Thank you for your videos. I have done quite a bit of programming (allen bradley, automation direct, and others) but i always like witching and learning new things. You do a great job of explaining. Thank you for your time and dedication.
Have made a sequel video to this? I would like to see an example of programming speed control setting up some of the other parameters. Also, can it be configured to use either ethernet or the push button/potentiometer? Love your videos by the way, they are the best ones I've found at explaining things.
Tim, I love you videos but this one brings up a question. The two ways you show to turn on and turn off the drive produce the same result but the first one is instantly recognizable as on-off and the second must be interpreted you might say. To the average person the first is easier to understand. Green button turns it on, red button turns it off. The second example has a latch which is not needed, otherwise they are the same. Both take two rungs. What is the benefit of using the harder to read method?
Hi Lalit. We have that for RsLogix 500. You can find it at the following link. We have machine sequencing lessons in the works for Studio 5000 and Connected Components Workbench planned, with the notable missing method of sequencer instructions. I don't believe they are a good way of sequencing machine steps. twcontrols.com/allen-bradley-rslogix-500-lessons-for-the-micrologix-and-slc-plc
Awesome video Id be interested in seeing different speed set points and using the logic to change them (ie one button slow jog, second button fast jog)
These videos are absolutely phenomenal! It's tutorials and explanations like these that have helped me teach myself these automation systems, so thank you so much for your time and effort here! I don't suppose you have plans to pull together a video similar to this one, expect using a Micro800 series with the PF525? I'm looking to control one using an 850, a PanelView, and a PF525...
And as soon as I finished this comment, I saw your "Program a Micro820 to Control a Powerflex 525 with a UDFB" video in my upcoming videos list...so thank you!
We've hit Controllogix to Micro800 and Micro800 to Controllogix communications and we have Controllogix to Controllogix communications coming. Anything else come to mind?
Thank you very much for your answer boss! One more question is if I use wifi in a plant. How to set ip address to match plc inrslink?Could you make a viedo show?
Great videos as always! If i am using a momentary foot pedal to control the powerflex can I use the start command in the "Jog" output instead of the start?
Honestly I have never used the Jog feature, I should play with it sometime. The easiest way to do it is XIO Drive.Start OTE Drive.Stop. That way when ever the Start has a 0 in it, it will put a 1 in the Stop, and vice versa.
Hi, thanks for all of your videos, really useful for me. Please could you tell me, how the plc keep the parameters for those inverters, I meanimg, we have a powerflex 225 burned out and we just set the IP on his HMI and all parameters was set and it works as built. How it happened? Thanks.
Thanks for the videos, your doing a great job. When we have to replace a drive that is networked to a Compact Logix via ethernet, we often have problems getting the drive to work with the system. Is there a video that you have that covers troubleshooting these problems? Thanks again
@@noname-g8e You can only do Modbus to the Powerflex 525 over serial, not Ethernet. Here is a video connecting a Micro820 to it over serial. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ARg2QHn3IB0.html
@@TimWilborne Do you have a 1769-sm2 Compact I/O module or a Prosoft technology MVI69E-MBS module you can use with your compactlogix plc to control a powerflex vfd besides the powerflex 525? I would like see a video on how to setup and use those modules in studio 5000 on the compactlogix plc to control a powerflex 4 vfd so that I can learn how to do it myself. I watched the video on the Micro800 Modbus RTU Serial Configuration and gave me some good information, but I would like to see a video on how to setup and use the 1769-sm2 Compact I/O module or a Prosoft technology MVI69E-MBS module in studio 5000 on the compactlogix plc to control a powerflex vfd .
Tim, how do you get that IP address you used on the VFD? do you just make that IP address up or do you get it from somewhere on studio? I'm assuming you make that number up from the last IP address you added?
At 4:43, you mention downloading the program. What program? I put the parameters in the powerflex manually following your previous video. Was i supposed to write a simple start stop program and downloaded it to the controller? what should my output be? one more, can i delete the pwerflex drive and create one the way you show here. I wanted to delete it and start fresh but got a mesage"Are you sure you want this module and all og its child to be deleted?" sounds scary? Thanks for all of your informative videos. I am new to this and already have learned a lot by watching them. regards Ben E
Hi Tim, Thanks for the reply. What I am asking is which program you are referring to. i don't see you doing any program but you say let's download ( the program ??). Did you write a program. Do mind posting it along with the wiring for the input and output. I hope my question makes sense. Regards Be
@@TimWilborne I have a L30-ER that is connected to 3 drives, 1 output and one input card. I want my L24ER-QBFC1B to be able to control a drive, and few inputs and a few out puts of the L30-ER.
@@iamcool8304 Sounds like produced and consumed tags between the L30 and the L24 would be the easiest solution if they are both connected over Ethernet. Here is a video on that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ABOAHyLcgSM.html
Hello, So I had power flex 70 but it is now obselete and I replaced it with 525 so I followed same steps but I am getting module not configured after the download how do I fix that ? Also sometimes I can ping my PLC but when I try to connect to it it takes so long and sometimes it works and sometimes not what could be the issues ?Thank you
At 8:43 I noticed that you have three options for the start source (#46, 48, and 50). Number 50 is already set to E/IP. Did you have to change source one to E/IP or is there a way to simply select source three as your control method?
Hi Brian, you can configure digital inputs to switch between start sources and speed references. I have done this once, it would make for a good exercise. It had a 3 position Hand Off Auto selector switch. When in Auto, it's start source and speed reference was over Ethernet, but when in hand, its start source and Ethernet were from the drive I/O terminals.
