Important Notes for STARTER V5.

4 HF2

Table of Contents
Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Security information

Overview of Functions

Installation Instructions

1 System requirements
2 Installing and removing the software

Important Information
3 Important notes / function restrictions
4 STARTER general

5 Information on MICROMASTER 4th generation

6 Information on SINAMICS MV GM150/GL150/SL150/SM120/GH150
7 Information on SINAMICS G130/G150 / S120/S150
8 Information on SINAMICS G120, G120C, G120D
9 Information on SINAMICS S110
10 Information on SINAMICS DCM
11 Information on SINAMICS SIMATIC ET200pro FC-2
12 Information on SINAMICS G110M
13 Information on SINAMICS DCP

14 Information on SIMATIC ET200S FC, ET200pro FC

15 Information on SINAMICS G110

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Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation
Siemens respects the principles of data privacy, in particular the data minimization rules (privacy by
design).
For the product STARTER and SINAMICS DCC this means:
The product stores personal data only in the project. The user is therefore responsible for ensuring
compliance with the statutory data protection provisions. This applies in particular to the transfer of
projects. If the user links this data with other data (e.g. shift plans) or if he/she stores person-related data
on the same data medium (e.g. hard disk), thus personalizing this data, he/she has to ensure compliance
with the applicable data protection stipulations.

The following data must be taken into account.

● Windows login
In the standard configuration, the product saves the login details of the Windows user together
with technical function data (e.g. time stamp) in the project. The specified data is saved in order to
trace changes in large configurations.
With STARTER or SINAMICS DCC, a personal reference can be established via the project and
all elements contained in it (e.g. charts).
The specified data can be viewed in the properties of the project and the elements in STARTER
or SINAMICS DCC (property "Author") and subsequently changed, with the exception of the last
modification of the project.

For the above-mentioned point, the details of the functions mentioned in the respective chapter
in the information system of STARTER or SINAMICS DCC must be observed.

By generating the login or username, personal data can be pseudonymized for the functions.
Deleting the project will cause all personal data saved within it to be deleted too.

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Security information
Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the secure
operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.

In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is necessary to
implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial security concept. Siemens’
products and solutions constitute one element of such a concept.

Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems, machines and
networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected to an enterprise network
or the internet if and to the extent such a connection is necessary and only when appropriate security
measures (e.g. firewalls and/or network segmentation) are in place.

For additional information on industrial security measures that may be implemented, please visit
https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity.

Siemens’ products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more secure. Siemens
strongly recommends that product updates are applied as soon as they are available and that the latest
product versions are used. Use of product versions that are no longer supported, and failure to apply the
latest updates may increase customer’s exposure to cyber threats.

To stay informed about product updates, subscribe to the Siemens Industrial Security RSS Feed under
https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity.

WARNING
Unsafe operating states resulting from software manipulation

Software manipulations (e.g. viruses, trojans, malware or worms) can cause unsafe operating states
in your system that may lead to death, serious injury, and property damage.
 Keep the software up to date.
 Incorporate the automation and drive components into a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept for the installation or machine.
 Make sure that you include all installed products into the holistic industrial security
concept.
 Protect files stored on exchangeable storage media from malicious software by with
suitable protection measures, e.g. virus scanners.
 Protect the drive against unauthorized changes by activating the "know-how protection"
drive function.

Manual for industrial security

Further information can be found in the configuration manual "Industrial Security" for SINAMICS,
SINUMERIK and SIMOTION at: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/108862708

Note in particular the explanations on the cell protection concept in Section "General security measures -
Network segmentation".

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Overview of Functions
The STARTER is the commissioning tool for all SINAMICS and MICROMASTER drives.
The firmware versions of the drive units are an integral part of the STARTER, or are installed via
additive SINAMICS Support Packages (abbr. SSP) as an addition to the STARTER.

STARTER V5.4 HF2 has been released for the following drive units:
New units or firmware versions added by this version are highlighted in bold.

 MICROMASTER 4. Generation (MM420 V1.30, MM440 V2.20, MM430 V2.20)

 SINAMICS DCM with firmware V1.1, V1.2, V1.3, V1.4, V1.4.1, V1.5
 SINAMICS DCP with firmware V1.1, V1.2, V1.3
 SIMATIC ET 200S FC with firmware V1.0.x, V3.0.x
 SIMATIC ET 200pro FC with firmware V3.0.x, V3.1.x
 SIMATIC ET 200pro FC-2
o with firmware V4.7.3, V4.7.6, V4.7.9, V4.7.10
 SINAMICS G110 with firmware V1.0.x, V1.1.x, 1.2.x
 SINAMICS G110D with firmware V3.3.x, V3.4.x, V3.6.x, V3.7.x
 SINAMICS G110M
o with firmware V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, v4.7.6, V4.7.9, V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G120
o with firmware V2.0.x, V2.1.x, V3.0.x, V3.1.x, V3.2.x
o with firmware V4.2, V4.3.0, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, V4.7.6
o with firmware V4.7.9, V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G120C
o with firmware V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, V4.7.6, V4.7.9, V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G120D
o with firmware V3.0.x, V3.1.x, V3.2.x, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, V4.7.6, V4.7.9
o with firmware V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G120P
o with firmware V4.2, V4.3.0, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, V4.7.6, V4.7.9
o with firmware V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G120P BT
o with firmware V4.4.1, V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.3, V4.7.6, V4.7.9, V4.7.10, V4.7.13
 SINAMICS G130
o with firmware V2.1.x, V2.2.x, V2.3.x, V2.4.x, V2.5.1, V2.6.1 and V2.6.2
o with firmware V4.3.1, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.8, V5.1, V5.1.1, V5.2, V5.2.3
 SINAMICS G150
o with firmware V2.1.x, V2.2.x, V2.3.x, V2.4.x, V2.5.1, V2.6.1 and V2.6.2
o with firmware V4.3.1, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.8, V5.1, V5.1.1, V5.2, V5.2.3
 SINAMICS GM150
o with firmware V2.5.1, V2.6.1, V2.6.2, V4.3.1, V4.4.2, V4.5 (please see SINAMICS MV)

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  SINAMICS GL150
o with firmware V2.5.1, V2.6.1, V2.6.2, V4.3.1, V4.4.2, V4.5 (please see SINAMICS MV)
 SINAMICS S110
o with firmware V4.1, V4.3.1, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.4.3

 SINAMICS S120
o with firmware V2.1.x, V2.2.x, V2.3.x, V2.4.x, V2.5.1, V2.6.1, V2.6.2
o with firmware V4.3.1, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.8, V5.1, V5.1.1, V5.2, V5.2.3
 SINAMICS S150
o with firmware V2.1.x, V2.2.x, V2.3.x, V2.4.x, V2.5.1, V2.6.1, V2.6.2
o with firmware V4.3.1, V4.3.2, V4.4, V4.5, V4.6, V4.7, V4.8, V5.1, V5.1.1, V5.2, V5.2.3
 SINAMICS SL150
o with firmware V4.3.1, V4.4.2, V4.5 (please see SINAMICS MV)
 SINAMICS SM120
o with firmware V4.4.2 (please see SINAMICS MV)
 SINAMICS MV (GM150/GL150/SL150/SM120)
o with firmware V4.6, V4.7, V4.7.4, V4.7.5, V4.7.7, V4.8.2, V5.1.2, V5.2.1, V5.2.2

Further information on the units and firmware versions included in this STARTER version can be found in
the attached PDF file.

