– DriveTools™ SP – DriveExplorer™ – Pocket DriveExplorer™. StepLogic™ wizards available for DriveTools SP and DriveExplorer (Lite or Full) assist in setup of position or velocity StepLogic. Programming. An integral display and reset button allows user to change display. Parameters and reset the drive if a fault occurs. 9303 DriveTools SP DriveTools™ SP is a family of software tools that provides a simplified interface for programming, maintenance and troubleshooting of select PowerFlex® AC and DC drives. Tools include DriveExecutive™ and DriveObserver™ software.
Does anyone here use DriveExecutive software, for Allen Bradley controls. We currently have RSNetworksfor DeviceNet, ControlNet and EtherNet.The DNet is used for Allen Bradley DSAs, E3+, Ultra3K ServoDrives, Culter Hammer ECIOs. HI,I use Drive Executive occasionally to interface with PowerFlex drives ( 4,40,70).It is easy to use when setting up a new drive as far as setting parameters. Much easier than using the HIM. If the drive is also on one of the mentioned networks, sometimes the parameters are exposed through that network software interface. I have setup drives using RSNetworks for devicenet & I think the Drive Executive is better.I've never used any 'DSAs and E3+s used in the MCC, through CN2DNs or EN2DNs.' So your on your own with that.
The drive tools package is not too costly (less than $1000). No negative licensing issues to deal with that I experienced, easy to load & run. I had to also purchase the USB communication device, 1203-USB I think it was. It came with cables & user manual.BD. Drive executive is for setup, programming and troubleshooting of drives. RS Networks is for setting up and troubleshooting networks. It' like comparing an apple pie to a hamburger.Drive executive is for drives only.
Rockwell drives only but it pretty much covers all of them from that you would normally find in service today. The 1305,1336,160 stuff to the newer 755 and on.If you are using logix plc's and newer drives it's better to setup the drives using logix 5000. You can still use drive execute to make a secondary backup if you want even when using logix 5000. If I am not mistaken, there is a version of Drive Executive that you get when you download some other free software at ab.com. I want to say it was either Ultra Master software or similar that included it as part of the zip.At my last job, we had a lot of drives on devicenet networks and a few on ethernet. We added a EN2DN node to each D-Net network for ease of access and used both RSNetworx and Drive Exec.
For troubleshooting, making backups etc. RSNetworx is not built for just drives, so the interface is more generic, but required in Devicenet networx to program the scanner more than anything else, but there are a multitude of different types of devices the GUI might encounter.Drive Executive is all about drives so it offers time saving and helpful tools specifically for that. The main thing I liked was the access to help for details on every parameter.
Drive Executive, once the drive database is built for your drives, is faster to connect through ethernet and devicenet and gives you access basically to the user manuals hyperlinked to the live parameter data making drive setup much more user friendly.Some drives support a graphical function block diagram view of the drive too. This is really handy if you have a complicated setup and 8 different things might be causing a drive not to start.
The graphical view makes it stand out like a false contact in ladder logic. So if you work with the drives a lot for commissioning and troubleshooting, Drive Executive is going to serve you better than having to upload parameters through RSNetworx.
As the Allen-Bradley Drive-Tools 2000 family’s element, the software of DriveExecutive is a great tool for Allen-Bradley drives managing, programming, and troubleshooting. The DriveExecutive version 2.01 modernizes diagnostics and drive setup with the source page of parameter link, the link and parameter Comparison Wizard, and the event page which shows information, diagnostic and other events. The links of parameter are mechanisms of software characteristically realized in full featured makes to give larger programmability. The properties of parameter link such as source and sink are identified in the firmware. The parameter link is an indicator in which users program parameters of sink to apply the source parameter value.A new link source page has been added to the editing dialogue parameter to apply when drives troubleshooting in DriveExecutive version 2.01.
This page gives all other parameters list that is connected to the chosen parameter source.If the drive is not working well, you can utilize the parameter of DriveExecutive’s and Comparison Wizard link to evaluate present settings to those in a stored file to observe if any have modified. The wizard evaluates parameter links and values, demonstrate the results on a split page. The wizard can evaluate a tool to its factory defaulting or compare any two offline or online devices. Dissimilar any other assessment tool in the industry, the software of DriveExecutive has numerous Comparison Wizards that can be operated and used concurrently. This is particularly useful when diagnose numerous drives on a network. You can select the ‘back’ button and click comparison criteria with each comparison.The defaulting results page gives divergences in parameters of read/write, but it also can be locate to display all parameters.
You can amend the parameters for any tool using dialogues of parameter edit or a special command of copy from the results page.The adapters of communication and other peripherals make ‘events’ about activities for example a network logging on and startups for control. These occasions can offer helpful information when analyze a system. The event page added to DriveExecutive 2.01 builds it simple to clear events, produce out the event queue or contact event help. A turn control at the top dialogue allows users pilot between the ports. Allison and lillia. When using the drives of Allen-Bradley PowerFlex, new analytical functions in evaluating the settings of a new tool to default or obtainable values, the Comparison Wizard helps drive setup. The DriveExecutive 2.01 supplies information to troubleshoot communications rapidly and data swap overd the network.
You can show the real values of data link for the adapter of 20-COMM-D DeviceNet, such as, and one glimpse will speedily tell you if the trouble is at the network or elsewhere on the drive.