Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Motion Control V13 - Default Chapter; Preface

S7-1500 Motion Control V13 Update 3
Function Manual, 07/2014, A5E03879256-AC
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Preface
Purpose of the documentation
This documentation provides important information that you need to configure and
commission the integrated Motion Control functionality of the S7-1500 Automation systems.
Required basic knowledge
In order to understand this documentation, the following knowledge is required:
● General knowledge in the field of automation
● General knowledge in the field of drive engineering and motion control
Validity of the documentation
This documentation is valid for the S7-1500 product range.
Conventions
● For the path settings in the project navigation it is presumed that the "Technology objects"
object is opened in the CPU subtree. The "Technology object" placeholder represents the
name of the technology object.
Example: "Technology object > Configuration > Basic parameters".
● The <TO> placeholder represents the name set in tags for the respective technology
object.
Example: <TO>.Actor.Type
● This documentation contains pictures of the devices described. The pictures may differ in
minor details from the devices supplied.
You should also observe the notes that are marked as follows:
Note
A note contains important information about the product described in the documentation,
about the handling of the product, and about sections in this documentation demanding your
particular
attention.
Further support
● The range of technical documentation for the individual SIMATIC products and systems is
available on the Internet (http://www.siemens.com/simatic-tech-doku-portal).
● The online catalog and the online ordering system is available on the Internet
(http://mall.automation.siemens.com).