Installed_Devices_S
TARTER_DVD_54000200.pdf

A PDF reader is required to open this file.

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Installation Instructions
1 System requirements
1.1 Hardware:
The following minimum requirements must be complied with:
· PG or PC
 Pentium III, 1 GHz min., (> 1 GHz recommended)
· 2 GB main memory (4 GB recommended)
· Screen resolution 1024×768 pixels, 16-bit color depth
 Free Disk space > 5 GB

1.2 Software:
The following minimum requirements have to be observed in case of STARTER and DCC without existing
STEP 7 installation:

 Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.0 or higher

64-Bit Operating Systems:

 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1
 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
 Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 (Standard Installation)

 Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, Version 1709

 Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 1709
 Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB (OS Build 14393)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2016

 Microsoft Windows Server 2019

“Note: All STARTER versions following STARTER V5.4 HF2 will no longer support Windows 7.“

Supported virtualization platforms:

You can install the STARTER V5.4 HF2 and SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1 software packages on a virtual
machine. Use one of the following virtualization platforms:
 VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESX(i) 6.7
 VMware Workstation Pro 15.5
 VMware Player 15.5
 Microsoft Server 2016 Hyper-V

You can use the following guest operating systems to install STARTER V5.4 HF2 and SINAMICS DCC
V3.4 HF1 on the selected virtualization platforms:
 Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise (64-bit)
 Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise (64-bit)
Notes:
 The same hardware requirements apply to the guest operating system as for STARTER V5.4 HF2
and SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1.

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  The system operator must ensure that the guest operating systems have sufficient system
resources.
 The use of manufacturer-certified hardware is recommended for the operation of Hypervisor
ESX(i).

Supported security programs

The following security programs are compatible with "STARTER":
Virus scanners:
o Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.
o Trend Micro OfficeScan 12.0/XGen
o McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8
o McAfee Endpoint Security Platform 10.6
o Windows Defender

 The execution in another SW configuration than those shown above has not been tested.

 To open the function block diagrams in the online help, the Acrobat Reader V9.4 or higher is
required.

 If STARTER is used together with other STEP 7 components, the requirements of the respective
components apply.
 STARTER setup is possible with native Windows 7 versions with far east languages only if the
Windows 7 software is a MUI version.

1.3 Changes compared to previous versions

If no STEP 7 installation exists on the computer, a STEP7 V5.6 SP2 HF3 OEM variant together with
STARTER is automatically installed.

Previous Drive ES Basic STARTER projects are converted when opened.

1.4 STARTER and other engineering software

It is currently not possible to operate STARTER, SIMOTION SCOUT, SIMATIC S7-Technology, SIMATIC
NCM PC and STEP 7 Micro/WIN 32 (PC edition) simultaneously on a PG/PC.

If STEP 7 software is already installed, STARTER V5.4 HF2 requires at least STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 Upd9.

For SINUMERIK NCu7x0 units, the minimum version requirement for STEP 7 is STEP7 V5.5 SP4.
Newer versions of SINUMERIK NCUs can require newer STEP7 versions.

1.4.1 Note for dynamic linking of S7-DOS Lib

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If STARTER is installed in a STEP 7 / SIMATIC PCS 7 environment that contains an "older" S7-DOS as
that required by STARTER, not all online functions (e.g. USB, PROFINET) may be able to be used in this
installation environment

1.4.2 Drive ES Basic note

Windows 10 systems (as well as Windows Server 2016, Server 2019) require the following software
versions:
 SIMATIC STEP7 > = V5.6
 Drive ES Basic Maintenance >= V5.6
 STARTER >= V5.1 SP1 HF2

STARTER together with an existing Drive ES Basic (<V5.6) installation or Drive ES Basic Maintenance
>=V5.6 installation (with Windows 7):
If SINAMICS G120 devices are configured with a FW version > V4.7 SP9 in these projects, a STARTER
version >= V5.1 SP1 HF2 must be used.

1.4.3 STARTER and software tool Digsi

Note regarding the STARTER Standalone operation with the software tool Digsi V4.x.y
Functional restrictions result when installing both tools on one computer. For this tool tool configuration,
we recommend to install and operate the STARTER in a virtual environment (e.g.: VMware Player
V15.5.x).

1.4.4 Multiple start of the STARTER application

The multiple activation of the STARTER application on a PC aimed at working in parallel (in particular in
online mode) is not supported at all.
Multiple start is, however, supported because it may be helpful for certain offline scenarios, for example,
for conveniently copying drive projects via Drag & Drop from project A to project B.

1.4.5 Further non-supported functions in STARTER and SINAMICS

The STARTER application does not support user management, that means the differentiation between
different users who have their own login on PC. The STARTER does not support multiple access to the
same offline project. It is not permissible to process the same project from different computers or by
opening the STARTER application several times.
In addition, the simultaneous online access from different computers to one drive unit is generally not
supported by SINAMICS drive units. This also applies if the stated functions are not explicitly deactivated
or rejected by the STARTER or the drive unit.
If a project or device is nevertheless accessed from different locations, this may lead to unforeseen
reactions, for example, a crash of the STARTER application, destroyed projects or malfunction of the
drive units.

1.4.6 STARTER and Startdrive on one PC/PG

It is possible for STARTER and Startdrive to be both installed and operated on a single PC/PG at the
same time.

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1.4.7 STARTER and SIMOTION SCOUT TIA on one PC/PG
It is possible for STARTER and SIMOTION SCOUT TIA to be both installed and operated on a single
PC/PG at the same time.

1.4.8 Hint according Edge browser of Windows 10

Due to the behavior of the Windows 10 Edge browser opening hyperlinks might fail; workaround: use
another browser e.g Internet Explorer as the default browser.

1.5 SINAMICS Drive Control Chart (DCC)

SINAMICS DCC consists of a graphic configuration tool (DCC Editor based on SIMATIC CFC) and the
Drive Control Block (DCB) libraries.

