Danfoss FC 301, FC 302, FCD 302 User guide

User Guide

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Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT

VLT® AutomationDrive FC 301/FC 302, VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302

Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT

User Guide

Contents

1

Introduction 3

1.1

Purpose of the User Guide 3

1.2

Qualied Personnel 3

1.3

Additional Resources 3

1.4

Document and TwinCAT® Version 3

Product Overview 3

1.5

1.5.1

Purpose of the Plug-in 3

1.5.2

Preconditions 4

Supported Drive Series 4

1.5.3

1.5.3.1

Limitations 4

1.5.4

2

Installation and Deinstallation 5

Supported Data Types 4

Contents

Installing the Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® 5

2.1

2.2

Deinstallation, Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® and VLT® Motion Control Tool MCT 10 6

User Interface 7

3

3.1

Description of the Danfoss DriveManager for TwinCAT® User Interface 7

4

Using the Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® 9

4.1

Scanning Devices 9

Modifying the Startup List with Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® 13

4.2

4.2.1

Grid Colors 15

4.2.2

Removing a Parameter from the Startup List 15

4.2.3

Adding a Default Value to the Startup List 16

4.2.4

Activating the Conguration 16

4.3

Working with an Online Drive 17

4.4

Modifying the Online Drive Parameters with Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® 17

4.4.1

Restricted Modication 18

4.5

Use Cases for Manual Drive Identication 20

4.5.1

Drive Identied but not Created in Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in 20

4.5.1.1

4.5.2

The Drive is Created, but Has Been Changed Externally 21

Identifying the Device 21

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Revision

Remarks

TwinCAT® version

Danfoss DriveManager
version

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Update to Danfoss DriveManager software
version.

3.1

1.47

Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT

User Guide

Introduction

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the User Guide

This User Guide provides:

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Step-by-step instructions on how to install the Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT®.

•

Description of the Danfoss DriveManager user interface.

•

Use case examples of working with the Danfoss DriveManager.

The user guide is intended for use by qualied personnel.
VLT® is a registered trademark for Danfoss A/S.

TwinCAT® is a registered trademark of Beckho Automation GmbH. Other designations used in this publication may be trademarks
whose use by 3rd parties for their own purposes could violate the rights of the owners.

1.2 Qualied Personnel

Correct and reliable transport, storage, installation, operation, and maintenance are required for the trouble-free and safe operation
of the drive. Only qualied personnel are allowed to install and operate this equipment.

Qualied personnel are dened as trained sta, who are authorized to install, commission, and maintain equipment, systems, and
circuits in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations. Also, the qualied personnel must be familiar with the instructions and
safety measures described in this manual.

1.3 Additional Resources

Resources available for the TwinCAT® software and for the drives in which the software can be installed:

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The Operating Guide of the relevant drive provides the necessary information for getting the drive up and running.

•

The Design Guide of the relevant drive provides detailed information about capabilities and functionality to design motor con­trol systems.

•

The Programming Guide of the relevant drive provides greater detail on working with parameters.

•

The Function Blocks with TwinCAT® User Guide provides instructions on how to integrate a Danfoss drive into a Beckho Twin­CAT® 3 system.

1.4 Document and TwinCAT® Version

This User Guide is regularly reviewed and updated. All suggestions for improvement are welcome.
The original language of this manual is English.

N O T I C E

This manual contains images from previous versions. The purpose of these images is merely showing and understanding how to

use the software.

Table 1: Document and TwinCAT® Version

1.5 Product Overview

1.5.1 Purpose of the Plug-in

The Danfoss Drive Manager Plug-in for TwinCAT simplies the complete commissioning of Danfoss drives without using VLT® Mo­tion Control Tool MCT 10.

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1.5.2 Preconditions

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Operating system: Windows 7 or later.

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TwinCAT 3.1 must be installed in the default folder C:\TwinCAT.

N O T I C E

It is not necessary to install Danfoss ESI les separately as they are installed with the plug-in.

1.5.3 Supported Drive Series

The Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® supports the following drive series:

•

VLT® AutomationDrive FC 301

•

VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302

•

VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302

1.5.3.1 Supported Data Types

The Danfoss DriveManager plug-in for TwinCAT® supports the following data types:

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INTEGER8

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INTEGER16

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INTEGER32

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UNSIGNED8

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UNSIGNED16

•

UNSIGNED32

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VISIBLE_STRING

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4 byte BYTE_STRING

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NORMAL_VALUE_N2

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BIT_SEQUENCE

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TIME_DIFFERENCE_WITH_DATE_INDICATION

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TIME_DIFFERENCE_WITHOUT_DATE_INDICATION

Introduction

1.5.4 Limitations

The limitations listed apply to Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® version 1.47.
The plug-in does not support the following:

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Certain drive-specic data types:

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TIMEOFDAY

-

TIMEOFDAY_WITHOUT_DATE

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Parameters in parameter group 19-** User-dened Parameters.

•

Running automatic motor adaptation (AMA).

•

Parameters in parameter group 12-2* Process Data.

•

Conguring more than 1 out of 4 drive setups at a time via the plug-in.

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2 Installation and Deinstallation

2.1 Installing the Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT®

Follow the on-screen instructions for installing the plug-in.

Procedure

1.

Double-click the Danfoss DriveManager Plugin for TwinCAT le to start the Installshield Wizard.

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Installation and Deinstallation

2.

Click Next.

3.

Click Install.

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4.

Click Finish.

Installation and Deinstallation

2.2 Deinstallation, Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® and VLT® Motion Control Tool MCT
10

If both the Danfoss DriveManager Plug-in for TwinCAT® and the VLT® Motion Control Tool MCT 10 are installed, they share a data­base.

Uninstalling either program aects the operation of the other.
After uninstalling 1 of the programs, reinstall the other to continue normal operation.

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User Interface

3 User Interface

3.1 Description of the Danfoss DriveManager for TwinCAT® User Interface

The interface is split into 3 views:

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The left view contains parameter groups and subgroups.

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The middle view contains the following parameter information:

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ID (parameter number)

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Name

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Value

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Default value

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Unit

-

Data type

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Index - start-up list index

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The right view contains parameter values, its minimum and maximum values, and the description.

Parameter values are modied via the Edit Parameter dialog, which can be called through a mouse double-click, or by pressing ei-
ther the spacebar or the Enter key.

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