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IMPULSE
•Link 5
Viewer and Professional
User Manual
April 2020
Part Number: 144-18171 R2
© Copyright 2020 Magnetek

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  • Page 1 ® IMPULSE •Link 5 Viewer and Professional User Manual April 2020 Part Number: 144-18171 R2 © Copyright 2020 Magnetek...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents ..............................2 Preface and Safety..............................4 Product Safety Information .............................4 Product Warranty Information ..........................4 DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, and NOTE Statements ..................5 Disposal requirements for waste and electronic equipment: ................5 1. Introduction ................................6 1.1. Overview ................................6 1.2. Professional Kit Contents ..........................7 1.3.
  • Page 3 262-783-3510 Service: 262-783-3508 Magnetek, Inc. has additional satellite locations for Canada and the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.magnetek.com. © 2020 MAGNETEK All rights reserved. This notice applies to all copyrighted materials included with this product, including, but not limited to, this manual and software embodied within the product.

  • Page 4: Preface And Safety

    This manual does not include or address the specific instructions and safety warnings of these manufacturers or any of the other requirements listed above. It is the responsibility of the owners, users and operators of the Magnetek Products to know, understand and follow all these requirements. It is the responsibility of the employer to make its employees aware of all the above listed requirements and to make certain that all operators are properly trained.

  • Page 5: Danger, Warning, Caution, And Note Statements

    Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document. Nevertheless, Magnetek assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this publication.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Magnetek AC and DC drives. The software is available for free in a read-only mode called “Viewer.”. Advanced features can be unlocked in the Professional version by purchasing a USB software licensing dongle.

  • Page 7: Professional Kit Contents

    1.2. Professional Kit Contents IMPULSE Link 5 Professional Kit (IL5-PRO-KIT) Part Number IL5 Software Installer USB Flash Drive IL5-SOFTWARE-USB Unikey USB Software Licensing Key IL5-PRO-KEY Series 4/Series 3/G+ Mini: RJ45-to-Serial Adapter CABLE-RJ45-DB9F Series 4/Series 3/G+ Mini: Serial-to-USB Adapter (Keyspan) ADAPTER-DB9M-USBA...

  • Page 8: Installation Notes

    2. Installation Notes The IMPULSE•Link 5 installer is located on the USB flash drive that comes with the DataLogger Series 4 kit and with the IL5 Professional kit. It is also available for download on the Magnetek Material Handling website: http://www.magnetek.com/en/Material%20Handling/Downloads.aspx.

  • Page 9: Quick Start: Viewer And Professional

    3. QUICK START: Viewer and Professional Using Professional: Welcome screen buttons (Home) 1. Click the Find Drives button. 2. Check desired scan type boxes located on the right side of your screen. 3. Click Start (Communication Profiles will be automatically created upon discovery). NOTE: The Find Drives scanner will continue to run for 15 minutes for Scan COM ports and Scan WDS, or until a user clicks the Stop button.
  • Page 10 Step 1. Connect DataLogger (DLS4) to PC serial port using P/N: CABLE-USBA-USBMICROB. Step 2. Select a file under Drive Workspace to view parameters, events, and trends. Supported Drives IMPULSE•Link 5 supports these Magnetek drives: • •G+/VG+ Series 3 & Series 4 ®...

  • Page 11: Common Navigation

    4. Common Navigation Both IL5 Viewer and Professional provide functions for viewing Parameter files, Drive Events, and Trend data. The following is a brief summary of the functions that can be accessed from the navigation toolbar using either version. NOTE: IMPULSE•Link 5 will default to the Parameters tab on startup if a DataLogger is not connected to the PC.

  • Page 12: Parameters/Datalogger Tab

    4.2. Parameters/DataLogger Tab The Parameter and DataLogger tabs allow the opening, closing, and printing of parameters, DataLogger files, or Trend files. The DataLogger Tab is the default tab when a DataLogger is connected. 4.2.1. Parameter Tab Figure 4: The Parameter Tab New –...

  • Page 13: Datalogger Tab

    4.2.2. DataLogger Tab The DataLogger tab is used to manage DataLogger Drive Events and Trend files as well as update DataLogger firmware. These events and trends can be viewed when the Parameters or DataLogger tab is selected. Figure 5: The DataLogger Tab and Workspace Open –...

  • Page 14: Parameter File Display

    4.3. Parameter File Display Parameter files can be viewed by choosing a file from the workspace tree or browsing for a Parameter file stored on a PC. 4.3.1. Parameter Value Text Color Parameters may be displayed with color coding. Various colors are used to identify a condition that may require further action.

