CS3000 CONTENTS
Control and Configuration Software Help Contents

Control and Configuration Software Introduction

Control and Configuration Software Main Menu Items

File	New

Open

Save

Save As

Print

Exit

Drive	Connect

Disconnect

Select...

Control...

Parameter Monitor...

PC Scope...

Fault/Alarm Log...

Status

Restore Defaults

Memory Save

Memory Restore

Tuning

Config	Edit...

Description...

Upload

Download

Compare Drive...

Compare File...

Options	COM Port...

Help	Contents

About...


Introduction
Control and Configuration Software Introduction

The Control and Configuration Software (CS3000) is a tool you can use for creating or changing drive configurations on your PC (Personal Computer).

You can use the CS3000 to:

•	Create, modify and store drive configurations.

•	Download and upload configurations to or from a drive.

•	Monitor and change parameters in a drive.

•	Control and monitor the drive.

•	View waveforms in the drive.

•	Compare a configuration in the drive or file with one in the personal computer.

•	Read and reset the drive fault and error log.

•	Send Memory Save, Memory Restore and Restore Defaults commands to a drive.

•	Print a drive configuration on a printer or to a text file.

•	Tune a GV3000 or LiquiFlo drive.

Drive Configurations

A drive configuration is the set of drive parameters and assignment values that program a drive controller.

The configurations can exist in:

•	The drive controller.

•	Configuration files on the personal computer disk.

•	The CS3000 memory.

The configuration in the drive is the one that will program the drive controller's operation.

Configurations can be stored on the PC disk in configuration files.  The configurations stored in files are in a format that can only be read from or written to by the CS3000.

When a configuration file is opened, it is read into the CS3000 memory from the file.  This is the "opened configuration".  If there is no configuration file opened, then the opened configuration is called "UNTITLED".  If the PC is turned off or loses power while the CS3000 is running, then the configuration in its memory will be lost.

Use the Configuration Editor to modify the opened configuration.  The Configuration Editor is started by selecting Edit from the Config menu.

Use Drive|Parameter monitor to look at and change parameter values in the drive configuration.

Use Drive|Control to control and monitor the connected drive.

Use functions File|Open, File|Save and File|Save As to move configurations between the CS3000 memory and configuration files.

Note: File|Open, File|Save, etc. indicate menu items within other menus.  The selections Open and Save are in the CS3000 File menu.  For example, to select File|Open, first select File from the main menu and then select Open from the File menu.

Use functions Config|Upload and Config|Download to move configurations between CS3000 memory and the drive.

Communicating with the drive

The CS3000 communicates with the drive through a serial port on the PC.  By default, the CS3000 uses the PCs COM1 serial port.  To change the COM port, use the  Options|COM Port function.

CS3000 Startup

When the CS3000 is started, it attempts to perform the "Drive|Connect" function.  If the CS3000 successfully connects to a drive, then the opened configuration will be the configuration uploaded from the drive.

If CS3000 cannot connect to a drive at startup then it will use the drive and version that was selected the last time the CS3000 was run and it will startup in Disconnected mode.  The opened configuration will contain default parameter values.  If a drive has never been selected, then the drive type will be displayed as "UNTITLED" and you must select a drive using Drive|Connect or Drive|Select.

Status window

The status window is displayed at the top of the main CS3000 window.  It tells you:

•	The type and version of drive that is selected.

•	If the drive is connected or disconnected.

•	Which configuration file is open.

The status window will display "Connected" if the drive is communicating with the CS3000.  If the communication is broken for some reason, then the status window will display "Disconnected".  If communication is re-established with the same drive type and version, then the CS3000 will return to connected mode.


Help on Help Contents

From the CS3000 main menu, if Help|Contents is selected, the help contents page is displayed using the Windows help system.

If CS3000 help is already displayed, then the  help contents can also be displayed by selecting the Contents button in the help dialog.  You can also get help from other dialogs in the CS3000 by pressing the "F1" key or by selecting a "Help" button.

For more information on using help, select help on the help window menu.

Note, the help is designed to assist in the use of the CS3000.  More information is available in the User's Manual.


About

Use Help|About to display the CS3000 About box.  The About box contains the software version number and copyright notice.


File New

Use File|New to set the opened configuration to "UNTITLED".  This also sets the parameter values in the opened configuration to default values.

If the opened configuration has been modified, then a message will ask if you want to save the configuration to a file before setting the values to defaults.

If a drive supports a control type and default type, then a File New dialog may appear.  In this dialog you should select the control type and default type that is to be used for the new configuration.


File Open

Use File|Open to read a configuration file into the CS3000 memory.  When completed, the name of the file appears in the status window as the "Opened configuration".  Configuration files are created using File|Save and File|Save as

In order to open a configuration file, it must have been created for the type of drive that is currently selected in the CS3000.

If the file was created for the same type of drive, but for a different version, then a message will tell you for which drive version the file was created and ask if it should still be opened.  If you choose to open the file, then the parameter values are read from the file and if the file must be changed because of the drive version change, then these changes are displayed in a "Configuration Changes" dialog.  Changes are made as follows:

•	If there are parameters in the drive version that are not in the configuration file, then they will be added to the opened configuration and set to defaults.

•	If there are parameters in the configuration file that are not in the drive, then they will be ignored.

•	If there are parameter values in the file that are not valid in the drive version, then those parameters will be set to default values in the opened configuration.

•	The opened configuration name will remain "UNTITLED" in the status window.  You can use File|Save as if you want to save the configuration to a file.  Note that the configuration file that was opened is not changed, only the opened configuration is changed.

If the Configuration Changes dialog is displayed, you can print the list of changes to a printer or to a text file by selecting the Print button.


File Save

Use File|Save to write the configuration in the CS3000 memory to the configuration file that is shown in the status window.

If the opened configuration is "UNTITLED", then the File|Save As function is run and you will be asked to specify a file name.  Files that are created using File|Save and File|Save As can be read back into the CS3000 using File|Open.


File Save As

Use File|Save As to write the opened configuration to a configuration file other than the one shown in the status window.  Files that are created using File|Save and File|Save As can be read back into the CS3000 using File|Open.


Restore Defaults

Use the Restore Defaults function to restore the factory default parameter values in the drives runtime memory.  This function sends a command to the drive telling it to restore it's configuration to defaults.  The restore defaults operation in the drive is dependent on the drive type.

This operation does not affect the opened configuration in the CS3000.


Memory Save

Use the Memory Save function to save the current parameter values in the drives runtime RAM memory to the drives retentive memory.  If the selected drive does not support this operation, then this menu item will be grayed.


Memory Restore

Use the Memory Restore function to restore the parameter values that have been saved in the drives retentive memory to the drives runtime memory.  If the selected drive does not support this operation, then this menu item will be grayed.


Print Configuration

Use File|Print to print the parameter names and values in the opened configuration to a printer or to a text file.  The specific functions available in the Print dialog are dependent on the printer and printer driver that you have.

You can also change the printer setup from within the printer dialog before printing.  Any changes made to the print setup are in effect only while the print dialog is open.  If you want to permanently change the print setup, use the Print Manager application that comes with Windows.

Note that File|Open cannot open a configuration saved to a text file.  If you want to be able to read a configuration back into the CS3000 save the configuration with the File|Save or File|Save as function.


Exit
File Exit

You can use File|Exit to close the CS3000.

If you have modified the opened configuration, then you will be given a last chance to save it to a configuration file.

Other ways you can exit the program are:

•	Click on the button marked X in the upper right corner of the CS3000 window.

•	Press Alt+F4.

Note: you can close dialogs in the CS3000 by pressing Alt+F4 or by pressing the Esc key.  The Esc key will not exit the CS3000 but Alt+F4 will.


Select Drive Not Connected
Drive Select

Drive|Select is used to select a drive type in "disconnected" mode.  When the status window displays "disconnected" the CS3000 is not communicating with a drive.  If the CS3000 is in the "disconnected" mode, then you can still open, save and edit configurations.  You can also create Parameter lists in the Parameter Monitor and view previously saved trace files in PC Scope.

Before selecting "OK", in the "Drive Select - Disconnected" dialog you select the drive type and drive version.  If the drive and version that you select has model number and option support in the CS3000, then the Model number list and Option list will be enabled.  Select the Model number and option in these lists.  If you select "None" in the Option list, then the parameters used only by the options will not appear in the Configuration Edit or Parameter Monitor dialogs.

When Disconnected, functions that work with the drive are not available and are grayed.

You can use Drive|Connect to establish communication with the drive.


Select Drive Disconnect
Drive Disconnect

Use Drive|Disconnect to disconnect from the drive but keep the same drive type selected.


