ABB Advant Controller 80, User Manual

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AC 80 User’s Manual 3-1
Chapter 3 – AC 80 Software
Overview The AC 80-related software can be divided into two parts:
• AC 80 software
– AC 80 CPU program
– AC 80 NCB program
• AC 80 software support on the PC.
AC 80 CPU
System Program
The CPU system program consists of the boot program, base software,
and the application program. These are executed in the AC 80 CPU.
Boot Program
The boot program resides permanently in the AC 80 CPU. It receives
the base SW upon downloading.
Base Software The base software consists of the following parts:
• Real-time operative system based on VRTX32
• HLSC for communication over the Service port (Ch1)
• Communication for drivers for AF100, ModuleBus and the Panel/
Printer link
• Target code for PC element libraries, divided into:
– libraries common to both AC 70 and AC 80
– Drives-specific libraries
– PC element options.
The base software is executed in non-volatile system FPROM. It can
be updated by downloading a new revision.
Application Program The application program consists of the following parts:
• PC part
• DB part
• Parameter data (PARDATs).
The PC part is headed by 1 PCPGM element, and may have up to 31
tasks (CONTRM, MASTER).
The DB part may include the following DB elements:
– PM825 (AC 80 configuration)
– S800 DB elements (for S800 I/O)
– DATs
– DSP
– NCB elements (DRB00, IO00, DCB00)
– Embedded Modbus options (MVB, MVI)
– Events options (EVS, EVENT).