Profinet link for drives

Siemens Automation and Drives

(A&D) adds the Control Unit (CU) with

Profinet interface to its modular series

of Sinamics G120 frequency converters.

This means the Sinamics G120 converter

series can now be used in complex

automation architectures which require

real-time Ethernet.

With the new control module (G120

CU 240S PN), the Sinamics drive series

can now cover a power range between 0.37 and 90 kW, and a voltage range between

380 and 690 V. In addition to Profinet, the Sinamics G120 has the CU 240S DP

and CU 240S control units as Profibus communication interfaces with Profidrive

Profil 4.0 or with RS485.

The control units and the power modules of the Sinamics G120 series have been

designed as separate functional units and can be combined as required to make the

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