  • Page 15: Events

    4.4.2. Events Events are used to view Run history, Fault history, and Alarm history of a drive. When an event is recorded, the DLS4 will gather detailed information about the state of the drive. The DataLogger Series 4 can log: •...

  • Page 16: Trends

    4.4.3. Trends Drive status information is collected by a DataLogger Series 4 and can be charted and viewed in the Trends section of IMPULSE•Link 5. This data can be used to analyze drive issues during operation such as motor overload. Trend files are automatically generated on power-up of the DLS4, and at the start of every hour.
  • Page 17 The Date Dialog Box is used to navigate to the time of the trend. Click on a date to show all trends for that day. Figure 10: Selecting the Date All the trends for this date will be shown under “Available Times” on the right. Click on the date/time to highlight the trend to view and then choose “Load.”...

  • Page 18: Runs

    4.4.4. Runs When the DLS4 detects a run, it increments the run counter and begins to take average and peak values of the Monitors being logged. It also logs how long the run remains active. When the run has ended, this information is written to the internal memory.

  • Page 19: Alarms

    4.4.5. Alarms If an Alarm is detected during a Run, it will be logged under the Alarms tab. Each data point can be turned ON or OFF for viewing purposes. For example, when “Model” is deselected, it will not be displayed in the Events window.

  • Page 20: Trend Analysis

    4.5. Trend Analysis 4.5.1. Trend Navigation Trend view will display both analog and digital signals from the drive as well as signal names and ranges. These signals can be selected in the Signal Selection pane. Figure 12: Trend Navigation Overview 4.5.2.

  • Page 21: Signal Name Select

    4.5.3. Signal Name Select Analog and digital signals can be selected or deselected from the Signal Name Select pane. The following shows the default selections when a trend is first viewed. Figure 14: Signal Name Select Pane •Link 5 Instruction Manual ®...

  • Page 22: Mouse Tooltips

    4.5.4. Mouse Tooltips Hovering the mouse pointer over a signal in the Signal Name Select pane will display additional information about that signal, such as the monitor name or meaning, terminal number, and programmed parameter value. Figure 15: Mouse Tooltip Examples 4.5.5.

  • Page 23: Signal Names - Digital

    4.5.6. Signal Names – Digital When a Multi-Function Digital Input (MFDI) or Multi-Function Digital Output (MFDO) signal is selected, the trend will populate the graph and display the signal name. A one (1) or a zero (0) is used to identify whether the input/output is on (closed) or off (open).

  • Page 24: Scrollbar Navigation

    4.5.9. Scrollbar Navigation IMPULSE•Link 5 provides a proportional scrollbar to navigate through a Trend file. The scrollbar is used to zoom in/out or move from the beginning/end of the Trend file. 4.5.10. Sliding the Scrollbar Navigation from the beginning to the end of a Trend file is done by left-clicking on the scrollbar and sliding the scrollbar left or right.

  • Page 25: Zoom

    4.5.11. Zoom Zooming in or out on a trend can be done with the scrollbar, mouse, or mouse wheel. 1. Scrollbar: Left-click on the outside edge of the scrollbar, then drag to expand or contract view. Below is an example of zooming out. The cursor turns into a double-sided arrow. Figure 20: Using the Scrollbar 2.

  • Page 26: Printing

    4.6. Printing IMPULSE•Link 5 can print Parameter sets, Event information, and Trending data. 4.6.1. Parameter Data To print parameter data, go to the Parameters tab and select the Parameter set from the Workspace. Figure 21: Selecting the Parameter Set Click the Print icon, which will bring up the IMPULSE•Link 5 Print dialog. Figure 22: Print Preview of the Parameter Set •Link 5 Instruction Manual ®...
  • Page 27 The initial “Print” data is controlled by the Parameter view. Changing the view in the Parameter tab from "All" to the desired view (parameter groups, modified parameters, etc.) will change the data available for printing. Figure 23: Selecting a Specific Parameter Group To print select parameters, shift-click the desired block of rows to print, or ctrl-click to select non-contiguous rows.

  • Page 28: Events

    4.6.2. Events In order to print Event data, go to the DataLogger tab and select the Event set to be printed from the workspace. Figure 25: Selecting an Event Click the Print icon, which will bring up the IMPULSE•Link 5 Print dialog. Figure 26: Print Preview of the Event •Link 5 Instruction Manual ®...
  • Page 29 Users can use the scroll arrows in the Print preview to see Runs, Alarms, and/or Faults. Figure 27: Selecting Alarms •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 29 of 47...
  • Page 30 Figure 28: Selecting Specific Runs, Alarms, and/or Faults Figure 29: Print Preview of Selected Data NOTE: The selection options for the events under the DataLogger tab do not control what will print. •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 30 of 47...

