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Exercise 5: PowerFlex 525 Drive Add-On Profile with RS Logix 5000 Software.
This section will provide a preview of the PowerFlex 525 Drive Add-On Profile as well as the PowerFlex 525 Drives and Motion
Accelerator Toolkit Add-On Instructions and Faceplates for the PowerFlex 525.
About Integrated Drive Profiles and Premier Integration
Integrated Drive Profiles were designed to save system development time and to make systems easier to maintain.
Integrated Drive Profiles in RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer can reduce drive system development time by as much
as 70% (figure obtained from timed side-by-side drive configuration comparison testing) by:
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Providing one software tool to configure the entire Logix / drive system.
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Configuring both controller and drive network connections from a single location - eliminating I/O mismatch errors.
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Allowing the dynamic selection of drive parameters transmitted as network I/O – communicating only what is
needed for the application.
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Auto-generating descriptive tag names - eliminating the need to enter individual tag descriptions.
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Auto-generating respective tag data types - eliminating the need to convert from one data type to another.
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Saving all drive configurations in the project file and in the Logix controller – providing a single source of drive
configuration data.
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Providing Copy & Paste capability when creating additional duplicate drives – also duplicates the drive
configuration settings so all the new drive needs is a different node address.
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Allowing use of the same easy-to-use drive configuration Wizards used in Connected Components Workbench™,
DriveTools SP, and DriveExplorer.
Systems using the Integrated Drive Profiles in RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer are also easier to maintain:
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Drive diagnostic; fault, alarm and event information is integral to RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer.
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Drive Tech Support Wizard can be run from RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer to collect all pertinent
information about a drive, its peripherals, various software components, and PC operating system.
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Drives can be flash updated from RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer.
Having a single repository of drive configuration data (in project file) speeds drive replacement.
Integrated Drive Profiles are "Add-On" Profiles, meaning new profiles can be introduced at any time (not tied to a specific
RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer release) and are utilized by the software.
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