Select Drive Connected
Drive Connect

Use Drive|Connect to select the drive that is currently connected to the PC.  This process performs the following actions:

•	Reads the drive ID and version number from the connected drive.

•	Finds the appropriate CS3000 drive data file and reads in the information from that file.

•	Uploads parameter information from the drive.

If the CS3000 opened configuration is not UNTITLED or has new edits in it, then you will be asked whether to keep the opened configuration or have it replaced by the configuration to be uploaded from the drive.

After the CS3000 has successfully connected to a drive, the following functions in the drive menu become available if they are supported by the connected drive:

•	Monitor

•	Fault/Alarm log

•	Drive Control

•	Drive Status

•	Drive Tuning

•	Config Upload

•	Config Download

•	Config compare drive

•	Restore Defaults

•	Memory Save

•	Memory Restore


Unknown Parameters in Drive
Unknown Parameters

If Drive Connect finds one or more parameters in the drive that are not in the CS3000 drive data files, then the Unknown Parameters dialog is displayed.  If this dialog is displayed, it means that the CS3000 does not completely support the connected drive version.

The dialog displays a list of the unknown parameters found.  The CS3000 support for these unknown parameters is limited to the Monitor.  An upgrade of the CS3000 will be needed to get full support for the drive.


Upload
Upload from Drive

Use Config|Upload to upload the configuration from the connected drive to the CS3000 memory (Opened configuration).

After uploading the drive configuration, the CS3000 opened configuration will become "UNTITLED".

You must be connected to a drive to use this function.  If this menu item is grayed out, then you must connect to the drive.  See Drive Connect.


Download
Download to Drive

Use Config|Download to send the CS3000 opened configuration to the connected drive.

If the downloaded configuration has parameter values that are out of range for the drive, then the drive will change these parameter values to bring them within its allowed range.  If this occurs, then a Download Configuration Changed dialog will be displayed.  This dialog displays the differences between the downloaded configuration and the configuration currently in the drive.

You must be connected to a drive to use this function.  If this menu item is grayed out, then you must connect to the drive.

See also Drive Connect, Download Configuration Changed


Downloaded Configuration Changed

This dialog appears at the end of a download if the drive has changed one or more parameter values from those that were downloaded.  This occurs if there are drive processing errors.

The dialog lists the parameters that were changed by the drive, the downloaded value and the value that the drive assigned.

After OK is pressed, you are asked if the changes made in the drive should also be made to the CS3000 opened configuration.  Selecting Yes will update your opened configuration.  Selecting No will leave your opened configuration as it is.


Configuration Compare
Configuration Compare Drive

You can use Config|Compare Drive to compare the parameter values in the opened configuration with the parameter values in the drive.

Parameters that have different values are shown in the list box.

You can print the list of changes to a printer or to a text file by selecting the Print button.

Select OK to close the Configuration Compare dialog.

You must be connected to a drive to use this function.  If this menu item is grayed out, then you must connect to the drive.  See also Drive Connect.


Fault/Alarm Log

Use Drive|Fault/Alarm log to view the contents of the fault or alarm log in the drive.

If there are drive faults in the log, then the fault number and time stamp for each will be displayed in the dialog.  While this dialog is open, the CS3000 will periodically read the contents of the selected log from the drive.

The Log select radio buttons are used to select the Fault or Alarm log.  If the drive does not have an alarm log, then the alarm log button will be grayed.

The Clear button will send the log clear command to the drive for the log that is selected.

The Calculated time checkbox is used to change the time stamp time displayed for the faults and alarms to a calculated time and date.  This function uses the drives elapsed timer and the PCs clock to calculate the time that the fault occurred.  NOTE: The calculated time will be in error if the drive was powered down or if the elapsed timer was reset since the fault occurred.  This is because the fault log information is saved is the drive power has been turned off.

You can print the list of faults or alarms to a printer or to a text file by selecting the Print button.

You must be connected to a drive to use this function.  If this menu item is grayed out, then you must connect to the drive.  See also Drive Connect.


Configuration Edit

The Configuration Editor is used to edit the CS3000 in-memory (opened) configuration.  When the editor is started, it makes a copy of the opened configuration to work on.  This gives you the option of either keeping your edits or ignoring them when you close the Configuration Editor dialog.

