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Siemens PM 21 · 2017
System overview
SIMOTION – An overview
Engineering system
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Overview
Focus is on user friendliness
As the performance capability of a system grows, so do the
requirements of its user friendliness. This is the only means of
ensuring the usability of the system. With SCOUT, the
engineering system for SIMOTION, particular emphasis has
therefore been placed on user friendliness:
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The engineering for Motion Control, PLC and technology as
well as the drive configuration and commissioning are all
performed in the same manner in the same engineering
environment.
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All tasks are largely resolved in a graphical manner:
Configuring, programming, testing and commissioning.
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Intuitive operation, context-sensitive help functions and
automatic consistency checks make engineering easier,
especially for those users who are new to in Motion Control
programming.
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All the tools that are associated with the SCOUT engineering
system are integrated, giving a uniform Look & Feel.
The SCOUT engineering system supports you step-by-step,
making the engineering easy and efficient.
SCOUT can be used in SIMATIC STEP 7, either with
standardized data management and configuring procedures, or
as a stand-alone engineering tool (SCOUT Stand-Alone).
SCOUT TIA (SIMOTION in the TIA Portal) is available as an
optional package for TIA Portal V13 and above and is included
in the scope of supply of SCOUT.
Programming for everyone
The following options can be selected for programming
SIMOTION with the SCOUT engineering system:
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Graphic programming with Motion Control Chart (MCC)
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Graphic programming with Drive Control Chart (DCC); (not for
SCOUT TIA)
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Ladder logic (LAD)/Function block diagram (FBD), often used
as PLC programming languages
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High-level language Structured Text (ST), including object-
oriented programming
In addition to motion control commands (e.g. referencing of
axis), commands for I/O access, logic and calculations,
subroutine calls and control of the program flow are also
available.
Complex motion relationships are also easy to set up using the
graphical cam editors.
Central management with integrated tools
All the data for your complete machine can be managed in a
single project: Configuration data, programs, movement
profiles, and drive data.
The appropriate tools are then called from the central project
management, e.g. for entering a cam or for commissioning a
drive.
Test and diagnostics
SCOUT supports the testing, commissioning and error
diagnostics of SIMOTION applications with a series of tools,
such as those providing program status, control variables, trace,
and the axis control panel.
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