  • Page 31: Trends

    4.6.3. Trends In order to print Trend data, go to the DataLogger tab and select the trend to be printed from the workspace. Figure 30: Selecting the Trend Click the Print icon, which will bring up the IMPULSE•Link 5 Print dialog. Figure 31: Printing the Trend The printed data is based on the view in the main window, so be sure to adjust the view as necessary before printing (zooming on the desired data, adding and removing signals as necessary, etc.).

  • Page 32: Help Tab

    Figure 33: About IMPULSE•Link 5 User Manual – Downloads the IMPULSE•Link 5 User Manual from the internet, provided the PC is connected. Drive Manuals – Opens Magnetek Material Handling's "Product Manuals" webpage: (http://www.magnetekmh.com/Material%20Handling/Product%20Manuals.aspx). Magnetek Website – Opens Magnetek Material Handling's main website (http://www.magnetekmh.com/).

  • Page 33: Professional Features

    5. Professional Features 5.1. Start Screen The IMPULSE•Link 5 Welcome screen appears on start-up to allow quick access to key features and functions through single-click buttons. Clicking the Home button brings up the Welcome display, too. Figure 34: IMPULSE•Link 5 Professional Start-up screen with USB dongle inserted Users can automatically discover drives (Find Drives), create new Communication Profiles (New File), read parameters, open a Parameter file, or monitor drives.

  • Page 34: Communications

    5.2. Communications 5.2.1. Find Drives 1. Select the Communications tab, and click the Find Drives button, or click the Find Drives button on the Welcome screen to open the Find Drives dialog. 2. Select WDS, Ethernet, or COM port checkboxes to scan for the desired drives. One or more choices may be selected before clicking the Start button.

  • Page 35: Drive Monitor

    5.2.2. Drive Monitor 1. Select the Communications tab and click the Drive Monitor button. • Displayed drives may be automatically discovered from the Find Drives feature. • Users may also create Communication Profiles manually. 2. Check one or more of the boxes for the desired drive(s) to monitor. 3.

  • Page 36: Omnipulse Ddc Series 2 & Magnepulse Dmc Series 2 Flash Utility

    The monitor screen displays real-time values for whichever drive is highlighted under Drive Workspace. Click the Stop button to end the Drive Monitor on the highlighted drive. The drive will be removed from the Drive Workspace as it is stopped. 5.

  • Page 37: Datalogger Maintenance

    DLS4. If the PC has internet, the newest version of firmware for the DLS4 will be automatically installed on the PC using the Check for Updates button. The newest version of the firmware may be manually downloaded from the Magnetek Material Handling website http://www.magnetek.com/en/Material%20Handling/Downloads.aspx Once the firmware is saved to the PC, do the following: 1.

  • Page 38: Software Updates

    Figure 40: DataLogger Series 4 Main Screen 7. Software Updates Additional features and enhancements may be released without notice. The software can be downloaded from the Magnetek Material Handling website at http://www.magnetek.com/en/Material%20Handling/Downloads.aspx. To check for updates after IMPULSE•Link 5 software has been installed: 1.
  • Page 39 If the user chooses to install the update immediately, the Web Update Check Client will launch. The installer may request a core prerequisite. •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 39 of 47...
  • Page 40 Once IMPULSE•Link 5 is done installing the update, it will automatically relaunch. •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 40 of 47...

  • Page 41: Appendices

    Appendices Appendix A: Wiring for Wireless Diagnostic System Base Unit •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 41 of 47...

  • Page 42: Appendix B: Wiring For Wireless Diagnostic System Remote Unit

    Appendix B: Wiring for Wireless Diagnostic System Remote Unit IMPULSE G+/VG+ Series 4, G+/VG+ Series 3, and G+ Mini •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 42 of 47...
  • Page 43 OmniPulse DDC Series 2 & MagnePulse DMC Series 2 •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 43 of 47...
  • Page 44 OmniPulse DDC Series 1 & MagnePulse DMC Series 1 •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 44 of 47...
  • Page 45 OmniPulse DSD •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 45 of 47...

  • Page 46: Appendix C: Drive To Pc Serial Wiring

    3. Open Device Manager and verify a Keyspan USB Serial Port appears after Step 2. NOTE: If a Keyspan COM Port does not appear under Device Manager Ports, try downloading the Keyspan USA-19HS Driver for Windows 7, 8, and 10 from the Magnetek Downloads page under Drivers. http://www.magnetekmh.com/Material%20Handling/Downloads 4.
  • Page 47 IL5 Professional kit contents: •Link 5 Instruction Manual ® IMPULSE April 2020 Page 47 of 47...

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