The parameters shown in the Configuration Editor are the parameters that you can modify and download to the drive.  Output and non-retentive parameters do not appear in the edit dialog.  Non-retentive parameters can be modified from the Monitor.  See Drive|Monitor.

You can move between parameter values in the editor by clicking on the values themselves, by clicking in the scroll bar or by pressing the Page Up, Page Down or arrow keys.

Assign - Press assign to assign a value to the highlighted parameter value.  This brings up the Parameter Assignment Dialog.  Double clicking the left mouse button while on a parameter will also open the Parameter Assignment Dialog.

OK - Upon completion of the editing session, pressing OK will close the Configuration Edit dialog and write the new edits into the in-memory configuration.

Cancel - Press Cancel to close the Configuration Edit dialog and ignore any new edits.  After pressing Cancel, there is a message asking you if you want to ignore the changes or keep them.

Edits can be made using the Assign button, double clicking on a parameter or by editing the parameter values directly in the edit fields.

Control type

If you edit the control type parameter in a drive that supports control types, then you will be notified that a control type switch will occur and parameters will be set to their defaults.  You are asked to verify that you want a control type change.  If you continue, then the parameters are changed in the edit window and set to defaults.


Parameter Monitor

The Parameter Monitor is used to monitor and change parameter values in the connected drive.  Monitor does not change parameter values in the opened configuration.  To get changes made by the Monitor into the opened configuration you must upload the configuration from the drive controller.  See Config|Upload

You must be connected to a drive to use the Parameter Monitor function.  If this menu item is grayed out, then you must connect to the drive.  See Drive Connect.

The parameters in the Monitor list are shown in the Parameter Monitor dialog.  The Parameter Monitor periodically reads the parameter values from the drive controller and updates the values displayed in the Window.

You can select a parameter shown in the window by clicking on the parameter name.  If you select a parameter, the Remove and Assign functions will work on the selected parameter.  If a parameter is not selected, then these functions present a list of the parameters in the Parameter Monitor window (Monitor list).

Add - The Add button opens the Add Parameters to Monitor List dialog.  This dialog is used to add one or more parameters to the Monitor list.

Remove - The Remove button is used to remove the selected parameter from the Monitor list.

Assign - The Assign button displays the Parameter Assign dialog and is used to assign a value to the selected parameter.  The value assignment is sent to the drive.  The Parameter Assign dialog can also be opened by placing the mouse on a parameter in the Monitor list and double clicking the left mouse button.

Save - Save opens the Save Monitor List dialog.  This dialog is used to save the list of parameters in the monitor list to a file.

Recall - Recall opens the Recall Monitor List dialog.  This dialog is used to bring in a previously saved monitor list from a file.

Clear - Clear opens the Remove Parameters from Monitor List dialog.  This dialog is used to remove one or more parameters from the Monitor list.  You can select and remove parameters using this dialog or you can remove all of the parameters from the list.

OK - Leaves the Monitor and returns to the CS3000 main window.

Control type

If you assign a new value to the control type parameter in a drive that supports more than one control type, then a message will warn that a control type change in the drive will reset the drive and that all  parameters in the drive will be set to default values.  If you continue the control type change, then there will be a short wait while the drive changes the control type and resets it's parameters.  Also, any parameters in the Monitor list that are not used by the new control type will be automatically deleted from the list.

See also: Save Monitor List, Recall Monitor List, Monitor Parameter Assign, Add Parameters to Monitor List, Remove Parameters from Monitor List


Save Monitor List

Use Save Monitor list to save the list of parameter names displayed in the Monitor to a file.

A Monitor list file can then be read later using Monitor List Read.  This saves the time of having to select the parameters again.


Recall Monitor List

Use this function to recall a Monitor list from a Monitor list file.  The list of parameters being displayed in the Monitor is replaced by the parameters in the Monitor list file.  The Monitor list file must have been previously created using the Monitor list save function.


Drive Control

Use the Drive Control dialog to run the drive and monitor run-time values.  This dialog window provides the following controls and indicators:

Control source - The drive control source can be set to either Keypad (local), Terminal block, Serial communication port or the Network if the drive support exists.  To control the drive from the CS3000, the control source must be set to "Serial (CS3000)".

Manual reference - You can use the controls in this group to change the speed reference in the drive.   The reference can be changed using either the scroll bar or by entering a value in the edit box and selecting the Set button.

