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Notes Conventions A key to be pressed is in triangular brackets: <RETURN>, <F1>, <ESC> etc. A control button to be pressed in a window is in brackets: [ESC], [F1], [INS] etc. Menu titles/menu items are in italics: “File/Exit” or “Options/Language” etc. Mouse operation Use the left mouse key to select menu titles and menu items.
Introduction Introduction The MX_SHELL program is a software tool that allows you to parameterize and commission ® MOVIDRIVE drive inverters simply and rapidly. Context-sensitive Help menus offer support for each individual commissioning step right up to the documentation of the settings you have made. Program features •...
Installation Installation Hardware requirements • PC/AT with 80286 CPU or better • MS-DOS version 3.3 or higher • Minimum 570K RAM • 3.5" disk drive (1.44MB) • VGA compatible video adapter (colour or monochrome, LCD) • Approx. 2MB free hard disk space ®...
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Installation Selecting the interface Set the required connection in the “Communication/PC interface” menu item. Make sure that MX_SHELL is running online. Close “Communication/Offline”. Select “Communication/Connect”. MX_SHELL will check all addresses from 0 ... 99 for a con- nected inverter. You may now select: ®...
Menu Functions Menu Functions General description of the window properties You can open a maximum of 15 windows (10 application windows + 5 system windows) in MX_SHELL. Application windows are identified by a window number in the bottom left corner. Windows whose height you can adjust have a zoom symbol in the bottom right corner.
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Menu Functions The file selection window comes up when you select – “Load file” , “Save file” or “Save to new file” . 01128AEN The File selection window has the following fields: Name: Enter the name of the desired file. To change the file name press the <→>...
Menu Functions Parameter The “Parameter” menu title comprises the following menu items: 01129AEN 3.2.1 Parameter / Commissioning 01130AEN ® Please refer to the MOVIDRIVE Manual for detailed commissioning instructions and follow these closely. Automatic setting of the most important parameters: Set the parameters for your system, for instance: –...
Menu Functions Operation Press the <F2> key to calculate the parameters. Press the <F5> key to display the parameters. Press the <F7> key to set the speed controller. Press the <F3> key to download the calculated values to the drive inverter. The calculated values are shown in the column “Suggestion”.
Menu Functions 3.2.3 Parameter / User menu 01132AEN The user menu is a customized menu where you can put together an individual selection of parameters. Inserting a parameter Press the <Ins> key. Enter the desired parameter number in the editing window. Press the <RETURN>...
Menu Functions 3.2.6 Parameter / Manual operation 01133AEN ATTENTION: ® The documentation for manual operation refers to MOVIDRIVE software version .15 and later. It has become easier to activate and exit manual operation. Functions Older versions Version .15 or later Activate manual operation Terminal/Controller inhibit (DI00) = 0 The inverter only has to be in inhibit status, i.e.
Menu Functions You may enter a speed value in the “Creep speed” and “Rapid speed” boxes and then operate the drive with “CW” and “CCW”. The actual speed is also displayed in the “Variable speed” box, where you can change it with the “+” and “-” keys. This allows you to change the speed setting of a drive, which accelerates to rapid speed with a slow ramp, to a slower speed.
Menu Functions Two operating modes are available: Monitor mode (press <F8> to activate) The monitor mode allows you to monitor data received from ( ) and returned to ( ) an external PLC when the inverter is communicating with the higher-level control over a fieldbus system. The individual function bits of the control and status words 1 are shown in detail.
Menu Functions 3.3.2 Communication / Connect 01297AEN The communications link between the PC and the drive inverter can be established via one of the COM ports of the PC (→ Sec. 2.3). Options The menu title “Options” comprises the following menu items: 01136AEN Options / Language The program comes standard with German, English and French language files.
Menu Functions Screen The menu title “Screen” comprises the following menu items: 01137AEN Screen / Configuration load Loads the screen configuration last saved (screen configuration = position of opened windows). Screen / Configuration save Saves the current screen configuration. Screen / Auto configuration “Auto configuration”...
Menu Functions Help The “Help” menu title comprises the following menu items: 01139AEN Help / Key assignment Explains all the keys and controls in all the windows. Select the desired window with the <TAB> key and press the <RETURN> key to call up context-sensitive Help. Help / Use program windows Informs about the most important ways of operating MX_SHELL windows.
Extended Program Start Settings Extended Program Start Settings To operate correctly, MX_SHELL requires several additional files, where, for example, important program settings are stored. When the program is started, these files are read in, processed and some of the information saved again. NOTE: MX_SHELL will create the following files automatically.
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