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SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR ABB DRIVES

Drive Composer start-up and maintenance PC

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User's manual
Drive Composer start-up and
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User's manual

Table of contents

3AUA0000094606 Rev Y
EN
Original instructions
EFFECTIVE: 2024-12-19
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Table of contents

1 Introduction
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Purpose of the manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Target audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Terms and abbreviations used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2 Overview of Drive Composer

Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Composer PC tool overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Supported features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Composer entry Vs pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Drive Composer hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Computer minimum hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 Installation and uninstallation of Drive Composer

Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Determining the current Drive Composer version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Composer update notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Drive Composer with the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Uninstalling Drive Composer with the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Activating Drive Composer pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4 Connections
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The USB device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting to a drive through an Assistant control panel for the first time . . . . . . . . 29
Cable type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting to drive with Bluetooth assistant control panel or connectivity
panel (Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting to a drive through an Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ethernet network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating an Ethernet network connection through FENA-01, -11 or -21 Ethernet
adapter module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring the TCP/IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating a secured network connection with OPC server configuration . . . . . . . . . 43
Prerequisite 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Prerequisite 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Install Client certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Configuring OPC server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating HTTPS certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Checking TLS version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting network drives (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Panel bus network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Creating a panel bus with Drive Composer(pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Checking the visibility of the drives in the panel bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sharing connection (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5 Main user interface components

Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drive Composer UI overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Closing the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Alternate methods to close the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Saving the workspace with unsaved changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
System menu commands description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
File menu commands description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
View menu commands description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tools menu commands description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Help menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drive control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the drive control panel to start the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drives list panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Drives list panel: status indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Working area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the working area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

6 Parameter window
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parameter window overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parameter window command icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Parameter window: view parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parameters list representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Navigating parameters and groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Updating parameter values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Hidden parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Alternate formats to view parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Viewing bit names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pointer parameters overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Inverting a bit pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Setting fieldbus data in/out parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Binary parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Search for groups and parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Custom parameter window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Custom parameter window features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Saving custom parameter window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Viewing copied parameter values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adding parameters to a custom parameter window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Working with offline files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Types of offline files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Saving parameters to a parameter file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Opening a parameter file (entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Opening an offline file containing parameter values (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Downloading parameter values to a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Comparing drive data (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
User set functionality (Pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
User set overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
User set system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Starting the user set function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Creating user set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Active and unsaved user set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Saving user set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Copying user set parameter values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Removing user set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Show/hide user set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
User set parameters limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

7 Monitor window
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Monitor window overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Resizing the monitor window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adding parameters/signals for monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Monitor window components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configuration and control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Monitor controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Zooming the graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Panning the graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Legend area functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Graph area functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Double cursor tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

8 Workspace handling
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Workspace overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Creating a custom parameter set and using it as a default workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

9 Event logger
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Event logger view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Fault data logger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

10 Diagnostics
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Support package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Creating a support package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sending a support package to Drive InstalledBase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Opening a support package (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Drive application programming license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
System info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Datalogger (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Datalogger settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Datalogger commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Datalogger content configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Datalogger trigger configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adding a trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using the level triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using bit mask trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Uploading triggered or stopped Datalogger data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Amplitude logger (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Macro (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Macro commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Macro language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Simple example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Additional macro commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Target name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ParWrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ParWriteInt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ParRead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
ParReadInt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
ParReadFromDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
ParReadIntFromDevice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
EndMacro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
GotoMacro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MessageBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

11 Control diagrams (Pro)

Contents this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Control diagrams overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Viewing control diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

12 FSO configuration (Pro)

Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Configuring FSO-12 and FSO-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Setting the safety functions with Drive Composer pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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Printing the safety functions configuration report (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Printing the safety functions configuration report (Offline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Changing FSO module password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Reading FSO module parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

13 Drive configuration
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Loading firmware (entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Loading firmware (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Loading firmware to an empty memory unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Loading firmware to an empty ZMU memory unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Loading firmware to an empty UMU memory unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Loading the fieldbus adapter firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Drive backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Creating a backup of a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Creating a backup in drive parameter view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Creating a quick parameter backup (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Notes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Restoring a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Restoring a drive backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Restoring a backup in the drive parameter view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Restoring a set of components/parameters settings (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

14 Other functions
Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Using Drive Installed Base service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Registering an ABB drive to Drive Installed Base service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Searching a registered ABB drive in Drive Installed Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Setting the Drive Installed Base server location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Creating a service report from Drive Installed Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Create online service report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Creating offline report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Recovery and prevention of FB14 fault in drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
FB14 Recovery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
FB14 Service pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Sending FB14 Service pack event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Sending offline FB14 Service pack event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
FB14 Recovery and Service pack failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Checking the status of Service pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Using the Drive text editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Using the Drive parameter conversion tool (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Using the PSL2 data logger (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Uploading PSL2 data logger files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Using the PSL2 data viewer (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Viewing PSL2 data logger files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
PSL2 Data Viewer instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Adaptive programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Locking user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Lock state in System info page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Lock state in parameter view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Lock state in Backup/Restore page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Lock state in Safety settings page (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lock state in Drive text editor (pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

15 Annexure A: Creating drive installed base service report template

Contents of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Creating a template for Drive Installed Base service report (Internal use only) . . . . . 232
Generic wizard step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Common properties of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
ComboBox properties of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Data Grid View properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
DataBindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
DataSource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
DataTarget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
DataTarget objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
DataTarget examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Saving the DC wizard template in StepDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Note: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Deploying a template file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Localizing service report templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Further information
 Introduction 11

1
Introduction

Contents of this chapter

This chapter contains information on the applicability, compatibility, target audience,
and purpose of the manual. It also describes the contents of the manual.

Purpose of the manual

This manual describes the Drive Composer PC tool and instructs how to use it in the
commissioning and maintenance of ABB drives.

Applicability
This manual applies to the Drive Composer PC tool, version 2.9.1 available in two
different variants:
• Drive Composer entry, DCET-01
• Drive Composer pro, DCPT-01 (code: 3AUA0000108087).
You can download Drive Composer entry for free by navigating to www.abb.com/drives
and selecting Drive Composer from the Software tools menu. Drive Composer Pro
includes all features and is available through ABB sales channels.
Note: In this manual, the features applicable only with Drive Composer Pro are indicated
as “(Pro)”.
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Compatibility
Drive Composer is a software tool for all ABB common architecture drives and devices.
The tool recognizes the connected drive based on type code and firmware version
and then adapts the availability of features accordingly. For example, if any of the
feature is not applicable to the connected drive type, then Drive Composer user
interface does not display that particular module to the user.
The tool supports following drive families:

ACSxxx ACHxxx ACQxxx Others

ACS180 ACH480 ACQ531 DCS880

ACS380 ACH531 ACQ580 DCT880
ACS480 ACH580 ACQ80 HES880
ACS530
ACS560
ACS580
ACS580MV
ACS860
ACS880
ACS6080

Drive Composer Compatible features

version

Drive Composer entry • Offers basic features common to all compatible drives.
• Connections to the drive with an Assistant control panel is common for all
compatible drives and devices.
• Allows configuring safety settings using FSO module when Drive Composer
entry is in demo mode.
• Allows adaptive programming in demo mode.
Drive Composer pro • Offers a variety of features and software modules. The features and software
modules are based on the drive type.
• Recognizes the connected drive based on type code and firmware version and
then adapts the availability of features accordingly. For example, if any of the
features are not applicable to the connected drive type, the Drive Composer
UI does not display that particular module to the user.
• For non-recognized, but compatible drives, the same common basic features
are available than with Drive Composer entry.
• For ACS800 drives: Has limited support (parameter editing and monitoring)
and requires DriveWindow 2.40 installation on the same PC.

Target audience
The reader is expected to be an automation or electrical engineering professional
familiar with drive products and the concepts regarding their commissioning and
operation, including the parameter system of ABB drives. Also, a basic knowledge of
Microsoft Windows operating system is needed.
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Terms and abbreviations used in this manual

Term Explanation

Alarm limit of monitoring You can set a low or high alarm limit for monitoring. Color(s) of the
signal(s) change(s) on the monitoring graph area if the limit is reached.
Assistant Provides predefined steps for setting the parameters of the drive. For
example, the basic start-up assistant.
Assistant control panel Control panel with a USB connector enabling a PC tool connection for
common architecture drives. The assistant control panel is a generic
name, for example, ACS-AP-I and ACS-AP-S panels.
Autoscaling Y-axis scaling is set automatically when this button is enabled. User-
defined y-axis limits are then disabled.

Note: Zooming is not possible in the Autoscaling mode.

Backup Backup of the drive. Backup can be created with Drive Composer or with
control panel*. The Drive Composer backup file (.dcparamsbak) includes
all parameters, adaptive program and user sets.
With a backup file from an old drive, you can quickly configure a new
drive or restore configuration after firmware update.

Note: Backup file does not include firmware, IEC program or license.
* Refer to control panels user’s manual.
Basic control panel Control panel with limited basic functionality used with common archi-
tecture drives.
Bit mask of monitoring You can filter bits of the Status word and monitor them individually.
BOL Business Online. A common customer interface with electronic integra-
tion and order entry to all ABB business units.
CCE Common Connectivity Engine
Common architecture drives For example, ACS880, DCS880, ACS580, ACH580, ACQ580, ACS560 and
ACS480.
Compare parameters You can compare parameters between drives or between a drive and a
file to find out differences.
Control diagrams Graphical presentation of the drive reference chain or other function.
Shows online values of a parameter, switch positions and signals.
Parameters can be modified online. Functionality is not available for all
drives.
Copy/Download parameters Visible parameters of a parameter window or custom parameter window
are copied/downloaded to a drive.
Cursor tool Monitor window has a double cursor tool and the positions of cursors
can be freely set in the monitor window. y2—y1 and x2—x1 differences
are calculated.
Custom parameter window You can create windows and drag drop (copy) parameters to these
windows. You can also change parameter values in the window and save
the changes for using in offline mode. The Filename extension for custom
parameters is *.dccustparams.
Data file viewer In the Demo/Offline mode, the monitor window can be used as a data
file viewer when saved monitored data (*.dcmon) or data logger data
is analyzed.
Data logger Signals are buffered inside a drive with a fast sample interval. Can be
triggered and uploaded to the monitor window to be analyzed.
Demo/Offline In Demo mode you can only view the default parameter values and set-
tings in a pre-configured file. The FSO configuration file can be edited
only in Demo mode (for offline configuration).
In Offline mode you can set/view the saved parameter files offline.
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Term Explanation

DOFS Drives Online Firmware Storage

DriveAP Adaptive Programming of a drive. Functionality of a drive can be modi-
fied by adding some IEC 61131 -based blocks. Adaptive Programming
can be done also with an Assistant control panel.

Note: Adaptive Programming is not available with all drives.

Drive Installed Base Drive Installed Base (DIB) is a knowledge base containing information
about drives. Drive Composer is the client application for Drive Installed
Base service which is used to register a drive and to create service re-
ports.
EDS Electronic Data Sheet. EDS files are simple text files used by network
configuration tools to identify products and describe the properties of
these products and to commission them on a network.
Event logger Consist of faults, warnings and pure events. Only faults stop the drive.
Latest faults and all Electronic Data Sheet arms are also seen in the
parameter interface
group 4, Warnings and Faults.
FENA-xx Ethernet adapter module for ABB drives.
FPNO-xx PROFINET fieldbus adapter module for ABB drives.
LOC/REM LOC denotes local control of the drive, either with an Assistant control
panel or with Drive Composer PC tool.
REM denotes that drive is remotely controlled by the fieldbus master
PLC or by I/O connections.
Lock/Unlock parameter Parameter can be locked by a drive. You can only view the parameter
values, but cannot modify them.
Macro script User-written sequence of macro statements for reading and writing
parameters/signals. Filename extension for macro scripts is *.p.
Monitoring You can set parameters or signals to the monitor window. Values are
collected with the sampling interval and drawn to a window.
NLS support National Language Support, the user interface (UI) of Drive Composer
can be easily modified by editing language files found in the LANG folder
of the Drive Composer PC tool.
Online/Offline In Online mode PC tool is connected with the drive.
In Offline mode PC tool is not connected with the drive. In Offline mode
it is possible to open parameter files, save monitored data, etc.
OPC server OPC DA server interface for Drive Composer pro that allows other pro-
grams, such as Control Builder Pro (Advanced drive programming), to
communicate with the drive.
Quick parameter backup Backup of the drive parameters that are viewed, edited or expanded.
When the drive parameter backup is slow, user has the option to perform
a quick parameter backup or proceed with regular parameter backup.
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. RADIUS is an authentication
protocol to manage access to the Internet or internal networks, wireless
networks, and integrated e-mail services.
Refresh the parameter Parameter values are updated when a group is opened. You can set
parameters to the Auto-update mode or refresh the value manually.
Signals are always updated automatically. In the parameter list, signals
are shown in bold text.
Report You can use report templates for energy savings, commissioning and
maintenance. Templates can be modified.
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Term Explanation

Restore You can restore the drive. You can select the parameters to be restored
during the restore operation. For example, motor identification run
results can be restored or deleted during the restore operation. Can be
used for cloning drives.
Save parameters Visible parameters of a parameter window or custom parameter window
are saved to a file. Filename extension for saved parameters is
*.dcparamsbak.

Note: Some values are not editable in the Offline mode.

Support diagnostics package You can collect all data from a drive for troubleshooting purposes by
clicking a button in Drive Composer or on an Assistant control panel.
TLS Transport Layer Security. Protocol to protect data transfer on an Ether-
net connection.
UMU Type of memory unit, attached to the control unit.
Workspace Workspace consists of the user interface status, such as parameters
shown in the custom parameter window(s) and their status. You can
save the current workspace status to a file and restore it later. Custom
parameter windows with their contents and the monitor window con-
tents (signals selected, scalings, colors) are saved to a workspace. You
can set one default workspace. Filename extension for the workspace
is *.dcxml.
ZMU Type of memory unit, attached to the control unit.
16 Introduction

Related documents
Drive firmware manuals and guides Code (English)

Appropriate drive firmware manuals

Option manuals and guides
FENA-01/-11/-21 Ethernet adapter module user’s manual 3AUA0000093568
FSO-12 safety functions module user’s manual 3AXD50000015612
FSO-21 safety functions module user’s manual 3AXD50000015614
FPBA-01 PROFIBUS DP adapter module user’s manual 3AFE68573271
FMBT-21 Modbus/TCP adapter module user’s manual 3AXD50000158607
FEIP-21 EtherNet/IP fieldbus adapter module user’s manual 3AXD50000158621
FPNO-21 PROFINET fieldbus adapter module user’s manual 3AXD50000158614
FSPS-21 PROFIsafe safety functions module user's manual 3AXD50000158638
Tool manuals
ACS-AP-I, -S, -W and ACH-AP-H, -W Assistant control panels user’s manual 3AUA0000085685
Drive Composer Start-up and maintenance PC tool user’s manual 3AUA0000094606
Virtual drives quick installation and start-up guide 3AXD50000422128
Ethernet tool network for ACS880 drives application guide 3AUA0000125635
Adaptive programming application guide 3AXD50000028574
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2
Overview of Drive Composer

Contents of this chapter

This chapter briefly lists the main features of the Drive Composer software and
instructs how and where it can be run, and how to get help and additional information.

Drive Composer PC tool overview

Drive Composer is a 32-bit Windows application for commissioning and maintaining
ABB common architecture drives.
The full version is called Drive Composer pro and the limited version is called Drive
Composer entry. Both versions allows you to test the user interface functionality, edit
parameter files offline (pro) or open and analyze the saved or monitored files without
connecting to a physical drive.

Supported features
With Drive Composer, you can:
• control a drive: start, stop, direction, speed/torque/frequency reference
• monitor the operation and status of a drive
• view and adjust drive parameters
• preview and add customized text to parameters
• monitor signals in numerical and graphical (trending) format
• work simultaneously with multiple drives like master and follower drives (pro)
• display control diagrams of a drive for parameter setting and diagnostic purposes
(pro)
• create user-specific workspaces by customizing parameter windows
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• configure the optional FSO-12, FSO-21 safety functions module (pro)

• create a secured network connection with OPC server configuration
• handle workspaces
• create and execute macro scripts (pro)
• create and work with user set parameters (pro)
• use Ethernet-based fieldbus adapter modules for PC tool communication (onewire
solution, Profinet, Ethernet IP) (pro) or a drive-embedded Ethernet port
• use the USB port of an Assistant control panel for an USB connection
• use an OPC-based commissioning and maintenance tool (pro)
• connect to Drive Installed Base service portal and do following tasks: register a
drive, search drive information, create service reports
• recover drive from FB14 fault state
• prevent FB14 fault
• check the status of Service pack installation
• update FSO module firmware
• update drive firmware.

Drive Composer entry Vs pro

The table lists the features supported in the two versions of Drive Composer.

Feature Drive Composer

entry pro

Parameter window features

Search/Modify/Print parameters Yes Yes

Parameters changed by user (or automatically updated) have an Yes Yes
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Save parameters to a file Yes Yes
Quick drive parameter backup No Yes
Copy/download parameters to a drive Yes Yes
Customize parameter windows Yes Yes
Edit parameters offline No Yes
Compare parameters between parameter lists or drives No Yes
Create and work with User set functionality No Yes

Diagnostics and monitor window features

Collect data for support service using Support package icon Yes Yes
Monitor up to eight signals as a simple monitoring method for Yes Yes
basic purposes
Monitor maximum 26 signals for professional analysis of a single No Yes
drive or multidrive
Save the monitored data to the hard drive of a PC Yes Yes
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Diagnostics and monitor window features

Export monitored data to a PC using tab separated file Yes Yes

View contents of an event logger (faults, warnings) Partly Yes
View contents of System info (drive serial number, modules, ver- Yes Yes
sions, SW, etc.)
Restore or clone a drive using Backup/Restore feature Yes Yes
Restore a set of components/parameter settings using Advanced No Yes
restore feature
Create a backup of complete multidrive with a single click using No Yes
the Network Backup feature
Use PC to analyze data logged in a drive by a data logger No Yes
Create and execute macro scripts No Yes
Update drive firmware Yes Yes
Fieldbus adapter loader No Yes

Connections

Connect network drives via Ethernet or with a panel bus No Yes

Connect point-to-point USB through a panel port Yes Yes
Creating a secured network connection with OPC server configur- No Yes
ation
Connecting drives via Bluetooth connection Yes No

Safety features

Configure safety settings to a safety functions module (FSO) No Yes

Other Feature

Use control diagrams of a drive for parameter setting and diagnost- No Yes
ic purposes
User interface is available in different languages Yes Yes
Create and edit Adaptive programs Yes Yes
Support Virtual drive smart components No Yes
Connect to Drive Installed Base service portal to: register a drive, Yes Yes
search for drive information, create service report
Recover drive from FB14 fault state Yes Yes
Recover and prevent FB14 fault without updating drive firmware Yes Yes
Check the status of Service pack installation Yes Yes
Add customized text to parameter with drive text editor Yes Yes
New Drive Composer version notification Yes Yes
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System requirements
￭ Drive Composer hardware requirements

Cable type For...

USB type A (PC) type mini B (panel) cable connecting Drive Composer entry/pro through the
Note: ABB recommends to use ferrite core cables. USB port of the control panel to a drive (maximum
3 meters)

Ethernet cable RJ45 connecting through Ethernet adapter module or

embedded Ethernet

￭ Computer minimum hardware requirements

Hardware Specification

Processor With virtual drive: Intel i5 or equivalent

Without virtual drive: Intel i3 or equivalent

Memory With virtual drive: 8GB

Without virtual drive: 1GB

Display 1024 x 600 display resolution with 256 colors

Storage At least 4.5 GB free hard disk space

Communication port One free USB port or Ethernet port

￭ Software requirements

Software Specification

Operating system Windows 11 (32- or 64-bit) and later

Framework .Net framework 4.8 or higher

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Installation and uninstallation of Drive
Composer

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the Drive Composer software.

Determining the current Drive Composer version

To know the version of the Drive Composer PC tool, go to Help → About the product.
The About the product dialog box displays the Drive Composer version.
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Drive Composer update notification

If any new version of Drive Composer is available, a DRIVE COMPOSER UPDATES ARE
AVAILABLE dialog box appears. In the dialog box, you can click HERE and download
the latest package file.
If you click OK, the dialog box appears again the next time you open Drive Composer.
If you select the Don’t remind me again for this version check box and click OK, the
dialog box does not appear again.
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Installing Drive Composer with the installer

Note:
• ABB recommends to uninstall all previous versions of Drive Composer before you
install a new version. See section Uninstalling Drive Composer with the installer.
• Close all applications before starting the installation.
1. Run the setup.exe file from the folder where you unzipped the Drive Composer
files.
2. Right-click on the setup.exe file and select Run as administrator.

3. In the Drive Composer- Setup Wizard, click Next.

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4. Choose a destination folder and click Next.

5. Click Install to start the installation.

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If Drive Composer installation is complete, click Finish. Now Drive Composer is ready
for use.

On running the application for the first time, it displays a notification seeking
permission to collect the tool’s usage data to sent it to ABB. This is used for improving
the performance and user experience. ABB does not collect any personal data. This is
optional and is not mandatory to accept.
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You can enable or disable the usage data collection any time from View → Settings.
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Uninstalling Drive Composer with the installer

Drive Composer can be uninstalled either through the Settings window or the Control
Panel.
1. Navigate to Settings → Apps → Installed apps, and select the installed Drive
Composer pro installer. Click the ellipsis icon and then click Uninstall.

Alternatively, navigate to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features,

and select the installed Drive Composer Pro installer program. Click Uninstall.

2. In the Drive Composer pro Installer Setup, click Uninstall.

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3. Wait for the uninstallation to complete.

The progress bar turns green and the application is removed from your PC.

Activating Drive Composer pro

Drive Composer pro includes a license key and requires activation. You can run Drive
Composer pro for 30 days in fully functional evaluation mode.
During the first launch, Drive Composer pro prompts to enter the registration code
(license key). Fill in the code and click Activate.

You can also later at any time, enter the registration code or the license key. Go to
Help → Enter license code and fill in the code and click Activate.
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4
Connections

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes how to make a Bluetooth connection, USB connection or an
Ethernet connection to an ABB drive with Drive Composer.

The USB device drivers

You can connect a PC with Drive Composer to an Assistant control panel through USB
after installing the required USB device drivers or through Bluetooth connection. The
Drive Composer installer installs the required drivers automatically, so no user actions
are needed.
If the installer failed to install the drivers automatically, you can manually install the
USB drivers by downloading the tool from software tools website:
http://new.abb.com/drives/software-tools/drive-composer
Obey the instructions provided with the drive package.

Connecting to a drive through an Assistant control panel

for the first time
￭ Cable type
To establish a connection between Drive Composer and drive,
• connect a USB type A (PC) type mini B (panel) cable to the USB port of the computer
and the USB port of the Assistant control panel.
• use a USB cable of maximum length three meters.
• use separate USB/485 adapter if the drive is used without an Assistant control
panel or with a Basic control panel.
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￭ Connecting to drive
„
1. Connect your PC to the Assistant control panel with a USB cable.

Assistant USB cable PC with

ABB drive
control panel Drive Composer

This text appears on the Assistant control panel screen: "USB connected"

Note: It is not possible to use the Assistant control panel when it is connected to
a PC.
2. For the entry version, double-click Drive Composer entry.exe file and launch Drive
Composer.
3. Click USB connection. In the COM port drop-down list, select the appropriate COM
port.

4. For the pro version, double-click Drive Composer pro.exe file and launch Drive
Composer.
5. In the Welcome wizard, click Connect to connect to the drive. If you want to connect
in Offline mode, click Offline/Virtual Drives.
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For more information on Offline/Virtual Drives connection, refer Virtual drives

Quick installation and start-up guide (3AXD50000422128 [English]) .
You can also select the dedicated connections to the drive:

Connections Description

DDCS enabled (ACS800 only) Connects to the drive through DDCS (fiber optic) communication.
This option is applicable only with ACS800 drive type.
USB/COM enabled Connects to the drive through USB connection. Use this option
only when you want to connect to the drive through serial con-
nection, example, USB cable to the Assistant control panel.
Ethernet enabled Connects to the drive through Ethernet network.
Comm settings Opens a dialog where you can configure the connections in more
detail.

Note:
• The status LED starts flickering in the Assistant control panel to indicate data
transfer between drive and PC. The LED keeps blinking as long as there is a
PC tool connected to the drive. The welcome dialog box is shown on the screen
indicating that the application is initialized.
• First time connection, parameter texts are loaded from the drive and this may
take a few minutes depending on the drive type.
If Drive Composer is connected online with the drive, the drive parameters are
loaded and this window appears.
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If you have a single drive and a point-to-point connection, refer to chapter

Parameter window.
If Drive Composer failed to connect online with the drive, the NO DRIVE FOUND!
message appears. Make sure that all the instructions displayed in this window
are satisfied.

6. Go to View → Settings to check COM settings and click View → Refresh (Ctrl+R)
to connect Drive Composer to the drive.
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￭ Connecting to drive with Bluetooth assistant control panel or

connectivity panel (Entry)
„
To establish a connection between Drive Composer and drive using Bluetooth
connection,
1. Double-click Drive Composer entry/pro.exe and launch Drive Composer.
2. Click Bluetooth connection and from the Available Bluetooth devices, select the
drive.

3. Enter the Bluetooth pairing code. For information on pairing Bluetooth of your
computer with the drive, click . To reload the drives, click .
4. Click Connect to connect to the drive. Click Demo or Offline if you want to choose
the demo or offline mode.
5. To disconnect any connected drive(s), navigate to the Drive list and click
Disconnect.
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Note:
• The status LED starts flickering in the Assistant control panel to indicate data
transfer between drive and PC. The LED keeps blinking as long as there is a PC
tool connected to the drive. The welcome dialog box appears on the screen
indicating that the application is initialized.
• At first time connection, the parameter texts are loaded from the drive and this
may take a few minutes depending on the drive type.
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Changing the language settings

To change the language setting of the Drive Composer user interface,
1. Go to View → Settings.

2. In the Settings window, choose the required language for the Drive Composer
user interface.
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• Drive Composer default language–selects the default language of the menu

or button text in Drive Composer.
• Drive default language–selects the default language for parameters.
By changing language settings you can always use the same language when you
connect Drive Composer to the drive.
3. After changing the language settings, click View → Refresh (Ctrl + R) or restart
the Drive Composer tool.

Note: Some elements might require to restart Drive Composer to update the selected
language.
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Connecting to a drive through an Ethernet network

￭ Ethernet network connection
It is possible to connect a PC to the drive with an Ethernet cable through optional
adapter modules that support the Ethernet connection. If the drive type supports an
embedded tool Ethernet network, it is also possible to connect the PC directly to the
drive through its embedded tool Ethernet connector.
Refer to the drive manuals for information on:
• availability and type of optional adapter modules with the Ethernet connection
• availability of embedded tool Ethernet network connector and support.
For the installation of the adapter modules, see the related user’s manual.
Configure the PC/Ethernet Switch firewall to allow a connection for Drive Composer
(port HTTP 80 and UDP), or disable firewall.

￭ Creating an Ethernet network connection through FENA-01, -11 or -21

Ethernet adapter module
1. Install a FENA module to the drive. If you plan to have an Ethernet link between
several drives, install a FENA module to each drive. Connect the Ethernet link
between the FENA modules according to the FENA-01, -11- and -21 user's manual
(3AUA0000093568 [English]).
2. Double-click the Drive Composer.exe file to launch Drive Composer.
3. Make the preparatory Ethernet communication settings in each drive (steps 3...6)
using control panel or Drive Composer. In case of Drive Composer, connect the
PC with the Drive composer to each drive over the USB link and the control panel.
If you plan to have several drives in the same Ethernet link, repeat the settings in
steps with each drive separately. Use either the control panel or the Drive
composer. Connect the PC with the Drive Composer with point-to-point to each
drive over the USB link and the control panel.
a. If you use only one fieldbus adapter module with the drive, enable FENA by
setting parameter 50.01 FBA A enable = Option slot 1 (if fieldbus adapter is
connected to option slot 1) and parameter 50.21FBA A Timelevel sel = Fast
(or Monitoring for Tool network only).
b. If you use two fieldbus adapters with the drive and FENA is installed as FBA
B, enable FENA by setting parameters 50.31 FBA B enable = Enable and 50.51
FBA B Timelevel sel = Fast (or Monitoring for Tool network only).
4. Set a static IP address for each drive in parameter group 51. If you plan to have
only one drive in the link, you can use address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. If you plan to have
several drives in the link, each drive must have a unique address.
For example:
drive 1: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
drive 2: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
drive 3: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
etc.
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5. Refresh the settings with parameter 51.27 FBA par refresh.

Note: Refreshing the Node setting will lose the communication to the drive. To
establish the connection with the drive, select View → Refresh.
6. Disconnect the PC with the Drive Composer from the USB-panel link (if it was
used). If you plan to connect the PC to one drive only, connect it to the FENA
module of the drive using an Ethernet cable. If you plan to connect the PC to an
Ethernet link of several drives, connect the PC to a suitable connection point in
the link (a router or a FENA-21 module).
7. Make sure the TCP/IP address of your PC is configured. In this example the TCP/IP
address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Refer to section Configuring the TCP/IP
address (page 39).
8. Name each drive to facilitate the recognition of drives when creating an Ethernet
network connection.
In the System info tab, type the Drive name and click Set.

Note: The drive name changes only after you refreshed the view. The previous
names in other existing workspaces are not affected.
If you use Assistant control panel, name the drive from the Setting menu of the
panel.
9. Configure the TCP/IP address of your PC. In this example the TCP/IP address is
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. For more information on configuring the TCP/IP address, refer
section Configuring the TCP/IP address (page 39).
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￭ Configuring the TCP/IP address

1. Go to Control Panel and click network and Sharing Center.

2. Click Change adapter settings on the left pane. A Network connections window
displays.

3. Double-click Local Area Connection.

4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

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Local A ea Co ection P�o erties X

!·--------
Internet---------------
Protocol Version 4 {TCP /I P-v4)
-- -- ----
-----------------

5. Select Use the following IP address, type the IP address and subnet mask and
click OK.

6. Connect the RJ45 cable between the FENA module and PC. Alternatively, connect
all drives and PC to the same Ethernet switch.
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7. Open command prompt (cmd.exe) and ping all the drives that you have configured.

8. Open http port 80 of the firewall in your computer to enable Drive Composer pro
to communicate with drives.
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9. Open Drive Composer pro. In the Welcome window, make sure Ethernet enabled
is checked and click on Comm settings button.

10. In the Drive Ethernet Configuration Tool window, click Scan → Scan Network. Make
sure Auto configuration mode is checked.

Drive Composer scans all the COM ports and Ethernet ports to find drives.
If problems arise, see Ethernet tool network for ACS880 drives application guide
(3AUA0000125635 [English]).
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￭ Creating a secured network connection with OPC server configuration

The FPNO-21 fieldbus adapter module supports HTTPS (secured network) for PC tool
communication. Refer FPNO-21 PROFINET fieldbus adapter module user’s manual
(3AXD50000158614 [English]). The module and OPC server configuration in the Drive
Composer configuration tool allows a secured connection between the drive and Drive
Composer. To create a secured network connection, make sure that following
pre-requisites are available.

Prerequisite 1
Windows TLS 1.2 is needed for communication between drive and Drive Composer
through the FPNO module. If not available, Drive Composer prompts to update TLS
or set TLS 1.2 as default.

Prerequisite 2
Client and Server certificates are needed for Cybersecurity requirement. Client
certificate is a self-signed certificate used by PC tool and Server certificate is used by
the FPNO module. See sections, Install Client certificate and Install Server certificate.
See also instructions for Checking TLS version .

Install Client certificate

To install Client certificate follow the below steps:
1. In your local PC, go to Manage computer certificates → Personal → Certificates
and import the certificate to this folder.
2. Right-click on the Client certificate → All Tasks → Manage private keys.
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3. Click Add and type Authenticated users. Domain can be hostname or current
network domain. Then allow full control rights and click Apply.

4. Allow full control rights and click Apply.

Client certificate is installed and available for authenticated users.

Install Server certificate

To install Server certificate, follow the below steps:
1. Open the browser and enter the IP address if the module and press Enter. When
prompted, enter the Username (admin) and password (last 6-digits in macID of
the module).
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2. In the FPNO configuration window, under Drive Composer certificate settings,

upload the certificate and click Submit all.

The selected certificates are installed. Proceed with Configuring OPC server
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Configuring OPC server

If Prerequisite 1 and Prerequisite 2 are available, configure the OPC server.
1. Open Drive Composer pro. In the Welcome window, make sure Ethernet enabled
is selected and click on Comm settings button.

2. In the Drive Ethernet Configuration Tool window, click Scan→ Scan Network. Make
sure Auto configuration mode is selected.

Drive Composer scans all the COM ports and Ethernet ports to find drives. For
more information, see Ethernet tool network for ACS880 drives application guide
(3AUA0000125635 [English]).
3. Click OPC Server config tab.
4. In Certificate settings, check the option Customized certificate and select a
certificate. Click Save.
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5. You will be prompted to restart the drive. Click OK to proceed. If certificate is

validated, the drive successfully connects through HTTPS mode and indicates “
Secure connection with custom certificate”.

Note: There are other instances of network connectivity between drive and Drive
Composer:
• If drive connects through HTTP mode, it indicates as “ Not secure connection”.
• If drive connects through HTTPS mode without a client certificate, it indicates as
“ Encrypted communication without client certificate” and displays the following
error message:

This notification setting can be changed from View → Settings. Select the option
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Show notification if... in HTTPS connection and click Save.

For more information on OPC foundation, refer the OPC website.

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Creating HTTPS certificates

The instructions below is an example to create a matching pair of certificates, to make
Common Connectivity Engine (CCE) work with HTTPS client authentication. The
certificates are created using openssl installed from an unofficial installer Win64
OpenSSL v1.1.1k Light from slproweb.com.
To create HTTPS certificates, perform the below steps:
1. Install openssl.
2. Create a folder for the files created during the steps.
3. Open command prompt (cmd) in the folder and run the following commands.

Note: Make sure that the openssl found via the PATH environment variable is the
one you installed. You may have other old openssl executables that come as part
of other software installations. Edit the path accordingly, or replace openssl with
C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe in beginning of each command
to run the correct openssl.exe.

Command Result
openssl genrsa -out TestCCE01_RootKey.key 2048 Creates 2048 bit root certificate RSA
key.
openssl req -x509 -new -days 3650 -key Test- Creates root certificate.
CCE01_RootKey.key -out TestCCE01_RootCert.crt -subj
"/O=ABB/OU=Testing/CN=TestCCE01_RootCA_2048"
openssl genrsa -out TestCCE01_ClientKey.key 2048 Creates 2048 bit client key.
openssl req -new -key TestCCE01_ClientKey.key -out Test- Creates client certificate.
CCE01_ClientCert.csr -subj "/O=ABB/OU=Testing/CN=Test-
CCE01_Client_2048"
openssl x509 -req -days 1000 -in TestCCE01_ClientCert.csr Signs client certificate.
-CA TestCCE01_RootCert.crt -CAkey Test-
CCE01_RootKey.key -CAcreateserial -out TestCCE01_Cli-
entCert.crt
openssl pkcs12 -export -in TestCCE01_ClientCert.crt -inkey Creates a PKCS#12 keystore file for
TestCCE01_ClientKey.key -out TestCCE01_ClientCert.p12 certificate installation.
-name "clientPrivateKey"

Note: This command prompts to choose a password, re-

quired later for certificate installation.

4. After the commands are run, make sure that the following files are available.

5. Install the following certificate files:

• File to upload to FPNO (Drive): TestCCE01_RootCert.crt
• File to install on Local Computer store: TestCCE01_ClientCert.p12

Note: Double click to install the required password.

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Checking TLS version

Make sure that the Windows TLS version is 1.2 or later if trying to make a HTTPS
connection.
Check if the Microsoft update 'kb3140245' is installed (does not apply to Windows 10).
Check if the registry key
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\WinHttp\DefaultSecureProtocols' has a value '0x00000A00' or '0x00000800'
(refer the table below).
1. Check if registry key
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\WinHttp\DefaultSecureProtocols'
has a value '0x00000A00' or '0x00000800' (refer the table below)
2. In 64-bit PC, check also key
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\WinHttp\DefaultSecureProtocols'
has a value '0x00000A00' or '0x00000800'

DefaultSecureProtocols Decimal value Protocol on

Hex value

0x00000008 8 SSL 2.0

0x00000020 32 SSL 3.0

0x00000080 128 TLS 1.0

0x00000200 512 TLS 1.1

0x00000800 2048 TLS 1.2

0x00000a00 2560 TLS 1.1 + TLS 1.2

0x00000a80 2688 TLS 1.0 + TLS 1.1 + TLS 1.2

TLS 1.2 (Experimental) available

with Win10 build 1903

Connecting network drives (pro)

￭ Panel bus network connection
Depending on the drive type, it is possible to construct a panel bus between the drives
using either of these methods:
• Use the twin panel bus connectors in the control panel holders of the drives. The
ACS880-01 drive has twin connectors, but not available in most of the other drive
types. Refer to the hardware manual of the drive, and the below instructions.
• Connect the panel bus connectors of FDPI-02 option modules installed onto the
drive control units. The option is available for ACS880 drive series. Refer to the
ordering information of the drive (availability), and FDPI-02 diagnostics and panel
interface unit user's manual (3AUA0000113618 [English]).
• Connect the panel bus connectors of CDPI-01 or -02 panel bus adapters installed
onto the drive control panel holders. The option is available for ACH480, ACS480,
ACH580, ACQ580, and ACS580 drive series. Refer to the ordering information of
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the drive (availability) and CDPI-01/-02 panel bus adapters user’s manual
(3AXD50000009929 [English]).

￭ Creating a panel bus with Drive Composer(pro)

1. Create a point-to-point connection from the Assistant control panel or Drive
Composer to each drive.
2. Set an independent node ID for each drive (with parameter 49.01 Node ID number).
The node ID must be between 1…32.
3. Refresh the settings (with parameter 49.06 Refresh settings).

Note: Refreshing the Node setting will lose the communication to the drive. To
re-establish the connection with the drive, select View → Refresh.
4. With parameter 49.05 Communication loss action, define how the drive reacts to
a control panel (or PC tool) communication break by selecting No action.

5. Give a name for each drive to facilitate the recognition of drives when creating a
panel bus connection.
In the System info tab, type the Drive name and click Set.

Note: The drive name changes only after you refreshed the view. The previous
names in other existing workspaces are not affected.
If you used Assistant control panel, name the drives through the Setting menu of
the panel.
6. Remove all panels connected to drives.
7. For connecting the drives in a daisy-chain, connect a standard RJ45 (straight CAT5)
cable on the left-hand side connector of the Assistant control panel holder in the
first drive to the control panel. Refer to below figure. This is possible with
ACS880-01 drive with the twin panel connectors in the control panel holder. For
other connection options, refer to Panel bus network connection (page 50).
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8. Connect a standard RJ45 (straight CAT5) cable from the right-hand side connector
of the Assistant control panel holder in the first drive to the left-hand side
connector of the Assistant control panel holder in the second drive.
9. Continue chaining the rest of the drives as described above.
10. Set the bus termination resistor to ON position in the last node. The switch is
located in between the twin connectors of the control panel holder.

￭ Checking the visibility of the drives in the panel bus

1. Connect a USB cable between the Assistant control panel and your PC.
2. Double-click Drive Composer pro.exe to launch Drive Composer. The status LED
starts flickering on the Assistant control panel.
3. Drive Composer starts scanning all selected networks and loads the connected
drives.
4. Make sure you see all drives in the Drives list.

Note:
• If you see a missing drive, close the PC tool and try again. If you still do not
see all drives, check Group 49 Panel port communication for the settings of
the missing drives.
• Drive Composer does not automatically open any parameter window or other
object.
5. Select and click a drive from the Drive list.

Sharing connection (pro)

1. Go to View →Settings.
2. In the Settings screen, select the option Share connection with Automation
Builder to enable simultaneous connection to the same drive from both
applications.
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3. Click Save to save the new settings.

4. You may be prompted to restart Drive Composer. Click OK, to restart.
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5
Main user interface components

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the user interface (UI) components and how to use them.
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Drive Composer UI overview

The Drive Composer user interface consists of the following parts.

1
3
2
5

1 Title bar
2 Menu bar
3 Drive control panel
4 Drives list panel (refer also Drives list panel: status indication)
5 Status panel (including the output view of the selected drive).
6 Working area for parameter windows, event logger, control diagrams, assistants etc.
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Title bar
The title bar is located at the top of the main window. It consists of the following
parts:

1 System menu icon. See description in System menu.

2 Application name and version number (Drive Composer entry/pro)

3 Name of the workspace (if there is an active workspace)

4 Minimize button–has the same function as Minimize in the System menu. With this
button, you can reduce the main window to the task bar or a sub-window to the bottom
of the window area.

5 Maximize/Restore Down button (the name depends on the status of the maximized
window)– has the same function as Maximize or Restore in the System menu.
• With the Maximize button, you can enlarge the window to fill the available space.
• With the Restore Down button or the Restore (from system menu), you can restore
the window to the size and position it had before it was maximized.
Note:
• You can also maximize or restore the window by double-clicking the title bar.
• You can move a window by dragging the title bar or you can move a dialog box by
dragging its title bar. But you cannot move a window by dragging the title bar if you
have maximized or minimized a window.

6 Close button–has the same function as Close in the System menu. With this button, you
can end the Drive Composer session. See also description of Closing the application.

￭ Closing the application

When you close the application, system prompts to confirm. Click Ok to close the
application. Before closing, Drive Composer may:
• warn you about releasing control of the drive if the drive is controlled locally by
Drive Composer
• prompt you to save the workspace with unsaved changes. See Saving the
workspace with unsaved changes.
• remind you to save your monitor data
• remind you of unfinished printing.

Note: If you disconnect the cable from the drive before closing Drive Composer there
might be a long delay in operation.

￭ Alternate methods to close the application

You can also close Drive Composer by
• double-clicking the System menu icon
• selecting Close in the System menu
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• selecting Exit in the File menu

• pressing the shortcut key Alt+F4.

￭ Saving the workspace with unsaved changes

You can close Drive Composer without saving the changes to workspace.
1. Go to View → Settings.
2. In the Settings window, check the option Save workspace on exit.

The function that prompts to save the workspace with unsaved changes is disabled.

￭ System menu
You can open the System menu by
• left- or right-clicking the System menu icon
• pressing the shortcut key Alt+space bar
• right-clicking within the non-button area of the title bar.
The System menu contains the following commands:
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System menu commands description

Command Description

Restore Restores the window to its size and position which it had before it was maximized.
This command is the same function as Maximize/Restore Down button in the title bar when
the window is maximized.
Move Allows moving the window with arrow keys. To stop moving the window, press ENTER. To
cancel the move, press ESC.
This function can also be performed by dragging the title bar.
Size Allows resizing the window with arrow keys. To stop resizing the window, press ENTER. To
cancel resizing, press ESC.
This function can also be performed by dragging any of the sides or corners of the window.
Minimize Reduces the window to the task bar or to the bottom of the window area. This command
is the same function as the Minimize button in the title bar.
Maximize Enlarges the window to fill the available space.
This command is the same function as the Maximize button in the title bar when the window
has not been maximized.
Close Ends the Drive Composer session.
This command is the same function as the Close button in the title bar.
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Menu bar
The menu bar is located below the title bar. It contains the following drop-down main
menus:
• File
• Edit
• View
• Tools
• Help

￭ Using the menu bar

• Click on a menu name to execute a command
• Use arrow keys to navigate between the menus
• Press ENTER to execute a highlighted command
• Press ESC, to close a menu
• Use also shortcut keys to execute the commands.

￭ File menu
The File menu is always located in the menu bar. See description in View menu
commands description.

File menu → New

File menu → Open

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File menu commands description

Command Sub-command Description Keyboard short-

cut

New.. Custom parameter set Creates a new parameter set window. Ctrl+N
You can also set this window as the de-
fault.
Open.. Open the latest saved Opens the latest saved workspace. Ctrl+L
workspace
Open Workspace Opens a new window where you can se- Ctrl+O
lect the saved workspace to be opened.
Custom parameter file Opens a new window where you can open Alt+W
the saved custom parameter file.
Monitor file Opens a window to open the parameter Ctrl+M
file for monitoring.
Parameter file Opens a new window where you can se- Alt+P
lect the saved parameter file to be
opened.
Open support package Opens a new window where you can se- -
lect the saved support package file to be
opened.
Save workspace - Saves the active workspace of a file. Ctrl+S
Save workspace as - Saves the active workspace to default Ctrl+D
default workspace. The default workspace opens
automatically when Drive Composer is
opened.
Exit - Ends the Drive Composer session. Alt+F4
Print - Prints the parameter screen. Ctrl+P
Print real-time - Prints the monitor screen. -
monitor view (pro)

￭ Edit menu
The Edit menu is always located in the menu bar.

The menu contains the language commands with which you can select the language
for the Drive Composer user interface.

Note: Restart the Drive Composer to see the language changes.

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￭ View menu
The View menu is always located in the menu bar.
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View menu commands description

Command Description Keyboard shortcut

Normal text font size Selects normal font size. Ctrl+F7

Note: The change in the font size does not affect the
size of the monitor window font.
Large text font size Selects larger font size. Ctrl+F8
The largest text font size Selects the largest font size. Ctrl+F9
You can also change the font sizes using the following
A-letter icons.

Tabs Changes working area to be viewed as tabs. Alt+T

Note: The monitor window cannot be tabbed.
Floating windows Changes working area to a separate window. Alt+F
Note: The monitor window cannot be a floating win-
dow.
Tile horizontally Changes floating windows to be tiled horizontally. Alt+H
Tile vertically Changes floating windows to be tiled vertically. Alt+V
Cascade Changes floating windows to cascade. You can resize Alt+C
and freely locate the cascaded windows in the working
area.
Settings Defines language and connection configuration. -
Enables to
• save workspace settings
• disable local control
• share connection to the same drive
Allows to
• select temporary file location
• set the appropriate Drive Installed Base server
location.
Disconnect Disconnects Drive Composer from the drive. Ctrl+Q
Refresh Creates a new connection between Drive Composer Ctrl+R
and the drive, which means, uploading parameter in-
formation from a single drive and creating a new
connection with multidrives.
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￭ Tools menu
The Tools menu is located in the menu bar. The commands of the Tools menu may
vary between different software versions and drives.

Tools menu commands description

Command Description Keyboard

shortcut

Safety Configuration Re- Prints safety functions configuration report if FSO module -
port is installed.
Backup network Creates backup of all connected drives in a PC tool network. -
Compare drive data Compares parameters of two drives or a parameter file and -
a drive or two parameter files.
PSL2 data logger Uploads PSL2 data logger files from the drive flash memory -
to PC local hard drive. This option is applicable only in BCU-
x2 control unit. See Using the PSL2 data logger
(pro) (page 222).
PSL2 Data Viewer Opens and views contents of the uploaded PSL2 data logger -
files in the PC local hard drive. See Using the PSL2 data
viewer (pro) (page 223).
Drive Text Editor Allows reading texts from the drive to make changes and to -
update texts to the drive. See Using the Drive text edit-
or (page 218)r.
Drive Parameter Conver- Converts parameters. See Using the Drive parameter conver- Ctrl+Alt+P
sion Tool sion tool (pro) (page 220).
EDS Export Creates EDS files of a connected drive. Ctrl+I
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Command Description Keyboard

shortcut

Macro Sets parameter values to multiple networked drives when Alt+M

custom window functionality is not sufficient. See Macro
(pro) (page 129) and Macro commands (page 130).
Register drive Registers an ABB drive in the Drive Installed Base service (DIB) -
portal. See Registering an ABB drive to Drive Installed Base
service (page 198).
Application symbols Shows symbols exported from Control Builder Plus applica- Alt+A
tion to the drive. The application list will remain empty if
drive does not have Control Builder Plus.
Search drive from Drive Retrieves information of a registered ABB drive in Drive In- -
Installed Base stalled Base. You will need access permissions to Drive In-
stalled Base portal. See Searching a registered ABB drive in
Drive Installed Base (page 202).
Create service report Creates service report of a registered ABB drive in Drive In- -
stalled Base. You will need access permissions to Drive In-
stalled Base portal. See Creating a service report from Drive
Installed Base (page 205).
Drive firmware loader Downloads firmware to the drive. See Drive configura- -
tion (page 159).
Fieldbus adapter loader Downloads firmware to the Fieldbus adapter module. See -
Loading the fieldbus adapter firmware (page 179).
Offline/Virtual drive Downloads Offline/Virtual drive packages to the Drive Com- -
package loader poser.
Virtual drive launcher Launches the Offline/Virtual Drive Launcher window if Off- Ctrl+L
line/Virtual Drives button is enabled on the Drive Composer
tool start-up screen.
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￭ Help menu
The Help menu is always located in the menu bar.

Help menu commands

Command Description Keyboard

shortcut

Content Opens Drive Composer user manual as a PDF file. F1

Firmware manual Opens firmware manual of the connected drive type in a separate window F3
as a PDF file. If you selected a parameter or some other significant item
when you clicked this command or pressed F3 key, the appropriate
chapter in the firmware manual is displayed.
You can also read the firmware manual of the connected drive by clicking
on the i button.

Make support Creates a single file that can be sent to the local ABB support contact if -
package you need any support.
Enter licence Registers the Drive Composer license code, during the first-time launch -
code (pro) of the software. See steps for Activating Drive Composer pro (page 28).
Check for up- Checks for newer version of the software. -
dates
About the Displays Drive Composer software version and copyright text. -
product
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Drive control panel

The drive control panel is located below the menu bar. It has buttons for controlling
a connected drive. It also shows the status of the drive.

Item no. Button Description

name

1 - Motor icon (clockwise open circle arrow) for drive status indication. For descrip-
tion, refer Drives list panel: status indication (page 70).
2 - The name of the connected drive and “{1}{1}” represent the channel number and
node number of the connected drive, respectively.
3 Control Allows controlling the selected drive through Drive Composer or allows releasing
control of the drive.
4 Reset fault Sends a reset command to the drive. If the fault is not active, the drive clears
it.
5 Start Starts the currently controlled drive. A motor connected to the drive starts ro-
tating according to the set reference value.
6 Stop Stops rotation of the motor connected to the currently controlled drive.
7 Coast stop Coasts the currently controlled drive to stop.
8 Reference Allows entering a new reference value. The Reference field will show the current
reference value used in the drive.
When you click the Reference field, a tooltip shows the minimum and maximum
limits for the reference and current/actual reference value.

For reverse direction, set the value manually with negative (-) sign.
9 Active refer- Displays the active reference value.
ence
10 Set Enforces the value in the reference value field to the currently controlled drive.
You can also perform the same command by pressing ENTER.
11 Step Activates step cycle with the reference value.
Allows modifying Step type, Step value and Step duration with reference
value. The available configuration is dependent on the connected drive.
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￭ Using the drive control panel to start the drive

1. Set the drive parameter values necessary to start the drive. See firmware manual
of the drive.
2. Click Control button.
The control box indicator changes to LOC.
3. Enter a reference value and press ENTER or click the Set button.
4. Click Start.
The drive starts. The indicator box arrow changes to green.

Note: Limit settings in parameter group 30 affect the reference limits.

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Drives list panel

The drive list panel shows all connected drives and open files. The drives status is
indicated with a motor icon (clockwise open circle arrow). For description of status,
refer Drives list panel: status indication.
When you click on a connected drive type, a pop-up window/context menu appears
with different drive view types.

Drive view Description

Parameters See Parameter window.

Amplitude logger See Amplitude logger (pro).
Datalogger See Datalogger (pro).
Adaptive Programming See Adaptive programming.
Diagrams See Control diagrams (Pro).
System info See System info.
Event logger See Event logger.
Backup/restore See Using Drive Installed Base service and Restoring
a drive.
Register drive See Registering an ABB drive to Drive Installed Base
service.
Search drive from Drive Installed Base See Searching a registered ABB drive in Drive In-
stalled Base.
Create service report See Creating a service report from Drive Installed
Base.

You can open those views either as new tabs or floating windows. If an active window
is associated with a drive or a file, the corresponding tree item is highlighted in the
drive list.
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￭ Drives list panel: status indication

Status Description

Stopped drive A Grey circle arrow indicates a stopped drive.

Running drive A green circle arrow indicates a running drive.

Faulty drive A red circle with a white cross (x) indicates a faulty
drive.

Alarm An orange background means that a drive has an

alarm.

Broken connection A red broken line (—/ /—) means that the connec-
tion to a drive has broken.

RADIUS authentication enabled A lock symbol next to the Drive name means drive
is enabled with RADIUS authentication and you must
login for specific operations of the drive.
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Working area
The working area shows the following views:
• Parameter windows
• Custom parameter windows
• Event logger
• System info
• Control diagrams
• Assistants, and so on.

￭ Using the working area

In the working area, you can
• use either tabs or floating windows
• adjust the size of the working area by dragging the white separating line up/down
• adjust the size of the drive list to the left/right
• resize the windows that are not maximized by dragging any corner
• scroll the content using scroll bars on the side or bottom of a window.
The user interface is tabbed by default. You can change the order of tabs by dragging
them. You can open tabs for a single drive or for multiple drives.

You can set the working area to a floating window. For example, parameter window,
event logger, system info, etc. can be shown as floating windows. You can also tile
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the floating windows vertically or horizontally, or cascade using the View menu
commands.
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6
Parameter window

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the parameter and custom parameter windows.

Parameter window overview

The parameter window view displays parameter groups, parameters and their values
for the associated drive or a file. The working area can show several parameter
windows. The headline of each parameter window shows which drive it belongs to.
• With Drive Composer entry, the parameter window opens only when the drive is
connected.
• With Drive Composer pro, the parameter window opens by clicking on the selected
drive in the drive list panel and selecting Parameters.
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￭ Parameter window command icons

Icon Description

Expands/collapses parameter groups. When parameter groups are expan-

ded, all parameter values are read once from the drive.
Saves parameters to a file. Saves visible parameters to a file. File extension
is dcparams(bak).
Enables User set function and allows to add, remove, copy and save User
set parameters.

Enables you to search parameter lists with a keyword. Search is activ-

ated/deactivated by clicking the Filter check box. When the Filter check
box is unchecked all parameters are seen.
Note: If parameter groups have not been expanded, the first search takes
about 30…60 seconds.
Allows you to select/deselect columns to be seen in a parameter window.

Parameters are updated only when a group is opened. With the Enable
updating function it is possible to set all open and visible groups to be
updated automatically. Parameters that have been set to be updated
automatically have a yellow background.
Allows you to download parameters from a file to a drive. With a custom
parameter window allows downloading offline values to a drive.
Enables you to change the window target, which is useful if you have Drive
Composer pro and you have to check certain parameters of another drive.
Included only in custom parameter windows.
Provides you with a list of all user-changed parameters if you click the
check box. These parameters have an orange background.
Allows you to add or remove one parameter or signal or several parameters
or signals to/from a custom parameter window.
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￭ Parameter window: view parameters

￭ Parameters list representation

The parameter window contains different types of parameters. Some of these types
are identified by colors or bold fonts as shown in the table below:

Illustration Explanation

20.3 Ext1 In1 source D1 Normal parameters

1.1 Motor speed used 0.00 rpm Signals (bold)
Bit names of a parameter can be seen by double-clicking on
10.21 RO status the parameter. New window opens.
11.6 DIO1 output source P.10.1.1 Parameter value is set from another parameter, for example,
parameter group 10, index 1, bit 1.
11.6 DIO1 output source P.10.1.1 - Parameter value is an inverted bit of another parameter, group
10, index 1, bit 1.
User has changed the value of a parameter (shown with an
20.1 Ext1 commands orange background).

Note:
• The most common type is the regular parameter.
• Parameters are normally readable and writable. However, when the drive is running,
some parameters may be write-protected.
• The parameter view shows: Parameter names, values, units, default values and
different user sets. The number of user sets depends on the drive type.
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• The value of a parameter is read only once. If is necessary to update this value,
right-click and select Refresh the parameter.
• You can set all visible parameters to update automatically by clicking the Enable
updating button.
• You cannot modify values of signals. If you attempt to modify a signal, an error
is indicated. Signals are updated cyclically in the parameter window.
• Parameter signals are also updated frequently, but you can modify these values.

Navigating parameters and groups

￭ Updating parameter values
Parameter values are updated if they are modified.
• To modify a parameter value, double-click the parameter or press ENTER on the
highlighted parameter.
• To update a parameter group value, right-click the group name and select Refresh
group parameters.

￭ Hidden parameters
In special cases, hidden parameters and groups become available by modifying some
parameter values. The View → Refresh command updates the whole parameter table.
For example, group 51 FBA A Settings: When the adapter module is enabled in group
50, you can see parameter names by selecting View → Refresh.

Note: Close the parameter window before refreshing and open again after refreshing.

￭ Alternate formats to view parameters

There are five alternative formats in which parameters are shown: default, binary,
hexadecimal, integer and float format.
To change the format of a parameter, right-click and select either Use default format,
Use binary format, Use hexadecimal format, Use integer format or Use float format.
You can change the widths of the columns by dragging the vertical lines between the
column headers.

￭ Viewing bit names

To see the bit names of certain binary parameters, double-click the value field box.
For example, refer the below parameter 10.1 DI status.
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To reset a parameter, right-click and select Reset to default.

Parameter values are read once when a group is opened. You can set independent
parameters from different groups to the Auto-update mode by right-clicking and
selecting Add to auto-update. The parameters that are updated automatically are
seen with a yellow background as shown in the following figure.
Note: Signals are automatically updated cyclically
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Parameters or signals can be sent to the monitor window by right-clicking them and
selecting Send to monitor. Parameters can be copied to a custom parameter window
by right-clicking them and selecting Copy. In addition, you can drag and drop
parameters to a custom parameter window.

Pointer parameters overview

Pointer parameter is a special type of parameter that reads value from the parameter
it points to. Depending on the pointer parameter, value or bit pointer, its target can
be another parameter or one of its bits. You can assign Active (false) or Inactive (true)
status to some pointer parameters.

Typically, common settings are offered as a selection list. If the selection list does not
offer the correct pointer, you can set the pointer by selecting Other… from a selection
list. Select a parameter from the list for a value pointer and then its bit from 0 to 31
for a bit pointer.
You can also enter a value manually by selecting the Edit manually check box. Use the
value form P.#.#.#, where the first # is the parameter group number, the second # is
the parameter number and the third # is the bit number without leading zeros (for
example P.2.1.2). The constant values are Active (false) or Inactive (true).
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￭ Inverting a bit pointer

In the Set pointer parameter window, select Invert value check box.

The inverted bit pointer value is shown with the minus sign at the end of the parameter.

￭ Setting fieldbus data in/out parameters

Process data transferred to and from the drive/PLC is set with parameter groups 52
and 53. With an ACS880 drive it is possible to select the data type for each selected
parameter/signal in these groups.
1. Double-click FBA data in/out parameter and select Other.
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2. Select the format in which the value is handled:16-bit, 32-bit or floating point
format.

In the parameter window the selections are shown inside brackets: [16], [32] or
[F].
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Note:
The floating point or 32-bit value reserves two slots in the configuration. Consequently,
if you try to select a value for parameter 52.04 as in the figure above, a Parwrite failed
error message appears. See the scalings of parameters/signals in ACS880 primary
control program firmware manual (AUA0000085967 [English]).
Always check the parameter mapping from the manual of the used fieldbus protocol.
Example, FENA-01/-11/-21 Ethernet adapter module user's manual (3AUA0000093568
[English]) or FPBA-01 PROFIBUS DP adapter module user's manual (3AFE68573271
[English]).

Binary parameters
Binary parameters have a special meaning for each of their bits. These parameters
are modified in a special Set binary parameter dialog. You can modify the value
numerically in binary, hexadecimal or decimal format.
• One way to modify the value in the field is, double-click the value field for each
bit. Some bits may be greyed out or disabled to edit.
• Another way to modify a bit is to type the bit value directly to the New value [bin]
/ [hex] / [dec] field.
You can view the binary format of signal values in a similar dialog.
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Search for groups and parameters

You can search the names of parameters and groups inside the parameter window.
The search result is a list of all parameters matching the search text criteria. For
example, all torque-related parameters can be found by entering search criteria “torque”
in the Enter keyword field and clicking the Filter check box. To uncheck the Filter box,
click it again.

Note: The first search takes about 30…60 seconds, because Drive Composer goes
through the whole parameter structure. The next searches are fast. All searches are
in memory of the PC as long as Drive Composer is on.
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Custom parameter window

In Drive Composer you can customize parameter windows by:
• dragging and dropping parameters/signals
• changing parameter values
• copying from the main parameter window or from any other custom parameter
window
• renaming custom parameter windows.
For example, you can
• collect all the typical parameter sused in a quick start-up to one window or
• create separate windows for separate functions (example: references, limits,
ACS880 I/O).

￭ Custom parameter window features

The Custom parameter window
• opens automatically when a connection to a drive is made because they are saved
with the workplace.
• can be used both in tabbed and floating windows environment.
• can also be opened separately.

￭ Saving custom parameter window

To save a separately opened custom parameter window to a file, select Save
parameters to file. Note that changed values in the Offline value column are also saved.
You can use the saved file for parameterization of another drive. You can also send
this file to other users to open the file with Drive Composer and view the parameters
list.

Note: When you saved a custom parameter window, the actual drive values of the
Value column are copied to the Offline value column. During loading, the values in the
Offline value column are shown in comparison with the current actual values. From
the saved customer parameter window file you can copy the values of the Offline value
column to another drive by clicking the Download to device button.

￭ Viewing copied parameter values

In a network of drives, you can create a custom parameter window including
parameters/signals selected from different drives. To have a view where all parameters
are from one drive, click the Change drive button and select the drive.
To see the value of a parameter/signal used in another drive, right-click the
parameter/signal and select Change drive.
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 Parameter window 85

￭ Adding parameters to a custom parameter window

The following example shows how to:
• create a new custom parameter window
• add parameters to a custom parameter window
• modify the Offline value column in the custom parameter window
• copy/download parameters to a drive.
1. Click File →New → Custom parameter set.

2. Name the custom parameter window.

3. Click Add button to add parameters/signals to the new custom parameter window
or copy paste from other parameter window.
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4. For example, select minimum and maximum speed values from the parameter
group 30 Limits and click Apply changes.

5. The Value column shows the values of connected drive. Enter values in the Offline
value column to be same as Value column or you can type new values.

I
Test X ACS880 {1}{1}.dcparamsbak X
Enter keyword • ■ Filter ■ Not at default Select columns: • ■ Enable updating
I Index [Name [Value I Offline value I Unit I Min I Max I Default
{2}{1}Par.30.11 Minimum speed -1500.00 rpm -30000.00 30000.00 -1500.00

{2}{1}Par.30.12 Maximum speed 1500.00 rpm -30000.00 30000.00 1500.00

8
E]
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6. Click on Save parameters to file icon to save the custom parameter window.

Drive Composer saves to file the values in the Offline value column. If the Offline
value column was empty, then values in the Values column is saved.
7. When connecting the next drive open the created custom parameter window by
clicking File → Open → Custom parameter file.
You can now see the online values of the new drive.
8. Copy the offline parameter values to a new drive by clicking on Download to device
icon.

Test X ACS880 {1}{1}.dcparamsbak X

Enter keyword • ■ Filter ■ Not at defa
I Index I Name I value
{2}{1}Par.30.11 Minimum speed -1500.00
{2}{1}Par.30.12 Maximum speed 1500.00

8
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Working with offline files

￭ Types of offline files
There are two types of offline files containing parameter information.
• Parameter file is an offline file containing all parameter values.
• Support package is an offline file package that contains a collection of drive
information, including all parameter values. You can open a support package file
using Drive Composer pro. For further information on support package, refer
chapter Diagnostics (page 119).

￭ Saving parameters to a parameter file

1. Connect Drive Composer to a drive and open the parameter window.
2. In the parameter window, click Save parameters to file icon.

3. Select a folder, enter a name for the dcparamsbak file and click Save.

￭ Opening a parameter file (entry)

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To open a parameter file and view the parameter values offline, proceed as follows:
1. Connect to a drive.
2. Go to File → Open → Parameter file.
3. Parameter window displays.

￭ Opening an offline file containing parameter values (pro)

To open a file and view the parameter values offline, proceed as follows:
1. Connect to a drive.
2. Go to File → Open → Parameter file / Open Support package.
3. New item appears under File drives.
4. Select Parameters to open parameter window.

￭ Downloading parameter values to a drive

Note: The operation do not perform full restore. Only visible parameters and ID run
results are copied to a drive when the download command is used. Also, drive type
and software version are not checked when downloading parameter values from an
offline file to a drive. For further information on Restore function, refer chapter Other
functions (page 197).
To download offline parameter values to a drive, proceed as follows:
1. Open an offline parameter window.
2. If you have multiple drives connected online, click Change drive to select a drive
you want to download the parameters.

3. Download the parameter values to a drive by clicking the Download to device

icon.

4. If you get a message indicating that the upload of parameter values is going on,
click OK.
You will get a report of the operation at the end of the restore operation.
5. Check the parameters that are failed during the restore operation.
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￭ Comparing drive data (pro)

Note: Both versions of Drive Composer have Not at default function for listing
user-changed parameters. The Compare drive data function compares parameter
values.
With Drive Composer pro you can compare parameters between
• two drives
• two parameter files
• drive and parameter file.
1. Go to Tools → Compare drive data (Alt+C).

2. In a PC tool network, select drives from Drive A and Drive B drop-down menus.
3. To open a parameter file for comparison, click Open.
4. To see the parameter list without differences, deactivate Show differences check
box.
5. Click Start compare.

Note: The operation may take some time to compare two different parameter
structures.
The following figure shows an example of the result.
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6. To export the result to a text (*.txt) file, click the Export.

Note: Click the >> << buttons to copy parameter values from Drive A to Drive B.

User set functionality (Pro)

￭ User set overview
User set or user parameter set functionality is an interface to work with user set
parameters. The user set parameters can be saved to the permanent memory of the
drive and recalled using specific parameters. Digital inputs allow switching between
the user sets. Multiple user sets can be used to control multiple motors through a
single drive.
With the User set function, you can:
• Creating user set (page 95)
• Saving user set (page 96)
• compare user set values side-by-side
• Copying user set parameter values (page 97)
• Removing user set (page 98)

￭ User set system requirements

The User set functionality is available only if the following requirements are satisfied:
• PC must have the configurations listed in System requirements (page 20).
• Virtual drives software must be installed in your PC, otherwise the User set function
is hidden.
• You must have a valid Virtual drives license.
• You must register the Virtual drives license with ABB license manager. Note that
ABB license manager is installer together with the Virtual drives software.
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￭ Limitations
The User set function
• is supported only in ACS880 drive
• works only in the parameter window from where it was enabled.
• works only in one parameter window, i.e., you must disable the function (if enabled)
in any other parameter window to allow the function in the current window.
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￭ Starting the user set function

To start or stop the user set function,
1. In the Drive Composer pro Welcome window, click Connect.

2. Open the Parameters file or the parameters backup file.

The User set function is visible in the parameter window tool bar.
3. Click the User set drop-down menu. By default the User set function is disabled.

4. Click on the Enable switch.

• If drive firmware version or the parameter backup file is deviated from the
virtual drive, then Drive Composer notifies that User set parameters may be
incompatible for editing. Note that small deviations may not affect the User
set functionality. Click Yes, to proceed.
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• If drive firmware version is not compatible with the virtual drive version, then
User set functionality can not be started. Click OK. to close the window. You
can either update the Virtual drive version or contact your local ABB
representative for support.

5. User set initialization starts. If initialization is complete, click OK.

6. User set function is enabled. The enable switch color appears in blue.
 Parameter window 95

Note: To disable or stop the User set function, click the enable switch again. The switch
color appears in Grey.
If user sets was configured in the connected drive or saved in the parameter backup
file, the available user set is displayed in different columns next to each other.

￭ Creating user set

1. In the User set menu, click Add.

2. From the user set options, select the appropriate option and click OK.

• Uses defaults—takes the parameter values from defaults

• Copy from parameter values—copies the current parameter values
• Copy from user set—copies from another user set.
The new user set is displayed in the parameter window.
Note: If the maximum number of supported user sets is reached, the Add option is
disabled in the user set menu. The maximum number of user sets is determined by
the drive firmware. For example, the current virtual drive firmware version 2.82 supports
four user sets.
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￭ Active and unsaved user set

The active user set is highlighted in blue in the header row of the parameter window.
To change the active user set, configure parameter 96.11 User set save/load = Load
user set X.

The unsaved user set is highlighted with * symbol in the header row of the parameter
window.

￭ Saving user set

1. In the User set menu, click Save.

2. User sets are saved. Click OK.

Note:
• When all user sets are saved, the Save option is disabled in the User set menu.
• If there are unsaved user sets at the time of disabling the user set function, closing
the parameter window or exiting Drive Composer, a reminder appears to save the
unsaved user set(s).
• You can also save user sets using parameter 96.11 User set save/load. ABB
recommends to save user sets using the Save option in the User set menu.
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￭ Copying user set parameter values

You can copy specific parameter values between user sets.

Note: Parameter(s) in the backup file only can be used as the source of copy operation.
1. In the parameters window, select the parameters to copy.

Note: If no parameters are selected, the Copy parameter option will be disabled.
2. In the User set menu, click Copy parameters.
3. In the Copy parameters window, select the source and destination parameters.
Click OK.

The selected values in User Set1 is copied to User Set2.

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￭ Removing user set

1. In the User set menu, click Remove.

Note: The Remove option is disabled if no user sets are available.

2. Select user set(s) to remove and click Remove.

The selected user set is removed.

￭ Show/hide user set

You can show/hide a user set in the columns list.
1. In the Parameter window, click Select columns.

2. Check/uncheck the desired User set to show/hide.

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￭ User set parameters limitation

• Parameters not valid for user set are disabled and appears as Grey boxes. For
information of invalid user set parameters, refer the firmware manual.
• All signal parameters are disabled, by default.

• User set parameters with different unit/min/max/default values are displayed in

different rows.
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7
Monitor window

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the monitor window and its use.

Monitor window overview

In Drive Composer you can monitor the operation of connected drives. In the online
mode, the monitor window shows signal values in graphical or numerical format. The
monitor data can be saved to a file for later use.
With Drive Composer entry you can monitor up to 8 signals.
With Drive Composer pro you can monitor up to 26 signals. If Drive Composer pro is
used with an ACS880 drive, it is possible to monitor 1 signal per 1-ms time interval.
The monitor window is always a tabbed window, in other words, there is only one
monitor window available.
User-made monitoring settings (selected signals, y-scalings for signals, pen colors,
number of grids etc.) are saved by default. In other words, when you open the tool,
there are always the latest settings available.

￭ Resizing the monitor window

When you start Drive Composer the monitor window is in the minimized position and
you have to lift it in the following way before you can start monitoring.
• You can resize the monitor window by clicking the title bar with the primary mouse
button and dragging it upwards.
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• You can resize the monitor window with the Minimize, Maximize and Split monitor
buttons included in the Monitor menu bar.
• You can lift the monitor window by clicking the arrow buttons in the title bar.
 Monitor window 103

Adding parameters/signals for monitoring

There are two ways to add parameters/signals to the monitor window:
• Right-click a parameter/signal in the parameter window and select Send to
monitor.

• Click the Add signal icon on the configurations and control area in the monitor
window.

Select parameters from the Drive parameters list by double-clicking them or select
a parameter and click Add button. You can add maximum of 26 parameters in
Drive Composer pro and eight parameters in Drive Composer entry.

Note:
• With Drive Composer pro you can select signals/parameters from different
drives. Change the drive from the Drive list as shown in the following figure.
• In the PC tool network via Ethernet or with a panelbus, ABB recommends you
to select Disable polling to enable the best sampling result for monitoring.
The status of the drive(s) cannot be read before you have unselected Disable
polling.
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The selected signals appear in the legend area.

To change the scalings of the y-axis of selected parameters/signals, click the Min or
Max column in the legend area.
Active signals can be changed from the pull-down menu on the left side of the graph
area.
All the other signal scalings are performed on the right side of the legend area. The
right side y-scalings can be hidden by removing the check mark from the Y-scale
column check box.

You can change the color and thickness of the pen only after you have minimized, that
is hidden the legend area with the Arrow button on the left (refer the figure above).
To change the scalings of the y-axis for selected parameters/signals, click the Min or
Max column in the legend area.

￭ Monitor window components

The monitor window consists of the following parts:
• Configuration and control settings
• Graph area
• Y-axis
• X-axis
• Legend area
• Limit, color settings.
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Configuration and control settings

Icon Description

Opens the saved monitored file to the graph area, which can be done only
after monitoring has been stopped. File extension is *.dcemon or *.dcpmon.
Note: If you have an online connection and want to start a new monitoring
session after viewing opened monitored data, you can click the Monitor
configuration icon.
Saves the accumulated monitor data to a monitored data file. File extension
is *.dcemon for the entry version and *.dcpmon for the pro version.

Chart configuration can be used to set the colors for grids, number of grids,
background color, color of alarm pen etc.

Opens the Monitor settings window where you can modify the monitor set-
tings and the select the sample interval time for monitoring. You can also
set the method for starting and/or stopping monitoring (by hand/time).
You have to select the HD where the saved data is stored.
Note: The monitored data is saved cyclically to the selected file.
Created monitoring configuration can be saved and restored from Monitor
settings window.
Allows you to create an arithmetic signal for monitoring by using two signals
used in monitoring. Available operations are ADD, SUB, MUL and DIV.

Note: Remember to save settings in a workspace.

Opens a dialog where you can add or remove one signal or several signals
from the monitor configuration.
Note: You can use the Add signal function only when monitoring has been
stopped.
Shows the signal values in text format. Only the values seen in graph area
are included in the numeric signal value list.

Copies the monitoring graph to a clipboard.

Scales the y-axis automatically.

Note: Zooming is not possible in the Autoscaling mode.

Resets both x- and y-axis zooming to original 100%.

You can export the monitored data in csv format to a PC. Exported data can
analyzed with other tools. Use the Tab key for delimiting the columns.File
extension is *.dcexp.
Aligns signals.
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Icon Description

Selects or changes the drive.

Zooms in the x- and/or y-axis up to 1000%.

Monitor controls

Icon Description

Starts recording data in the selected drives and displaying it on the screen.

Pauses monitoring on the screen but monitoring continues on the back-

ground. When you click the Pause icon again, all values are seen and monit-
oring continues normally.
Stops recording data in the selected drives. The graph or numerical values
remain on the screen. The graph can be saved for later purposes.

Active signal area overview

The Active signal area consists of functions that can be done with the selected active
signal. The signal can be changed from the pull-down menu.

The main functions are the following:

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Icon Description

Allows you to see the measuring points of the active signal. See figure Mon-
itor window: Measuring points for active signal.
Note: This functionality works only if you have zoomed in enough in the graph
area, that is, if the length of the x-axis is short enough.
Allows you to see the numeric values of the measuring points for the active
signal. See figure Monitor window: Measuring points for active signal.
Note: This functionality works only if you have zoomed in enough in the graph
area.
Searches backwards. The following search conditions can be selected from
the
pull-down menu: Above, Below or Either. See figure Monitor window: Search
functionality.
Searches forwards. The following search conditions can be selected from
the
pull-down menu: Above, Below or Either. See figure Monitor window: Search
functionality.

Zooming the graph

To enlarge the graph and take a closer look at the details, follow these steps:
1. To set the starting corner for the enlargement, place the mouse cursor in the
graph area and press down the primary mouse button.
2. Drag to the opposite desired corner, and release the button.
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The part of the graph that was inside the selection rectangle zooms out to fill the
graph area.
3. To reset the zoom tool, click the Reset zoom icon.
You can also use the zooming tool by selecting independent values from x and y pull-
down menus.
Note: Monitoring is paused during zooming. To continue monitoring, click the Reset
zoom icon shown in the figure below.

Panning the graph

The graph can be panned by dragging the graph with the right mouse button pressed
down.

Legend area functions

The legend area shows selected signals. You can perform the following actions in the
legend area:
• Change the color of the pen, thickness and style of the pen by minimizing the
legend area and setting the values of each signal. See figure Monitor window:
Legend area functions.
• Make signals visible or invisible by clicking the check box in the Visible column.
• Set a bit mask for monitoring. When you double-click the value in the Mask column,
a new window opens allowing you to select bits for monitoring.
• Make Y-scalings visible or invisible by clicking the check box in the Y-scale column.
• Set values for y-axis scaling. You can modify the minimum and maximum values
by clicking them and entering a new value. Press Enter to enforce the new value
or press Esc to restore the value.
Note: If you do not see immediate changes in the graph area, check that
autoscaling is not enabled.
• Set alarm limits for monitored signals. The color of a signal changes when the
limit in the Alarm low or Alarm high column is reached. The color and style for the
pen are selected from Chart settings.
• See the double cursor tool, y1 and y2 values and y2—y1 and x2—x1 differences.
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Graph area functions

The monitor window and data logger window have similar graph area facilities for
displaying signal values. Their usage is described here. Before Drive Composer starts
monitoring online, the OnLine monitor text is seen in the graph area. When monitor
files are viewed, the Data File Viewer text is seen in the monitor window.
The graph area shows the selected signal values with different colors. The x-axis
represents Time and can be set from 1 to 120s. You can change the values in online
monitoring mode. Scalings of the y-axis are changed in the legend area.
For data logger files, an orange arrow-head on the x-axis indicates where triggering
has occurred. Data can be combined from several files to one graph.

￭ Double cursor tool

With the cursor tool, you can see the exact values of the signals at two positions in
the graph area. You can move the position of cursors by clicking the primary mouse
button down on the red cursor tool icon and moving it. While the mouse button is
pressed down, you can move the cursor line to the left and right.
The time stamp of the cursor tool is shown in the header of the cursor tool. This is
shown for the active signal. The time stamp changes if active signal is changed. The
values for y1 and y2 are shown in the legend area. Signal value differences are shown
in the column y2—y1. The time difference for x2—x1 is also shown in the figure below.
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Workspace handling

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the workspace functionality.

Workspace overview
Workspace consists of the user interface status, such as parameter windows and
custom parameter windows.
The current workspace status can be saved to a file and restored later.

Note:
• You cannot save/restore the following status data:
• drive control status
• If a drive is controlled locally with Drive Composer when the workspace is
saved, the workspace is saved without the change in the drive control status.
• content, status and zooming levels of a stopped, paused or running monitor.
• Do not edit a workspace or graph file. The workspace (.dcxml) and monitored data
(.dcmon) files can contain binary data. For example, if the default workspace file
is corrupted, Drive Composer does not open. If Drive Composer does not open,
delete your default (.dcxml) file from the PC and open Drive Composer again.

Creating a custom parameter set and using it as a default

workspace
1. Make a connection to a drive.
2. Resize the monitor window to half of the screen.
3. Create a new custom parameter window by clicking File → New.. → Custom
parameter set and name it “Own limit window”.
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4. In the File menu, click Save workspace to save the workspace.

5. Create another custom parameter window and name it “Own reference window”.
6. Select floating windows by clicking View → Floating windows.
7. Enter keyword “Limit” in the Enter keyword field of the main parameter window.
8. Select parameters in the main parameter window and drag and drop or copy them
to custom parameter window Limit.
9. Clear the search result and enter keyword “ref” in the Enter keyword field.
10. Select parameters in the main parameter window and drag and drop or copy them
to custom parameter window Own reference window.
11. Close the main parameter window.
12. Click Event logger icon in the drive list on the left.
13. Click File → Save workspace and name it “OwnWorkspaceFor_ACS880”.
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14. Close the connection to the drive and make a new connection.
15. Click File → Open.. → Open workspace and open the workplace that you have
saved.

The workspace is ready to use for commissioning and maintaining drives.

The workspace can also be saved as a default workspace which opens automatically
when Drive Composer is started.
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Event logger

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the event logger and fault data logger view and its use.

Event logger view

The event logger view displays the event logs of a connected drive. The event logs can
be faults (stopping the drive), alarms or events. With some drives there can be more
data of a fault in the monitor window.

Note: Fault logger data can also be seen from other faults than the latest active faults.
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In the drive list, click on a connected drive and select Event logger.

The event logs of the connected drive appears in a separate tab.

The event logger always relates to a single drive and resides in its window.
The Icon column shows the following alarm and fault icons:

Icon Indicates...

drive has a fault

Red circle with white cross (x)
drive has an alarm
Yellow triangle with exclamation mark (!)
fault or alarm has disappeared from the drive
or Grey circle/triangle

The time stamp for faults, alarms and events comes from the drive.
You can view the sorted list of faults, alarms and events by clicking the header of the
Fault column.

Fault data logger

The Fault data icon in the Event logger view shows that the drive has fault data
that can be seen with a monitor component. The icon is visible only if the drive sports
the functionality.
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1. In the Event logger window, click on theicon.

The message “Please wait. Loading fault data” appears. The data is loaded after
the message box disappears.

2. When Drive Composer prompts to save the fault data, click Yes.
3. Give a file name for the monitor file.
The file is saved with .dcpmon extension.

Note: You can continue the normal monitoring by clicking the Monitor configuration

icon in the Monitor controls box of the Data Logger window.

The message “This operation will change monitor into measuring mode and restore
the last used configuration. Data on display will be lost. Do you want to continue”
appears.
If you clicked Yes, the monitor settings window appears. Select necessary settings
and click OK.
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Diagnostics

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes how to troubleshoot a drive with the Support package button
of Drive Composer and a Datalogger included in the drive. It also includes how to
register an ABB drive to the Drive Installed Base (DIB) portal and create service reports.
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Support package
Support package is an offline package file that contains, for example, full parameter
backup, system information, and event logger contents. The main purpose is to collect
troubleshooting data and send it to the support personnel for analysis.

￭ Creating a support package

By clicking the Support package button, you can create and save a support package
file (.dcsupport format). You can also do this function from Help → Make support
package.

￭ Sending a support package to Drive InstalledBase

After you saved the support package file (.dcsupport) in your PC, Drive Composer
prompts to send the package to Drive Installed Base. Select the server location and
click Next.

If package is sent, in the completed message window, click OK.

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￭ Opening a support package (pro)

You can open a Support package file in Drive Composer pro by selecting File → Open
→ Open support package, a new File drive appears. There is similar menu available
with online drives.
For further information on each module, refer section System info (page 122), chapters
Parameter window (page 73) and Event logger (page 115).

Drive application programming license

The drive application programming license N8010 is required for downloading and
executing the program code on the ACS880 drive. In Drive Composer Pro, select System
info tab. Check if the appropriate license is loaded to the drive. If the required license
code is not available, contact your local ABB representative.
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System info
The System info tab provides basic information about the drive and its options, for
example, drive type code and firmware version. You can also check the status of Service
pack installation. See Checking the status of Service pack (page 217).

You can also set the time for the drive and name the drive.

Datalogger (pro)
ABB drives have Datalogger(s) that can record data from various signals of a drive
even if the drive is not connected to a PC. A Datalogger is operated with the Datalogger
view.

The data collecting can be stopped with a specific stop command or automatically
when a triggering condition is true in the drive. After data collection stops you can
read and study the data in Drive Composer pro.
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The Datalogger view resembles the monitor window. Normally the Datalogger view
provides data from a single drive.

￭ Datalogger settings
The Datalogger settings window contains the following functions:
• Datalogger commands
• Datalogger content configuration
• Datalogger trigger configuration.

Datalogger commands

Button Description

Start button records data in the current logger of the drive until Datalogger
is triggered or stopped.
Stop button ends recording immediately without any post trigger record-
ing.
Trigger button triggers the associated logger in the drive. Trigger Data-
logger is displayed in Datalogger status with trigger code 15.
Upload button moves data from the drive to PC and draws it to the mon-
itor window. Datalogger replaces any previous data in monitor window.
Apply button applies monitored signal and Datalogger sampling settings.
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Datalogger content configuration

With the Datalogger content configuration you can determine which Datalogger of a
drive is used.

Datalogger configuration Function

commands

Logger Determines which logger settings are modified. A drive has user logger(s)
and factory logger(s). Factory logger settings cannot be modified.
Sampling interval Determines in microseconds how often the logger reads samples of the
signal values. The time level shows the available lengths of the internal
cycle time of the drive. Sample interval is formed from multiplier (1-
65535) and time level selection.

Datalogger configuration Function

commands

Post trigger count Specifies how many samples are stored after the triggering condition
occurs when the value is smaller than Datalogger total space count. The
Datalogger total space count depends on drive type, selected signal
types and total signal count. If the post trigger count value is bigger
than Datalogger total space count, the triggering point is not visible
anymore in the Datalogger.
Sampling time Shows the minimum sampling time with a selected number of signals
and a selected sample interval.
Logger signals panel Shows a list of signals selected to record. You can add/remove a signal
by clicking the Add signal icon.

To add parameters to the logger, proceed as follows:

1. In the Datalogger screen, click to add parameters.
2. Select a parameter in the Drive parameters list and double-click or click Add. The
parameter is added to Selected parameters.
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Note: The maximum number of signals that a logger can record at one time
depends on the drive. Add button is disabled when maximum number of
parameters are reached.
3. To remove the parameter from Selected parameters, select the desired parameter
and click Remove.
4. Click Apply changes after making the changes.

Datalogger trigger configuration

Datalogger has four triggers that can be configured to stop the Datalogger. After
Datalogger has triggered, the Datalogger samples post trigger the amount of new
samples.
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￭ Adding a trigger
1. To modify the conditions of a trigger, select the trigger from the Trigger
drop-down menu.
Trigger 1 is normally used for user logger 1, Trigger 2 for user logger 2 etc.
2. Choose the type for the triggering condition from the Type drop-down menu.
Following are the alternatives (however, not all of them are available at all times):
• Bit mask stops according to the bit mask of the selected signal.
• Disabled can temporarily disable a trigger condition.
• Falling edge level stops according to the selected signal, triggering level and
hysteresis values.
• Fault stops when the drive reports a fault.
• Event stops when the drive reports an event.
• Rising edge level stops according to the selected signal, triggering level and
hysteresis values.
• Warning stops when the drive reports a warning.
3. If you use Rising edge level or Falling edge level as the type for the triggering
condition, refer Using the level triggers.
4. Click Apply.

Using the level triggers

When condition Rising edge level is used, the function wakes up when the actual value
of the triggering signal is below the triggering level - hysteresis. Similarly, when
condition Falling edge level is used, the function wakes up when the actual value of
the triggering signal is above the triggering level + hysteresis.

Rising edge Triggering signal is below the triggering level when the Datalogger is
started:
Triggering occurs when the signal goes above the triggering level.
Triggering signal is above the triggering level when the Datalogger is
started:
Triggering occurs when the signal goes above the triggering level, but
before that the signal must go below the triggering level - hysteresis.
Falling edge Triggering signal is above the triggering level when the Datalogger is
started:
Triggering occurs when the signal goes below the triggering level.
Triggering signal is below the triggering level when the Datalogger is
started:
Triggering occurs when the signal goes below the triggering level, but
before that the signal must go above the triggering level + hysteresis.

Using bit mask trigger

Bit mask trigger reads signal value and masks out user selected bits with given mask.
Masking is done by using a logical AND operation. Masked value is compared to user
given bit values selection. When masked value and bit values match, Datalogger is
triggered.
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￭ Uploading triggered or stopped Datalogger data

1. In the Datalogger view select a logger from the Logger drop-down menu. If the
logger status is stopped or triggered, data can be uploaded.
2. Click Upload to upload data to the monitor window.

Note: If you want to continue normal monitoring after using the Datalogger, click
Monitor configuration icon and select a sampling interval for monitoring.

3. Click Add signal icon to add signals for monitoring.

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￭ Amplitude logger (pro)

ABB drives have an amplitude loggers that can record data from various signals of a
drive. The results of an amplitude logger 1 (current) are displayed by the following
curve. Each parameter represents an amplitude range and shows what portion of the
samples fall within that range.
Note: Dataloggers or amplitude loggers are not available for all ABB drives.
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Macro (pro)
ABB drives have Macro functionality that can automatize a task or sequence of tasks.
You can use macros is set parameter value to multiple networked drives when the
Custom window functionality is not sufficient. You can also use macros for tasks which
require logical or conditional parameterization of a drive.
• From the Drive Composer title bar, navigate to Tools → Macro.

A Macro screen is displayed.

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Macro commands
￭ Macro language
Macro language is based on PAWN. For general programming guidelines, refer to
PAWN manual.
Note: Some PAWN features are disabled for security reasons, such as file operations
and other external IO functions.

Simple example
Macro tries to read parameter 1.1 value from each target in 100 network channels.
main()
{
for(new i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
//note the channels are indexed instead of nodes
// this should be modified according network topology
//change target
Target(i+1,1)
new targetName[100]
//get target name TargetName (target name)
//read parameter 1.1 value
new Float:val0101 = ParRead(1,1);
//output to console
printf"%s(%d,%d): %f\n", target name, 1, 1, val0101;
}
}
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￭ Additional macro commands

Target
Changes the target of the macro command after target command is issued.

Syntax Returns Example

Target (Channel, node) 0 if success, 1 if failed Target (1, 10)

Target name
Command reads the current target name as string.

Syntax Returns Example

TargetName (string) 0 if success, 1 if failed //reserve name string

new name[100] if(Target-

Name(name)==0)
{
printf "target name is %s\n"
name
}

ParWrite
Command writes parameter value to current target.

Syntax Returns Example

ParWrite (group, index,value) 0 if success, 1 if failed //write value 1 to group 12 index 16

main ()
{
ParWrite (12, 16, 1)
}

Note: The command does not write pointer or bit pointer type parameter values. Use
the ParWriteInt command to write pointer or bit pointer type parameter values.

ParWriteInt
Command writes parameter value to current target.
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Syntax Returns Example

ParWriteInt (group, in- 0 if success, 1 if failed. //write parameter 06.17.b0 to parameter 06.60
dex, value) If an error was detected, the
error message appears in the main ()
log. {
ParWriteInt (6, 60, 1073743377)
}
To get the integer value 1073743377,
1. In Drive Composer offline mode, set para-
meter 06.60 User status word 1 bit 0 sel =
06.17.b0

2. Right-click the value and set Integer

format.

Value P.6.17.0 appears in integer format as

1073743377.
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ParRead
Command reads the parameter value to current target.

Syntax Returns Example

ParRead (group, index) Parameter value or 0 if failed. //Read value of the parameter in
If an error is detected, the error group 10 index 5
message appears in the log.
main ()
{
new Float.val = ParRead(10,5);
printf “Value of (%d,%d):
%f\n”, 10,5, val105;
}

Note: The command does not read pointer or bit pointer type parameter values. Use
the ParReadInt command to read pointer or bit pointer type parameter values.

ParReadInt
Command reads parameter value to current target from the same source as in the
parameters window. The values are cached and refreshed on a notification or every
half a second, if you selected the Enable updating option in the parameters window.
When real time values are required, you can use the command ParReadIntFromDevice.

Syntax Returns Example

ParReadInt (group, index) Parameter value casted to in- //Read value of the parameter in group 7
teger or 0 if failed. index 11
If an error is detected, the error
message appears in the main ()
log.
{
new val = ParReadInt (7,11);
printf “Value of (%d, %d) :
%d\n”, 7,11, val;
}
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ParReadFromDevice
Command reads the parameter value to current target directly from drive.

Syntax Returns Example

ParReadFromDevice Parameter value or 0 if failed. If //Read value of the parameter in group 1

(group, index) an error is detected, the error index 11 each second.
message appears in the log.
main()
{
new Float:val;
do
{
val = ParReadFromDevice(1,
11);
printf "Value of
(%d,%d):%f\n", 1, 11, val;
Wait(1000);
}
while (1);
}

ParReadIntFromDevice
Command reads the parameter value to current target directly from the drive.

Syntax Returns Example

ParReadIntFromDevice Parameter value casted to in- //Read value of the parameter in group 7
(group, index) teger or 0 if failed. index 11 each second.
If an error is detected, the error
message appears in main()
the log.
{
new val;
do
{
val = ParReadIntFromDevice(7,
11);
printf "Value of (%d,%d):%d\n",
7, 11, val;
Wait(1000);
}
while (1);
}

Wait
Command delays the macro execution for given time in milliseconds.

Syntax Returns Example

Wait (milliseconds) 0 in all cases //wait 0.1 seconds

Wait(100)
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EndMacro
Command ends the macro execution.

Syntax Returns Example

EndMacro() 0 in all cases //End execution

EndMacro()

GotoMacro
Command changes the macro execution. Currently running macro execution is
terminated.

Syntax Returns Example

GotoMacro(string) 0 in all cases //Change execution to macro jeejee

new macrofilename[100] macrofi-

lename = “jeejee.p” GotoM-
acro(macro filename)

MessageBox
Command shows message box with ok button.

Syntax Returns Example

MessageBox (string) 0 in all cases //show message box

new message[100]
message = "dingalongdangdong"
MessageBox (message)
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Control diagrams (Pro)

Contents this chapter

This chapter describes the use of control diagrams that help in understanding the
behavior of a drive.

Control diagrams overview

Control diagrams provide a graphical presentation of, for example, the control chain
of a drive, the speed and torque control chains and the logic of Start and Stop functions.
With these diagrams it is possible to see parameter values related to certain functions.
Diagrams also illustrate the position of switches according to parameter values, which
helps to understand how the drive logic works. The values of parameters can be
changed via control diagrams. A control diagram consists of two levels. The top level
shows an overview of the diagrams and connections between them.

￭ Note:
• Control Diagrams are drive-specific and they are not available for all drive types.
• When you connect a drive for the first time, it takes some time to upload control
diagrams from the drive. If Control Diagrams are not found in the drive, Drive
Composer asks to upload diagrams from the local source (PC).

Viewing control diagrams

1. In the drive list, click on a connected drive and select Diagrams.
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2. The top level of a control diagram consists of several diagrams and appears in a
separate tab. See the example screen below. To open a specific diagram, click on
a top level control diagram box.

The lower level control diagram appears in a separate tab. See the example diagram
below.
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To navigate back to the top level of a Control Diagram, click the Diagrams top icon.
To navigate through the reference chain, click the buttons circled in the figure above.
To zoom the control diagrams, use the zooming tool in the top left-hand corner of a
Control Diagram.
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FSO configuration (Pro)

Contents of this chapter

This chapter contains the configuration procedure of FSO-12 and FSO-21 safety
functions with Drive Composer pro and provides an example of how to configure these
optional FSO safety functions modules.

Configuring FSO-12 and FSO-21

The safety configuration of FSO-12 and FSO-21 safety functions module is available
only in Drive Composer pro, DCPT-01 (code: 3AUA0000108087).

￭ Note:
• Only trained persons are allowed to configure the safety functions.
• Stop the drive before configuring the safety functions modules. You cannot
download/upload the configuration file to/from safety functions module or
change the password when the drive is modulating.
• You need a password to copy the configuration to the safety functions and also
to validate the safety parameter settings.
For detailed information about FSO-12 and FSO-21, refer the respective safety functions
module user’s manual:
• FSO-12 safety functions module user’s manual (3AXD50000015612 [English]).
• FSO-21 safety functions module user’s manual (3AXD50000015614) [English]).

￭ Hardware connection
The hardware connection is common for both FSO-12 and FSO-21 safety functions
module. For instructions on the hardware connections, refer FSO-12 safety functions
module user’s manual (3AXD50000015612 [English])/ FSO-21 safety functions module
user’s manual (3AXD50000015614 [English]).
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The following configuration description assumes that all hardware-related connections

are made properly and the ID run procedure of the drive is completed.

￭ Setting the safety functions with Drive Composer pro

WARNING!
The motor must be stopped. Safety configuration file can be edited (and sanity
checked) in Offline/Virtual Drives mode for offline configuration. Edit and save
the file to PC without connecting to the drive/FSO.

1. Power up the drive. Make sure that the motor is not running. See Working
area (page 71).
2. Right-click on drive and select Safety settings.

In online mode with FSO installed, the safety configuration already available in
the drive is displayed (refer figure below). In offline mode the view is always empty
before opening the safety file.
You can switch between Graphical view and Parameter view. Refer Figures FSO
configuration: Graphical view and FSO configuration: Parameter view.
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3. Click Read settings from drive.

Note: When you upload the safety settings from FSO module to PC tool, the FSO
goes into Configuration state and indicates a fault. You can exit the Configuration
state by rebooting the FSO module if you do not want to download the settings
but want to keep the existing setting.
The Fault FSO general fault: 7A8B appears on the drive.

4. Type the password (8 numbers). The factory default password is “12345678”.

Note: You can change password by clicking Change password (refer figure FSO
configuration: Parameter view). Make sure the drive is not modulating. The
password must contain 4…8 digits. Do not forget the new password; otherwise
you have to do a factory reset to the FSO which clears the configuration and resets
the parameters to the factory defaults.
5. Configure the safety parameters. Set the following safety function parameters:
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• General parameters: Check that the motor parameters are correct.

• I/O: Check that I/O parameters are set according to the installation (wiring)
plan. Remove diagnostic pulsing from any unused I/O. The test pulses are off
by default. Check possible safety relays and cascade connections.
• Safety functions: Check all safety settings. You must at least check and set
the STO and SSE related settings, regardless of whichever FSO safety functions
you use. The FSO activates the STO and SSE functions (also in internal fault
situations). The FSO uses the STO and SSE functions for making the system
safe. All other functions are used only for monitoring the drive.

Note:
• Graphical view cannot be used for setting safe IO, cascade function or for SBC
function (refer Figure FSO configuration: Graphical view). Instead use the
Parameter view (refer Figure FSO configuration: Parameter view).
• Parameter groups (200, 91 and 92) that include common parameters to drive
and FSO are referred with group numbers and index numbers.
• Group names like FSOGEN, STO and so on have only index numbers (refer
Figure FSO configuration: Edit parameters).
For detailed information about FSO-12 and FSO-21 configuration settings, refer
the respective safety functions module user’s manual:
• FSO-12 safety functions module user’s manual (3AXD50000015612 [English]).
• FSO-21 safety functions module user’s manual (3AXD50000015614) [English]).
6. If required, click Filter functions by setups and filter the safety functions tile. You
can click any of the filtering options to view safety functions related to the selected
selection.

7. In the Graphical view, double-click to open the function. Use the slider switch to
enable or disable a function.
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Note:
• By default, General settings, SSE-Emergency stop, and STO- Torque off
groups are enabled and cannot be disabled.
• Some functions are dependent on their main functions. Enable the main
function to activate its dependent functions. For example:
• SDI-Safe direction can be enabled only if you enable the main Encoder
function.
• Profisafe-Variable SLS can be enabled only if you enable the main
Profi-Safe Activation
• SLSx General Settings is automatically activated if you enable any of these
main functions: SLS1...SLS4 or the ProfiSafe-Varialbe SLS.
See also the representations of enabled and disabled functions in below figure.
Note that a dependent disabled function appears in a dotted box.

Function disabled___,. Encoder

Disabled I Disabled �---- Dependent function

I
I
I
I
I
I

Encoder SDI - Safe Direction

----..
Function enabled
Enabled Disabled

• After you make changes and if you try to disable a function, a warning message
dialog box appears. Click Yes to save the changes and disable the function.
This helps to make the changes available during the edit. To discard the
changes, click No.

8. In the opened tile view, configure the function and edit the necessary parameters.
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9. Click Save to save the changes. Click Reset if you want to disable the function and
reset the values to default values. A yellow circle appears in the function, if you
change the default values in the function.

If you close the window before you save the changes, a warning message dialog
box appears. Click Yes to save the changes. To cancel the changes, click No.

Note: In graphical view the SAR settings are combined with safety function
parameters. Using the reset option for parameters that are used crosswise (e.g.
SAR1 is used with SS1 and SLS functions) resets the particular settings for both
functions. The function works the same in parameter view in which the parameters
are in separate groups.
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10. In Parameter view, double-click on the value field and change all necessary
configuration settings to match the safety configuration.

11. Test your safety configuration when the motor is running.

12. Right-click on drive and select Parameters to check the values in parameter
group 200.
You can also validate the safety function parameters using the signal monitoring
feature. See the instructions for Adding parameters/signals for monitoring. It is
possible to check the ramp times and the status of bit changes in the time domain.
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13. Check the values in online mode while testing the safety functions. If there are
unexpected values, right-click the parameter and select Refresh the parameter.
14. After testing save the FSO configuration to PC. In Parameter view, click Save to
file.

The file is saved as dcsafety format and the File written successfully dialog appears.
Click Ok.
15. Click Apply settings to drive.
16. Enter the password to apply the settings to the drive and click Ok.
The following Validate dialog appears. Click Yes.
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Note: If you do not want to download the changes in safety parameters, you can
boot FSO without downloading to FSO using Reboot FSO (refer figure FSO
configuration: Saving the safety settings).
17. Click Ok to close the dialogs.
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￭ Printing the safety functions configuration report (Online)

With the FSO module installed, you can print the online safety functions configuration
report.
1. From the Safety settings view, click Print report.

2. Select a print template and click Continue.

3. Fill in the Drive and FSO version information. Click Next.

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The next screen(s) contain different aspects of safety configuration such as

configured safety functions, commissioning checklist, and so on.
The List of configured safety functions and acknowledged methods appears. Click
Next.

In the FSO commissioning checklist, click on the check boxes to mark

configurations are ok. Click Next.
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In the FSO changes/repair details, type the required details and click Next.
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4. In the final screen fill in the required details and click Print preview.

5. Select the required printer settings and click Print.

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The configuration and commissioning report is printed based on the selected printer
settings.

￭ Printing the safety functions configuration report (Offline)

To print a FSO safety functions configuration report in the Offline mode, you must
have a saved safety file. See section Setting the safety functions with Drive Composer
pro (page 142).
1. Click Tools → Safety Configuration Report.

2. Select the saved file to print and click Continue.

Continue from step 3 in section Printing the safety functions configuration report
(Online) (page 150).
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Changing FSO module password

1. Right-click on drive and select Safety settings.

2. In the Safety settings window, click Change password.

3. In the Change password dialog, type the old or default password and type the
new password. Click OK.

Note: The password should contain 4...8 numbers. For more information, refer
FSO module manual.
4. Wait while the password change is in progress and the parameters are reloaded.
Click OK.
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5. Click OK, to confirm the password change. You can test the new password, for
example, to log in to FSO module (refer section, Continue from step 3 in section
Printing the safety functions configuration report (Online) (page 150), page 152.)
or to read FSO drive parameters (refer section, Reading FSO module parameters).
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Reading FSO module parameters

To read the FSO module drive parameters:
1. In the Safety settings window, click Read settings from drive.

2. Type the FSO module password. Click OK.

3. Wait while Drive Composer is updating the safety parameters file and displays
the safety settings dashboard. Click Parameter view to switch to parameter
window and vice versa.
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13
Drive configuration

Contents of this chapter

This chapter contains the configuration procedure of the drive.
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Loading firmware (entry)

To load the drive firmware,
1. Make sure that the drive is connected to Drive Composer via USB cable. For more
information, refer section Connecting to drive (page 30).
2. Power up the drive.

Note: Make sure that the motor is not running (inverter) or the unit is not operating
(supply unit).
3. Select the COM port to which the drive is connected, and click Connect.

4. Click Tools → Drive firmware loader.

The Firmware update window appears.

If you have connected the Drive Composer in the demo mode, and you open the
drive firmware loader, a FIRMWARE UPDATE warning message appears. Click OK.
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5. Click Browse to upload the firmware package from your computer.

Note: Login and cloud update features are only available in Drive Composer Pro.

Note: The tool displays an error message when:

• You try to load an invalid loading package file.
• You upgrade Drive Composer without first uninstalling the previous version.
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6. In the firmware update window, Click Next.

7. Select the desired check boxes to,

• create a parameter backup file before updating the firmware.
• restore the parameters automatically after the firmware update.
• delete the parameter back file after the parameter restore.
Select a custom location or use the default backup storage to save the file if you
want to create a backup.

Note: In ACS380, for successful parameters back up and restore, the drive needs
to be in local control mode. Hence, during a firmware update, if the drive is in
remote control mode, the tool automatically changes it to local control mode.
After the firmware update, the control mode is restored to its original mode.
Click Start.
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8. Wait for the firmware to be loaded. The loading time can be more if you select the
parameter backup option.

The message Parameterschanged. Parameters are reloaded appears. Click OK.

9. The firmware update is complete when the progress bars turns green and a
message appears that the Drive firmware update is successfully done! Click
Close.
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Loading firmware (pro)

To load the drive firmware,
1. Make sure that the drive is connected to Drive Composer via USB cable. For more
information, refer the section Connecting to drive (page 30).
2. Click Connect.

Note: If drive is connected via a USB cable, Drive Composer automatically discovers
the drive.
3. Power up the drive. Make sure that the motor is not running (inverter) or the unit
is not operating (supply unit). Refer section Using the working area (page 71). If
drive is connected via USB cable, Drive Composer automatically discovers the
drive.
4. Click Tools → Drive firmware loader.
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The Firmware update window appears.

If you have connected through Ethernet cable or the Drive Composer in the
Offline/Virtual Drives mode, and you open the firmware loader, a FIRMWARE
UPDATE warning message appears. Click OK.
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5. Click Log in to view the firmwares.

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6. Select the firmware package. You can either select the firmware from cloud or
upload from your computer.
• To select the firmware package from the cloud, click Cloud update, select the
firmware package and click Select.

Note: Availability of drive firmware depends on the drive model and configuration.

An error message is displayed if the system cannot connect to the cloud.

• To select the firmware package from your computer, click Offline update,
Browse the package and click Select.

Note: If you try to load a corrupted or invalid loading package file, the application
displays an error message.
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7. If multiple drives are connected, from the selection list, select the drive to load
the firmware and click OK.

8. In firmware update window, Click Next.

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9. Select the desired check box if you want to create backup, restore parameters
from backup file or delete the file automatically after parameter restore. Select
the location to save the file if you want to create a backup. Click Start.

Note: In ACS380, for successful parameters back up and restore, the drive needs
to be in local control mode. Hence, during a firmware update, if the drive is in
remote control mode, the tool automatically changes it to local control mode.
After the firmware update, the control mode is restored to its original mode.
10. Wait for the firmware to be loaded. The backup time can be more if you select the
parameter backup option.

The message Parameters changed. Parameters are reloaded appears. Click OK.

11. Optional (only with access to DIB): Enter the service report information. For more
information, refer section Create online service report (page 206). Note: You need
access to Drive installed base to send the service report.
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12. Optional (only with access to DIB): Click Send.

The installation successful page appears.

13. Click Close.

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Loading firmware to an empty memory unit

You can load firmware to a drive with an empty memory unit, for both ZMU and UMU
memory units.

￭ Loading firmware to an empty ZMU memory unit

1. Make sure that an empty ZMU memory unit is connected to the drive.
2. Start Drive Composer.
3. Select USB/COM enabled, and click on Offline/Virtual Drives.

4. Click Tools → Drive firmware loader.

The Drive firmware loader window appears.

5. Click Browse and select the bootloader file (.lp) in your PC.
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6. Click Select.
7. Enable the required software package to be loaded (Eg. Software package 1.), as
shown in above figure.
8. Read and accept the agreement to install the firmware package, as shown in above
figure. Click Start.

The firmware update begins.

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9. After the firmware is updated the Completed message appears.

10. An error mesage appears to prompt on rebooting the drive. Click Next.

11. The firmware installed successully message appears. If drive is not connected,
make sure that all the instructions displayed in the message are satisfied.

12. Start Drive Composer again and repeat steps 3 & 4.

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13. To install the CBinfo package to the drive, do the below steps:
a. Click Browse and select the CBinfo package file (.lp) in your PC.

b. Click Select and Start to begin the firmware installation.

c. After the firmware is updated the Completed message appears.

14. An error mesage appears to prompt on rebooting the drive. Click Next.

15. Start Drive Composer again and repeat steps 3 & 4.

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16. To install the Drive firmware loading package to the drive, do the below steps:
a. Click Browse and select the Drive firmware file (.lp) in your PC.

b. Click Select and Start to begin the firmware installation.

c. After the firmware is updated the Completed message appears.

17. The firmware updated message appears. Click Next.

The firmware is successfully updated.

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￭ Loading firmware to an empty UMU memory unit

1. Make sure that an empty UMU memory unit is connected to the drive.
2. Start Drive Composer.
3. Select USB/COM enabled, and click on Offline/Virtual Drives.

4. Click Tools → Drive firmware loader.

The Drive firmware loader window appears.

5. To install the CBinfo package to the drive, do the below steps:
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a. Click Browse and select the CBinfo package file (.lp) in your PC.

b. Click Select and Start to begin the firmware installation.

c. After the firmware is updated the Completed message appears.

6. An error mesage appears to prompt on rebooting the drive. Click Next.

7. Start Drive Composer again and repeat steps 3 and 4.

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8. To install the Drive firmware loading package to the drive, do the below steps:
a. Click Browse and select the Drive firmware file (.lp) in your PC.

b. Click Select and Start to begin the firmware installation.

c. After the firmware is updated the Completed message appears.

