In this post we will show you how to connect SEW frequency
inverters and servo motors using the Movitools program. This can be useful, for
example, to connect online to one of these modules and check or edit
parameters, see any faults that have occurred that are registered in the
device's memory, make a backup or restore, perform a manual jog, among others.
Configure the connection between the laptop and the drive,
for example via Ethernet. CONFIGURING
the IP address of the laptop on the same subnet of the network of inverters select
screen the desired laptop Ethernet card for communication.
Click on Network scan to scan the network. A list of all
found devices will appear:
Clicking on Parameter tree
(online) it is possible to go online to the drive. Ideal for reading parameters
and also editing parameters online.
Clicking on Manual Mode the
screen below opens and it is possible to activate the manual mode and jog the
motor, test rotation in both directions, vary the speed, etc:
By clicking on upload it is
possible to make a backup/restore, reading the parameters of the drive and in download
it is possible to send, writing the parameters on the drive.
Sometimes it can be more convenient to connect to the VFD using USB cable instead of Ethernet cable. For example when there's an issue with the industrial Ethernet network, grounding issues, when configuring a new inverter, or even when the IP addresses are unknown.
This can be done using the SEW interface adapter named USB11A, that converts USB to RS485. Connect the USB cable to the laptop and the RS485 (with a RJ10 cable) to the VFD. Check in the laptop which COM port is being used on "Device Manager". On Movitools, select the correct COM port, set SERIAL communication and the click SCAN :
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