VFD vs Servo Drive: Key Differences
A side-by-side comparison of VFD and servo drive motor type, feedback, dynamic response, overload rating, cost, and applications for industrial engineers.
The Siemens SIMOTION D410-2 DP (6AU1410-2AA00-0AA0) is a drive-based motion controller supporting up to 8 axes as a single-axis system with multi-axis option, with 2 PROFIBUS interfaces, 1 Industrial Ethernet port, and 1 DRIVE-CLiQ interface. It runs from a 24 V DC supply (0.8 A typical) and integrates closed-loop drive control based on SINAMICS S120 CU310-2 firmware.
The 8-axis ceiling with onboard integrated drive control for only 1 servo, 1 vector, and 1 V/f axis is the key sizing fact: this D410-2 DP handles one closed-loop axis locally via its SINAMICS S120 CU310-2-based drive control, with the remaining axes coordinated over PROFIBUS to external drives. The two PROFIBUS interfaces (configurable as master or slave, equidistant and isochronous) are the fieldbus path for those external axes, while the single Industrial Ethernet port and one DRIVE-CLiQ port handle engineering access and local drive commissioning respectively. With no onboard PROFINET interface, this variant fits machines already standardized on PROFIBUS rather than a PROFINET motion architecture.
Single- or multi-axis motion control on machines built around PROFIBUS drive networks, such as packaging, printing, or material-handling equipment needing coordinated positioning across up to 8 axes with one axis under direct onboard drive control.
| product brand name | SIMOTION |
|---|---|
| product type designation | D410-2 DP |
| Version of the motion control system | Single-axis system with multi-axis option |
| number of axes / maximum | 8 |
|---|---|
| Minimum PROFIBUS cycle clock | 1 ms |
| Minimum interpolator cycle clock | 0.5 ms |
| Minimum servo cycle clock | 0.5 ms |
| note | 1 ms when using the TO axis and the integrated closed-loop drive control |
| Maximum number of axes for integrated drive control: servo | 1 |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of axes for integrated drive control: vector | 1 |
| Maximum number of axes for integrated drive control: V/f | 1 |
| Maximum number of axes for integrated drive control: note | Alternative control modes; drive control based on SINAMICS S120 CU310-2, firmware version V4.x/V5.x |
| Part number | 6AU1410-2AA00-0AA0 |
|---|---|
| Type designation | D410-2 DP |
| Brand | Siemens |
| Condition | New, factory sealed |
| Source | Siemens and its authorised distributors |
| Warranty | Manufacturer warranty |
| EAN | 4025515730439 |
| RAM (work memory) | 122 Mbyte |
|---|---|
| Additional RAM work memory for Java applications | 20 Mbyte |
| RAM disk (load memory) | 60 Mbyte |
| Retentive memory | 108 kbyte |
| Persistent memory (user data on CF) | 1.5 Gbyte |
| Interfaces: DRIVE-CLiQ | 1 |
|---|---|
| Interfaces: Industrial Ethernet | 1 |
| Interfaces: PROFIBUS | 2 |
| Interfaces: note | Equidistant and isochronous; Can be configured as master or slave |
| Interfaces: PROFINET | 0 |
| Fan | Integrated |
|---|---|
| DC supply voltage: rated value | 24 V |
| DC supply voltage: minimum | 20.4 V |
| DC supply voltage: maximum | 28.8 V |
| consumed current / typical | 800 mA |
| note | with no load on inputs/outputs, no 24 V supply via DRIVE-CLiQ and PROFIBUS interface |
| Making current, typ. | 3 A |
| Power loss, typ. | 20 W |
| Ambient temperature, during: long-term storage | -25 ... +55 °C |
| Ambient temperature, during: transport | -40 ... +70 °C |
| Ambient temperature, during: operation | 0 ... 55 °C |
| Ambient temperature, during: note | Maximum installation altitude 4000 m (13124 ft) above sea level. Above an altitude of 2000 m (6562 ft), the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 7 °C (12.6 °F) per 1000 m (3281 ft). |
| Relative humidity: during operation | 5 ... 95 % |
| Relative humidity: without condensation, tested acc. to IEC 60068-2-38 | Wert fehlt |
| Air pressure | 620 ... 1 060 hPa |
| Degree of protection | IP20 / UL open type |
| height | 186.8 mm |
| width | 73 mm |
| depth | 74.4 mm |
| number of digital inputs | 11 |
|---|---|
| Digital inputs / note | of which: 5 DI and 3 F-DI (= 6 DI) |
| DC input voltage: rated value | 24 V |
| DC input voltage: for signal "1" | 15 ... 30 V |
| DC input voltage: for signal "0" | -3 ... +5 V |
| Electrical isolation | Yes |
| Current consumption for "1" signal level, typ. | 3.5 mA |
| Input delay time for: signal "0" → "1", typ. | 50 µs |
