[?]: simatic manager an alarm is displayed: simotion missing

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[?]: simatic manager an alarm is displayed: simotion missing

Post by PLC_ITA »

Hello to all,
a customer request to me a modify into existant PLC .
This plc control 30 micromaster motor via profibus and have cpu 416.
When i open a existant project, into simatic manager an alarm is displayed :

Package request : simotion

Now i'm disorientate!! Which package i need to install ?
drive es or other ?

Thank you
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Post by sania »

drive es is part of simotion
you need install simotion
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Re: which software ?

Post by Umencho »

You need Simoion Scout or DriveES.
You drive is configured with Simotion or DriveES.
See FAQ http://support.automation.siemens.com/W ... n/20285124
QUESTION:
The message "SIMOTION option package missing" pops up as soon as I call up my project. Which components do I need to install and where can I find the missing package?

ANSWER:
This message pops up with the following statuses when opening the hardware configuration of a Step7 project:
- In the project, drive objects are configured on the Profibus.
- Not all option packages used upon the selection of the drive objects are currently installed on the PG/PC.
This problem often occurs for the following reasons:
- The project was created on another PG/PC.
- After problems occurred on a PG/PC (e.g. hard disk crash), not all required option packages were re-installed.

The following messages could be displayed:
"SIMOTION option package missing" because the project contains MicroMaster MM4 / SINAMICS drives equipped with DriveES/SIMOTION interface and neither a DriveES package (Basic, SIMATIC or PCS7) nor SCOUT has been installed.
"DriveES option package missing" because the project includes e.g. Masterdrives with a DriveES interface and DriveES Basic and/or SIMATIC have not been installed.
regards