Quick and easy commissioning of the Milan servo drives is possible due to a pool of Milan functional blocks on the basis of the Simatic Step7 software in combination with Profibus DP. The PLC programmer does not have to deal with the detailed requirements of the Profibus protocol (Profidrive) with regards to the control.

By combining the different functional blocks, almost any application can be implemented. As soon as a physically correct connection between PLC and the Milan drive advanced has been established via Profibus DP, the data programmed in the PLC is transferred to the servo drive after a start signal.

The functional blocks have been written and tested on a CPU313C-2DP. They are also available in the standardised PLC programming language IEC 1131-3 and may therefore easily be integrated in the PLCs of various manufacturers.