
Description
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General
Overview
SIMODRIVE POSMO A is an intelligent distributed positioning drive on the PROFIBUS DP
field bus (DP standard slave).
The power unit and all of the motion control are located in the motor.
All of the signals and data for commissioning and operating the drive are transferred via the
PROFIBUS DP.
The operating energy is supplied by a 24 VDC connection (for a 75 W motor) or a 48 VDC
connection (for a 300 W motor).
The integrated positioning functionality is suitable for a variety of simple single-axis
applications, such as adjusting endstops and formats.
Note
Hardware and software requirements
The following requirements apply for the functionalities described in this manual:
● Hardware release POSMO A 75 W: As of O
● Software release POSMO A 75 W: As of V3.0
● Hardware release POSMO A 300 W: As of G
● Software release POSMO A 300 W: As of V3.0
POSMO A positioning motors with different hardware and software requirements can be
controlled with function blocks integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT V4.1. The functionality is
restricted by the hardware/software release of the POSMO A positioning motor used.
Requirement
The following software versions are required for the standard functions described in this
documentation:
● SIMOTION SCOUT V4.1 or higher
● SIMOTION Kernel V4.1 or higher
● SIMOTION technology packages V4.1 or higher
Communication
The PROFIBUS DP field bus allows rapid cyclical data exchange between the DP slave
(POSMO A) and the higher-level DP master (SIMOTION hardware platform, such as
SIMOTION C2xx).
Supplement to SIMODRIVE POSMO A Positioning Motor
Function Manual, 01/2015
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