SIMOTION - The scalable system platform for Motion Control applications

The SIMOTION system has created a scalable system platform for automation tasks, particularly Motion Control applications. The scalability of the system allows you to implement tailor-made and economic applications. The modular SIMOTION software is perfectly integrated and offers easy-to-use functions for all phases of the automation process.

SIMOTION - Software for runtime, engineering and commissioning

The software for SIMOTION is divided into the following categories:

Runtime software

SIMOTION Kernel - Basic functionality
The SIMOTION Kernel provides the basic functionality and is a component of all SIMOTION devices.

SIMOTION Technology packages
The SIMOTION technology packages support modular expansion of the functionality.

SIMOTION IT - Service and diagnostic functions
Supports simple diagnostics, service or HMI applications without SIMOTION SCOUT.

Engineering software

• SIMOTION SCOUT engineering software (with integrated STARTER commissioning tool)
• Optional CamTool package (cam editor)
• Optional Drive Control Chart (DCC) package

The SCOUT engineering system provides high-performance tools that provide simple, optimal support for all engineering steps required in the context of machine automation.

The SIMOTION CamTool is available as an optional package which permits simple creation of cams.

The optional Drive Control Chart package is available for easy graphical configuration of technology functions using predefined function blocks (Drive Control Blocks DCB).

The SCOUT engineering system can be used in SIMATIC STEP 7, either with integrated data management and configuration, or as a stand-alone engineering tool.

Supplementary software

In addition to the SIMOTION software, other standard software products are available, for example, for easy programming of HMIs on Operator, Touch or Multi Panels.

SIMATIC HMI software

Optional software packages are:

• ProTool/Pro and WinCC flexible for user-friendly configuration of HMIs on Operator, Touch and Multi Panels
• SIMATIC NET for implementing HMI over OPC in Windows environments.

Further optional SIMATIC software

• SIMATIC Logon for user administration in projects with specific support for validation processes, for example, in the pharmaceutical industry.
• SIMATIC Version Trail for the easy versioning of projects (SIMATIC Logon is required).