ACS 6000 Medium Voltage Drive

ACS 1000 / ACS 6000

Medium Voltage Variable Speed Drive

DriveWindow 2.x
Software Description

ABB Automation University

Learning Center ATPS, Turgi
Switzerland

ABB University
ABB Automation Group Ltd

ACS 1000 / ACS 6000

Medium Voltage Variable Speed Drive

ABB Automation University ABB University Switzerland

Learning Center ATPS
Power Electronic Systems & Large Drives
Manager : CH-5300 TURGI
Armin Eichmann SWITZERLAND
E-mail: armin.eichmann@ch.abb.com

Administration / Enrolment:
Mayerline Jimenez
Phone +41 (0)5858 93850
Fax +41 (0)5858 93000
E-mail: mayerline.jimenez@ch.abb.com

Large Drives Trainer :

Mika Halonen
E-mail: mika.halonen@ch.abb.com

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DriveWindow with several AMC-boards

ACS 6000

ACS 1000

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DriveWindow 2.x 2

Several AMC-boards can be connected with DriveWindow same time.

AMC-board channnel 3 is always reserved for DriveWindow

AMC-boards can be connected with computer (DriveWindow) in serial without any additional hardware
(fibre optics are of course needed). Also a star connection is possible by using branching unit (NDBU-
95). ACS 6000 with many AMC-boards has normally branching unit installed inside of the drive cabinet
as a default.

In the case of several AMC-boards are connected, different CH3 address must be definied for each
of them (CH3 NodeAddress) in parameter group 70.

In ACS 6000, its possible to define CH3 baudrate as well. With DriveWindow 1 Mbit/s must be used.

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Control of the motor

1
2

Speed reference
Forward
Local/remote
Reverse Coast stop

Clear fault logger Speed step

Stop
3
Start
Reset fault

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DriveWindow 2.x 3

When using DriveWindow for controlling the motor, the drive must be set Remote in drive control
panel (CDP312)

Before able to use DriveWindow SW for motor control, the Local control must be activated in
DriveWindow SW

There are four possibilities in DriveWindow to control the motor:

Menu under the motor icon (1)
Drive menu in main menu (2)
Control panel (3)
Computer function buttons (For example: Start:Shift+F9)

Speed step can be used for example when tuning the speed controller of the drive

Speed step value is defined in Drive Menu (2). If Automatic reset is used, also the Step duration
(ms) must be definied

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Fault logger
Update Online/
offline

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DriveWindow 2.x 4

With the fault logger latest faults and warnings with time stamp can be found.
ACS 1000: 40 latest faults/warnings (if aux. power is turned off, only 16 latest ones are stored)
ACS 6000: 64 latest faults/warnings

To get the actual status of fault logger, fault logger must be updated or turned on line by using
upload or online buttons in DriveWindow SW or by using corresponding comands in Desktop menu

Fault logger is cleared by Clear button in motor control window (1) or by using main menus Drive
menu (2)

Fault logger cant be saved by DriveWindow, but the print screen function of the computer can be
used for that

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Dataloggers (1/3) General

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DriveWindow 2.x 5

ACS 1000 and ACS 6000 have two dataloggers (Datalogger 1 & Datalogger 2) to get some fast
sampled monitorings from the drive. Dataloggers have a big help for example in trouble shooting after
the faults.
Dataloggers are definied and data is stored in AMC3-board
Used AMC3 board and system software limits the amount of monitored signals, sampling time, the
amount of samples etc.
Dataloggers are running without DriveWindow SW. DriveWindow SW is needed for initialization,
reading and saving dataloggers only.

ACS 1000
Max. four monitored signals (channels).
Minimum sampling time (interval) is 1 ms
256 samples/channel
As a default dataloggers are not initialized!
When aux.power is turned off, dataloggers must be initialized again.

ACS 6000
Max.four (INU) or six (ARU) monitored signals (channels). Signals and other initialization data
are predefined by the AMC3 SW, the initialization data is not lost even aux. power is turned
off, unlike in ACS 1000
Minimum sampling time (interval) is 1 ms
INU: 256 samples/channel, ARU:1024 samples/channel

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Dataloggers (2/3) Initialization

Datalogger control panel

Add/remove datalogger items
Start
Clear graph

Clear datalogger (normally done

Upload datalogger Stop automatically when starting)
Manual trigger

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DriveWindow 2.x 6

Status: Initialized, running, filled

Triggered by: The reason of triggering
Interval: The sampling time/channel. Minimum value for ACS 1000 / ACS 6000 is 1ms.
Make sure that interval match with the pre-trig value
Pre-trig: Can be used to start monitoring before the fault. Make sure that time is not too long, that you
can monitor zero moment also. (max. 256 samples/channel, ARU:1024 samples)
Trig conditions:
External: Triggered by using aux control word 1 (par. 7.02)
Fault: Triggered by any fault
Level: Triggered by selected signal level
Limit: Triggered by ???
User: Triggered manually by the user
Warning: Triggered by any active warning
Several Trig conditions can be selected same time
Trig Variable: Definies trig variable when Level trig is used
Trig Level: Definies trig level when Level trig is used
Trig hysteresis: Definies trig level hysteresis when Level trig is used
Selecting the monitored signals: Open the parameter window (actual values), select the signal and
take set variable in data logger menu or use data logger control buttons
Before you are able to change any data logger settings, data logger must be stoppped (not running)
and graph window must be cleared
Data logger graph window can be scaled in y- and x-directions. Also separated signals can be scaled
in y-direction

