused by:

Several issues could be the cause of this. A few typical causes are listed below: