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Basics
DriveWindow
Objectives

„ Explain how to use DriveWindow for basic

operations,
ti e.g.
– Browsing and setting parameters
– Monitoring signals
– Datalogger settings
– Backup and restore functions
– Saving and downloading parameters
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DriveWindow operations
„ A powerful PC tool for commissioning and maintenance
of ABB drives
– C t l operations
Control ti ((start,
t t stop,
t references,
f etc.)
t )
– Monitoring (signals and parameters)
– Handle parameters
– Data Logger (controls, display)
– Fault Logger (display faults, controls)
– All functions over network (control, monitoring, etc.)
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Hardware and software requirements
„ IBM compatible PC
– Windows NT, 2000 or XP
– 1 free PCMCIA or PCI slot (with a PCI/PCMCIA adapter)

„ DDCS communication kit

– NDPA-02 PCMCIA-card (needs an NDPC adapter between the
drive and the PCMCIA board)
– DDCS cabling
– Network adapter (when using a remote connection)
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PCMCIA-adapter (PCI) NDPA-02 (PCMCIA)

+ NDPA-02 (PCMCIA) + NDPC-12 (10Mb)
+ NDPC-12 (10Mb)
Connections
Drive communication links
Local
„ Direct connection Ri
Ring
connection
„ Through an optical distributor
„ Ring

Remote Drive communication links

Network

„ Network server
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PC Remote PC
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Connections

Local connections

CH 3
1 3
CH 3

DDCS
CH 3 CH 3

GOF HCS or POF

GOF, 2

MSTR
NDBU-95/85
8 7 6 0

GO = Glass
GOF G Optic
O Fibre,
...
HCS = Hard Clad Silica Fibre
HCS or POF CH 3
MSTR
NDBU 95/85
NDBU-95/85
8 7 6 0 POF = Plastic
Pl i O Optical
i l Fib
Fibre
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Connections

Local connections
CH 3
3
1
CH 3
Ring

DDCS
CH 3
CH 3

GOF, HCS or POF 2

Constant power supply
Optical MSTR
NDBU-95/85
distributor 8 7 6 0 GOF = Glass Optic Fibre, Max 1000m
... (NOCR-01 required)

HCS = Hard Clad Silica Fibre, Max 200m

HCS or POF CH 3
MSTR POF = Plastic Optical Fibre, Max 30m
NDBU-95/85
8 7 6 0

... Set up
p unique
q drive addresses in g
group
p 70
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CH 3 76…127 = reserved for optical

distributors
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„
Getting started
Select a server and click OK.
The work area

Item Sets
B
Browse T
Tree

Trend Display
Trend Settings
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The toolbars and status bar
Title bar

Standard
toolbar
Monitor toolbar Logger toolbar

Drive Panel toolbar

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Status bar
ABB LIBRARY
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DriveWindow User’s manual (large pdf-file)

Links open in a new window. Possible requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader, ABB network connection.
Item sets
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•Parameters in a drive •Fault logs •Monitored items •Monitored drive

•Parameters in a file •Event logs •Datalogger items •Copy to clipboard
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Context menu
Adding item sets
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Item set properties

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Item set properties

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Item set properties

Drive panel toolbar

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1. Name and address of the selected drive

2. Take/release control (Local/Remote)
3
3. Clear faultlogger
4. Reference edit field and reference value (DW 2.1)
5. Set reference
6. Step button (DW 2.1)
7. Reset
8. Start
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9. Stop
10 Direction of rotation
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11. Coast stop

Desktop preferences
„ Specifying default settings (for all Item Sets):

„ Specifying custom settings (for individual Item Sets):

Å Right-click
Right click
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Editing parameters

(double-click) (double-click) (double-click)

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Write-protection
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Reading actual signals
„ Open group1
„ Activate signals
„ Online signals are
shown in yellow
„ Lock signals
Activate/Deactivate

Lock
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„
Monitor settings
Graph preferences
Monitoring signals
Monitoring signals

Selecting monitored items

„ Typical situation: monitor 5-6 channels
„ Select signals, add Monitored Items

Add monitored items

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Monitoring signals

Settings and scaling

„ Monitor modes
– Normal (min. sampling interval 10ms)
– Fast (min.
(min 1ms)

„ Monitoring interval (ms)

„ History buffer (in seconds)
„ Coordinate lengths (s)
„ Scaling of each channel

= Can be set at any time

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= Can be set when monitoring is cleared

= Can be set when monitoring is stopped or paused

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Monitoring signals

Graph preferences
„ Graph appearance and settings
– How points are connected
– Graph scaling
– Are values shown with the graph cursor
– Show scaled/unscaled cursor values
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Monitoring signals

Operating the monitor

„ Use the monitor toolbar to
1. Add/remove item
2. Start/continue monitoring
3. Stop monitoring
4
4. Pause monitoring
5. Clear monitoring

„ From the file menu

– Open or save the graph
– Comment or p
print the g
graph
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– Copy graph into the clipboard

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– Set graph preferences

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Workspace
Fault logger
„ Browsing the fault DRIVE STATUS

history OFF-LINE or COMM. BREAK

NOT RUNNING

„ Opening the Fault RUNNING (forward)

logger FAULT

WARNING

„ Log 00 = most recent

log
„ U d ti values
Updating l
„ Clearing the fault
logger
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Saving a parameter file

1. Saving parameter
files (with comments)
2. Download into a
drive
3. Compare to other
files
4. Export to other
applications
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Restoring parameters
„ O
Open the
th file
fil and
d select
l t th
the d
drive
i

„ Select Download command and then the Restore type

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Creating a backup of the motor control board
„ System Software > New > Backup Package
„ System Software > Backup

„ System Software > Save As…

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Restoring the motor control board
„ System Software > Open
„ System Software > Restore

„ System Software > Close

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Overview of the Datalogger
Location Of The Datalogger Control Of The Datalogger

D i Wi d
DriveWindow

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4

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Value 1 Value 1 Value 1 Value 1

Value 2 Value 2 Value 2 Value 2

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Value n Value n Value n Value n

Datalogger

Datalogger settings
„ Status of the drive and the reason
why the datalogger was triggered are
shown
„ Interval and pre-trigger time (ms)
„ Trigger conditions, variable, level
and hysteresis
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Datalogger

Datalogger example
1. Delete signals 1
2
2. Select the new signal
3
3. Add the signal to the datalogger
4. Make your datalogger settings
5. Start the datalogger
gg 3
4
6. Upload the data from the
datalogger 5
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7. View the recorded data

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