PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT The purpose of this document is to facilitate the commissioning of EtherCAT communications on the MD800 drives. To perform this procedure, an MD800 and an optional SI-ECAT communications card are required. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
OVERVIEW Thank you for using Inovance's MD800 series AC drives and SI-ECAT communication expansion card. The SI-ECAT card is an EtherCAT fieldbus adapter card, which can be used in the ultra-high speed I/O network. The protocol is applicable on the I/O layer.
Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the groove of the expansion card, and pry out the expansion card to the left with proper force. 2. Installation Please install it in the reverse order of the above disassembly process. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
2. Check whether the rectifier module is timeout normal. Red light flashes Check malfunction according to the FAULT SI-ECAT card failure quickly code of the rectifier display panel. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Yellow light is always Already connected None with the previous EC LA EtherCAT device connection Green light off No data interaction None on the network port Flashing green Data exchange None through the network port INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Bus topology: Star topology: NOTE For this type of topology it is necessary to use a special switch such as the Inovance’s GR10-EC-6SW 6- Port EtherCAT Branch Module. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
0.01 A to 655.35 A (drive power ≤ 55 kW) 1.3A current 0.1 A to 6553.5 A (drive power > 55 kW) F1-04 Rated motor 0.01 Hz to maximum frequency (F0-10) 50Hz frequency INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
6048 F0-17 vl velocity acceleration. Delta 0.1s Time vl velocity acceleration. Delta 15000 Speed 6049 F0-18 vl velocity acceleration. Delta 0.1s Time NOTE See section 6.4.1 for more information on this mode. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
1 [Speed (rpm)] 6060 Modes of operation 9 [Cyclic Synchronous Mode] 60FF Target velocity 606C Velocity actual value 6077 Torque actual value NOTE See section 6.4.2 for more information on this mode. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Following the same way as the parameter name, the communication address is made up of two parts: • The two most significant digits that represent the group to which the parameter belongs • And the two least significant digits that represent the ID of the parameter INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
The RAM memory address is based in the EEPROM memory address, but changing the most significant digit for another value. See the correspondence below: Parameter group number EEPROM address RAM address F0~FE 0xF000~0xFEFF 0x0000~0x0EFF A0~AF 0xA000~0xACFF 0x4000~0x4CFF 0x7000~0x70FF 0x7300 ~ 0x73ff 0x7400 ~ 0x74ff 0x7500 ~ 0x75ff INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
MD800 is a multi-axis device, therefore, it provides to the communications master with an independent set of PDOs for each of its devices. A maximum of 16 RPDOs and 16 TPDOs can be configured for each device. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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PDO area received from Master (1606h) PDO area transmitted by AXIS 6 (1A06h) Fixed RPDO Variable RPDO Command Target Function Status Operating Function Frequency parameters Frequency parameters RPDO1 RPDO2 RPDO3 ~ RPDO16 TPDO1 TPDO2 TPDO3 ~ TPDO16 INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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0x11 frequency setting is 10.00Hz. If F8-64 is set to 1, the writing unit is rpm. Such as: write the decimal number 1000, that is, the speed is given It is 1000rpm. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
• Remote TxPDO transmit request • Remote RxPDO sending request • SDO information Currently, the AC drive supports SDO requests and responses. For details about SDO-related parameters, see the MD800 user guides. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Such scenario may be caused by poor contact or damaged cables. FD‑78 SYNC mode setting 0–65535 0~1 0 Used to check for setting failure (loss of synchronization) Testing mechanism FD‑79 EtherCAT 0–1 synchronization INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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EtherCAT DC 0–65535 acceleration Limit value FD‑89 EtherCAT DC speed 0–65535 Limit value FD‑90 EtherCAT DC 0.00–655.35 0.00 integration coefficient FD‑91 Communication 0.00–655.35 0.00 Communication expansion card software card version version number. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
