6EP1334-2BA20 • Good for ACS600, ACS800, ACS6000, and DCS600 drives • Basic ACS880 support1) • Working simultaneously with multiple drives like master and slave drives • Uses DDCS communication protocol2) • Signal monitoring in numerical and graphical format • Working with drive parameters • Remote connection via LAN, intranet • Views the actual status of the connected drive • Graphical trending • Data logger(s) functions3) • Fault logger functions • Complete backup, which makes it possible to make a spare part board at site2) • 32-bit Win 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 or 64-bit4) Win Vista/7/8 1) Requires that you have the DriveDA OPC server (included in Drive composer pro) installed. 2) Not available for ACS880. 3) Limited support for ACS880. 4) NDPA-02 PCMCIA-board is not supported. 1.1.2 What is DriveWindow? • OPC based commissioning and maintenance tool • Including DriveOPC (OPC server for DDCS-network) • Tool for remote connections (installation in both ends) • 32-bit operating system Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 • 64-bit operating system1) Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 • Fully 32-bit code 1) NDPA-02 PCMCIA-board is not supported. 1.1.3 DriveWindow features: • DriveWindow uses DDCS communication and • DDCS/UDP to communicate via intranet with NETA-21 connected to DDCS drives • Remote use via intranet is possible (all functions included) • Modern user interface • Full access to all DDCS drives General DriveWindow 2 1-3 1.1.4 DriveWindow functions: • Control operations (start, stop, references, etc.) • Monitoring (signals) • Parameters (changing values) • Datalogger (controls, display) 1) • Fault Logger (display faults, controls) • Back-up & Restore (complete software back-up) 2) • All functions over network (control, monitoring, etc.) 1) Limited support for ACS880. 2) Not available for ACS880. 1.1.5 Required DriveWindow hardware: • PCMCIA-board1) (PCMCIA-slot or PCI-slot with PCI/PCMCIA adapter), or • RUSB-02 USB/DDCS adapter, or • NETA-21 Remote Monitoring Device with DDCS/UDP gateway enabled • Network adapter when using remote connection or NETA-21 • DDCS cabling 1) 32-bit operating systems only. 1.1.6 DriveWindow supports: • Maximum 1000 DDCS channels 1.1.7 DDCS network topology: • Ring, or • Tree (with optical distributors) 1.1.8 Supported no more: • Windows NT • NISA-03 board Since DriveWindow version 2.30 Windows NT and NISA-03 board are not supported. However, if your operating system is Windows NT or you are using a NISA-03 board, you can install DriveWindow 2.22 from the same installation CD. The old version is just not in the root but in the root folder “NT & NISA03 Version (2.22)”. See Also: Local and Remote Use General 1-4 DriveWindow 2 2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.1.1 Computer • IBM compatible PC • Pentium 150 MHz or a faster processor recommended • 64 MB RAM • At least 100 MB free hard disk space • CD drive • Free USB-port or free PCI1) or PCMCIA-slot1) • Port 61332 open for UDP traffic in the firewall (if any) for communicating with NETA-21 1) 32-bit operating systems only. The PCI slot can be used only for PCI/PCMCIA adapter. 2.1.2 DDCS Communication • NDPA-02 PCMCIA-board1) (PCMCIA-slot or PCI-slot with PCI/PCMCIA adapter), or • RUSB-02 USB/DDCS adapter, or • NETA-21 Remote Monitoring Device with DDCS/UDP gateway enabled • DDCS cabling • Network adapter when using remote connection or NETA-21 1) 32-bit operating systems only. If DriveWindow is used only as a remote client or uses NETA-21 devices only, just the network adapter is required. 2.1.3 Software • Win 2000, or • 32-bit Win XP, or • 32-bit Win Vista, or • 64-bit Win Vista1), or • 32-bit Win 7, or • 64-bit Win 71), or • 32-bit Win 8, or • 64-bit Win 81) • Internet Explorer 6 (or newer) for printing • Windows Installer 2.0 (or newer) for installing 1) NDPA-02 PCMCIA-board is not supported. 2.1.4 Win 2000/XP/Vista/8 This documentation is made for Windows 7 with Windows Classic personalization. There are some minor differences in the outlook of the user interface, when DriveWindow is run under Win 2000/XP/Vista/8. Some instructions, which do not concern DriveWindow directly, but use of other programs, may differ much more, especially in details. See Also: Limitation |
