Siemens SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES Vector Control (VC) Inverter Operating Instructions

Basic Information

Applicable products: SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES VC vector control frequency converter (6SE70 full series)

Core applications: Wiring, operation, parameter setting, debugging, control, and fault diagnosis of frequency converters

Language: English (simultaneous release of German, French, Spanish, and Italian versions)

Overview of core content 

0 General and Security

Define professional personnel, danger/warning/caution levels

Mandatory requirements for ESD anti-static operation

Low voltage instruction, EMC installation specifications

Applicable standards: EN 50178, VDE 0160, etc

1. Control terminal and serial interface

Control board CU terminal definition: X100/X101/X102/X103

X100：RS485、 relay output

X101: 7-way digital input, 24V power supply

X102: 2-channel analog input, 1-channel analog output

X103: Encoder interface, motor temperature, analog output 2

PMU operation panel interface X300 (RS232/RS485)

EMC shielding, grounding, and wiring specifications

2 Operation and Display

PMU panel buttons: ON, OFF, steering, P key, lift key

Display structure: Parameter number → Index → Parameter value

Fault/alarm display, numerical shift, quick switching operation

Operation hierarchy and menu logic

3 Terminology and Functional Scope

Control type: V/f, vector frequency/speed/torque control

Process data: control words, status words, set values, actual values

Index parameters, dataset (SDS set values/MDS motor dataset)

Basic/Reserve Switching (Manual/Automatic)

4. Start Debugging (Core)

Capacitor activation: must be executed if shutdown exceeds 1 year

First boot

Standard applications: language, access level, motor nameplate, V/f parameters

Expert applications: vector control, encoder, option board

P052 Function Selection (Key)

1=Factory reset

2=Initialization (change model)

4=Hardware configuration (CB/TB/SCB/TSY)

5=Driver settings

6=Automatic parameterization

7=Static motor identification

8=Complete motor identification

9=No load measurement

10=Speed loop optimization

12=Encoder Test

Control logic and timing of external main contactor

5 Process Data (Control/Status/Setting/Actual)

Control word 1/2 (r550/r551): start stop, steering, reset, jog, dataset switching

Status word 1/2 (r552/r553): Ready, Running, Fault, Alarm, Frequency Arrived

Set value channel: main setting, additional setting, fixed setting, motor potentiometer

Actual values: speed, current, voltage, torque, temperature

Source selection: Terminal PMU、 Serial port, option board

6 interfaces

Digital input (7 channels): start stop, reset, direction, external fault

Digital output (4 channels): running, faulty, ready

Analog input (2 channels): 0-10V/0/4-20mA, wire breakage detection

Analog output (2 channels): 0-10V, output actual value

Serial interface: SST1/SST2 (USS), DPR dual port RAM

Slope generator RFG: acceleration and deceleration, current limiting, inflection point smoothing, resonance suppression

7 open-loop/closed-loop control

V/f control: linear/parabolic, torque boost, excitation attenuation, IxR compensation

Vector control:

No sensing vector (P163=3)

Encoder speed vector (P163=4)

Torque vector (P163=5)

8 Startup Function (P052 Detailed Explanation)

Factory settings, initialization, download, hardware configuration, driver settings

Automatic parameterization, static/complete motor identification, no-load measurement, speed loop optimization, self check, encoder testing

Provide a complete model PWE comparison table (6SE7014-6SE7045)

9 Software Functions

WEA: Automatic restart during power outage

KIP: Kinetic energy buffering (does not slow down during short-term power outages)

FLN: Flexible response (low voltage without capacity reduction)

Vdmax control: DC bus overvoltage suppression

DC braking: quick parking

Speed start: restart while spinning

Process controller: Built in PID (pressure/flow/liquid level)

Tracer: 8-channel oscilloscope function

Temperature adaptation: Resistance compensates with temperature to improve accuracy

10 Function Diagram

Complete schematic diagram of analog quantity, set value channel, slope, control circuit, and I/O mapping

Engineering grade signal flow for deep debugging

11 Parameter Table (Complete)

Observation parameters, general parameters, driving data, hardware configuration, motor data

Control, function, set channel, control/status word, analog I/O, communication, diagnosis, modulator

12 Faults and alarms

Fault code Fxxx: overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, overheating, grounding, short circuit, communication

Alarm code Axxx: Overload, preheating, resonance, stall

Fault value r947/r949 locating the cause

13 logs and 14 indexes

Fault log recording and abbreviation list

Key points of core technology

Control method

V/f: Universal for fans and pumps

Vector: high-precision speed/torque control

key parameters

P051: Access level (2 standards/3 experts)

P052: Start debugging function

P100~P109: Motor nameplate

P163: Control mode

P462/P464: Acceleration and deceleration time

P554~P591: Control word source

P650/P655: Analog I/O configuration

protection function

Overcurrent, overvoltage/undervoltage I²T、 Motor overheating, grounding, short circuit

Advanced features

Speed start, kinetic energy buffering, automatic restart, built-in PID, dataset switching

Debugging process

Factory reset → Hardware configuration → Motor parameters → Automatic parameterization → Motor identification → Control settings → Trial operation