DriveSim Designer

Why DriveSim Designer?

DriveSim Designer is a simulation tool that helps users test and enhance the interaction between PLCs, drives, and applications. Run tests to avoid unintended machine behavior, pick drives and motors that fit your applications, and verify and validate communication between drives and PLCs.

By identifying issues early in the design phase, DriveSim Designer helps reduce risks, cut costs, and shorten the time-to-market for machines. Use a digital twin of SINAMICS drives to enable virtual commissioning and optimization before physical implementation.

Key benefits

Parameterize to your needs

DriveSim Designer is control-unit-agnostic and therefore a generic drive. Parameterize your instance according to the functionality of your application for specific and actionable results.

Optimize system interactions

Avoid unplanned machine behavior and improve the performance of your setup by testing different scenarios and virtually optimizing the interaction between PLC, application and drive.

Save time and resources

Commission a virtual PLC via simulation to give you the freedom to try out various configurations and optimize your code early in the process.

Featured capabilities

Compatibility with TIA Selection Tool

Simulation results, for example in load characteristics (torque or speed curves over time), can be imported into TIA Selection Tool to select the suitable control unit and optimally dimension the drive.

PLCSIM Advanced connection

After writing PLC code in TIA Portal, you can connect it via PLCSIM Advanced to any time-based simulation tool. Integrated into the simulation tool, DriveSim Designer is a helpful communication partner for the PLC.

Simulation tool connections

You can connect a simulation tool like NX Mechatronic Concept Designer or Process to visualize mechanical movements of your application, allowing you to combine the application model and automation model.