With STARTER V5.4 HF2, the installation of SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1 takes place automatically when
installing STARTER if the installation of SIMATIC CFC V9.0 SP3 Upd3 is selected during setup. However,
the installation of SINAMICS DCC with SIMATIC CFC V9.0 SP3 Upd3 can be carried out using a
separate product DVD for SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1.
With STARTER V5.4 HF2 the actual released version of SIMATIC CFC V9.0 SP3 Upd3 for SINAMICS
DCC V3.4 HF1 is offered.

If the installation of SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1 is to take place in a STEP 7 environment or in a SIMATIC
PCS 7 environment with SIMATIC CFC for STEP 7, please note that SIMATIC CFC in version V8.2, V9.0,
V9.0 SP2 or V9.0 SP3 must also be installed for STEP 7 and/or PCS 7 and that the corresponding license
is required.

In the case of SINAMICS DCC, the installation of SIMATIC CFC V9.0 SP3 requires a "CFC for
SINAMICS" V9.0, V8.2, V8.1, V8.0 or V7.1 floating license as an engineering license. The "CFC for
SINAMICS" V9.0 floating license must be ordered via SINAMICS DCC V3.4 HF1.

If SIMATIC CFC is already installed, SIMATIC CFC V8.2 is the minimum requirement for the use of
STARTER V5.4 HF2 and DCC Editor V3.4 HF1 (SINAMICS DCC).

1.5.1 SINAMICS DCC for STARTER and Startdrive on one PC/PG

It is possible for STARTER with SINAMICS DCC and Startdrive with SINAMICS DCC to be installed and
operated on a single PC/PG at the same time.

1.5.2 STARTER setup and CFC installation for SINAMICS DCC

As of STARTER V5.4 Hotfix 1, ALM (Automation License Manager) installation can be selected
separately in the STARTER setup.

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1.6 Special Characteristics of the MS-Windows 7 Operating System
Note that MS Windows 7 offers an extended protection concept.
This means that access to protected areas of the file system, such as the directories "Programs" and
"Windows", are virtualized. Your data will be forwarded by the operating system in such a case to user-
specific areas.
Note that the software under MS Windows 7 is no longer available at
"Start menu> SIMATIC", but under
"Start menu > Programs > Siemens Automation > SIMATIC" and
"Start menu > Programs > STARTER”
This change is caused by the current architecture of MS Windows 7. Any information listed in the
documentation and online help has to be interpreted accordingly.
Setting the access rights in the operating system
Important changes have been made to the MS-Windows 7 safety concept in STEP 7 and STARTER. This
concept is used in case of a new installation (STEP 7 / STARTER has never been installed on this
computer). In this case, most settings, such as the STEP 7 language and mnemonic method are user-
defined. This means users can make settings using a PC and their login information. An exception is the
setting of the configuration language for the PG/PC interface.
A user group ”Siemens TIA Engineer” will be created under MS Windows 7. The installer will automatically
be added to this user group. Users from this user group have additional rights, such as configuration of
the PG/PC interface and installation of the hardware support packages as well as for global setting of the
STEP 7 language and mnemonic for all users of the “Siemens TIA Engineer” group. This language setting
does also apply for the configuration of the PG/PC interface.
For manual IP configuration of the PGs (for PROFINET without DHCP), the user must also be added to
the preinstalled user group “Network configuration operators".
The administrator has to assign these user rights.

User account control

The operation of STEP 7 / STARTER under MS-Windows 7 is possible with enabled (3 Steps) as well as
disabled (do not announce at all) user account control (UAC).
Operation without UAC is only possible with increased access rights (e.g. Administrator).
If the user account control is activated, it may not be deactivated temporarily.
Following the conversion of the user account control (e.g. by UAC conversion of a program installed by
the system administrator), some of the settings made by the user may no longer be present. The position
and size of the application windows may, for example, be reset to older (default) values. Some of the
projects processed by the user may no longer be visible. You will have to enter them once again in the
project management of STEP 7 (SIMATIC Manager > Open Project > Find).
Set up domain global user group "Siemens TIA Engineer"
For operation in a domain, you can create a domain global user group that will be mapped to the local
user groups "Siemens TIA Engineer" and "Network configuration operators".
The following prerequisites will have to be met:
· The domain administrator has created a domain global user group.
· The domain administrator has added users to the domain global user group whose login will be
used for access to STEP 7 / STARTER.

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Editing projects
You need at least "Siemens TIA-Engineer" rights to reconfigure the PG/PC interface.
These rights are also required for the following example:
A project can include an implicit configuration of the PG/PC interface (PG/PC).
If the PG/PC interface in such a project was implicitly reconfigured by a user with "Siemens TIA-Engineer"
rights, then operators with user rights will not be able to undo this configuration. This means you will not
be able to work online again until an operator with Siemens TIA-Engineer" rights has reconfigured the
PG/PC interface. Otherwise operators will see the following alarm: "Insufficient user rights for operation of
STEP 7".
Administrator rights should be available for the full use of STARTER under Windows 7 / Windows 10.

Note
Do not use the hibernate / standby function under MS Windows 7 / Windows 10.

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1.7 New project storage for STARTER as of version V5.4 Hotfix 1 / SCOUT as of
version V5.4 SP3

.
Important note on project storage for STARTER as of version V5.4 Hotfix 1 /SCOUT as of version V5.4
SP3.

Until now, STARTER/SCOUT saved the created projects using the "Microsoft Access Database Engine
(32-bit) 2010". With the introduction of the 64-bit Microsoft Office 2010 and later versions, functional
problems therefore occurred in some cases with the STARTER/SCOUT application (FAQ:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109476578).

For this reason, STARTER V5.4 Hotfix 1 (SCOUT as of version V5.4 SP3) saves the projects in a new
format.
When new projects are created with STARTER >= V5.4 Hotfix 1 (SCOUT >= V5.4 SP3), they are
automatically saved in the new format.

When existing projects are opened with STARTER >= V5.4 Hotfix 1 (SCOUT >= V5.4 SP3), project
conversion is performed using the 32-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine (2016), so that saving also
takes place in the new format.

Projects saved in the new format cannot be opened with STARTER versions earlier than V5.4 Hotfix 1
(SCOUT versions earlier than V5.4 SP3). (The STARTER/SCOUT error messages displayed in this case
do not directly reference this constellation and the cause of the problem.)

We recommend that you convert all your existing projects to the new project format and save them.
This ensures that your projects are independent of the availability of the 32-bit Microsoft Access Database
Engine (2016).

As before, the "Project à Old project format à Save in old project format..." STARTER function is still
available.

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2 Installing and removing the software
2.1 Installing
The installation of STARTER V5.4 HF2 can only be performed with administrator rights on the PG/PC.
When rebooting, the login must be performed with the same login name as at the start of the installation.
Further, the virus scanner and the ASU (Automation Software Updater) (if any) should be deactivated
during the installation.

