Online course | Drives and motion control
Servo drives and VFDs
motion control programming for PLCs
- Commission VFDs and servo drives step by step
- Control drives from the PLC over Profinet
- Program positioning with TIA Portal technology objects
Parameterize frequency inverters and servo drives, connect them to the PLC over Profinet and program positioning and speed control with technology objects in TIA Portal.
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What you will learn in this servo drive training
- Configuration and commissioning of Sinamics V90 servo drive.
- Exercises with Motion Control library instructions.
- Drive application based on the PackML standard.
- Programming a flying saw.
- Installation of Codesys and configuration of a virtual axis.
- Production line project in Codesys.
Why do engineers choose ControlByte courses?
- Video lessons on our e-learning platform, available 24/7
- Exercises based on ready project templates that you build step by step
- Free simulators, so you do not need your own PLC to practice
- Learn at your own pace, from any device, with lifetime access
- Instructor support on Discord and feedback on your homework
Who is this servo drive and VFD training for?
- The "Motion Control in PLC Programming" course offered by ControlByte Academy is designed to teach students how to program PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), even if they are new to the automation industry. The course is suitable for both beginners and experienced programmers, providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the field of industrial automation.
What you get after enrolling
- 65 practical video lessons (about 11 hours)
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access and all future updates
- Instructor support on Discord
Your instructor
Jacob K. Biedulski, MSc
Automation and Robotics · PLC programmer · Co-founder of ControlByte
“ In this course you will learn to work the way we do on real projects: step by step, with exercises you can repeat on your own, even if you are new to industrial automation.
Course modules and sample projects
Course module
Configuration and commissioning of the Sinamics V90 servo drive
- Description of the drive system
- Configuration of the servo drive in Sinamics V-Assistant
- Starting the drive in JOG mode
Course module
Motion library instruction exercises
- MC_Power, MC_Home
- MC_MoveJog, MC_MoveVelocity
- MC_MoveAbsolute, MC_MoveRelative
- MC_GearIn, MC_GearInPos
Course module
Drive application based on the PackML standard
- What PackML is
- States and modes of machine operation
- PackML-based programming exercises
Course project
Programming a flying saw
- Overview of the library and how the station works
- Drive functions performed by the station (axis synchronization)
- Process parameterization
- Exercises and homework
Course module
CODESYS installation and virtual axis configuration
- CODESYS installation
- Virtual axis configuration
- First motion control program
- Visualization tests in the simulator
Course module
SM3_Basic library and PackML sequence for the machine
- Function blocks for powering, homing and moving the axis
- Simulation of linear and rotary (modulo) axes
- PackML sequence for the machine
- Visualization template for axis control
Course project
Production line design in CODESYS
- Axes for the feeder, robot and rotary table
- Kinematics configuration for the SCARA robot
- Program that handles the axes in ST and FBD
- Machine sequence and tests on the visualization
Bonus module
Weintek panel and Estun servo drive in CODESYS
- Launching the Weintek panel in CODESYS
- Electrical connections between the devices
- EtherCAT communication with the servo amplifier
- Program for the real axis
Servo drive training curriculum - full table of contents
- 1.1. Welcome! 2:00
- 1.2. Join the chat for automation engineers - Discord ControlByte 1:42
- 2.1. Download TIA Portal and PLCSIM Advanced, but don't install them yet... 7:59
- 3.1. Sinamics V90 servo drive hardware Free lesson 7:13
- 3.2. Configuration of the servo converter in Sinamics V-Assisttant software Free lesson 15:03
- 3.3. Configuration and programming of the technological object TO in TIA Portal (part 1/2) 12:48
- 3.4. Configuration and programming of the technological object TO in TIA Portal (part 2/2) 12:19
- 4.1. TIA Portal installation - install now! 4:31
- 5.1. What is the PLCopen standard? 13:31