The MD800 is an open loop drive, therefore the final speed of the motor has a small error because the drive has no feedback. The following image shows how the MD800 interpolates the final speed from the command received from the host controller: INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Enable voltage 1-Valid 0 - invalid circuit fast stop Quick stop 0-Valid 1 - invalid Inverter operation Enable operation 1-Valid 0 - invalid Operation mode Operation mode specific Related to operation mode related INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Switch on 1-Valid 0 - invalid operate Inverter operation Operation enabled 1-Valid 0 - invalid fault Fault 1-Valid 0 - invalid The main circuit is Voltage enabled 1-Valid 0 - invalid electrically connected INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Fault reaction active Xxxx xxxx x0xx 1000 Fault data Target speed Setting Operatio data int1 name structur effective n setting type vl target velocity Indexes 6042h Accessibil Correlatio Data factor 32768~3276 n mode range INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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SVC control, the speed is estimated according to the motor mathematical model. (2) The speed display unit is consistent with the description of 6042h. Setting data data Indexes name Min / max speed Uint32 effective structure type INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Subindex amount Correlation Data factory Accessibility RPDO 0~65535 1500 mode range setting (1) The maximum allowable speed of the inverter, in RPM, is limited by the maximum frequency (F0-10). INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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65536 mode range setting (unit: s) (1) F0-19 needs to set 1 or 2. If 0 is set, the calculation of acceleration and deceleration time will be inaccurate due to calculation error. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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(1) Confirm that f0-25 = 0. If other values are set, the deceleration time will be calculated incorrectly. Subindex Time variation Setting data data name Uint16 effective structure type Delta time INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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For emergency stop, the deceleration time is the time set by f8-60 Stop mode selection Setting data data name Int16 effective structure type Shut down option Indexes code 605Bh Correlation Data factory Accessibility mode range setting INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Coast to stop Deceleration stop: the deceleration time is f0-18, i.e. the set time of 6049h in VL mode Fault shutdown Setting data data Indexes name Int16 mode selection effective structure type INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Indexes Mode of operation 6060h Can It Correlation Data factory Accessibility RPDO mode range setting (1) Setpoint definition Set value Operation mode (speed mode) VL (periodic synchronous speed mode) CSV INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Indexes Mode of operation 6061h display Can It Correlation Data factory Accessibility RPDO mode range setting (1) Setpoint definition Set value Operation mode (speed mode) VL (periodic synchronous speed mode) CSV INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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(1) Bit6 sets the target speed limit to 0, and the target speed is (60ff + 60b1);Set to 1, target speed is - (60ff + 60b1) Speed offset Setting data data name Int32 effective structure type Velocity Indexes Offset 60B1h -231 ~ Can It Correlation Data factory Accessibility TPDO (231- mode range setting INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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(RPM) Support mode Setting data data name Uint32 Supported drive effective structure type Indexes modes 6502h Correlation Data factory Accessibility 0~232 0x00000102 mode range setting Operation mode VL support INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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"1" to save after power failure. (2) For some objects only, please refer to the following table: Object Support SDO power down saving dictionary 603F I won't support it 6040 It doesn’t support INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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6049-1 support 6049-2 support 605A support 605B support 605C support 605E support 6060 support 6061 It doesn’t support 606C It doesn’t support 6077 It doesn’t support 607E support 60B1 It doesn’t support INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Support 402 mode Uint16 effective structure type Subindex Correlation Data factory Accessibility RPDO mode range setting (1) Set "0" to work in non 402 mode and "1" to work in 402 mode. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
PROJECT EXAMPLES INOPROSHOP PROJECT (INOVANCE’S AM/AC SERIES CONTROLLERS) The AM600 master station is used as an example to describe how to use the SI-ECAT card with the master station. 1) Start the software and create an AM600 project. Select AM600-CPU1608TP, as shown in the following figure.
