Description
1.1 System overview
SIMOTION D4x5-2
12 Manual, 02/2012
Application
The SIMOTION D4x5-2 is ideally suited to applications with many coordinated axes with high
clock-pulse rates.
Typical applications include:
● Compact multiple-axis machines
● High-performance applications with short machine cycles
● Compact machines
– Including the complete machine control in the drive
– With extensive connection possibilities for communication, HMI and I/O
● Distributed drive concepts
– Applications with many axes
– Synchronization of several SIMOTION D control units using distributed synchronous
operation
Versions
The control units are available in the versions SIMOTION D425-2 (BASIC performance),
SIMOTION D435-2 (STANDARD performance), SIMOTION D445-2 DP/PN (HIGH
performance) and SIMOTION D455-2 DP/PN (ULTRA-HIGH performance). The versions
differ in their PLC performance and in their motion control performance. The main
distinguishing features are:
Table 1- 1 Device versions and characteristics
SIMOTION
D425-2
SIMOTION
D435-2
SIMOTION
D445-2
SIMOTION
D455-2
Maximum number of
axes
16 32 64 128
Minimum
servo/interpolator cycle
clock
0.5 ms D435-2 DP: 0.5 ms
D435-2 DP/PN:
0.5/0.25 ms
1)
0.5/0.25 ms
1)
0.5/0.25 ms
1)
DRIVE-CLiQ interfaces 4 6 6 6
1)
Explanation:
● 0.5 ms in connection with SINAMICS S120 (incl. SINAMICS Integrated / CX32-2)
● 0.25 ms in connection with Servo_fast and IPO_fast for fast I/O processing or
high-performance hydraulic applications. The sensors and actuators are connected
via high-speed PROFINET IO I/O modules.
The control units feature PLC and motion control performance (open-loop control and motion
control) for up to 16, 32, 64 or 128 axes, as required.
The integrated drive computing performance of the control units allows 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).