About the CTW900
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ABOUT THE CTW900
4.1
MANUAL INFORMATION
This manual presents the information necessary for the configuration of all the functions and parameters of the
CTW900.
Due to the wide range of functions of this product, it may be used in applications different from those presented
hereby. Neither does this manual aim at presenting all the possible applications of the CTW900, nor can the
manufacturer take any liability for the use of the converter which is not based on this manual.
In order to obtain more detailed information on the SoftPLC function or the expansion and communication
accessories, refer to the following manuals:
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Manual of the SoftPLC;
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Manual of the interface modules for Incremental Encoder;
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Manual of the I/O expansion modules;
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Manual of the Modbus RTU communication;
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Manual of the Anybus-CC communication.
Those manuals are supplied in electronic file in the CD-ROM that comes with the product, or can be
downloaded at WEG website – www.weg.net.
4.2
SOFTWARE VERSION
The software version used on the CTW900 is important, since it defines the functions and programming
parameters.
This manual refers to the software version as indicated on the back cover. For instance, the version 1.0X means
from 1.00 to 1.09, where “X” are the evolutions in the software that do not affect the content of this manual.
You can check the software version in parameter P0023.
4.3
CHARACTERISTICS
The AC/DC Converter
CTW900
is a high performance product intended to drive and control DC motors with
independent excitation for speed variation and control in one or four quadrants of the Torque x Speed curve.
Figure 4.1
– Torque x Speed curve for a mechanical drive
Among its main characteristics, we may point out:
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Keypad with 2.5” LCD which allows viewing different kinds of information simultaneously;
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USB for serial communication and firmware update;
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Memory card for backup of parameters and software applications;
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Log of the ten last faults;
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SoftPLC function to create specific programs;
Torque
Speed
4-Q
1-Q
