E-Flo Plus Software Update
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Connecting to Multiple VFDs
Connecting to multiple VFDs requires that each VFD
must have an individual Ethernet upgrade kit. Further-
more, a router is probably necessary to allow one
instance of the Visual Basic software to control all
drives. The following steps describe the correct proce-
dure to set up numerous connections:
1.
Connect an Ethernet cable from each module to the
router and also from the router to PC.
2.
Open the VB application and press Connect. See
F
. 13.
3.
Click CONNECT. See F
. 14. The Run screen
appears. See F
. 17. The Network Setup window
will close when connection is made.
4.
In the main run window, go to Options>Add or
Change Pump Info.
5.
Enter the new pump information. See F
Check the boxes next to each connected drive.
6.
Select Save Settings and then select Open Selected
Pumps.
Multiple run windows should now appear. To connect to
each drive, the IP Address of each drive must be
unique. To accomplish this, navigate to drive parameter
#16.13 on each drive and increment this such that each
pump contains a different value. For example:
Drive 1: Par. #16.13 = 100
Drive 2: Par. #16.13 = 101
Drive 3: Par. #16.13 = 102
Drive 4: Par. #16.13 = 103
After doing this on each drive, each drive must be reset.
See Resetting the System, page 21, for instructions.
7.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional IP address
you selected in step 5 on page 26.
At this point, go to the software again, and press the
Connect button on the main run window and then, in the
Network Address Setup window, enter the new IP
address.
F
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. 13
F
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. 14. Network Address Setup Window
Default Pump IP
Address
Press Button to
Connect
F
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. 15 Multiple VFD Connections