Yaskawa GPD505-P5 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

InverterWin REV 3.0

AC Inverter Support Software

For GPD505/P5 and GPD506/P5

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Thank you for choosing this YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA software product. Proper installation and use of this software will ensure proper product performance, and will prevent damage to connected inverter products.

Please read this manual thoroughly before using this software product and operate the software and any connected inverter products with care.

Please refer to the inverter product operation manual for proper handling and care of any connected inverter.

OTICE

1. This manual describes the functions of the product and relations with other products. You should assume that anything not described in this manual is not possible.

2. Although care has been given in documenting the product, please contact your YASKAWA

ELECTRIC AMERICA representati ve if you have any sugge s t ions on impr oving this manual.

3. The inverter product contains potentially dangerous parts under the cover. Do not attempt to open the cover under any circumstances. Doing so may result in injury or death and may damage the product. Never attempt to repair or disassemble the product.

4. We recommend that you add the following precautions to any instruction manuals you prepare for the system into which the product is being installed or incorporated.

• Precautions on the dangers of high-voltage equipment.

• Precautions on touching the terminals of the inverter product even after power has been

turned OFF. (These terminals are live even with the power turned OFF.)

5. Specifications and functions may be changed without notice in order to improve product performance.

Items to Check Before Unpacking

Check the following items before removing the product from the package:

• Has the correct product been delivered (i.e., the correct model number and specifications)?

• Has the product been damaged in shipping?

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Notice:

YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA products are created and manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator and only for the purposes described in this manual.

The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual. Always heed the information provided with them. Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or damage to property.

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or

serious injur y.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Caution indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate

injury, or property damage.

YASKAWA Product Referenc es:

All YASKAWA and YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA products are capitalized in this manual.

The abbreviation “PC” means Personal Computer, and is not used as an abbreviation for anything else.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA.

No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA is constantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Nevertheless, YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this publicatio n.

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Contents

1 Overview..........................................................................

1-1 Introduction.......................................................................2

1-2 Nomemclature..................................................................3

1-3 New Features for InverterWin 3.0..................................4

2 Installation ......................................................................

2-1 PC Requirements............................................................6

2-2 Installation.......................................................................6

2-3 Connecting the PC to the Inverter....................................8

2-4 Getting Started................................................................9

2-5 Going Online with the Inverter.........................................10

2-6 Going Offline with the Inverter.........................................13

3 Operation.........................................................................

3 - 1 Uploading and Downloading Parameters......................15

3 - 2 Opening an Existing Parameter File..............................16

3 - 3 Saving a Parameter File................................................17

3 - 4 Printing a Parameter File...............................................17

3 - 5 Parameter File Information............................................18

3 - 6 Graphing Inverter Information........................................19

3 - 7 Inverter Fault History.....................................................23

3 - 8 Monitoring Inverter Variables.........................................25

3 - 9 Other Menu Options......................................................28

3-10 Status Bar......................................................................29

4 Appendix..........................................................................

4-1 Software Revision History...............................................32

4-2 Toolbar Icons...................................................................32

4-3 Troubleshooting...............................................................33

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•••• Overview ••••

1-1 Introduction 1-2 Nomenclature 1-3 New Features for 3.00

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1-1 Introduction

! InverterWin AC Inverter Support Software

The YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA InverterWin support tool is a Windows based software package designed to provide a user-friendly interface with the GPD505/P5 and GPD506/P5 inverters. It provides flexible features not found in the standard digital keypad.

InverterWin AC inverter support software is designed to connect to YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA products. This support software allows the following:

• Uploading and downloading of inverter parameters

• Saving parameters to a file

• Printing of inverter parameters

• Ability to save/recall application specific parameters

• Viewing of parameters available in each control mode and access level

• Viewing of parameter value ranges and default settings

• Viewing of user adjusted parameter values

Parameters stored in older drive specific support tools are not compatible with InverterWin series support tools. Parameters downloaded using

Note!

InverterWin series support tools are not compatible other series support tools.

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1-2 Nomenclature

Menu Bar

Toolbar

Selection Tabs

Monitor Panel

Main Window

Status Bar

Figure 1.1: InverterWin Screen Nomenclature

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1-3 New Features for InverterWin 3.00

The following are new features and changes from InverterWin 2.12 to InverterWin 3.00

1. The number of function selection tabs has been reduced from 4 to 3

2. The Graphing, Monitoring, and Fault History function development has been completed.

3. The inverter status function has been eliminated. The inverter status bits have been added to the monitoring function.