9. The firmware updated message appears. Click Next.

The firmware is successfully updated.

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Loading the fieldbus adapter firmware

These fieldbus types are supported:
• FPNO-21 PROFINETFieldbus adapter module
• FEIP-21 EtherNet/IP fieldbus adapter module
• FBIP-21 BACnet/IP adapter module
• FMBT-21 Modbus/TCP adapter module

Note: It is not possible to use the drive and fieldbus adapter loader simultaneously.
To update the fieldbus adapter firmware, do the below steps:
1. Go to Control Panel and click network and Sharing Center.

2. Click Change adapter settings on the left pane. A Network connections window
displays.

3. Double-click Local Area Connection.

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4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

Local A ea Co ection P�o erties X

!·--------
Internet---------------
Protocol Version 4 {TCP /I P-v4)
-- -- ----
-----------------

5. Select Use the following IP address, type the IP address and subnet mask and
click OK.
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6. To enable the fieldbus adapter module in the drive, select the slot connected to
the adapter module in parameter 50.1 FBA A enable.

7. To connect the drive to the fieldbus adapter module,

• Set a static IP address in parameter group 51. You can use address:
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The drive must have a unique address.
For example:
drive 1: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
drive 2: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
drive 3: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
etc.
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8. Refresh the fieldbus adapter in parameter 51.27 FBA A par refresh.

9. Go to View → Settings.
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10. In the Setting window, click Ethernet config...

11. Enter the same IP address configured in the parameter group 51 into the drive
Ethernet configurator tool.

12. Click Add fixed ip and the new IP addresses appear in the Fixed IP address list as
shown in the above figure.
13. Click Save fixed IPs and the new IPs are saved. Click exit to close the window.
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14. Go to Tools → Fieldbus adapter loader.

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15. In the Fielbus firmware update window, select the firmware package. You can
either select the firmware from cloud or upload from your computer.
Firmware a. To select the firmware from the cloud, click on Log In.
update -
cloud

Drive Composer login window appears.

b. Enter email address and click Login.

The available fieldbus firmware packages appears.

c. Select the package from the list and click Select to update the
firmware.

If Drive Composer failed to downlod the selected firmware package,

due to, eg. Network failure, the below error message appears.
Check the possible occurrences and do the update again.
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Firmware a. To select the firmware offline, click on Offline.

update -
Offline

b. Click Browse and select signed PKI package for the offline firmware
loading and then click Select.
c.

Note: The tool displays an error message when:

• You try to load an invalid loading package file.
• You upgrade Drive Composer without first uninstalling the
previous version.

It is not possible to save the signed PKI packages to the PC for

offline firmware loading.
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16. Click Next to update the firmware.

The installation successful message appears.

Note: Make sure the Ethernet cable is properly connected to the drive/fieldbus
to prevent any failure with the firmware updates.
17. After the firmware is updated the completed message appears. Click Close.
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Drive backup
￭ Creating a backup of a drive

Note: Creating a drive backup is possible only when parameter 96.102 User lock
functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has value 0, that is backup/ restore backup function
is enabled.
1. Click on a connected drive and select Backup/restore.

2. Select the file location for the backup and give a name for the backup file.

3. Click Backup to start the backup process.

The backup process takes a few minutes.
You can also create a backup in the drive parameter view. See Creating a backup in
drive parameter view.

￭ Creating a backup in drive parameter view

Note: Creating a drive backup is possible only when parameter 96.102 User lock
functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has value 0, that is backup/ restore backup function
is enabled.
1. In the parameters view, click on Save parameters to file icon.
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2. Select a file location in your computer for the backup and give backup file name.
Click Save.
The backup process takes a few minutes.
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￭ Creating a quick parameter backup (pro)

Note: Creating a drive backup is possible only when parameter 96.102 User lock
functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has value 0, that is backup/ restore backup function
is enabled.
The quick parameter backup feature helps to create a faster parameter backup, when
the network speed is slow and effects the communication speed between Drive
Composer and the drive. In quick parameter backup, the Drive Composer stores only
the parameter groups that are viewed, expanded or edited. This helps to save the
parameter backup time and avoids parameter backup failure.
When the drive parameter backup is slow, the function automatically detects the
connection speed between the Drive Composer and the drive, and provides you an
option of quick parameter backup. You can select between a full parameter backup
or a quick parameter backup.

Notes:
• This function is applicable when the drive is connected to the Drive Composer via
Ethernet cable.
• The restore function works as usual, i.e. the function restores the complete
parameter list.
To create a quick parameter backup,
1. Go to View →Settings.
2. In the Settings screen, select the option Quick parameter backup.
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3. Click Save to save the new settings.

4. You may be prompted to restart Drive Composer. Click OK, to restart.
You can select this option, and create a backup in the parameters view for a quicker
save operation and a smaller backup file. See Creating a backup in drive parameter
view.
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Restoring a drive
￭ Restoring a drive backup

Note: Restoring a drive backup is possible only when:

• The drive is in Local control mode.
• Parameter 96.102 User lock functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has a value of 0, enabling
the backup/restore backup function.
Restoring a parameter file will overwrite the Adaptive program.
1. Click on a connected drive and select Backup/restore.

2. Select the backup file to restore to the drive.

3. Click Restore.

Note: Make sure not to disconnect the USB cable from the drive during the restore.
All available components are restored from the backup file and all unavailable
components are preserved in the drive. A detailed status is available in a log file
that is saved on the PC.
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If the restore fails, an error message will appear. Click OK.

Restart Drive Composer, and check the connections before attempting to restore
the backup again.
4. You can check the log file saved at
C:\Users\CurrentUser\Documents\DriveWare\Composer\Logs.

￭ Restoring a backup in the drive parameter view

Note: Restoring a drive backup is possible only when:

• The drive is in Local control mode.
• Parameter 96.102 User lock functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has a value of 0, enabling
the backup/restore backup function.
Restoring a parameter file will overwrite the Adaptive program.

Open a parameter backup file. Click Download to device icon.

All available components are restored from the backup file and all unavailable
components are preserved in the drive.
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￭ Restoring a set of components/parameters settings (pro)

Note: Restoring a drive backup is possible only when:

• The drive is in Local control mode.
• Parameter 96.102 User lock functionality, bit 6 Protect AP has a value of 0, enabling
the backup/restore backup function.
Restoring a parameter file will overwrite the Adaptive program.
With the Advanced restore function you can restore separate items or group of items
in the backup file.
1. Click on a connected drive and select Backup/restore.

2. Click Advanced restore to select a restored backup file.

3. Select a saved backup file and click Open.

4. In All Items, you can select single item(s) or a total group to restore. Click right
arrow (>>) to move the selected items to Selected items.
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Note: The message “Please remove the selected items to restore disabled items.”
appears inside the restore window only when you select
• single item(s) and all other items are disabled, or
• a group item and all single items are disabled.
5. Click Restore.
The selected items are restored from the backup file. A restored successful
message appears. Non-selected items are preserved in the drive.

Note:
• The parameter values that are not written to the drive are listed in the restore
report after the restore process.
• The drive does not allow to restore the grey items in the advanced list.
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14
Other functions

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes common functions that are not associated with any view or
window.

Using Drive Installed Base service

Drive Installed Base (Drive Installed Base) is a knowledge base for all information about
drives. Using Drive Installed Base service you can,
• register an ABB drive through Drive Composer
• obtain the required drive information
• create service reports.
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￭ Registering an ABB drive to Drive Installed Base service

1.„ From the drive context menu select Register drive, or go to Tools → Register
drive.

If you used the drive context menu, make sure that Drive Composer is connected
online with the drive for successfully registering the drive. If you used Tools →
Register drive, you can register the drive when Drive Composer is either in
online/offline mode with the drive.
2. In the Drive registration tab, type the drive serial number (for example, 7350008)
and click Validate. You can see the drive serial number on the type designation
label or see the drive’s hardware manual for more information.

Drive Composer connects to Drive Installed Base portal (external website) and
validates the serial number with an associated type code. If the number is valid,
the drive type code is automatically filled. For example, FREQUENCY
CONVERTACS580 DEMOSUITCASE.
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Note: You can register a serial number for first-time only. If attempted second
time, the message “This serial number has been already registered” is displayed.
3. Enter drive location details in the appropriate fields.

Field name Information

Site country Name of country where the drive is located, for example, India.
Company name Name of company where the drive is located. For example, ABB India.
Site name Site name where the drive is located.
Site city Name of the city where the drive is located.
Site postal code Postal code
Site address Site address.
Plant/Building Optional. Plant /building name where the drive is located.
Area/Room Optional. Area/room where the drive is located.
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4. Type First name, Last name and email address of the drive owner or the contact
person details. Phone number is optional.

5. Type/select drive information in the appropriate fields.

Field name Information

Customer equipment id for the Optional. Customer identification of drive, if available.

Drive
Commissioning start up date Drive commissioned startup date.
Application Application where the drive is used (for example, Spinning).
Criticality in process Criticality of the application based on the time required to stop
the drive in the event of a fault.
Low - No direct impact Medium - Delayed stop High - Immediate
stop
Industry Industry where the application is in use.
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6. Check and accept the Terms and conditions, and click Next.
7. Check the summary of registered information and click Save.

The “Registration was completed successfully” message is displayed. You will also
receive an email to the registered email address
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￭ Searching a registered ABB drive in Drive Installed Base

You can search for information about an ABB drive that is registered in Drive Installed
Base service portal. Note: Make sure you have access permissions to Drive Installed
Base service portal.
1. From drive context menu select Search drive from DIB or go to Tools → Search
drive from DIB.

• If you used the drive context menu, Drive Composer extracts the drive serial
number directly from the connected drive. Otherwise the “Drive has not got
serial number” message is displayed.
• If you used Tools → Search drive from DIB, Drive Composer asks for serial
number.
2. Type the serial number and click Ok.

• If the serial number matches with the drive data in Drive Installed Base, Drive
Composer downloads all data related to the drive and opens in a separate
tab .

• If you typed a wrong serial number or if the drive was not registered in Drive
Installed Base, the message............................................. “Authorization failed, do
you want to log in again” or “Drive has not got serial number” is displayed.
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3. Click Product info, to view the drive information, for example, serial number, type
code, commissioning date, etc.
4. Click Service history, to view the maintenance history of the drive, for
example,event or service type, date of service, name of service engineer, etc. You
can download the attached service report file, if the file was added to the report.

5. Click Recommended services, to view the recommended drive services.

6. Click Components, to view the details of service components.

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￭ Setting the Drive Installed Base server location

The drive data is stored only in two server locations: Europe and China. The default
location is Europe. For drives located in China, select China and for drives located in
countries other than China, select Europe.
1. Go to View →Settings.
2. In the Settings window, select the appropriate Drive Installed Base server location.
Example: Europe.

3. Click Save.
The Drive Installed Base server location is set to the selected country.
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￭ Creating a service report from Drive Installed Base

You can create a service report for an ABB drive registered in Drive Installed Base, if
you have access permissions to the Drive Installed Base portal.
Note: The service report templates are predefined. However, if it is necessary to change
the template, contact your local ABB representative.
1. Click on the drive list, select Create service report or go to Tools → Create service
report.

2. In the Service reporting page, click Select.

3. Select the appropriate drive. Click Ok.

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4. In the Service reporting page, type the drive serial number.

5. In Select service type field, select the necessary service type, for example,
ACS880-01 Cooling fault - Code 4290.
Note: Drive Composer downloads the selected service type. If downloading failed
due to network error, you can use the previously downloaded Service pack.
6. If the registered drive serial number and service type matched with the Drive
Installed Base data, you can Create online service report or Creating offline report.
See sections below.

￭ Create online service report

Note: The contents in the report page are based on the service type and some contents
in the wizard may be filled with information from the drive if the serial number matched
with the drive.
In the below steps, refer an example report of ACS880-01 Cooling fault.
1. Click on the drive list, select Create service report or go to Tools → Create service
report.
2. Wait while Drive Composer connects to the Drive Installed base.
3. In the service reporting page, click Select to select a connected drive or enter the
drive serial number.
4. Click Report online.

5. In the General Info page, fill the necessary information. Click Next.
Note: All mandatory fields in this page and in the consecutive pages are marked
with an asterisk (*).
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6. In the End customer page, type details of location where the drive is installed.
Click Next.

7. In the Onsite check list, check and confirm that all actions are completed. Click
Next.
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8. The Attachments page is optional. You can add the required attachments to
support the service report.

9. In the Components list, confirm that the listed components are available in the
drive. Check against the listed component to report to Drive Installed Base service.
Click Next.
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10. The consecutive pages for Material data are optional. You can fill up to five material
data. Type the information if necessary and click Next.

11. Navigate to Material data 5 and fill required data. Click Send.
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12. Read and accept the privacy terms and conditions. Click Next.

13. If report is sent, the message “Sending to Drive Installed Base completed” appears.
Click OK.

If report sending failed, Drive Composer prompts to save the report as Offline reports,
which you can try sending later. See Creating offline report.
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￭ Creating offline report

„ The contents in the report are based on the service type and some contents in
Note:
the wizard may be filled with information from the drive if the serial number matched
with the drive.
1. In the service reporting page, click Create offline report.
A service report is generated and appears in the Offline reports table.

2. Select the report and do the necessary actions:

• Click Edit, if it is necessary to modify the report. See section Create online
service report (step 3 onwards).
• Click Send,if the report is ready to send to Drive Installed Base.
• Click Remove, to delete a report. Confirm the message “The offline report has
not been sent to Drive Installed Base. Are you sure you want to remove it and
lose all changes?”
3. If you clicked Send, read and accept the privacy terms and conditions. Click Next.
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4. If report is sent to Drive Installed Base service portal, the message “Sending to
Drive Installed Base completed” appears. Click OK.

If report sending failed, Drive Composer prompts to save the report as Offline reports,
which you can try sending later.

Recovery and prevention of FB14 fault in drive

When the fault FB14 is active, the drive’s control panel displays the fault message
(refer figure below).

Drive Composer can be used to remedy this fault by:

1. recovering the drive (refer FB14 Recovery pack) and
2. preventing the fault (refer FB14 Service pack).
You can check the status of Service pack installation in the System info window. Refer
Checking the status of Service pack (page 217).
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￭ FB14 Recovery pack

1. If there is FB14 fault active in the drive, Drive Composer detectsthis and prompts
to recover the fault using FB14 Recovery pack. Click Start downloading to run the
Recovery pack. Follow instructions in the note and wait while downloading is in
progress.

Note: If downloading the Recovery pack failed, follow instructions in FB14 Recovery
and Service pack failure.
2. After installation is completed, drive is recovered and FB14 fault is reset.

The drive may be functional now, but the fault root cause still exists in the drive.
Proceed with installing FB14 Service pack, to completely prevent the FB14 fault.
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￭ FB14 Service pack

1. In the Recover drive window, click FB14 Service pack.

2. In the FB14 Service pack window, click Continue. Follow instructions in the Note.

3. Before installing the Service pack, Drive Composer creates a parameter backup.
Check Parameter backup.

4. If you prefer to change the backup folder, browse to select a new folder and click

WARNING!
Do not interrupt the drive during backup and loading process, this may
cause severe damage to the drive.

5. Wait while Drive Composer completes parameter backup and downloading. Follow
instructions in the note.
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6. After installation is complete, Drive Composer sends the Service pack update
event to ABB server. Later this information is maintained in the Drives Installed
Base. Click Next.

7. A thank you message appears to acknowledge the Service pack installation. You
can continue using the drive with the parameter backup saved in your PC. To
access the saved location, click on the link Open file location.

See also,
• Sending offline FB14 Service pack event
• FB14 Recovery and Service pack failure
• Checking the status of Service pack
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￭ Sending FB14 Service pack event

After the FB14 Service pack installation and update is completed, Drive Composer
automatically sends the service information to ABB server. The server is updated
periodically to transfer the service information to Drives Installed Base (Drive Installed
Base) in which the Drive history is maintained. See figure FB14 Service pack installation
DONE!.

￭ Sending offline FB14 Service pack event

If network was offline during FB14 fault remedy, the “................... no connection to ABB
server” message appears. Drive Composer saves the event report locally and confirms
if the report can be sent at the next start whenever the drive is online.

￭ FB14 Recovery and Service pack failure

If the Recovery and Service pack process failed, Drive Composer opens the default
mail client with filled message, for example, drive ID and Drive Composer version. You
can check the filled details and send the mail to ABB global technical support to help
diagnose the cause of failure.

Note: Drive ID is filled only when the Service pack installation fails. Drive Composer
attaches the log file to the mail. But you can also attach the backup file.
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￭ Checking the status of Service pack

You can check the status of Service pack installation from the System info window.

The following status appears in the System info window:

Status Description

Update Available (Recommen- indicates that the drive requires Service pack installation. ABB recommends
ded) to install the Service pack to prevent any possible fault in the future.
To install,
1. Click on the status.
Note: Make sure that the drive is powered on and USB cable is connec-
ted between drive control panel and PC.
2. Follow the instructions on how to proceed with installation. See, FB14
Service pack, step 7 onwards.
Updated indicates that Service pack is installed in the drive, and no further action
is required.
Not Required indicates that the memory unit or drive firmware includes the FB14 fault
remedy and drive does not require Service pack installation.
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Using the Drive text editor

You can manage user editable texts using the Drive text editor. The function allows
to read texts from the drive, to make changes and to update texts to the drive.
1. From the Drive Composer title bar, select Tools → Drive Text Editor.

2. Select the drive to work with and click Ok.

The Drive text editor is started and attached to the selected drive.
3. Click Read, to read the data from the drive and make the changes in the column
Localized text. Also, select the Enable check box to display the contact information
in the panel.
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Note:
• The changed text appears as highlighted until it is saved.
• The contact info appears in the preview even if the Enable check box is not
selected.
4. Click Preview, to review the changes.

Preview of Contact info Preview of External fault 1 Fault Preview of External fault 1 Warn-
label ing label

5. In the Drive text editor window, click Apply.

The changes are written to the drive and the message Parameters changed.
Parameters are reloaded appears.

6. Click OK.
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Using the Drive parameter conversion tool (pro)

The parameter files of ACS800/ACS600 ABB drive types commissioned and maintained
with Drive Window can be accessed with Drive Composer via the Drive parameter
conversion tool.
Note: Not all ACS800/ACS600 drives and software are supported.
1. From the Drive Composer title bar, select Tools → Drive parameter conversion
tool.