- 6.1. Simulator and MC_Power instruction 18:40
- 6.2. MC_Power - parameterization 24:36
- 7.1. MC_MoveJog 22:05
- 7.2. MC_Home - introduction 17:08
- 7.3. MC_Home - homing modes 15:58
- 8.1. MC_MoveRelative - introduction 33:58
- 8.2. MC_MoveRelative - exercises (homework assignment) 18:28
- 8.3. MC_MoveAbsolute - introduction 16:23
- 8.4. MC_MoveAbsolute - exercises (homework assignment) 19:41
- 9.1. MC_Reset 22:32
- 9.2. MC_MoveVelocity, MC_Stop, MC_Halt (homework assignment) 34:57
- 10.1. LAxisBasic library - introduction 19:50
- 10.2. LAxisBasic library - library structure 22:16
- 10.3. LAxisBasic library - user program (homework assignment) 22:31
- 11.1. PackML standard in the drive application 32:09
- 12.1. MC_GearIn, MC_GearInPos 23:08
- 13.1. Flying Saw Application 39:26
- 14.1. What is Softmotion? 2:41
- 14.2. What is Codesys? 4:33
- 14.3. Codesys installation 3:26
- 15.1. MC_Power - how to power the axis? Free lesson 10:43
- 15.2. Diagnostic blocks and MC_Reset 7:54
- 15.3. Execute blocks - explanation 3:23
- 15.4. Homing procedure explanation 0:35
- 15.5. Homing quiz
- 15.6. MC_Home vs SMC_Homing - homing 4:55
- 15.7. MC_Home and SMC_Homing - quiz
- 15.8. SMC_Homing - Homing Modes 3:44
- 15.9. SMC_Homing on Trace in Codesys 5:27
- 15.10. MC_SetPosition - set position 5:08
- 15.11. MC_SetPosition Quiz
- 16.1. Stop the axis: MC_Stop and MC_Halt 4:29
- 16.2. MC_Stop vs MC_Halt
- 16.3. MC_MoveVelocity 14:10
- 16.4. Homework assignment - MC_MoveVelocity 11:56
- 16.5. Difference between Modulo and Finite axis 5:56
- 16.6. MC_Jog 2:59
- 16.7. MC_Jog quiz
- 17.1. MC_MoveAbsolute for Finite axis 10:26
- 17.2. MC_MoveAbsolute for Modulo axis 6:38
- 17.3. MC_MoveRelative 5:24
- 17.4. MC_MoveAbsolute and MC_MoveRelative quiz
- 17.5. Homework assignment - Warehouse 7:07
- 17.6. Warehouse task solution - complete program 5:06
- 18.1. Project description - PackML standard 7:41
- 18.2. Multi-axis system - polar configuration 10:19
- 18.3. PackML library installation 6:17
- 18.4. Description of the machine program and sequence 23:12
- 18.5. Homework assignment - PackML sequence 16:08
- 19.1. Codesys Depictor add-on - installation 3:23
- 19.2. Description of the DEMO project with robots 7:14
- 19.3. Delta Robot homework assignment 7:29
- 20.1. Drive applications and types of motors
- 20.2. Structure of regulators in the drive system
- 21.1. Sample program for Weintek in CODESYS 7:44
- 22.1. How to get a certificate and share it on Linkedin 3:26
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Servo drive and VFD programming course for Siemens PLCs and CODESYS
Motion control training for automation engineers who commission drives: Sinamics V90 servo drives, frequency inverters, PLCopen Motion Control blocks in TIA Portal and a virtual axis in CODESYS. A servo motor with an encoder and a servo drive form a closed-loop control system: the drive compares the commanded position and speed with the encoder feedback and corrects the torque many times per second. A VFD (frequency inverter) controls the speed of standard induction motors. In this training you parameterise and commission both drive types, then control them from the PLC with technology objects and PLCopen motion control blocks.
Sinamics V90 commissioning
Configuration and start-up of the Sinamics V90 servo drive with an S7-1200/S7-1500 over Profinet, including technology objects and axis tuning.
PLCopen Motion Control library
MC_Power, MC_Home, MC_MoveAbsolute, MC_MoveRelative, MC_MoveVelocity and MC_Halt in TIA Portal, with the LAxisBasic and LAxisCtrl libraries and HMI templates.
PackML and a flying saw
A drive application structured after the PackML standard and a flying saw program, two tasks you meet on real packaging and cutting machines.
Virtual axis in CODESYS
CODESYS installation, virtual axis configuration and a production line project, so you can transfer the same motion concepts to non-Siemens controllers.
Servo drive and VFD training - frequently asked questions
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The course does not require any physical equipment as a PLC simulator PLCSIM from Siemens and Codesys runtime are used. The code written can be used in real-life projects. The course offers lifelong access to the course materials on their platform. The course is designed so that you can complete it on free simulators and trial versions of the software shown in the lessons.
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