Auto/Manual Mode - The Auto/Manual radio buttons can be used to select the auto or manual mode in the drive.  These buttons are grayed if the Auto/Manual selection is not supported for the currently selected control source.

Direction - These radio buttons set the drive direction to Forward or Reverse.  The control source must be set to "Serial (CS3000)" to enable these controls.

Run - When this button is pressed, the CS3000 sends a run command to the drive.  The control source must be "Serial (CS3000)" to enable the Run button.

Jog - When this button is pressed, the CS3000 sends a jog command to the drive.  The drive is commanded to stop jogging when the button is released.  The control source must be "Serial (CS3000)" to enable the Jog button.

Jog set - Use this button to set the jog reference in the drive.

Stop/Reset - The CS3000 sends the stop and drive reset command to the drive when this button is pressed.  The stop and reset commands are sent to the drive regardless of control source selection.

Drive Metering - The set of drive meters is updated periodically by reading the metering values from the drive.  The meters provided are dependent on the type of drive that is connected and dependent on whether the drive is setup as a speed or torque regulator.


User Units

The User Units dialog provides the capability to change the display units on some parameters.  The user units support is dependent on the type of drive that is connected.  If user units are not supported for a parameter, then the "Units" button on the Monitor Parameter Assign dialog is grayed.


Editor Parameter Assign

This dialog is used to change a parameter value in the Configuration Editor.  Different types of parameters use slightly different dialogs.

Integer parameters use an edit field and scroll bar.  You can enter a value directly in the edit field or change the value with the scroll bar.

Standard choice integers use a combo box containing the standard integer choices.  You can select a choice from the combo box or enter a value in the edit field in the combo box.

Parameters with specific selections also use a combo box, but only the selections listed in the combo box can be used.

Note, to view the selections in the combo box, click on the arrow with the mouse or select the combo box and press <F4>.

OK - Sets the selected parameter value in the Configuration Editor and closes the Parameter Assign dialog.

Cancel - Ignores the parameter value entered and closes the Parameter Assign dialog.


Monitor Parameter Assign

This dialog is used to change a parameter value in the drive. Different types of parameters use slightly different dialogs.

Integer parameters use an edit field and scroll bar.  You can enter a value directly in the edit field or change the value with the scroll bar.

Standard choice integers use a combo box containing the standard integer choices.  You can select a choice from the combo box or enter a value in the edit field in the combo box.

Parameters with specific selections also use a combo box, but only the selections listed in the combo box can be used.

Send - Sends the parameter value to the drive controller and does not close the Parameter Assign dialog.

OK - Sends the parameter value to the drive and then closes the Parameter Assign dialog.

Cancel - Ignores the parameter value and closes the Parameter Assign dialog.


Add Parameters to Monitor List

This dialog is used to add one or more parameters to the list of parameters shown in the Monitor window.  You select one or more parameters in the list box and then select Add or OK to add the parameters to the Monitor list.  If you decide not to add parameters after selecting them in the list box, you can press Esc, Alt+F4, or select Close in the dialog menu.

The list of parameters can be sorted by parameter number or by parameter description.  If you select a radio button in the "sort by:" group, the list will be re-sorted.  Note that when the list is resorted, any parameters that have been selected in the list will no longer be selected.

Add - Adds the selected parameter or parameters to the Monitor list but does not close the dialog.

OK - Adds the selected parameters to the Monitor list and closes the dialog.

Sort by: Number - selecting this radio button clears the list of parameters and then sorts the list by parameter number.

Sort by: Description - selecting this radio button clears the list of parameters and then sorts them by parameter description.


Remove Parameters from Monitor List

This dialog is used to remove (delete) one or more parameters from the list of parameters being shown in the Monitor window.

Remove Selected - Removes the parameter or parameters that have been selected in the list of parameters from the Monitor list without closing the dialog.

OK - Removes the parameter or parameters that have been selected in the list from the Monitor list and closes the dialog.

Cancel.- Closes the dialog without removing any parameters from the Monitor list.

Remove All - Removes all of the parameters in the Monitor list.


COM Port Select

This dialog is used to select the COM port on your computer that you will be using to communicate to a drive controller.  After selecting a port and selecting OK, the CS3000 will use the newly selected port when it communicates with a drive controller.  You will have to connect a serial cable between the port you choose and the drive controller serial connector.

