ABB ACS55-01N-01A4-2 [26/55] Parameters and actual signals

Parameters

Parameters and actual signals

The Parameter Browser shows the parameters and the actual signals of the drive.

These types are identified with the icons shown in Table 2 Parameter icons.

The most common type is parameter. The parameters displayed in the Drive

column are read from the drive. A parameter's value is read only once to the Drive

column.

Edit the parameter values displayed in the File column by double-clicking the

parameter. After editing a parameter or opening a previously edited parameter file,

the changed parameters are marked with the Value changed in file icon until you

transfer the parameter file to the drive.

Actual signals are like parameters, but you cannot edit their values. When the drive

is connected, the values are updated cyclically in the Parameter Browser.

Table 2. Parameter icons

Icon

Parameter

Parameter has no icon

Signal

Value changed in file

Configuring parameter file

When a drive is connected, you can read the parameter values from the drive, edit

the parameter values in the Parameter Browser and transfer the data back to the

drive.

You can also save the parameter names and values in a DriveConfig Parameter

(DCP) file. The DCP files are in ASCII or UNICODE format with semicolon

delimiters and can be opened with most spreadsheet applications. When a drive is

not connected, you can open a parameter file in the Parameter Browser, edit the

parameter values and save changes to the file. Later you can open the file and

transfer the parameter values to the drive.

Handling parameter files

To save parameter names and values in a DCP file

In the DriveConfig main window, select File – Save or File – Save as…

To open a DCP file and read the parameters

In the DriveConfig main window, select File – Open.

To read the parameter values from the drive

In the Parameter Browser window, click the Read from drive button or in the

DriveConfig main window, select Parameter Browser – Read from drive.