Table of contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................................3
1 Fundamental safety instructions.................................................................................................................11
1.1 General safety instructions.....................................................................................................11
1.2 Equipment damage due to electric fields or electrostatic discharge ......................................15
1.3 Warranty and liability for application examples ......................................................................16
1.4 Industrial security ...................................................................................................................17
1.5 Residual risks of power drive systems ...................................................................................19
2 Product information ....................................................................................................................................21
2.1 Validity of the description .......................................................................................................21
2.2 Product features.....................................................................................................................22
2.3 Installation notes ....................................................................................................................23
2.4 Limitations for use ..................................................................................................................24
3 Configuring the NCU ..................................................................................................................................25
3.1 SINUMERIK NCU ..................................................................................................................25
3.1.1 Structure of SINUMERIK NCU...............................................................................................25
3.1.2 Insert NCU .............................................................................................................................26
3.2 Insert NX module ...................................................................................................................28
3.3 Replacing a device or upgrading firmware.............................................................................33
3.3.1 Replacing the NCU ................................................................................................................33
3.3.2 Replacing an NX ....................................................................................................................33
3.3.3 Basic procedure .....................................................................................................................34
3.4 Establish the communication connection ...............................................................................37
3.5 Load hardware configuration into the PLC.............................................................................39
3.6 Creating SINUMERIK PLC archives ......................................................................................44
3.6.1 Creating a SINUMERIK PLC archive .....................................................................................44
3.6.2 Available SINUMERIK archive types .....................................................................................47
3.6.3 External tools for SINUMERIK archives.................................................................................48
3.6.4 Creating a PLC hardware upgrade archive............................................................................48
3.6.5 Creating a PLC commissioning archive .................................................................................50
3.6.6 Creating a PLC reload archive ...............................................................................................52
4 Programming the PLC ................................................................................................................................55
4.1 General information about the PLC program .........................................................................55
4.1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................55
4.1.2 Execution structure ................................................................................................................55
4.1.3 Using copy templates.............................................................................................................58
4.1.4 Block listing as table...............................................................................................................61
SINUMERIK STEP 7 Toolbox V15.1
Configuration Manual, 12/2018, A5E46279635B AA 7