If the status window indicates "Connected", when you select OK on this dialog, then the CS3000 checks the selected port to see if it is available.  If the status window indicates "Disconnected", then the port selection is made when you select OK on this dialog, but you will have to select "Drive|Select Connected" to check the port to see if it is available.  A port may be unavailable if it does not exist in your computer or if it is being used by a DOS application such as a mouse driver or a communication program.  If another Windows application is using the port, then a message will indicate that it is being used by another application.

The COM port that you select is stored in the file CS3000.INI in your Windows directory and read by the CS3000 when it is started.


Help on PC Scope
PC Scope

The PC Scope window is used to display trace signals in the drive.  The signals that are available is drive dependent.  To display a signal from the drive, do the following steps:

•	Connect to the drive if not already connected.

•	Open up the PC Scope window.

•	Select Trace Setup to open the setup dialog.

•	Select the signals, timebase and trigger types desired and select OK to close the dialog.

•	Select Single, Normal, Manual or Auto to acquire and display the trace.

The operations available in the PC Scope window are described in the following sections:

File New - clears the setup and the display.

File Open - opens and reads a previously saved setup and display.  This function can be used while connected or disconnected from a drive.

File Save - saves the setup and trace data into the current file.  If the file is UNTITLED, then the "File Save As" dialog is displayed.

File Save as - saves the setup and trace data into the file selected from the "File Save As" dialog.

Auto - enables the trace acquisition, sends a manual trigger to the drive, uploads and displays the traces.  This is repeated until Manual, Normal, Single or Hold are selected.  This selection can be made from the menu (Trace Auto) or by using the Auto radio button in the toolbar.

Manual - enables the trace acquisition in the drive, sends a manual trigger, uploads and displays the selected traces.  This selection can be made from the menu (Trace Manual) or by using the Manual radio button in the toolbar.

Normal - enables the trace acquisition in the drive, waits for the trigger condition, acquires and displays the trace data.  This is repeated until the selection is changed.

Single - enables the trace acquisition in the drive, waits for the trigger condition, acquires and displays the trace data.

Hold - stops an acquisition if one is in progress.

Trace Setup - opens the trace setup dialog.

View T Cursors - toggles the Tn cursors on or off.

View Y Cursors - toggles the Yn cursors on or off.

View grids - toggles the grid lines on or off.

View Zoom in - zooms the trace display to the area bounded by the cursors.  If autoscale is selected, the zoomed area will be expanded to scale the vertical axis.

View Zoom X1 - changes the trace display zoom back to times one.

Cursor Track - toggles cursor tracking off or on.  When tracking is on,  the two Yn cursors and the two Tn move together keeping the same distance between them.

Cursor Y1, Y2, T1, and T2 - these menu selections can be used to select a cursor with or without a mouse.  You can also use the Tab key to change the selected cursor.  The selected cursor and label can be moved using the up, down, right or left arrow keys.  You can also press shift and then the right, left, up or down arrows.

Snapshot trace A - this selection saves the currently displayed trace A information and displays it as a background using the trace A snapshot color.  When new trace A data is acquired, it can be compared to the snapshot data.

Snapshot trace B - this selection saves the currently displayed trace B information and displays it as a background using the trace B snapshot color.  When new trace B data is acquired, it can be compared to the snapshot data.

Snapshot trace A&B - This saves both traces and displays them as background.

Snapshot clear - This clears the saved snapshot traces.

Options Trc A color - used to set the trace A color.

Options Trc B color - used to set the trace B color.

Options Snap A color - used to set the snapshot A color.

Options Snap B color - used to set the snapshot B color.

The operations available in the Trace setup dialog are described in the following sections:

Channel A selection - select the trace signal for channel A.  Trace signals available are dependent on drive type.

Channel B selection - select the trace signal for channel B.

Autoscale - checking autoscale for channel A or channel B causes the vertical scale to be increased to a round value.  If autoscale is not checked, then the min/max values are used to determine the scale.

Min Max values - enter trace vertical axis minimum and maximum values if auto scale is not selected or if "use chan A scale" is not selected for trace B.

Use chan A scale - selecting this option for trace B will cause the trace to use the channel A scaling values.

Sample rate - select the time between samples in the trace.

Number of samples - select the number of data samples in the trace.  As the sample rate and number of samples are selected, the amount of time for the acquisition displayed.

