Connectivity modules

Make your drive system communication-capable

The status of your drive components must be continuously recorded and communicated. This is made possible by equipping your motors and converters with appropriate connectivity modules. These modules record all the relevant operating and condition data from drive components using sensors and transmit them to MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens.

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Low voltage To prepare low-voltage motors and converters, they must be made communication-capable and able to continuously report all relevant data. This requires a digital expansion.

Low-voltage motors

Connection of low-voltage motors using SIMOTICS CONNECT 400

SIMOTICS SD next-generation low-voltage motors are equipped with SIMOTICS CONNECT 400, a box for collecting motor-specific condition data that’s analyzed in SIDRIVE IQ Fleet, making your motors IQ-ready! SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 comprises the necessary sensors for communicating operational parameters (like vibration, cooling status, speed), a WLAN communications module, and a battery for the power supply.

In the future, SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 will also be available separately for retrofitting Siemens size AH100 to AH450 low-voltage motors operated directly from the grid. This will allow these motors to transmit operating data to the MindSphere application SIDRIVE IQ Fleet with no need for any structural modifications.

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QuickStart Guide for SIMOTICS CONNECT 400

The Quick Start Guide provides detailed instructions on how you can get started with SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 in just three steps – from the first steps after the delivery of your SIMOTICS SD next-generation low-voltage motor with the preinstalled SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 box to onboarding and monitoring your motor remotely.

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Converters

Visual SINAMICS low-voltage converter with SINAMICS CONNECT 300

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Connection of SINAMICS low-voltage converters to the cloud via SINAMICS CONNECT 300

The SINAMICS CONNECT 300 IoT gateway provides a simple plug-and-play solution for connecting SINAMICS low-voltage converters directly to the cloud. It also enables rapid, trouble-free, and economical commissioning, completely independent of the automation. No modifications are necessary to the drives’ hardware, firmware, or PLC programs. The simultaneous connection of up to eight drives creates outstanding economies of scale.

SINAMICS CONNECT 300 is also highly suited for machine users looking to integrate SINAMICS drives into their existing heterogeneous machine fleet.

Drive technology as a starting point for digitalization

Medium voltage With the SINAMICS CONNECT 500 connectivity module, SINAMICS medium-voltage converters are also communication-capable and IQ-ready.

SINAMICS CONNECT 500 for medium-voltage converters

SINAMICS medium-voltage converters can also be ordered easily and conveniently as IQ Ready. This offers numerous advantages: for example, you’ll receive valuable information on the status of your converter.

The SINAMICS CONNECT 500 connectivity module ensures that extensive converter information can be analyzed right in MindSphere and subsequently in SIDRIVE IQ Fleet. This means that information like parameters, events, error logs, and a history overview is available in the event of errors. The modules make it easier to limit unexpected error messages and make sure that your drive system can be analyzed, optimized, and restarted within minutes. Networking gives you precise condition information – and thanks to SIDRIVE IQ, you can fully optimize your converters’ reliability and availability.

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High voltage In the high-voltage range, the SIMOTICS CONNECT 600 connectivity module ensures the connectivity that motors require for SIDRIVE IQ Fleet.

Key visual SIMOTICS HV C high-voltage motor with SIMOTICS CONNECT 600

NEW: SIMOTICS CONNECT 600 for high-voltage motors

The new SIMOTICS HV C motors are being equipped with a connectivity module to make them IQ-ready. This will allow you to load your condition data into MindSphere and benefit from analyses via SIDRIVE IQ Fleet.

New motors with SIMOTICS CONNECT 600 can be ordered easily and conveniently. Temperature and vibration sensors are already installed on the motor to give you highly precise condition information on temperature, vibration, and speed – in other words, a precise overview of your motors. This is the optimal way to make your drive system even more transparent and reliable.

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Quick Start Guide for SIMOTICS CONNECT 600

How easy is it to get started with the digitally enhanced high-voltage motors and monitor them remotely? The Quick Start Guide for the SIMOTICS CONNECT 600 connectivity module provides you with a brief overview – from connection and commissioning to remote monitoring. Find out for yourself: take a look at the video.

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