Commissioning (software)   
6.6 Testing a drive with the drive control panel 
  SIMOTION D4x5-2 
226  Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 02/2012 
6.6  Testing a drive with the drive control panel 
Introduction 
You can test a configured drive with the drive control panel, where you can specify a speed 
and adjust it with a scaling factor. The drive control panel should only be used for 
commissioning.   
Requirements 
●  The project has been downloaded to the target system. 
●  SIMOTION SCOUT is in online mode. 
●  The drive is not being used by a current project in RUN mode. 
WARNING 
 
 
Make sure no one is endangered by the drive test. 
Testing a drive with the drive control panel 
1.  Change to the configured drive in the Project Navigator and open the drive control panel 
by selecting "Commissioning" > "Control panel". The drive control panel opens in the 
detail view. 
 
Figure 6-35  Drive control panel 
2.  To display the control area and axis diagnostics, click the "Show/hide control area" and 
"Show/hide diagnostics area" buttons. 
3.  Click "Assume control priority". The "Assume Control Priority" dialog box is opened.