Automation Design of a Two-Axis Control Using Sinamics S210 and S7-1511T PLC

In the world of industrial automation, PLCs are the most used types of automatic controllers and for this reason it is necessary for engineers to have the ability to develop optimized and highly complex software applications. In this paper, the authors present an automation design of a two-axis control using Sinamics S210 and S7-1511T PLC useful for master’s students in the field of electrical engineering. To provide an experience closer to real world applications and allowing the study of PLC programming, PROFINET industrial communication protocol, design screens for Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and positioning applications, the students can use the proposed solution in the faculty laboratories. Therefore, the students can start with the development of low complexity software applications and finish by making high complexity applications.