| Input delay time for: signal "1" → "0", typ. | 150 µs |
| Number of digital I/Os | 8 |
|---|---|
| Parameterization possibility of the digital I/Os | can be parameterized - as DI - as DO - as probe input (max. 8) - as cam output (max. 8) |
| DC input voltage: rated value | 24 V |
|---|---|
| DC input voltage: for signal "1" | 15 ... 30 V |
| DC input voltage: for signal "0" | -3 ... +5 V |
| Electrical isolation | No |
| Current consumption for "1" signal level, typ. | 3.5 mA |
| Input delay time for: signal "0" → "1", typ. | 5 µs |
| Input delay time for: signal "1" → "0", typ. | 50 µs |
| Measuring input / reproducibility | 5 µs |
| note | typical value |
| Measuring input / resolution | 1 µs |
| Load voltage: rated value | 24 V |
|---|---|
| Load voltage: minimum | 20.4 V |
| Load voltage: maximum | 28.8 V |
| Electrical isolation | No |
| Current carrying capacity for each output, max. | 500 mA |
| Leakage current, max. | 2 mA |
| Output delay for: signal "0" → "1", typ. | 150 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "0" → "1", max. | 400 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "1" → "0", typ. | 75 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "1" → "0", max. | 100 µs |
| Output delay for: note | Data for Vcc = 24 V; load 48 Ohm; "1" = 90 % VOut, "0" = 10 % VOut |
| Cam output: reproducibility | 125 µs |
| Cam output: note | typical value |
| Cam output: resolution | 125 µs |
| Switching frequency of the outputs for: resistive load, max. | 100 Hz |
| Switching frequency of the outputs for: inductive load, max. | 0.5 Hz |
| Switching frequency of the outputs for: lamp load, max. | 10 Hz |
| Short-circuit protection | Yes |
| Number of digital outputs | 1 |
|---|---|
| Parameterization possibility of the digital outputs | can be parameterized as F-DO or DO |
| Load voltage: rated value | 24 V |
| Load voltage: minimum | 20.4 V |
| Load voltage: maximum | 28.8 V |
| Electrical isolation | Yes |
| Current carrying capacity for each output, max. | 500 mA |
| Leakage current, max. | 2 mA |
| Output delay for: signal "0" → "1", typ. | 150 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "0" → "1", max. | 400 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "1" → "0", typ. | 75 µs |
| Output delay for: signal "1" → "0", max. | 100 µs |
| Output delay for: note | Data for Vcc = 24 V; load 48 Ohm; "1" = 90 % VOut, "0" = 10 % VOut |
| Short-circuit protection | Yes |
| number of analog inputs | 1 |
|---|
| Input voltage | -10 ... +10 V |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 12 bit |
| note | +sign |
| Input resistance (Ri) | 100 kΩ |
| Input current | -20 ... +20 mA |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 11 bit |
| Note | + sign |
| Input resistance (Ri) | 250 Ω |
| Encoder interface | optional incremental encoder TTL, incremental encoder HTL or absolute encoder SSI without incremental signals TTL/HTL |
|---|---|
| Encoder supply for: 24 VDC | 0.35 A |
| Encoder supply for: 5 VDC | 0.35 A |
| Limiting frequency, max. | 500 kHz |
| SSI baud rate | 100 ... 1 000 |
| Resolution of absolute position SSI | 30 bit |
| Cable length for: TTL incremental encoder, max. | 100 m |
| HTL incremental encoder for: unipolar signals, max. | 100 m |
| HTL incremental encoder for: bipolar signals, max. | 300 m |
| HTL incremental encoder for: note | TTL only bipolar signals; for bipolar signals, the signal lines must be twisted in pairs and shielded |
| HTL incremental encoder for: SSI absolute encoder, max. | 100 m |
| design of the sensor / to detect the ambient temperature / connectable | KTY84-130, PT1000 or PTC |
|---|---|
| Back-up of non-volatile data: of retentive data | unlimited buffer duration |
| Back-up of non-volatile data: of real-time clock, min. | 5 d |
| Back-up of non-volatile data: note | Data buffering is maintenance-free |
| Approvals: USA | cULus |
| Approvals: Canada | cULus |
| Approvals: Australia | RCM (formerly C-Tick) |
| Approvals: Korea | KCC |
| Approvals: Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan | EAC |
| Net weight | 0.83 kg |
|---|---|
| Shipping weight | 1.33 kg |
| Ships from | Türkiye |
| Dispatch | 16 Nov |
| Stock | Low stock |
Source: manufacturer data · Last verified: 01 Nov 2026
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The tariff (HS) code on file for D410-2 DP is 85371091.
The EAN (GTIN) of D410-2 DP is 4025515730439.
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