Use of the Google Desktop Search can result in installation problems with STARTER.
It is therefore recommended that you do not install the Google Desktop Search and STARTER on the
same partition.

Before starting the setup, please close all applications (e.g. MS Word, etc.) and the "Control Panel"
window because, after installation of STARTER, MS Windows is restarted in order to activate all system
variables.

The setup is started with the following call:

..\Setup.exe

The installation program guides you through the whole installation procedure step-by-step.
The installation runs automatically through the following phases:
 The setup checks for previously installed STARTER versions
 If an older STARTER version is already installed it will automatically be removed when installing
V5.4 HF2.

Before the installed software can be used, MS Windows must be restarted. If you do not restart MS-
Windows, the newly installed software will only have limited functionality and there may be data loss. If
you stop the installation process, MS-Windows must also be restarted.

2.2 Operating
It is recommended that STARTER be run with Administrator rights.
However, restricted operation of STARTER is possible with User rights.
(e.g. no adding of additional PG/PC interfaces, Trace cannot be run).

2.3 Additional information for installation when using user profiles

When using user profiles which are to be stored on a central server, it must be ensured that all user
computer drives are configured in the same way. E.g. the local drive on one computer must not have the
same designation as the CD-ROM drive on another.
If this is not the case the setup may be interrupted with the general error code 1603 and cannot be
continued. In this case an error log will be generated “InstallCheckRequiremenstLog.txt”.
If this is the case, please call our hotline:
Phone number: +49 (0)911 895 7 222;
Web-Address: https://support.industry.siemens.com/my/ww/en/requests/

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2.4 Note for installation procedure

Situation: A STARTER version has already been installed on the computer.

The setup uninstalls the existing STARTER and then automatically reboots the computer. The setup
automatically continues with the installation after the restart. The data medium from which you started the
setup must not be removed while the computer is restarting. Possible error situation:

 If the drive with the setup files is not found after a reboot, Windows will not report an error. You
will need to restart the setup.

If an error occurs when the setup is executed, there may be a number of reasons for this. Possible
causes include the network connection being interrupted or the DVD drive having problems.
In this case, copying the setup files (complete STARTER SW) to a local drive and restarting setup can
remedy the situation.

2.5 New setup behavior of STARTER as of V5.4 Hotfix 1

The installation speed and robustness have been increased with STARTER V5.4 Hotfix 1. Increasing the
installation speed was only possible with a change in the setup behavior. Therefore, in the setup of
STARTER >= V5.4 Hotfix 1, it is no longer possible to specifically select individual SSP types or individual
SSP versions of a device for the installation.
The STARTER setup >= V5.4 Hotfix 1 always installs all SSPs supplied in the STARTER SW.

2.5.1 Subsequent installation of SSPs with STARTER as of V5.4 Hotfix 1

As of STARTER >= V5.4 Hotfix 1, a subsequent SSP installation can only be performed individually via
the SSP packages provided in the Product Support (SSP download).
Observe the installation instructions in the readme of the SSP package.

A subsequent SSP installation with the SSP package from the STARTER data storage medium (DVD or
STARTER download) is no longer possible. Separate subsequent installation of SSPs by calling the
STARTER installation setup can also no longer be performed in the previous form.

2.5.2 Installation behavior of STARTER in SCOUT as of V5.4 SP3

The STARTER installation behavior is similar in the SCOUT environment.

2.6 Note on the installation problem (8dot3 names)

If the use of 8dot3 names to speed up NTFS drives has been disabled, the STARTER installation may be aborted.
For more details, see the FAQ: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/75854589

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Important Information
3 Important notes / function restrictions
According to the state of the art, it can admittedly not be excluded - given the complexity of the software
products - that sporadic functional restrictions can occur under the greatly differing system and application
conditions.
Please note the general conditions and the function restrictions for STARTER. These are described in the
file STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf which you can download from the following website:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109750851

3.1 General
 German, English, French, Spanish and Italian language settings are possible with STARTER V5.4
HF2.
 Complete operator control of the STARTER is only possible with a mouse.
 Note on executing the functions "Upload" and "Import":
Please only execute these functions with closed expert list and screen forms.
 If for some reason STARTER should crash during operation, please exit all S7* and U7*
processes in the task manager before restarting.
 The STARTER application must be exited before logging off as user or shutting down the
operating system. The project must be closed before exiting.
 The USB PC adapter with the order number "6GK1571-0BA00-0AA0“ is not supported.
 Timeout errors can occur for USS connections (RS232) with baud rates < 9600 baud.
The download or the control panel is aborted with an error message in this case.

3.2 Safety

As of STARTER V5.4 HF2, scripts and templates are provided for the creation of Safety acceptance
reports.

3.3 Operating instructions

The connection of the drive to the commissioning software is carried out via a point-to-point connection
(MICROMASTER and SINAMICS G110/G120: USS (RS232) or via a USS network (RS485)) or via USB
or via PROFIBUS or via PROFINET.

Important
A set know-how protection CANNOT be deactivated offline.
If a parameterization with set know-how protection is uploaded online from a drive
unit to STARTER, the know-how protection is also taken into the offline project for
this drive unit, i.e. the know-how protection remains set.

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3.4 Procedure if problems occur when establishing a connection
The following steps should be executed in succession under the menu “Options -> Set PG/PC
interface”:

Procedure for USS:

1. Perform baud rate scan via: Properties -> Interface -> Read
After completion of the scan, the baud rate found is displayed in the right-hand field.

2. This baud rate is set in the PG/PC: Properties -> Interface -> Baud Rate
Baud rates < 38,400 bit/s can result in functional restrictions.

3. Perform diagnostics function (a new window appears, "Automatic slave recognition"); "Test slaves"
should be activated here. The node addresses found are displayed (this function checks whether the
connection generally functions).

4. Now go to the “Accessible nodes” item in the project and activate this. STARTER will now identify the
connected converter types with the appropriate addresses.

5. The drive units with node address and drive unit type (FW version) are displayed in the “Accessible
Nodes” window. The drive units can be selected here and taken into the project.

Procedure for PROFIBUS:

1. Perform diagnostics function. The node addresses found are displayed (this function checks whether
the connection generally functions).

2. Now go to the “Accessible nodes” item in the project and activate this. STARTER will now identify the
connected converter types with the appropriate addresses.

3. The drive units with node address and drive unit type (FW version) are displayed in the “Accessible
Nodes” window. The drive units can be selected here and taken into the project.

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Procedure for PROFINET:

1. Select "TCP/IP" with the correct Ethernet card as interface setting at “Options à Set PG/PC interface".

2. Assign subnet mask and IP address for the used Ethernet card.

3. Then go to "Accessible nodes" in the "Project" menu and confirm these. STARTER now performs an
identification of the connected converter types with the corresponding IP addresses.

