Technical data

CU230P-2 Control Units, Getting Started
A5E02484096, 05/2009
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4.1 Commissioning with STARTER
Prerequisites and preparations for commissioning with STARTER
● STARTER has been installed on the commissioning PC
STARTER can be ordered under Order No. 6SL3072-0AA00-0AG0 as DVD or can be updated to the latest version from
the Internet under the following link (
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/10804985/133100). Further,
the SINAMICS G120 PC - inverter connection kit - 2 (USB cable and STARTER DVD) is available under Order No.
6SL3255-0AA00-2CA0.
● The computer is connected to the inverter, e.g. via the USB cable and the USB driver (supplied with the Control Unit) has
been installed
● The inverter power supply has been switched on.
● The STARTER commissioning software has been started.
The online help also opens in the factory setting. If you proceed according to the description provided in Getting Started,
you can close the online help. If you wish to avoid that the online help is displayed each time the system starts, in the
"Options/Settings" dialog screen form, you can make the appropriate settings under the "Workbench" tab.
Commissioning is subdivided into the following steps.
● Creating a STARTER project
● Go online with the inverter
● Starting commissioning
4.1.1 Connecting up the inverter for commissioning via STARTER at a PC
Description
This section describes how to connect up the inverter via the USB interface for commissioning with STARTER. The USB
interface is located at the front of the Control Unit.
A Mini-B 5-pin connector is required for the USB interface at the inverter.
Note
If no IOP is inserted, then a connection to the PC can be established using the free RS232 interface.
You cannot use both interfaces at the same time.