6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 SIMOTION D425-2 DP/PN controller
6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 is documented as SIMOTION D425-2 DP/PN controller with a defined industrial system role.
System role
Rebuilt from individual evidence
Documented facts
The Siemens datasheet identifies 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 as a SIMOTION D425-2 DP/PN drive-based Control Unit and programmable motion controller.
Executes programmable motion-control tasks and exchanges machine signals with connected drives and field devices. Sits between the motion-control program, SINAMICS drive network and machine I/O interfaces.
Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 unit.
- Exact reference
- 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0
- Category
- PLC / CPU
- Evidence checked
- 2026-09-12
System role
This section explains what the product does and where it acts in the surrounding system.
- Function
- Executes programmable motion-control tasks and exchanges machine signals with connected drives and field devices.
- System position
- Sits between the motion-control program, SINAMICS drive network and machine I/O interfaces.
- Upstream / inputs
- The controller receives its motion program and machine signals through its documented interfaces.
- Downstream / outputs
- It sends coordinated motion commands and controller status toward connected SINAMICS drives and field devices.
- Limitations
- Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 unit.
Evidence ledger
Facts, inferences, and unknowns are kept separate.
Facts
The Siemens datasheet identifies 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 as a SIMOTION D425-2 DP/PN drive-based Control Unit and programmable motion controller.
- media.distributordatasolutions.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
- cdn.plc-trade.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
The datasheet lists 12 digital inputs, 16 combined digital input/output points, four DRIVE-CLiQ interfaces, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet and USB interfaces, with control for up to 16 axes.
- media.distributordatasolutions.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
- cdn.plc-trade.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Inferences
6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 occupies the documented system position described in its function and interfaces.
- media.distributordatasolutions.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
- cdn.plc-trade.com — retrieved 2026-09-12; medium confidence
Unknowns
Unknown: the installed project or program, field wiring, firmware, cabinet fit and physical condition of a particular 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0 unit.
System position diagram
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controller["Controller or runtime host"] -->|documented data path| unit["6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0"]
operator["Operator"] -->|commands or configuration| unit
unit -->|status or process output| controllerView diagram labels
- Nodes
- Controller or runtime host; 6AU1425-2AD00-0AA0; Operator
- Edges
- Documented data path; Commands or configuration; Status or process output
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