4. The drive units with node address and drive unit type (FW version) are displayed in the "Accessible
Nodes" window.
The desired drive units can be selected here and taken into the project.
If a drive unit does not have a valid IP address, this must be assigned first.
To do this, select the drive unit without an IP address (maybe not valid address) in the "Accessible
Nodes" window and right-click. "Edit Ethernet node" in the context menu
opens a dialog box in which an IP address and a name can be assigned.
This procedure is also referred to as the "initial designation" of the node.

For detailed information in STARTER, select the menu "Help -> Getting Started" and navigate to the
"Commission drives -> G120, G120D, ET200, ET200pro -> Communication via PROFINET -> PROFINET
- Search for device ONLINE and insert in project" entry in the table of contents and follow the procedure
described there.

Note:
The menu item Target system -> Target device selection can be used to set an alternative access of
the STARTER for each specific drive unit.
For each of the two offered access points "S7ONLINE" and "DEVICE", different communication paths can
be specified in “Set PG/PC interface”.

 S7ONLINE: Select the entry "S7ONLINE (STEP 7)" from the combo box for the
assignment and setting of the desired communication module.
 DEVICE: To assign and set the desired communication module, select
"DEVICE (STARTER, SCOUT)” from the combo box.
The USB interface is set as the default option.

You then have two mutually independent communication paths that can be used simultaneously from your
PG/PC to the drive units.

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4 STARTER general
4.1 ONLINE settings bus type USS (MICROMASTER 4, SINAMICS G110)
Select bus type USS in the STARTER menu “Options ->Set PG/PC interface”. Changes will take effect
on completing this dialog. It is recommended that the baud rate be set as high as possible in order to
achieve a high communication performance.
For USS bus operation, a RS232 to RS485 converter is required. It is recommended that this converter
should have electrical isolation and be capable of operating at a minimum of 9600 Baud.
If your PG/PC only has USB interfaces instead of the RS232 interface, you can use standard USB <->
RS232 adapters. Please make sure that you use up-to-date drivers from the respective manufacturers,
especially for 64-Bit-systems.

Ensure that the automatic operation is selected in the “Set PG/PC interface” setting for PC COM port in
the "RS485" tab. Otherwise, online operation with a USB adapter on the RS232 is not possible.

4.2 ONLINE settings bus type PROFIBUS

Select bus type PROFIBUS in the STARTER menu “Options->Set PG/PC interface”. Changes will take
effect on completing this dialog.
An appropriate PROFIBUS communication card for the PC (e.g. CP5512, CP5611 or CP5711) is required
for PROFIBUS bus operation.

4.3 General conditions and function restrictions

Note on online changes:
Please explicitly save the changed parameter values in the drive with Copy RAM to ROM and back up
with an upload to the PC.

4.4 Note to operating the control panel and the effect on the drive unit with
respect to the "Stop drive" function

Deactivate checkbox ON OFF1

Space bar: OFF3
OFF2

With assumed control priority, the space bar is used by STARTER. Actuation of the space bar with active
control panel switches the drive off with OFF3.
If for an active control panel and turning motor, the selection in STARTER gets lost (for example, when

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the screensaver switches on or when a switch is made to a different program), OFF 3 will be performed
for safety reasons, because, in this case, the drive can no longer be operated from the control panel and,
in an emergency, the drive cannot be switched off sufficiently fast.

4.4.1 Assume control priority

Safety notes:
The function is released exclusively for commissioning, diagnostic and service purposes. The function
should generally only be used by authorized technicians. The safety shutdowns from the higher-level
control are ineffective.

The function "Emergency stop with the space bar" is not guaranteed in all operating modes.
Therefore, there must be an EMERGENCY STOP circuit in the hardware. The appropriate
measures must be taken by the user.

Please make sure that the drive is in the "OFF" mode and that no ON/OFF1 command from control word
STW1 or from another signal (e.g. BICO interconnection) is pending.

After transferring the control priority to the PC, the BICO interconnections on Bit 1 to Bit 6 of the control
word are not effective.

Tip:
To shorten the response time, it is recommended that the baud rate be increased and that all windows
that are not required be closed.

4.4.2 Return control priority

Make sure that no ON command from the CPU (automation) is pending.
Before removing the control priority, the PC removes all enables, BUT the setpoints and commands
subsequently come from the parameterized source again. If a setpoint is pending, the drive reacts
immediately!! This can be dangerous!!

4.5 STARTER operation on the PROFIBUS

STARTER can be operated directly on the PROFIBUS line. When communicating via various networks
(routing), an online connection can only be established to a certain number of converters (depending on
how many connections are supported by the PLC control CPU (router)).
Selection options if an online connection is desired:
- Menu function Target system -> Select target devices
- Select drive unit in the project navigator, right-click and select "Connect target device"

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4.6 STARTER operation via PPI serial interface
Please note: Use only possible with S110/S120 devices.
A serial interface (COM) must be available on the PC from which the connection is to be established.

Settings
1. Select the Serial cable (PPI) interface in STARTER via Options à Set PG/PC interface. If this is not
available in the drop-down list, you first have to add it using Select and Install.

2. Make the following settings. Important: the station address may not be set to 3. The highest node
address must be set to 15.

NOTE
In the event of connection problems, set a higher transfer rate.

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3. The address set at the PROFIBUS address switch is not relevant for the PPI connection.

4. Set bus address "3" in the STARTER project when creating the drive unit.

5. The connecting cable from the CU3xx to the PC must be connected to X140 for the CU320/CU320-2
and to X22 for the CU305/CU310/CU301-2. A null modem cable must be connected there.
Null modem cable:
Sub-D Sub-D
Socket Socket
9-pin 9- pin

Pin 2 --- Pin 3

Pin 3 --- Pin 2
Pin 5 --- Pin 5

The null modem cable used must comply with the defined Standard RS232. A suitable Siemens cable
can be ordered under MLFB 6ES7 901-1BF00-0XA0.

6. This interface may not be used as a diagnostics interface. Check whether p9930[1] = 0 and p2039 = 0.
(this can only be checked by service personnel with access level 4).

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7. To avoid a loss of connection, the monitoring time should be set to a minimum of 2500ms. Please
observe the relevant safety information when doing so.

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4.7 STARTER operation via USB interface
The behavior of the USB interface for the G120/G120P has changed fundamentally from V4.3 to V4.4
ff..
Only as of FW V4.4 is the USB interface used as real and full USB interface.
For setting, follow the instructions in Subsection 4.7.1.

With FW versions <= V4.3.x, the USB interface on the drive CUs was not used in its native functionality,
but only as a further transmission variant for the USS protocol.
That meant that all USS parameters still had to be set correctly and the setting "PC COM Port (USS)" had
to be set in STARTER as interface parameterization.
Only in this case follow for the instructions in Subsection 4.7.2 for setting.

