Description
1.1 System overview
SIMOTION D4x5-2
Manual, 11/2010
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The integrated drive computing performance of the control units enables the operation of the
following axis configurations:
● Up to six servo, six vector or twelve
V
/
f
axes on each D4x5-2 control unit.
(Drive control based on CU320-2, firmware version ≥ V4.x)
● Up to six servo, four vector or eight
V
/
f
axes on each D4x5 control unit.
(Drive control based on CU320, firmware version V2.x)
The drive control supports servo control (for a highly dynamic response), vector control (for
maximum torque accuracy) and
V
/
f
control.
The SIMOTION D4x5-2 control units and their CX32-2 and TB30 supplementary system
components are described in the following.
Note
With the SIZER configuration tool, you can easily configure the SINAMICS S120 drive family
including SIMOTION.
It provides you with support for selecting and dimensioning the components required for a
motion control task.
You can also determine the possible number of axes and the resulting load with SIZER in
accordance with your performance requirements.