Trigger signal - used to select the signal value to be used to trigger the acquisition for Single or Normal mode.  If you will be using a manual trigger (manual or auto mode), then the trigger signal will not be needed.

Trigger operation - used to select the comparison type or trigger operation that will trigger the acquisition for Single or Normal mode.

Trigger level - specifies the trigger level used by the trigger operation.

Trigger position - for Single or Normal mode, the trigger position determines how many samples are displayed in the trace before and after the trigger.  For a trigger position of zero percent, the trigger is at the beginning of the trace (all samples displayed were acquired after the trigger.  For a trigger position of 100%, the trigger is at the end of the trace, a position of 50% is in the center, etc.

Trigger delay - for Single or Normal mode, the trigger delay specifies the amount of time between the trigger and the beginning of the trace display.


Configuration Description

Use the Configuration Description dialog to enter a description for the open configuration.  The description will be displayed on the main window of the CS3000 if one exists.  If the configuration is saved to a file, the configuration description is saved also.  The description, however is not downloaded to a drive or uploaded from a drive.


Configuration compare file
Configuration compare with a file

You can use Config|Compare file to compare the parameter values in the opened configuration with the parameter values in a configuration file.

Parameters that have different values are shown in the list box.

You can print the list of changes to a printer or to a text file by selecting the Print button.

Select OK to close the Configuration Compare dialog.


Drive Tuning

You can use Drive|Tuning to tune the speed and torque loops in a GV3000 or LiquiFlo Vector drive.

Use Standard tuning for less critical applications or if you are non-advanced user.  Standard tuning leads you through the tuning sequence and uses nominal values to calculate loop gains.

Use Custom tuning for critical applications.  With Custom tuning, you specify response and damping values which are used to calculate loop gains.  You can also have the profile screen continuously cycle between two drive speeds to check or adjust your tuning.

Standard Tune

Verify motor data - The first standard tune screen displays motor nameplate data parameters and allows you to change them if necessary.  After you have verified the motor data, select Continue to close the Verify Motor Data dialog and open the Standard Drive Tuning dialog.

Measure magnetizing current - After the Standard Tune is displayed, the Magnetizing Current value is read from the drive and displayed (parameter U.006).  You may choose to keep the current setting or have the drive determine the value.  If you choose to have the drive determine the value, the motor shaft must be de-coupled from the load before running the test.

Calculate the torque/flux gains - In this step, Standard Tune calculates the Torque/Flux gain values.  These values (U.014, U.015, U.019 and U.020) are displayed and you are asked to send them to the drive or to ignore them.  Note that the torque/flux gains have no effect in sensorless enhanced mode.

Determine inertia - The inertia measurement runs the drive and gathers data used to determine the inertia in the motor and load.  The motor shaft must be coupled to the load to perform this test.  The value determined for inertia is used in the calculation of speed loop gains.

Calculate speed loop gains - Speed loop gains (U.012 and U.013) are calculated and displayed.  You can choose to have them sent to the drive or not.  This is the final step in Standard Tuning.

Custom Tune

Select the Motor data radio button to display the motor data parameters screen.  Use this screen to check or modify the motor data parameters.  If you change any motor data parameters, select the Assign button to send them to the drive.

Select the Torque/Flux radio button to display the torque/flux loop tuning screen.  Use this screen to calculate and modify the Torque/Flux loop gains.  The Magnetizing Current (U.006) value is read from the drive and displayed in the screen.  You can measure the Magnetizing Current (U.006) by selecting the Start self tune button.  You can re-calculate the Torque/Flux loop gains (U.014, U.015, U.019 and U.020) by selecting the Calculate gains button.  The gain values are calculated using the displayed Magnetizing Current (U.006), the Torque and Flux response values and the damping value.  After re-calculating the gain values, select Assign to send the new values to the drive.

Select the Speed radio button to display the speed loop tuning screen.  Use this screen to calculate and modify the speed loop gains (U.012 and U.013).  You can enter an inertia value in Lb-Ft**2 if you know what it is or you can calculate it by selecting the Start self tune button.  The inertia is displayed as Lb-Ft**2 or as J bar.  You can calculate the speed loop gains by selecting the Calculate gains button.  The Speed loop gains (U.012 and U.013) are calculated from the inertia, the speed response value and the damping value.  After the gains are calculated, select Assign to send them to the drive.

You can use the profile screen to cycle the drive between two speeds automatically in order to test the drive tuning.