
48 Program features
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Drive configuration and programming
The drive control program is divided into two parts:
• firmware program
• application program
Drive control program
The firmware program performs the main control functions, including speed, torque
and frequency control, drive logic (start/stop), I/O, feedback, communication and
protection functions. Firmware functions are configured and programmed with
parameters.
Programming via parameters
ACS180 has two parameter list mode: short or long list mode. By default, ACS180
only show short parameter list which includes basic functions. In order to show full
parameter list, enter password "2" into parameter
.
Parameters configure all of the standard drive operations and can be set via
• the integrated panel, as described in chapter
• an external panel
• the Drive composer PC tool, as described in
Drive composer PC tool user’s
manual
(3AUA0000094606 [English]), or
• the fieldbus interface, as described in chapters
embedded fieldbus interface (EFB)
All parameter settings are stored automatically to the permanent memory of the drive,
except the parameters which are modified by fieldbus.
Application program
Firmware
Speed control
Torque control
Frequency control
Drive logic
I/O interface
Fieldbus interface
Protections
Parameter
interface
Function block
program
Standard block
library
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