4.7.1 Use of the USB interface with G120/G120P and FW as of V4.4

1. In STARTER, select "S7USB" as interface parameterization under Options à "Set PG/PC interface" /
Device (STARTER,SCOUT)

2. Further communication settings are not required.

As of FW V4.4, the G120 devices are now automatically identified via their name or serial number
when establishing a USB connection.

Note:
A USB connection is only possible under the access point "DEVICE" of the PG/PC interface. The access
point "S7ONLINE" currently does not support an "S7USB" connection.

4.7.2 Use of the USB interface with G120/G120P CU230P-2 and FW < V4.3.x

1. Prior to the first use of the USB interface, you have to install the USB driver on the PC. To do so,
please use the USB driver from the enclosed package of the G120/G120P CU230P-2.
2. Then determine the system-assigned COM port in the Windows Control Panel / Device Manager /
Ports. Check the COM port number assigned by the system which is shown between the brackets.
This must be less than 8. If this is not the case, you have to select a number between 0 and 7.
3. In STARTER, select the PC COM port (USS under “Options à Set PG/PC interface”, and set the COM
port number of the USB interface under properties.

4. Then set the baud rate as described for USS (the factory setting for G120/G120P CU230P-2 is 115.2
kbit/s)

5. For further information on how to use the USB interface, please refer to the documentation of the
G120/G120P CU230P-2.

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5 Information on MICROMASTER 4th generation
5.1 Communication
USS via RS232:
with the aid of the
· PC-converter assembly kit 6SE6400-1PC00-0AA0 for MICROMASTER 420, 430, 440
· Interface connection cable 6SE6401-1BL00-0AA0 for MICROMASTER 411.

USS via RS485:

Communication is performed using interface converters and the following connection terminals
· MICROMASTER 410: Terminals 9 + 10,
· MICROMASTER 420: Terminals 14 + 15
· MICROMASTER 440/430: Terminals 29 + 30.

To establish an online connection to the drive, the following general conditions should be checked:
 Set up the correct access port on the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”: S7ONLINE or Device
--> PC COM Port (USS))
 The baud rate on the MICROMASTER 4xx (P2010[0] for RS485) and the baud rate of the PG/PC
(under Set PG/PC interface) must be the same
 The address on the MICROMASTER 4xx (P2011[0] for RS485) and that of the STARTER (drive
unit properties) must be the same
 The RS232 interface of the PG/PC should not be occupied by another program.

PROFIBUS:
The PROFIBUS module (6SE640X-1PB00-0AA0) is used on the converter.

5.2 Important Notes and Recommendations:

Communication between STARTER and MICROMASTER 4xx

 Please ensure that the set addresses of the MICROMASTER drives on the USS bus are different!
If the drives have the same addresses, unintended operation of these drives is possible.
· The terminating resistors supplied with the converters are to be used as described.
· USS networking with PLC via RS485: When commissioning with STARTER, the parameter
P2014[0] (USS message frame downtime) is set to zero (message frame monitoring disabled).
Please check the setting of P2014[0] after commissioning with STARTER. P2012[0] = 4 and
P2013[0] = 127 (variable length) are set for the online connection of STARTER. This means that
the control priority of the PLC can be lost.
 The baud rate should be set to 57600, with MICROMASTER 440/430 to 115200. Using the
control panel with a baud rate of less equal 9600 is not recommended.
 It is possible that the device is not recognized during a baud rate test / diagnosis. In this case the
baud rate and the address must be entered manually.
Note: After a failed baud rate test, it is advisable to perform a "Power off/on" of the drive.

Control panel
· Controlling the drive via the control panel: To reduce the response time between the PC and the
drive, please close the technological dialog boxes (e.g. Terminals/Bus) and parameter list or
switch off the dialog box update. The response time is also influenced by the set baud rate and
the performance of the PC.
· Control priority at the PG/PC is not possible with a parameterized OFF function in P845 and
P849.

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· The setpoint cannot be set via the drive control panel when the PID controller is active.

Download
 Note when working in offline mode with STARTER: If in offline mode the motor data is to be set
via the expert list, please also set P340 = 1 before downloading these settings.
 The P14 parameter determines the memory type (RAM/EEPROM) of the parameter values in the
converter written online by STARTER. P14 should have the value 0, in which case the parameter values
are stored in the RAM of the converter.
 USS bus operation with MICROMASTER 440 with Version 2.06: The drive can go offline after a
download via STARTER; power off/on of the drive is required before going online again.
 Download (loading from PC to the drive) and upload (loading from drive to PC) with
MICROMASTER 410 V1.02: The error message with regard to P1248 is irrelevant and can be ignored.

5.3 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
MICROMASTER 4th Generation

Function restriction
 The "Trace / Function Generator" and "Measuring Function" buttons do not work with
MICROMASTER devices.
· The configuration of BICO interconnections should generally be carried out in online mode.
· Conversion of projects: The displayed error messages are to be understood as warnings. These
parameters should be checked again in the expert list to ensure that the correct values have been
accepted.

Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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6 Information on SINAMICS MV
GM150/GL150/SL150/SM120/GH150
6.1 Communication
Communication between STARTER and SINAMICS is performed via PROFIBUS, PROFINET or Ethernet.

6.2 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS MV GM150/GL150/SL150/SM120/GH150
Note the general conditions and functional limitations for SINAMICS firmware V5.2 SP2 as described in
the "General_conditions.pdf" file. This file can be found on the CF card supplied.

6.3 General conditions and function restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS MV GM150/GL150/SL150/SM120/GH150
Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

6.4 Note on the configuration of SINAMICS MV

The drive type is determined when creating the drive object. The following figure applies:

New name Previous name

Brakemodulm2c SM120
Vector3p SM120
Vectorgl GL150
Vectorm2c SM120
Vectormv (< FW V5.2.4) GM150
Vector3p (>= FW V5.2.4)
Vectorsl SL150

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7 Information on SINAMICS G130/G150 / S120/S150
7.1 Communication
Communication between STARTER and SINAMICS is performed via PROFIBUS, PROFINET or Ethernet.
(PPI now only possible with S110/S120 devices.)

7.2 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS G130/G150 / S120/S150
Please take note of the general conditions and functional restrictions regarding the SINAMICS firmware
V5.2 SP3 described in the "SINAMICS_V5_2_3_Randbedingungen_en.pdf" file.

You will find this file in the following path:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109780844

7.3 General conditions and function restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS G130/G150 / S120/S150
Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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8 Information on SINAMICS G120, G120C, G120D, G120P
8.1 Communication

8.1.1 USS-Communication with CU240B and CU240S (FW <= V3.x)

USS via RS232:
with the aid of a SIEMENS RS232 cable (6SL3255-0AA00-2AA1)), a point-to-point connection can be
established to the converter.

