Danfoss iC7 MyDrive Insight Installation Guide

Danfoss iC7 MyDrive Insight

Product Information

Specifications:

• Product Name: MyDrive Insight
• Application Guide Version: 2.11.2
• Manufacturer: Danfoss
• Interface: RJ45 Ethernet port, USB-C

Product Usage Instructions

Establishing Connection to PC:
To establish a connection between the drive and the device:

1. Use the communication interface X0 and the RJ45 Ethernet port on the device with a standard Ethernet cable.
2. If no RJ45 port is available, use a USB-C to RJ45 adapter.
3. To connect multiple drives, use an Ethernet switch between the PC and the control unit.

Accessing Parameters in MyDrive Insight:
To view and change parameters:

1. Click on Setup and Service.
2. Click on Parameters Live.
3. Use the legend table to navigate through parameter groups, search for specific parameters, view/change parameter values, and start/stop the drive using MyDrive Insight.

Introduction to Application Guide

Version History
This guide is regularly reviewed and updated. All suggestions for improvement are welcome. The original language of this guide is English.

application software version 2.11.2.

PC Control

MyDrive Insight
MyDrive Insight is a platform-independent software tool that supports the commissioning, engineering, and monitoring of iC7 ser-ies. Some of the key features include:

• Fast and easy configuration and commissioning.
• Monitor the drives as part of daily operations.
• Collect data and information for troubleshooting, maintenance, and service.
• Discovery and access to multiple drives in a network. Intuitive user interface.
• Notifications and visualizations of real time information and events about the drive.
• PC control to perform operations such as starting or stopping the drive, set references, set direction, reset, and coast of the drive.
• Perform updates on single or multiple drives.
• Backup and restore of parameter settings.
• Data logging and analyzing for troubleshooting.

NOTICE
This chapter applies to MyDrive Insight version 2.8.0 or above. Please make sure to uninstall lower versions of MyDrive Insight from your device to utilize the latest MyDrive Insight functions.

The section MyDrive Insight in the application guide covers basic information such as getting started with MyDrive Insight, accessing and viewing or changing the parameters, and PC control to operate the drive using MyDrive Insight. For further information on the different MyDrive screens, integrated help within MyDrive Insight will be available in future releases.

Getting Started with MyDrive Insight
As a prerequisite, ensure that MyDrive Insight is installed on the device (PC or laptop). MyDrive Insight can be downloaded and installed from MyDrive Suite, available here: https://suite.mydrive.danfoss.com/

Procedure

1. To establish a point-to-point connection between the drive and the device, use the communication interface X0 and the RJ45 Ethernet port on the device by using a standard Ethernet cable. If the device does not have an RJ45 Ethernet port or it is already in use, then a conventional adapter from USB-C to RJ45 can be used. To connect several drives at the same time, use an Ethernet switch between the PC and the control unit.
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2. When the drive is powered up and in Ready state, open MyDrive® Insight on the device and the drive is recognized.

3. To establish or confirm the connection, click the arrow button.

4. Select the required interaction for the drive. In this example, the Device Info screen is shown.

Accessing Parameters and Understanding Parameter Screens in MyDrive Insight

Viewing and Changing Parameters

1. To access the parameters of the connected drive, click Setup and Service.
2. Click Parameters → Live as shown.

Parameter Screen Overview
The following is an overview of the Parameters (Live) screen in MyDrive® Insight.

Table 1: Legend Table

drive.
2| Search field| Use the search function to find a specific parameter.
3| Value field| View and change a parameter value or selection. All the parameters for the drive are shown on the Live screen.
4| PC Control button| Switch to PC control to start or stop the drive using MyDrive Insight.
5| Favorites| Select a parameter as a favorite by clicking the star in its row.

Open the favorites panel on the right side of the screen by clicking the star at the top of the page.

Navigate through different parameter group In the following picture, parameter group 4 Motor is shown as an example.

1. Click the parameter group (1) from the Live pane.
2. Click the parameter subgroup (2).
3. Repeat step 2, until the right level of parameter subgroup (3) is reached to find the specific parameters (4).

NOTICE
When in a specific parameter subgroup, only parameters relevant to the parameter subgroup can be accessed.

Searching for a specific parameter

• In the Search field, type the search term. The search returns all parameters that have the search term in the name.
• In the following example, all parameters with DC-Link in the name are listed in the search results.

