Programming
The setting of the parameters or the programming of the driving data records is done with the aid of a programming device, e.g. a laptop which is connected to the RS 232 interface.
The RS 232 interface is located on a separate plug, so that it remains accessible without having to disturb the other connections.
The Profibus DP servo drive protocol Profidrive and CAN-Open in accordance with DSP 4.02 provide, in addition to the actual programming also the possibility to exchange the parameters. Parameter setting and programming can therefore be done via the overriding controls.
The MDA-Win software is required for parameter setting via the RS 232 interface and can be supplied by GFC AntriebsSysteme. For operation, the Microsoft operating system Windows 2000/ XP is required.
The program flow or the configuration of each Milan drive advanced is stored externally on a data carrier, e.g. the hard drive of a laptop and can be modified offline. If a Milan drive advanced is exchanged, the stored configuration can simply be loaded to the programming device and afterwards transmitted to the replacement drive.
Quick and easy commissioning of the Milan servo drives is possible due to a pool of Milan functional blocks on the basis of the Simatic Step7 software in combination with Profibus DP. The PLC programmer does not have to deal with the detailed requirements of the Profibus protocol (Profidrive) with regards to the control.
By combining the different functional blocks, almost any application can be implemented. As soon as a physically correct connection between PLC and the Milan drive advanced has been established via Profibus DP, the data programmed in the PLC is transferred to the servo drive after a start signal.
The functional blocks have been written and tested on a CPU313C-2DP. They are also available in the standardised PLC programming language IEC 1131-3 and may therefore easily be integrated in the PLCs of various manufacturers.
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