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Dataloggers (3/3) Saving

Saving dataloggers as
DriveWindow file

Saving dataloggers as
text file

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DriveWindow 2.x 7

Before saving the dataloggers they must be updated (before updating, graph window must be cleared
from old graphs)
Both dataloggers must be saved separately
Dataloggers can be saved as drive window file (*.dwt) or as text file.

Dataloggers must be saved before resetting the fault or starting the drive!

Saving as a DriveWindow file:

DriveWindow SW is needed to open the files
Scling of x-axis, y-axis and separate signals is always possible afterwards

Saving as a text file:

DriveWindow SW is not needed to open the files
For example, Excel can be used to see trends as a figure
The amount of the saved channels and samples can be definied when saving

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Monitor Window (1/2) General

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DriveWindow 2.x 8

Monitoring window can be used to monitor max. 6 actual values.

The shortest interval (sampling time) for monitoring is 10 ms (by using normal mode)
Monitoring function is using computers memory, so the computer & DriveWindow SW must be
connected with the drive all the time.
The monitoring time is limited only by the memory of the computer. So, monitoring can continue even
many days.

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Monitor Window (2/2) Control

Monitoring Window control panel

Start
Stop

Select monitored signals

Clear monitoring graph
Pause

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DriveWindow 2.x 9

Select the monitored signals, set the monitoring mode, interval, scaling etc. and start the monitoring.
There are to modes of monitoring: Normal mode and Fast Mode
In normal mode you are able, in principle, to monitor any kind of items. The minimum interval in this
mode is 10 ms. Normal mode is the mode you will almost always use.
In fast mode you can monitor only drive parameters and signals of type real or integer. The minimum
interval in this mode is 1 ms. You should avoid using this mode, because it may hang-up you PC and/or
cause panel losses in drives.
The monitor collects data into a history buffer. History buffer makes it possible to have more data
collected than fits on the screen. The data in the history buffer can be scrolled in the monitor display
pane when the monitor is paused or stopped.
There are restrictions about the history buffer:
The value in milliseconds must be at least as big as the interval.
The value must not exceed 2147483647 ms (almost 25 days).
The value cannot be less than the current x-axis length.
The value must be multiple of the interval. For example, if interval is 3 ms, history buffer size 10
s is invalid.
Scaling of axis like in Dataloggers
Saving of monitoring window like in Dataloggers

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Parameters
Saving parameters as DriveWindow file
Saving parameters as text file

Compare/download
parameters

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DriveWindow 2.x 10

Saving parameters
Parameters can be saved as DriveWindow file (*.dwp) or as text file.
When saving, downloading or camparing parameters, control must be set in remote in
DriveWindow SW
When saving parameters as DriveWindow file, parameters can be modified off line (without drive)
and later restored to the drive
Only opened parameters are saved. To save hidden parameters, the hidden parameter groups must
be first opened by relevant passcode
If all hidden parameters must be saved also, two files are needed to save: one with service passcode
and one with development passcode
After the commissioning customer should get application parameters saved as file(s). All parameters
must be saved and send to relevant persons for ABB internal purposes by commissioning engineer.

Downloading parameters
Only DriveWindow parameter files (*.dwp) can be downloaded to drive
Only parameters up to group 98 are downlaoded
Before downloading only aux. power connected to drive (motor stopped, MCB OFF)
If using parameters downloading after upgrading systemsoftware, compare parameters after
downloading with the parameter file saved from old systemsoftware. Sometimes some parameters
are not downloaded after system software is upgraded, since the version of system SW is different.

Comparing parameters
Camparing function compares AMC3 board parameters with selected parameter file

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System SW backup/restore

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DriveWindow 2.x 11

Backup
The whole software of AMC3 board (System software) can be saved. System software backup
includes parameter settings as well.
If several AMC3 boards are connected to DriveWindow same time, Backup All backups all connected
AMC3 boards.
After Backup command remember Save backup file also!
After the commissioning customer should get system SW backup file. Back up file must be send to
relevant ABB persons as well by commissioning engineer

Restore
Make sure that the correct backup file is restored to drive! Specially, in the cases you have many
drives with different parameter settings and powers and you have many backup files available, you have
to be carefully, when using restore function
When restoring keep aux.power connected only (drive stopped, MCB OFF)

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