Viewing and Changing Parameter Settings
When in a specific parameter group, all parameters related to the parameter group are shown. Depending on the access type of the parameter, there is a possibility to view the parameter setting or change the current selection or value of the parameter. In the following picture, parameter group 4 Motor is shown as an example.

Table 2: Legend Table

location of the parameter. The index is not used as a unique identifier of a parameter.
2| Name| Name of the parameter.
3| Status parameter| Provides the current status or value of a parameter. The parameter value is shown in a light gray color and cannot be changed.
4| Selection parame- ters| To see all selections available for the parameter, click the value in the Value field.
5| Range parame- ters| The parameter value can be modified based on the ranges defined (maximum and minimum val- ues).
6| Value| The current value of the parameter.
7| Default| The factory setting (default value) of the parameter.
8| Min and Max| When applicable, the minimum and maximum values of the parameter are shown in the Min and

Max fields.

9| Unit| When applicable, the unit of the parameter is shown in the Unit field.
10| Number| The unique identifier for each parameter. The identifier is independent and decoupled from the parameter index values.
11| Help| Click the ? button to see a description about the parameter.
12| Favorites (star)| Clicking the Favorites icon will add the parameter to Favorites.

PC Control to Operate the Drive Using MyDrive® Insight
To operate the drive using PC control, click the Control Panel button in MyDrive® Insight. The following illustration shows the different screens to operate the drive via MyDrive® Insight.

To access PC Control in MyDrive® Insight and operate the drive, perform the following:

1. Click the REQUEST CONTROL button (1).
2. Click Continue (2) to confirm secure operational conditions while controlling the drive using MyDrive® Insight.
3. Use the START, STOP, STOP COAST buttons (3) to perform a drive operation. Use the sliders (4) to increase or decrease the reference speed.
4. To reset a drive in case of a fault, click RESET FAULTS (5).
5. For ease of access, click the Pin button (6) to make the control panel constantly visible on the screen.

Datalogger

• The datalogger in MyDrive Insight enables the monitoring of signals and related information for the selected signals. To access the
• Datalogger feature, select the drive (1), then go to Graphs and Reports (2) → Datalogger (3).

The following image shows the Datalogger main controls.

Table 3: Main Controls

settings are inactive. When enabled, Data- logger is active and operates based on the configuration settings.
5| Activates the force trigger. The 0 – 1 transition (rising edge) triggers Datalogger manually. This function is typically used with automatic triggers.
6| Arms Datalogger. The 0 – 1 transition (rising edge) readies Datalogger for triggering.
7| Applies any changed settings.

Configuring Datalogger
To configure the datalogger, follow these 2 main steps:

• Configure the signals to be recorded using the datalogger.
• Configure the datalogger settings.

Procedure:
Open Datalogger.
The settings view opens.

The description of the user interface elements in the screen is as follows:

Field name| Field description
Sample time (ms)| Enter a sample time in ms. The actual sample time is dependent on the switching frequency. Fast sample rate settings result in data changing slowly in the resulting log.
Win- dow time (s)| Defines the size of the capture window. Enter the window time in seconds.

High sample rates and large capture times that result in large capture files may be rejected when the config- uration is applied.

Stor- age| Select the location to which datalogger files are stored. Available selections are:

–        RAM: Settings are stored on the RAM of the drive.

–        Flash: Settings are stored on the flash of the drive.

–        SD card: Data is stored on the (optional) microSD card.

The supported microSD cards are: SD, SDHC, or SDXC, which must be formatted for the FAT32 file system. SDHC is the recommended type as they are delivered preformatted to FAT32.

Trigger posi- tion (s)| Adjust the slider to position the trigger. Setting the trigger position to 0 indicates that the datalogger recording starts at the time of the trigger. Setting a negative value indicates that the datalogger recording starts after the trigger has occurred. Setting a positive value indicates that the datalogger recording starts before the trigger has occurred.
Trigger type| The trigger types are the following:

–        No trigger (manual trigger only)

–        Equal triggers when the value of the trigger source variable is equal to trigger level 1.

–        Not equal triggers when the value of the trigger source variable is not equal to trigger level 1.

–        Greater than triggers when the value of the trigger source variable is greater than trigger level 1.

–        Greater than or equal to triggers when the value of the trigger source variable is greater than or equal to trigger level 1.

