ibaBM-DDCS
Manual
Issue 1.11
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About this product
2.1
Description
The ibaBM-DDCS device is a bus monitor for the DDCS communication bus from ABB
and serves to connect the process data acquisition system ibaPDA.
The device can be used for capturing of signals and their transmission to an ibaPDA
measuring system in order to record data continuously or triggered by event.
The purpose of this device is:
to be able to locate errors quickly
to be able to assess the quality of the closed-loop control and derive conclusions
about the status of the machine
to optimize the drive.
The ibaBM-DDCS enables free and reactionless access to the drive’s parameter and to
the communication telegrams between drive and controller. The desired data is selected
with the I/O Manager of the ibaPDA software.
The communication between ibaPDA and ibaBM-DDCS is handled by the bidirectional
iba fiber optic protocol 32Mbit Flex, which requires an I/O card of the ibaFOB-D
generation, e. g. ibaFOB-2io-D. The sampling rate can be up to 40 kHz, whereby up to
4060 Byte can be transmitted over the fiber optics to the ibaPDA computer for recording.
2.2
Areas of use
The device is intended for:
the permanent connection of an ibaPDA measurement system
the connection of an ibaPDA measurement system only when needed
(errors/problems)
the temporary connection of a mobile computer or notebook (if necessary,
additionally to the existing PC measurement system).
The ibaPDA recording software is optimized for large amounts of data. Depending on
the ibaPDA license and computer capacity, any number of analog and/or digital signals
can be captured, visualized and recorded. Measurements with a sampling time of down
to 25 µs are possible.
Furthermore, iba has other modules, connections and software components for
connecting a variety of PLC systems, which can be connected in parallel to the
ibaBM-DDCS.