Hi Tim, Thank you for knowledge you share. I have to replace on same 525vfd but different version ( old is version 1.6 and new one is version 4.0). After copying vfd program and connected to plc but Ethernet not connecting. But same vfd working with same Ethernet IP if i control from my PC
Hi Tim, Thanks for the video. I have done all of the steps in it. I can ping my controller from my PC and when I check the ip address of the drive it is 192.168.1.12 in the same subnet as the controller 192.168.1.10 and my PC. But I am getting communication error when I click on the connection tab of the drive. Don't know why? Thanks again
good video i have a question i need to know how to get a micro 800 plc to set the powerflex drive parameters on power-up via ethernet/ip or dsi and if any additional hardware is required other than ethernet cables
I don't believe the Micro800s support ADC (Automatic Device Configuration) so it would take quite a bit of work to set the drive parameters. If you need that feature, you probably need to look at a Compactlogix. Here is a video showing that feature. Curious, why do you need to set them on powerup? Is it just in case you need to replace a drive? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C249NnJ4EmM.html
@@TimWilborne correct, in the event of drive failure during production hours the maintenance crew will replace it and when they power up the panel it takes an additional 5 min to program the drive even if they have the "cheat sheet" for that machine as far as looking at CompactLogix the company cant afford swap out all the plc's to those at the moment the old automation tech was able to do it with a micrologix 1400 and an adaptor (i assume it was for Modbus) to set parameters on a power flex 4 now just a guess on my part but can you send a write string or word to the powerflex something like a program variable? variable "p36" with a value of "5"
@@TimWilborne outstanding, i think i would not need more than 5 parameters such as a preset speed, start source, and basic motor parameters like FLA etc.
Thank you so much for the video, I have to make some changes to my data type the default data type doesn't have the actual current. what should I do to get actual current in the Input which are read from the VFD
no i was just setting up for the first time and saw a means to connect to the via project or physical i chose physical so was just wondering how to disconnect since i was able to connect
@@douglaslinton8292 Still not sure I'm following your lingo. Do you mean viewing the module properties of the Powerflex drive and Studio 5000? If so the connect is more of make sure the parameters match what's in the offline and you'll get used physical, which is what's in the drive, or use project, which is what's in Studio 5000 after that. Not looking at Studio 5000 right now but I don't believe there's actually a disconnect or a need to disconnect afterwards. Just close the module properties.
for example just like how you can go offline and online with the plc i was wondering if that was possible to do that to the vfd from within the studio 5000 software after you would have establish connection to the drive from the software
Do you know generally how old the revision on the vfd can be until it stops communicating? Bc I think we had a power flex 525 with a revision 3 that went bad, replaced it with a 6 and didn’t communicate bc in the plc it was a 3.
I had many problems following this video i wanted to list some things for others who have the trainer and their Studio 5000 may have locked up and sent many errors to AB. I changed many things not 100% sure what did what. Program would not download deleted ethernet connection, only left ethernet IP active and changed to windows default driver. Took HMI out of run on config screen. The program seems to have problems with blank spaces on PLC and Drive descriptions. When downloaded I tried to double click on drive it stopped like yours but my powerflex connection was grayed out in use physical so i had to use project. Then I got error writing port 0 Parameter 122 value out of range. I clicked ok and then double clicked drive and all loaded properly. Also for others with trainer steps in video may not work for instance buttons on drive because this is already changed in drive to ethernet IP. Really not 100% sure how i got myself in so many problems but maybe some of these steps will help others
Hi Dave. Yours should have already been set up for this but I know we had some issues with IP addresses. Try doing a factory reset as shown in the following video and see if that smooths out the steps.
Hello, is there anyway to add the powerflex 525 to a version 13 controller project? I have to AOP downloaded but they won't show up, when I try to add the 525 to the ethernet module in the tree? I found AOP's for ver.16-19 on the Rockwell site.
You would have to use the Generic Ethernet module. It isn't difficult to set up but I don't have a video on that. It's in the manual... if I'm recalling correctly. We did it in a recent class for some reason.
@@TimWilborne Thank you for your response. I think I will try updating the firmware to ver.17. We are limited to nothing above Version 19 due to Zenon HMI's.
Hi TIM I am starting a new project with a 1769-L24ER controller. I connected up to the USB port and did a firmware flash to V21.011. Everything seemed to go normal. At the end the controller would not communicate back to the ControlFlash program that it had the new version. Now I get the solid red OK light and when I power it up it wont do the diagnostic test where it will runs through and lights all the lights. The USB port wont work either. Any ideas
Only have version 20 of studio 5000 / . Will trainer work with this version(20) If not I gotta go ccw 12 / micrologix 800 / logic theme but I rather compactlogix .... which is ideal but I cannot get the proper version new at work .... only service version its 789 so I don't think it's the right one to program and train with but I have a full version 20 pro
can i program a compact logix l32e with studio 5000 lite, (the 950$ version you were talking about) im going buy that version but i only have a compact logix l32e to practice on and dont know if they're compatible... also. i told my boss at hershey about your classes and hes very interested. we are waiting till they hire 2 more guys to set up classes for everyone. do you have a buisness email i can give to my boss incase he has any questions.
Hi, i would like to change a powerflex 525 installed for other new one, but after It's configured, the ethernet led port only flashing and not connect to the net to recive and manage the vfd via ethernet? thancks
@@TimWilborne Actually my drive is healthy ,but ot didnot accept command from ethernet ip communication,so i reset it to default.I tried your communication video step by step but no response ,but when i change ip it doesn't ping and didn't showing in RS links.I tried to set ip at automatic in my pc,but its not communicate.
@@TimWilborne thank you but I was looking for controler at software but I couldn’t find Also one more question pleas if we have any other typ VFD like Siemens can we program it by RSL5000 or should be just Allen Bradley Thank you