To establish an online connection to the drive, the following should be checked:

· Set up the correct access port on the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”: S7ONLINE --> PC COM
Port (USS)).
· The baud rate on the SINAMICS G120 and G120D (P2010[1]) and the baud rate of the PG/PC
(under “Set PG/PC interface”) must be the same.
· The address on the SINAMICS G120 and G120D (P2011[1]) is always "0". The address of the drive
unit in the STARTER project (drive unit properties) must also be "0".
· The RS232 interface of the PG/PC should not be occupied by another program.

USS via RS485:

Communication is performed using an interface converter (RS232/RS485) and the sub D interface
(RS485 interface, USS) of the G120 CU.

To establish an online connection to the drive, the following general conditions should be checked:
· Set up the correct access port on the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”: S7ONLINE --> PC COM-
Port (USS)).
· The baud rate on the SINAMICS G120 (P2010[0] for RS485) and the baud rate of the PG/PC (under
“Set PG/PC interface”) must be the same.
· The address on the SINAMICS G120 (P2011[0] for RS485) and the address of the STARTER (drive
unit properties) must be the same.
· The RS232 interface of the PG/PC should not be occupied by another program.

Important notes:
· Please ensure that the set addresses of the drives on the USS bus are different! If the drives have
the same addresses, unintended operation of these drives is possible.
· Please use an appropriate sub D connector version with integrated terminating resistor for the
termination of the RS485 bus on a SINAMICS G120 device.
· USS networking with PLC via RS485:
When commissioning with STARTER, the parameter P2014[0] (USS message frame downtime) is
set to zero (message frame monitoring disabled). Please check the setting of P2014[0] after
commissioning with STARTER. P2012[0] = 4 and P2013[0] = 127 (variable length) are set for the
online connection of STARTER. This means that the control priority of the PLC can be lost.

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8.1.2 USB communication with G120C as well as G120/G120P with CU2xx-2 and
FW as of V4.4

Communication is via a standard USB cable.

1. In STARTER, select "S7USB" as interface parameterization under “Options à Set PG/PC interface”.

2. Further communication settings are not required.

As of FW V4.4, the G120 devices are now automatically identified via their name when establishing a
USB connection.

Note:
A USB connection is only possible under the access point "DEVICE" of the PG/PC interface. The access
point "S7ONLINE" currently does not support an "S7USB" connection.

8.2 Important Notes and Recommendations:

A connection of the STARTER via USS is no longer provided for the G120C and G120 with CU2xx-
2, neither via RS232 nor RS484.

Communication
· Please ensure that the set addresses of the drives on the USS bus are different! If the drives
have the same addresses, unintended operation of these drives is possible.
· Please use an appropriate sub D connector version with integrated terminating resistor for the
termination of the RS485 bus on a SINAMICS G120, G120D device.
· USS networking with PLC via RS485: When commissioning with STARTER, the parameter
P2014[0] (USS message frame downtime) is set to zero (message frame monitoring disabled).
Please check the setting of P2014[0] after commissioning with STARTER. P2012[0] = 4 and
P2013[0] = 127 (variable length) are set for the online connection of STARTER. This means that
the control priority of the PLC can be lost.
 The use of the STARTER with CU230P-2 DP via PROFIBUS is presently only possible directly,
i.e. the PC with the STARTER must be connected via the same PROFIBUS strand as the CU230P-2. A
routing connection via a SIMATIC S7 CPU/CP is presently not possible.

Safety
· The parameters of the safety functions can only be changed in online mode. For safety reasons, it
is not possible to transfer these parameters to the converter via a download.

Control panel
 The optimal use of the control panel is achieved with a high baud rate (> 38.4) or when the
working area (expert list) is closed.
 In the case of the G120 CU230P-2, the use of the control panel via the RS485/USS interface is
not possible.

Download
· Parameter P14 defines the memory type (RAM/EEPROM) of the parameter values in the
converter written by STARTER online. P14 should have the value 0, so that the parameter values
are saved in the RAM of the converter.

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8.3 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS G120, G120C, G120D, G120P

Please also take note of the general conditions and functional restrictions regarding the SINAMICS
firmware V4.7 SP13 described in the "SINAMICS_V4713_Restrictions.pdf" file.

You will find this file in the following path:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109781019

8.4 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS G120, G120C, G120D, G120P

Function restriction
· The "Trace / function generator" and "Measuring function" buttons have no function with
SINAMICS G120 and G120D with FW versions < V4.4.
Only with the G120C and the G120/G120P with CU2xx-2 and firmware versions as of V4.4 can
the trace also be used for the G120/G120P.
· The configuration of BICO interconnections should generally be carried out in online mode.

Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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9 Information on SINAMICS S110
9.1 Communication
Communications between STARTER and SINAMICS depend on the CU design, either via PROFIBUS,
PROFINET or with PPI.

9.2 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS S110

Please also take note of the general conditions and functional restrictions regarding the SINAMICS
firmware V4.4.3 described in the "SINAMICS_S110_V4_4_3_Restrictions.pdf" file.

You will find this file in the following path:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109474320

9.3 General conditions and function restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS S110
Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

10 Information on SINAMICS DCM

10.1 Communications
Communication between STARTER and the SINAMICS DCM is performed via PROFIBUS, PROFINET or
serially with PPI. An optional CBE20 PROFINET module must be inserted in the DCM for communication
via PROFINET.

10.2 General conditions and functional restrictions of the SINAMICS DCM

device firmware
Please note the general conditions and functional restrictions of the relevant SINAMICS DCM firmware
V1.5, V1.4.1, V1.4, V1.3, V1.2 or V1.1. They are available on the Internet at
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/44029688 and on the DVD included with the device.

10.3 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS DCM

Please note the general conditions and the function restrictions for STARTER. These are described in the
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf file.

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11 Information on SINAMICS SIMATIC ET200pro FC-2
11.1 Communication

The communication between the STARTER and SINAMICS SIMATIC ET200pro FC-2 is established via
USB or, with PROFIBUS/PROFINET, via the header module of the ET200pro.

11.2 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS SIMATIC ET200pro FC-2
Please take note of the general conditions and functional restrictions regarding the SINAMICS firmware
V4.7 SP10 described in the "SINAMICS_V4710_Restrictions.pdf" file.

You will find this file in the following path:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109756820

11.3 General conditions and function restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS SIMATIC ET200pro FC-2

Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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12 Information on SINAMICS G110M
12.1 Communication
Communication between STARTER and the SINAMICS G110M is performed via PROFIBUS, PROFINET
or serially with USB.