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6. Select the required PDO and add to PDO settings list. Control Command and Inverter State of the RPDO cannot be changed and they must be set as the first items. Otherwise, the running will be abnormal. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
TwinCAT2 directory: TwinCAT\IO\EtherCAT TwinCAT3 directory: TwinCAT\3.1\config\IO\EtherCAT TwinCAT3 is used as an example in the following section. The operation steps for TwinCAT2 are similar. 3. Start TwinCAT. Click New Project to create a project. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Select TwinCAT XAE Project and click OK. 4. Install the TwinCAT network adapter driver. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Installed and ready to use devices. 5. Search for devices. Create a project, right-click Device, and then click Scan to search for devices, as shown in the following figure. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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The following message appears. Click OK. Select EtherCAT device and click OK. Click Yes. Select NC configuration and click OK. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Click No. Now the equipment search is complete, as shown in the following figure: INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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After the OP state is activated, you can view real-time data in the SDO data list or double-click the object dictionary to modify the SDO data. 3. Activate the configuration and switch over to the running mode. Click . The following dialog box is displayed. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Click OK. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Click OK to enter the OP state. 4. Control the AC drive through PDO. Write corresponding values through the configured RPDO to control the AC drive. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
The digits that need to be changed when setting parameter numbers and values are shifted to the left. Multi-function According to the set value of F7-01, switch between selection key the selected functions. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Reverse running Wi-Fi Wi-Fi connection mode Steady on: The command source is selected as the terminal control channel Remotely Remote connection mode Blinking: The command source is selected as the communication control channel INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
F0-02 Set to 1 (terminal), through the MF.K key can be realized between the terminal and the operation panel Switch; F0-02 is set to 2 (communication), through the MF.K key can realize the communication and INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Pressing the shift key BIT04: Output current configured parameters can be displayed BIT05: output power (kW) BIT06: Output torque BIT07: DI input status BIT08: DO output status BIT09: AI1 voltage (V) BIT10: AI2 voltage (V) INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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1 parameter initialization. 2: Clear record 0: No operation information The inverter does not perform 4: Backup user any operation. current parameters 1: Restore factory parameter mode 1 INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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4: Backup user current parameters Back up the parameter settings set by the current user. 501: Restore user backup parameters Restore the parameter setting value backed up by setting FP-01 to 4. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
DI5 terminal Select the function of the input 0-63. See table below function selection terminal. F4-10 DI6 hardware See function code F4-00 Select the source of the input source selection setting range terminal. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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DI changes, the inverter 0.0s~3600.0s delay time for the change. Currently only DI1, DI2, DI3 have set delay F4-20 DI2 delay time When the state of the digital input 0.0s~3600.0s terminal DI changes, the inverter INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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0: no choice Select the source of the analog source selection 1: Rectifier AI1 quantity/temperature input. 2: Rectifier AI2 101: Expansion card 1 AI1 102: Expansion card 1 AI2 201: Expansion card 2 AI1 INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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AI curve 2 is -10.00V~10.00V the minimum analog input voltage (or minimum analog input current). F4-36 AI curve 2 The y-axis corresponding to the -100.0%~100.0% minimum input minimum input point of AI curve 2 is INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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4: Curve 4 (4 points) frequency is set by A6-00~A6-07. 5: Curve 5 (4 points) 5: Curve 5 (4 points) 4-point curve, the corresponding relationship between voltage and frequency is set by A6-08~A6-15. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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When the external signal is sent to the inverter, the inverter reports fault E15.01. External fault normally closed input When the external signal is sent to the inverter, the inverter reports fault E15.02. User-defined fault 1 INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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PID is temporarily invalid, the inverter maintains the current output frequency and no longer performs PID adjustment of the frequency source. PID integration suspended The integral adjustment function of PID is suspended, but the proportional adjustment and differential adjustment functions of PID are still valid. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Motor selection terminal Select the motor parameters. When the terminal is valid, select motor 2; when the terminal is invalid, select motor 1. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Restore the inverter to the initial state of the simple PLC. Swing frequency pause In the swing frequency technology function, the terminal selects this function to pause the swing frequency function (the inverter outputs at the center frequency). 54-63 reserved INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Only a standard USB-C cable is needed to connect to the sMD800 drives. Follow the below procedure to connect InoDriverShop to the MD800 drive: 1. Open the InoDriverShop and click in the “new project” button. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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3. The software will detect the connected modules and shows a list. The software detects the different modules and displays them in a list. Select the location where you want to save the project and click on the "Finish" button. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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4. The detected modules are shown in the project tree from where you can access the list of parameters or the control panel of each module. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
The following table shows the parameters that indicate the firmware version of each module: Parameter Parameter description Rectifier F0-02 Rectifier software version FD-91 Optional communication card firmware version Inverter F7-10 Performance software version F7-11 Function software version INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
• Axis 8 = 8 • Upper option module = 14 • Lower option module = 15 Select the firmware file and click on the download button to download it to the device. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
Disconnect the SOP-20 from laptop • Connect the SOP-20 to the RJ45B port of the MD800. The SOP-20 turns on and shows an initial screen. Press the button “Menu” and the below screen appears: • INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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Select Authority Select Login Enter administrator password: 37421 Click button back to return to main menu Select “System control” Select “Update Device” INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
If FD-10 <> 3 the RUN/ERR led flashes quickly and the rectifier gets the trip E16.77. Change the parameter FD- 10 to 3 to stablish communication between the optional card and the rectifier. INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY EUROPE GmbH MD800 EtherCAT Starting Guide_EN_v1.1_20211109.docx...
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