Siemens SSI encoder and simodrive sensor

[yxannes]

I've only found documentation on hooking up a simodrive absolute position sensor to PROFIBUS but not SSI.

Having a FM 452 which has SSI interface, I really don't need to use PROFIBUS do I?

Or am I getting the concepts way off wrong...

 

[jacekd]

If you want to connect a SSI sensor to a FM452 then SSI is fine.
And position of the sensor can be read.

 

[yxannes]

...w/o having to do anything else? How do I configure that in Step7?

 

[jacekd]

Not so easy. For Step7 you need HWConfig extension in order to parametrize a module(it comes with a module on a CD).
Then read chapter 6.9 in the manual for the module.