–        Less than triggers when the value of the trigger source variable is less than trigger level 1.

source variable is less than or equal to trig-

ger level 1.

–        Rising edge triggers when the value of the trigger source variable rises above trigger level 1. If the trig- ger source is already above trigger level 1, the trigger must first drop below the trigger level.

–        Falling edge triggers when the value of the trigger source variable falls below trigger level 1. If the trig- ger source is already below trigger level 1, the trigger must first rise above the trigger level.

Trigger level 1| Defines the trigger level associated with the defined trigger type. This level is used for all single-level trigger types. The entry in the field defines the lower trigger level for window trigger types, such as bounds and out of bounds.
File name| Name of the file for datalogger recording.
Over- write| Click the toggle button to turn the overwrite function on or off.

–        On: Overwrite is enabled. A file number is not appended to the datalog file. The datalogger overwrites a previous datalog file.

–        Off: Overwrite is disabled. A file number is appended to the log file. For each datalog, the datalog file is Incremented and the previous datalog file is not overwritten.

Next file num- ber| The number entered in this field is appended to the initial datalog file. Entry in the field is useful when data- logs are previously available in the drive. The number is auto-incremented with each datalog recording when the entry in Next file number is enabled.
Trigger mode| Select 1 of the following trigger modes.

–        Single trigger mode: After a datalog recording, the datalogger must be rearmed before another trigger is allowed.

–        Auto trigger mode: After a datalog recording, the datalogger automatically rearms and starts to accept triggers.

Trigger source| Click the Add signal button under the Trigger source heading. A Trigger source field appears. Click on the Trigger source field to select the signal source which is used for triggering the datalogger recording. The trig- ger source list opens in a new window:
Field name| Field description
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Signals| Click the Add signal button under the Signals heading. A Signal field appears. Click on the Signal field to select the signals that are logged. The signal list opens in a new window:

Add more signals as necessary by clicking the Add signal button again.

Click Apply settings.

After the signal selection and the datalogger settings, the datalogger is ready to record the logs. To view a recorded datalog file, click the icon shown in the following figure.

Backup and Restore
Backup
The Backup feature in MyDrive® Insight allows to store the parameter settings of the drive into a new or existing project file, RAM, or flash memory of the drive, or to an optional microSD card.  To utilize the microSD card as a storage device, the microSD card must be inserted in the slot on the interface module located behindthe control panel, as shown in the image below.

1. The microSD card
   The following are the types of microSD card supported by the interface module, which must be formatted for the file system FAT32.

   • Secure Digital (SD) card
   • Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
   • Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)

NOTICE
It is recommended to use SDHC cards as they are delivered as preformatted to FAT32.

Backing up the Drive

Procedure

1. To back up the drive, select a drive, go to Setup & Services → Parameters.
2. Click the icon as shown in the figure. This opens a screen to select the backup destination. The destinations to back up are:
   • Project: The user can back up an existing project or a new project.
   • Device file system: The user can back up to 1 of the available memory devices of the drive.
3. Click Next.
4. If the Project was selected, give the backup file a name and description.
   • If Device file system was selected, select where to save the backup.
   • The selections are flash, RAM, or an (optional) microSD card. It is possible to specify a name for the backup file as well.
5. Click Backup to begin backup.
   Once backup is completed, a notification screen about it appears. If a Project backup was created, the backup is shown in the device menu under Parameters.

Restoring the Data to the Drive

Procedure

1. To restore data to the drive, select a drive, go to Setup & Service → Parameters.
2. Click the icon as shown in the image below.
3. Select the source of the data which has to be restored to the drive.
4. Click Next to select the backup source device and view the available backup files.
5. If Project is the restore source, select the correct backup to restore. Click Next.
6. Select the files for restoring data into the drive, as shown in the figure below, and click Next. It is possible to exclude ethernet port settings when restoring the data.
7. The system asks you to confirm the restore action. Click Restore.

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FAQ

Q: How can I update the application software version?
A: To update the application software version, please visit www.danfoss.com for the latest updates and follow the provided instructions.

Q: Can I use MyDrive Insight with devices that do not have an RJ45 Ethernet port?
A: Yes, you can use a conventional adapter from USB-C to RJ45 for devices without an RJ45 Ethernet port.

References

• Engineering Tomorrow | Danfoss
• MyDrive® Suite

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