Siemens SINAMICS inverters

versiondog supports the management of Siemens SINAMICS converters and enables automatic creation of backups and cyclical monitoring of the controllers.

Supported versions

Requirements

• A project file for the SINAMICS device program is required to enable versioning. The access path configuration is extracted from the offline project.

• Projects created with SINAMICS MICROMASTER STARTER 5.4 are not compatible for comparison with those from earlier versions (5.3 and below). To enable comparison:

  • Migrate the older project to version 5.4 using the new editor.
  • After migration, the updated project data can be used to create a version in versiondog.
  • Once versioned, project comparison can proceed as usual.

• For Siemens SINAMICS inverters, you must launch either the agent or the VDog MasterService (depending on which one is in use) as an application, under the following conditions:

  • MasterService or agents must be launched via the command line using the /app flag.
  • This setup is required to support SINAMICS uploads.

  For detailed instructions, see Starting agents and VDog MasterService as applications.

Integration features

• Consistent change history
• Automatic monitoring of the differences between the program on the controller and the current version on the server (server version <-> backup detailed comparison)
• Automated backup for disaster recovery

Configuration

To get the basic workflow for intergrating the device, open General workflow.

Device-specific settings for this device, such as job configuration, can be found on the following pages:

• Configuring jobs