Simple speed control - G120 with TIA V16

Hello All

I want to control a G120 from my S7-1200 over Profinet, using TIA portal V16.

I have got the drive library for V15.1 but it's not compatible with V16 and I can not find a new one.

Is there a new drive library or block like SINA_SPEED?

If not what is the simplest way of controlling the speed and reading the faults?

Thank you for your time 

Hi, 

with TIA V16 you will find the SINAMICS blocks like SINA_SPEED directly in the instructions under "Optional Packages -> SINAMICS".

SINA_SPEED is the easiest way to control a drive just with switching on/off and giving a speed setpoint. But it is not able to read the fault codes from the drive.

For this purpose I would recommend to simply use the telegram 352 - it contains the actual fault and warn code additionally. This one can be also easily handled in your PLC by using the SINA_SPEED_TEL352 block from the LSinaExt library here on SIOS:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/de/en/view/109747655

If you know how to use SINA_SPEED you will also know how to work with SINA_SPEED_TEL352, the principle is the same and you get some more information out of the drive. Just make sure you also select that telegram in your drive parameterization. 

Hi Robert 

Thank you, I have used this block before. It just frustrates me that I have to always, update the firmware on the drive to get it to work.

Regards 

Harry