4. The inverter alarm demo function has been changed to a Fault History function and has been simplified.

5. The inverter monitor function selections have been expanded for P5 and selections not available for P5 have been eliminated.

6. The P5 575V product line support has been added

7. The inverter parameter file extensions have been changed as follows:

Inverter Type InverterWin 2.12 InverterWin 3.00 Comment

GPD505/P5 *.P5 *.P5 No Change GPD506/P5 *.P5 *.P5P File Contents are

identical

GPD506/P5 600V N/A *.P5H New for 575V The .P5 for GPD506/P5 was changed to .P5P so that the user could tell the files apart. The

GPD506/P5 600V was done in the same manner.

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•••• Installation ••••

2-1 PC Requirements 2-2 Installation 2-3 Connecting the PC 2-4 Getting Started 2-5 Going Online 2-6 Going Offline

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2-1 PC Requirements

! InverterWin AC Inverter Support Software requirements for proper installation

and operation

The following are the minimum PC requirements for InverterWin

• Pentium 200MHZ Processor

• 64Mb RAM

• 10 Mb Free disk space

• RS 232 serial port

• CD ROM drive

• 800 x 600 pixel / 256 color display

• Mouse

• Microsoft Windows 2000 , Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT SP4 operating

systems. (Windows XP Pending)

2-2 Installation

! InverterWin Software Installation from CD-ROM CD4 005

To install InverterWin , please follow these steps below:

1. Close all open programs currently running on the PC to prevent interference with the installation process.

2. Insert the CD 4005 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (the D: drive for example).

3. If "Autoplay" is enabled, the CD-ROM will automatically start when the CD-ROM is inserted. The CD ROM navigation menu will appear in a new window on the PC display. Double click on the large InverterWin Installation button to start the installation process.

4. If "Autoplay" is not enabled, either of the following methods may be used to start installation once the CD-ROM is inserted in the PC CD-ROM drive:

• On the Start menu, select Run. Type "D:\InvW in\INSTALL", and then click OK. (If the CD-ROM drive is not D, replace D with the appropriate CD-ROM drive letter)

• Open the Windows Explorer. Click on drive D. and double click on f ile fold DW. Double click on the install icon (If the CD-ROM drive is not D: , replace D: with the appropriate CD-ROM drive letter).

The installation program will start and a welcoming screen will appear.

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Installation Chapter 2

! InverterWin Software Installation from ZIP File

1. Prior to installation, unzip the file InvWin_v3.00.Zip int o an empty directory. Download unzipping

software from www.pkzip.com or www.winzip.com if necessary. You should find 18 files unzipped. Those files are as follows:

FILE NAME FILE Name

_inst32i.ex_ Setup.exe _ISDel.exe Setup.ini _Setup.dll setup.ins _sys1.cab setup.lid _sys1.hdr lang.dat _user1.cab layout.bin _user1.hdr os.dat Data.tag setup.BMP data1.cab data1.hdr

If any additional files are found, or if the file sizes are incorrect, please run virus scanning software on the unzipped files, or contact your local YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA representative.

Run SETUP.EXE from the directory that you unzipped the files in #1 above and follow the

installation instructions. When instructed choose a directory to install the InverterWin software into.

It is recommended to install the InverterWin software in the default

Note!

3.. Choose a program group for the program icon. While it is not necessary to choose the default location, it is a good idea to do so. This icon m ay be copied or moved at any time, following the installation.

4. After the InverterWin software is installed, you will be pr ompted to add an icon on t he desktop. Choose yes or no, as preferred. After answering, you may begin using the software.

directory chosen during installation. This will prevent problems that may occur during un-installation.

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2-3 Connecting the PC to the Inverter

! InverterWin Connection to Inverter Products

InverterWin may be used with the following YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA inverter products.

• GPD505/P5

• GPD506/P5

• GPD506/P5 600V

• PC5

This software will not work with inverters provided by other manufacturers. It may not work with YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA inverters manufactured prior to 1998.

!Connecting InverterWin Software on PC to Inverter

The following paragraph describes how to connect your Yaskawa drive to your PC

1. Remove the operator keypad on the front cover of the drive.

2. Connect cable P/N UWR00103-1 (see Fig 2.1) to the connector for the drive keypad (1CN). Be careful of the small 12 pin connect as it is keyed (2 ridges on 1 side match the two slots on the right hand side of the connector.

3. Connect the 9 pin D-sub-miniature to the PC serial port.

Figure 2.1: Inverter Cable P/N UWR00103-1

PC / laptop connection

Inverter connection

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