Siemens SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE PDC600 - Default Chapter; Preface

Preface
Purpose of the documentation
This manual supplements the system manual SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE Drive controller PDC
(
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109797859). The manual contains a
compact description of the device-speci󹪝c information. The system-related functions are
described in the system manual. All system-spanning functions are described in the function
manuals.
The information provided in this manual and the system manual enables you to commission
the PDC600(F) drive controller.
Conventions
The statements made in this manual for the PDC600 drive controller also apply to the fail-safe
variant PDC600F. Any di󹪜erences are noted at the respective location.
The currents speci󹪝ed in this document with unit "A" correspond to the torque-generating
current. Due to internal scaling, this value accurately corresponds to the peak value of the
alternating change.
To distinguish, the e󹪜ective value is marked with "A
e󹪜
".
STEP7: In this documentation "STEP7" is used as a synonym for all versions of the
con󹪝guration and programming software "STEP7 (TIAPortal)".
Please also observe notes marked as follows:
Note
A note contains important information on the product described in the documentation, on the
handling of the product or on the section of the documentation to which particular attention
should be paid.
Recycling and disposal
For environmentally friendly recycling and disposal of your old equipment, contact a certi󹪝ed
electronic waste disposal company and dispose of the equipment according to the applicable
regulations in your country.
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In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
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