12.2 General conditions and function restrictions of the device firmware for
SINAMICS G110M
Please take note of the general conditions and functional restrictions regarding the SINAMICS firmware
V4.7 SP13 described in the "SINAMICS_V4713_Restrictions.pdf" file.

You will find this file in the following path:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109781019

12.3 General conditions and function restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS G110M
Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

13 Information on SINAMICS DCP

13.1 Communications
Communication between STARTER and the SINAMICS DCP is performed via PROFIBUS or PROFINET.
An optional CBE20 PROFINET module must be inserted in the DCP for communication via PROFINET.

13.2 General conditions and functional restrictions of the SINAMICS DCP device
firmware
Please note the general conditions and functional restrictions of the relevant SINAMICS DCP firmware
V1.1, V1.2 or V1.3.

These are available on the Internet for V1.1 and V1.2 under
<https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109474935>
and for V1.3 under
<https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109773826>
and on the DVD included with the device.

13.3 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS DCP

Please note the general conditions and the function restrictions for STARTER. These are described in the
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf file.

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14 Information on SIMATIC ET200S FC, ET200pro FC
14.1 Communication
USS via RS232:
with the aid of a SIEMENS RS232 cable (6ES7901-1BF00-0XA0), a point-to-point connection can be
established to the converter (RS232 sub D interface on ICU front).

To establish an online connection to the drive, the following should be checked:

· Set up the correct access port on the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”: S7ONLINE --> PC COM
Port (USS)).
· The baud rate on the ET200S FC and ET200pro FC (P2010[1]; default setting 38.4 KBaud) and the
baud rate of the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”) must be the same.
· The address on the ET200S FC and ET200pro FC (P2011[1]) is always "0". The address of the drive
unit in the STARTER project (drive unit properties) must also be "0".
· The RS232 interface of the PG/PC should not be occupied by another program.

PROFIBUS
With S7-400 CPUs, the data record routing function is supported from firmware version 5.1.1 onwards.
This means that the connection between PG/PC and the frequency converter in the S7-400 CPU is routed
across network boundaries, e.g. from MPI to PROFIBUS.

PROFINET
When communicating via PROFINET from PG/PC to ET200 FC, only one converter can be
simultaneously switched online behind an ET200 PROFINET IM. This is because the ET200 IM is limited
to one application relationship (AR).
If ET200 frequency converters are used behind PROFINET headers, the following boundary conditions
must be observed:
1. The PROFINET headers must have version 6.0 or higher.
2. ET200 frequency converters firmware V3.0 HF1 (V03.00.56.03). Version 3.0 HF1 has not yet
been released with V6.0 headers for ET200s.

14.2 Important Notes and Recommendations:

Control panel
· The optimal use of the control panel is achieved with a high baud rate (> 38.4 kBaud) or when the
working area (expert list) is closed.

Download
Parameter P14 defines the memory type (RAM/EEPROM) of the parameter values in the converter
written by STARTER online. P14 should have the value 0, so that the parameter values are saved
in the RAM of the converter.

Safety functions
· The parameters of the safety functions can only be changed in online mode. For safety reasons, it
is not possible to transfer these parameters to the converter via a download.
· When converting a project with safety converters, these are converted to non-safety converters
during the conversion. When going online, inconsistency is signalled. The converters must be
converted to safety in the navigation tree in the STARTER project via "Configure drive unit".
· With the safety variant of the ET200S FC, it may occur that the error message F1600 cannot be
acknowledged via the "acknowledgement button" in STARTER. In this case, the error can be
acknowledged in the expert list by setting parameter P952 (sum of the saved errors) to 0.

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14.3 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SIMATIC ET200S FC, ET200pro FC
Function restriction
 The "Trace / Function Generator" and "Measuring Function" buttons do not work with the ET200S FC
and ET200pro FC.
 Recommendation: The configuration of BICO interconnections should generally be carried out in
online mode.
· For ET200S FC and ET200pro FC V1.0, it is not possible to parameterize the encoder using the
wizard, this means the encoder can only be activated from the expert list (in the help, refer to
encoders or also P1300[3] control type or P0400[3] encoder type selection).

Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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15 Information on SINAMICS G110
15.1 Communication
USS via RS232:
with the aid of the PC-converter connection kit (6SL3255-0AA00-2AA1) for SINAMICS G110. The
SINAMICS G110 USS converters must be disconnected from the USS bus before fitting the PC-converter
connection kit.

USS via RS485:

SINAMICS G110 USS variant: Terminal 8 + 9 and an external interface converter.
The bus terminating resistors should be connected to the two end devices of the bus.

To establish an online connection to the drive, the following should be checked:

· Set up the correct access port on the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC interface”: S7ONLINE --> PC COM
port (USS))
· The baud rate on the SINAMICS G110 (P2010) and the baud rate of the PG/PC (under “Set PG/PC
interface”) must be the same
· The address on the SINAMICS G110 (P2011) and of the drive unit in the STARTER project (drive
unit properties) must be the same
· The RS232 interface of the PG/PC should not be occupied by another program.

15.2 Important Notes and Recommendations:

Communication between STARTER and SINAMICS G110
· Please ensure that the set addresses of the MICROMASTER/SINAMICS G110 USS drives on the
USS bus are different! If the drives have the same addresses, unintended starting of these drives
is possible.
· The baud rate should be set to 57600 (P2010).
· Simultaneous use of RS232 and RS485 is not possible.

Control panel
 With parameterized OFF2/OFF3 functions via digital inputs P701-P704, these functions are active,
even with active control priority with STARTER.
 To reduce the response time between the PC and the drive, please close the technological dialog
boxes (e.g. Terminals/Bus) or switch off the dialog box update. The response time is also influenced by

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the set baud rate and the performance of the PC.

Download
 Note when working in offline mode with STARTER: If in offline mode the motor data is to be set
via the expert list, please also set P340 = 1 before downloading these settings.

15.3 General conditions and functional restrictions of STARTER V5.4 HF2 for
SINAMICS G110

Function restriction
· The "Trace / Function Generator" and "Measuring Function" buttons do not work with the
SINAMICS G110.
 Note for SINAMICS G110 variants: If there is a difference between the G110 configured offline
(e.g. analog device) and the G110 connected online (e.g. USS device), then no corresponding message
is signalled with "Connect to target system". If an upload is performed, the online device type (e.g. USS
device here) is taken into the data management in the PC. This can subsequently not be changed with
respect to the type.
 Firmware Version V1.0.x and V1.1.x: Parameter P70x should be set to 21. Please check the
current settings (online mode) of the P70x parameters after a download; because of a FW error, the
parameter assumes the value 0 (= blocked) during a download.

Note the general conditions and function restrictions. They are described in the file
STARTER_V5402_Restrictions.pdf.

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