ABB ACSM1 Series, Firmware Manual

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Drive programming using PC tools
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Operation modes
The DriveSPC tool offers the following operation modes:
Off-line
When the off-line mode is used without a drive connection, the user can
• open a application program file (if exists).
• modify and save the application program.
• print the program pages.
When the off-line mode is used with a drive(s) connection, the user can
• connect the selected drive to DriveSPC.
• upload a application program from the connected drive (an empty template which
includes only the firmware blocks is available as default.)
• download the configured application program to the drive and start the program
execution. The downloaded program contains the function block program and the
parameter values set in DriveSPC.
• remove the program from the connected drive.
On-line
In the on-line mode, the user can
• modify firmware parameters (changes are stored directly to the drive memory).
• modify application program parameters (i.e. parameters created in DriveSPC).
• monitor the actual values of all function blocks in real time.