Siemens SINAMICS G120XA - Know-How Protection

8.6 Know-how protection
8.6.1 Know-how protection
Overview
Know-how protection prevents unauthorized reading of the converter settings.
To protect your converter settings against unauthorized copying, in addition to know-how
protection, you can also activate copy protection.
Precondition
Know-how protection requires a password.
Combination of know-how protection and copy
protection
Is a memory card necessary?
Know-how protection without copy protection The converter can be operated with or without mem‐
ory card.
Know-how protection with basic copy protection The converter can only be operated
with a SIEMENS memory card
Recommended memory
cards (Page 726)
Know-how protection with extended copy pro‐
tection
Function description
The active know-how protection provides the following:
● With just a few exceptions, the values of all adjustable parameters p … are invisible.
– Several adjustable parameters can be read and changed when know-how protection is
active.
In addition, you can define an exception list of adjustable parameters, which end users
may change.
– Several adjustable parameters can be read but not changed when know-how protection
is active.
● The values of monitoring parameters r … remain visible.
● Adjustable parameters cannot be changed using commissioning tools.
Saving the settings and series commissioning
8.6 Know-how protection
SINAMICS G120XA converter
738 Operating Instructions, 03/2019, FW V1.0, A5E44751205B AB