2. In the Drive Parameter Conversion Introduction screen, click Next.

3. Browse and select appropriate source and destination drive parameter files.
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Note: Select an empty parameter file with default values. You must create an
offline parameter file (of the destination drive family) to select here.
4. Select a file name to save the target file. Click Next.
Note: Do not overwrite the empty file.
5. Answer Yes.
The Conversion report shows the parameters which are converted successfully
and failed. Read the report carefully and fix the parameter values manually for
which the conversion was not successful.
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Using the PSL2 data logger (pro)

With BCU-x2 control unit, you can upload the PSL2 data logger files from the drive
flash memory to PC local hard drive. The files contain real time data from the converter
modules that help in fault tracing and analysis.

Note: The files can be uploaded from drive to local computer only. You cannot read
the contents or open the files. For any further assistance contact ABB customer
support.

￭ Uploading PSL2 data logger files

1. From the Drive Composer title bar, select Tools → PSL2 data logger.

2. Move the PSU data logger file(s) that you want to upload to the right side box.
Use the right arrow (>>) or the left arrow (<<) button.
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3. In the Upload directory field, click and select an upload folder in your PC local
hard drive.
4. Click Upload...
The selected files are transferred to your local folder.

Using the PSL2 data viewer (pro)

You can open and view contents of the uploaded PSL2 data logger files in the PC local
hard drive. The files contain real time data from the converter modules that help in
fault tracing and analysis.

￭ Viewing PSL2 data logger files

1. From the Drive Composer title bar, select Tools → PSL2 Data Viewer.

2. PSL2 Data Viewer screen with PSL2 plotting tools appears. The plotting area is
empty by default. See PSL2 Data Viewer instructions below to open and save the
plot.
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￭ PSL2 Data Viewer instructions

The PSL2 plotting tools can be used to plot current and DC voltage using the uff or
csv file. The table below describes how to use the plotting tools. Match the below
instructions with the above PSL2 Data viewer screen.

Action Instruction

Opening uff or csv file. In the PSL2 Data Viewer window, click Open file icon and
select the file to open.
Saving the plot as csv file. Click Save to CSV icon.
Saving the plot into different file formats. Click Save plot icon.
Selecting number of channels to view in the Select number of channels in the Number of visible
plot. channels
drop-down list.
Viewing the selected channels. See in Selected channel drop-down list..
Aligning selected channels on the same axis Click on Use only one axis check box.
Use this option to draw all selected channels on the same
axis.
Setting minimum and maximum values of X- Set required minimum and maximum values in the below
axis and Y-axis fields and click on Update axis button.
• Y-axis min
• Y-axis max
• X-axis min
• X-axis max
Note: The min/max values of X-axis and Y-axis are equal
in all visible plots.
Scaling X-axis and Y-axis automatically Click on Auto Scale button.
The largest and smallest values of data are scaled to Y-
max Y- min respectively.
Note: This action does not maintain the same scale in
every parallel axis.
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Action Instruction

Resetting min/max values of Y-axis to default Click on Default Scale button.

values The graph is reset to the updated default values.
Updating calculation parameters to plot and Set current and voltage values in Curr meas range [A]
recalculate the data and
DC meas range [V]. Click on Update button.
Viewing different plots Click on the tabs to view the required plot:
• Total Current and DC SI
• Sum currents %
• Phase X current diff %
• Sum current filtered %
• DC voltage diff %
• Module currents % and DC %
Inside the plot you can also do the following • use the right mouse button to move (pan) the plot
actions using keypad and mouse: up/down. The x-/ y-axis moves accordingly.
• use the mouse wheel to zoom the plot. Zooming
multiple channels works best when the cursor is
placed on an empty space i.e. top of upper axis, below
the lower axis, or between the axis.
• mark a rectangle with Ctrl+Right mouse button or
Ctrl+Left mouse button to zoom the marked area
• hold the Left mouse button to view the plot tracker
• press 'A' key to reset the axis to set values
• press Ctrl+C to copy the bitmap of plot.

Adaptive programming
Adaptive programming is a feature to control the operation of a drive by parameters.
Each parameter has a fixed set of choices or a setting range. The parameters make
programming easy, but the choices are limited. You cannot customize the operation
further.
The Adaptive programming makes easy customizing possible without the need of a
special programming tool or language. The program is built of function blocks.

For further information on Adaptive programming, refer Adaptive programming

application guide in Related documents.
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Locking user interface

A user interface lock function is implemented to notify the device lock states, for
example, when parameter system is locked or when file downloading is disabled.
The function prevents you from:
• uploading device data, when file download function is disabled or when parameter
system is locked
• creating device backup when the device is in protected state.
The function is implemented in DCPT-01 and DCET-01. See below sections that describe
the lock states visible in different pages or views in the Drive Composer.

￭ Lock state in System info page

Go to the System info page by right clicking on the selected drive in the drive list and
select System info. The different lock states displayed in the System info page are
listed below.

Device lock state Lock state messages

Initial state Set button is enabled.

Parameter system is locked Set button is disabled. When you mouse hover the button, the tooltip
“Parameters are locked on drive” appears.

File download is disabled Set button is disabled. When you mouse hover the button, the tooltip
“File downloading is disabled on drive” appears.

￭ Lock state in parameter view

The user interface lock states are displayed in the following parameters view:
• Parameters view for online drive
• Custom parameter view
• Offline parameter view
• File parameter view
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In the parameters view, the device lock states, i.e. Parameter system is locked or the
File downloading is disabled, are accessible when you mouse hover the below two
buttons:
• Save parameters to file
• Download to device
The table below lists the different device states displayed in the parameters view. The
example screens are from the custom parameter view.

Note: The two buttons listed above may be hidden and may not be visible in all views.
When data in the view is loaded for different drives, the drive which is connected may
not show the correct state of the buttons until you change the drive.

Device lock state Lock state messages

Initial state Save parameters to file and Download to device buttons are enabled.

Parameter system is locked Save parameters to file button is enabled. Download to device button
is disabled. When you mouse hover the disabled button, the tool tip
“Parameters are locked on drive” appears.

File download is disabled Save parameters to file button is enabled. Download to device button
is disabled. When you mouse hover the disabled button, the tool tip
“File downloading is disabled on drive” appears.

￭ Lock state in Backup/Restore page

Go to the Backup/Restore page by right clicking on the selected drive in the drive list
and select Backup/Restore. The different lock states displayed in the Backup/Restore
page are listed below.

Device lock state Lock state messages

Initial state All buttons, Backup, Restore and Advanced restore are enabled.

Note: Advanced restore button is available only in Drive Composer

pro, DCPT- 01 (code: 3AUA0000108087).
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Device lock state Lock state messages

Parameter system is locked Backup button is enabled. Restore and Advance restore buttons are
disabled. When you mouse hover the disabled buttons, the tooltip
“Parameters are locked on drive” appears.

Note: Advanced restore button is available only in Drive Composer

pro, DCPT- 01 (code: 3AUA0000108087).
File download is disabled Backup button is enabled. Restore and Advance restore buttons are
disabled. When you mouse hover the disabled buttons, the tooltip
“File downloading is disabled on drive” appears.
Note: Advanced restore is available only in Drive Composer pro, DCPT-
01 (code: 3AUA0000108087).

￭ Lock state in Safety settings page (pro)

Go to the Safety settings page by right clicking on the selected drive in the drive list
and select Safety settings. The different lock states displayed in the Safety settings
page are listed below.

Note: The lock state messages are visible only in Drive Composer pro, DCPT-01 (code:
3AUA0000108087).

Device lock state Lock state messages

Initial state Buttons enabled:

Read settings from drive
Apply settings to drive
Print report
Reboot FSO
Change password.

Load from file is always enabled.

Save to file is enabled only when data is read.
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Device lock state Lock state messages

Parameter system is locked Buttons disabled:

Read settings from drive
Apply settings to drive
Print report
Reboot FSO
Change password.

When you mouse hover the disabled buttons, the tooltip

“Parameters are locked on drive” appears.
Load from file is always enabled.
Save to file is enabled only when data is read.
File download is disabled Buttons disabled:
Read settings from drive
Apply settings to drive
Print report
Reboot FSO
Change password.

When you mouse hover the disabled buttons, the tooltip “File
downloading is disabled on drive” appears.
Load from file is always enabled.
Save to file is enabled only when data is read.

￭ Lock state in Drive text editor (pro)

Go to Tools → Drive Text Editor. Select the drive to work with and click Ok. The Drive
text editor screen appears.
The different lock states displayedin the Drive text editor are listed below.

Note: The lock state messages are visible only in Drive Composer pro, DCPT-01 (code:
3AUA0000108087).
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Device lock state Lock state messages

Initial state Read button is always enabled.

Apply button is enabled only when text is changed in the Localized
text column.

Parameter system is locked Read button is always enabled.

If you changed text in the Localized text column, the changes are not
effective and the Apply button is disabled. When you mouse hover
the disabled button, the tool tip “Parameters are locked on drive”
appears.

File download is disabled Read button is always enabled.

If you changed text in the Localized text column, the changes are not
effective and the Apply button is disabled. When you mouse hover
the disabled button, the tool tip “File downloading is disabled on
drive” appears.
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15
Annexure A: Creating drive installed
base service report template

Contents of this chapter

This chapter describes the factors to consider when creating a service report template
file for Drive Installed Base (DIB).
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Creating a template for Drive Installed Base service report

(Internal use only)
Note: Service report templates are created by authorized ABB personnel only. If you
need to create template, contact your local ABB representative.
You can create a template file for Drive Installed Base service report using the Step
Designer tool. You will need necessary permissions to access the tool. The tool has
different steps and components, but not all of them are used in the Drive Installed
Base service reporting template.
The project file (SDDIBTemplate.xml) is located in the Drive Installed Base service
portal. The file contains all currently supported components and data bindings. See
descriptions in below sections.

The example screens show General Information for service actions.

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Generic wizard step

The Generic wizard step is used in the Drive Installed Base template structure. Currently,
the template supports only this step.
The table below lists the sections and properties of the Generic wizard step used in
the Drive Installed Base service report.

Section Property Comment

Configuration Display Name (presented as “Title” Mandatory to fill this value.

in Drive Installed Base service re-
port)
Description Appears below “Title”
DC Wizard Printing AddToReport Determines that page is visible on
print preview.

Components
The table below lists the components used in Drive Installed Base service reports.

Component Presented as ...

CommentsControl multiline text component

NumericTextBox numeric component
Note: Accepts numeric values only.
CheckBox, ThreeStateCheckBox checkbox
TextBox, BinaryTextBox, StringTextBox, HexTextBox one-line text components
Filechooser user file selectable component
ComboBox drop-down list
DataGridView table
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￭ Common properties of components

The following properties are common for the components defined in Drive Installed
Base service report.

Section Property Comment

Configuration DataBinding Defines data input and output of

the component. See also DataBind-
ing xx.
DefaultValue Defines default value of the com-
ponent. This value is used if
source databinding is not defined.
Display Name Appears as “Title” in service re-
port. This is a mandatory value.
enabled (value) Defines that component is read-
only
enabled (expression) Not supported
ValueRequired Defines if value must be filled.
True = Value is required before
navigating to the next page.
False = Value is not required
DC Wizard Printing AddToReport Determines the print preview of
service report page.
BlankLineAfter Adds one empty line in print re-
port after this component.
OmitIfEmpty Does not print the component if
there is no value.
PageBreakAfter Adds page break in print report
after this component.

￭ ComboBox properties of components

You can use the following combo box property to define the components in Drive
Installed Base service report.

Property Comment

PossibleValues (value) Shows values in the drop down list. Selecting a value opens a new editor.
You can add, change or remove a value. See example screen below.
In the new editor, you can define name and value of the property. Data
in the Value field is sent to Drive Installed Base service. Make sure that
this data is synchronized with the expected data value.
PossibleValues (expression) Not supported
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„
￭ Data Grid View properties
„
You can use the following data grid view property to define components in Drive
Installed Base service report.

Property Comment

DCWizardColumns Defines columns in the table. Selecting a column value opens a new editor.
You can add, change or remove a column value. See example screen below.
In the new editor, you can define the column properties:
Column property Comment
DataBinding Defines data input and output. See also
DataBindings (page 236)
Enabled Enables read-only column mode.
Name Defines column header text.
PossibleValue Defines possible values if column type is
DropDown.
Note: This property is not supported for
other column types.
Type Defines following data types: String,
Numeric, Date, CheckBox, DropDown

Note: Columns defined are not visible in Step Designer, but are visible only in Drive
Installed Base service report wizard.
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DataBindings
DataBindings define how to fill the component with data and to where the filled data
must be sent. The Drive Installed Base service report includes two types of DataBinding
properties:
• DataSource
• DataTarget
You can fill the properties using existing DataBinding properties in the StepDesigner
tool. See the sample format below:
"{DataSourceBinding}{DataTargetBinding}"

The format is converted to:

DataSource = "DataSourceBinding"
DataTarget = "DataTargetBinding"

If value in “DataBinding” does not match with the previous format, the value is assigned
to
"DataSource" property and "DataTarget" remains empty.

￭ DataSource
DataSource is a DataBinding property that defines how component data must be filled
if you started the service report wizard for the first time and default value was empty.
See the data source list supported by Drive Composer PC tool:

Property Comment

DateTimeNow Defines current date

Par.G.I Drive parameter group and index.
For example, Par.1.11, means that Drive Composer reads value from
parameter group 1 and index 11 of the selected drive.
Info.ID System info ID number or drive info defined by ID.
For example, Info.1, means that Drive Composer reads drive serial
number.
UserEmail Email ID of user logged in to Drive Installed Base service.
Drive Data object received from Drive Installed Base service. For example,
Drive.SerialNumber–reads drive serial number
Drive.EndCustomer.Name–reads end customer name
Drive.Site.StreetAddress–reads site address where the drive is in-
stalled
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Property Comment

Component Drive components for table data. Each column has an appropriate
component
type property as its DataSource. See below example code:

<Components>
<Component c:type="CfrTable" id="DataGridView_1"
dataBinding="{Component}{}">
<DCWizardColumns>
<Column name="Version" databinding="{Version}{}"
type="String"
enabled="tru
e" />
<Column name="Description" databinding="{}{De-
scription}"
type="String" enab
led="true" />
</DCWizardColumns>
</Component>
• Each row fills with a component property
• The column name Version reads data from Component.Version
property
• The column name Description reads value from Component.De-
scription property.

DataTarget
DataTarget is a DataBinding property that defines how to send value of current
component to Drive Installed Base service. Drive Composer sends the value to multiple
object types of Drive Installed Base service.

￭ DataTarget objects
The table below list the objects created based on DataTarget definitions:

Object Subtypes

DriveComposerServiceEvent ServiceEventWarrranty ServiceEventFault

Collection of objects of ServiceEventReplacedPart type Ser-
viceEventSite
ServiceEventEndCustomer ServiceEventFieldServiceEngineer
Collection of objects of MaterialCodeInstalled type Ser-
viceEventServiceProvider
OnSiteActivities
Commissioning
Collection of Fault type objects
Collection of Attachment type objects
MaintainedComponent (collection of ob- -
jects)
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￭ DataTarget examples

If DataTarget =... Value fills this property

DriveComposerServiceEvent.SerialNumber SerialNumber in object type

DriveComposerServiceEvent
ServiceEventEndCustomer.Name Name in object type ServiceEventEndCustomer, which is
defined as property EndCustomer in object type DriveCom-
poserServiceEvent
ServiceEventWarranty.ResponsibleUnit ResponsibleUnit in object type ServiceEventWarranty, which
is defined as property Warranty in object type DriveCom-
poserServiceEvent

The objects defined as collection, use the DataTarget in two ways:

Fault.Code–value from this component fills property Code in object type Fault. If you
added more than one component, Drive Composer sends only the value of first
component in the page to Drive Installed Base service.
Fault.Code|1...3–based on components with three different bindings three objects of
Fault type are created. You can define more than one collection element on one page.
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Saving the DC wizard template in StepDesigner

After you designed a service report template with the StepDesigner tool using
components, databindings, etc., save the template file to Drive Composer reporting
wizard format (.dcwiz) and set the file as custom printing template file format (.xaml).
The custom printing template defines the common appearance of printed pages like
header, footer, etc.
To save the template file,
1. In StepDesigner, go to File →Save DC Wizard template.

The file is saved in .dcwiz format.

2. Click Yes, to set the file as custom printing template file (.xaml format) or click
No, to use the default printing template.

￭ Note:
• The template must contain a ContentControl named "cc".
• ABB recommends that you use the same name for both files for better
identification.
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Deploying a template file

The Service reporting (create_service_report.html) module contains all service report
template files. You can see a range of entries in the Select service type list. Each entry
refers to a template file.
To deploy a template file,
1. Create a template structure in StepDesigner tool. See Creating a template for
Drive Installed Base service report (Internal use only) (page 232).
2. Save the file to StepDesigner format.
3. Create a .dcwiz file. See steps for Saving the DC wizard template in StepDesigner.
ABB recommends that you use the same name for both files for better
identification.
4. If you have multiple templates, repeat steps 1...3.
5. Create a zip file of the multiple files.
6. Upload the zip file to Drive Installed Base service portal. If you do not have the
necessary permissions, you can request the Drive Installed Base team to upload
the files.

Localizing service report templates

Consider the following points,
• Whenever you change the language settings in Drive Composer, see the localized
templates list in service types of Service reporting (create_service_report.html)
module.
• Language files are recognized by their file names. For example,
• • File.dcwiz or File_en.dcwiz refers to English template file.
• File_pl.dcwiz refers to Polish template file.
• File_fi.dcwiz refers to Finnish template file.
• When you selected a language, all properties (Display Name, Description, Name,
etc.) are translated to their respective languages.
• When you selected a language, the files matching that language selection are only
visible. If a particular language file does not exist, then English version is displayed
as default.
The below example cases show the list of files visible when you selected a language.
The template file is a zip file of following files.
Example:
• File.dcwiz
• SecondFile.dcwiz
• ThirdFile_en.dcwiz
• File_fi.dcwiz
• FourthFile_fi.dcwiz
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Case If language selected is... The Select service type dropdown

lists the following files:

Case 1 English • File

• SecondFile
• ThirdFile_en
Case 2 Finnish • File_fi
• SecondFile
• ThirdFile_en
• FourthFile_fi
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