A positioning controller with the FM 453 features the following essential components:

• FM 453:
  • For positioning up to 3 servo and/or stepper motors
• SIMODRIVE 611A/SIMOSTEP:
  • For the power activation of the servo/stepper motors
• S7-400 CPU:
  • For sequence control
  • For starting and stopping positioning actions
• Programming device:
  • For programming the STEP 7 program
  • For parameterizing the FM 453 with STEP 7 via parameterization screen forms
  • For testing and startup
• Operator panel:
  • For operator control and monitoring of the machine
  • For error diagnostics