Connecting SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES MC to the Technology-CPU
Product Information, 03/2008, A5E00272072-05
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Software Requirements
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3.1
Converter
3.1.1
Software Requirements
Motion Control/Motion Control Compact PLUS
● Version V1.60 or later; can be identified in r69.1 and r828.1.
If the monitoring parameter is not displayed, then initially, the basic unit should be
commissioned as described in Chapter "Basic commissioning MASTERDRIVES MC".
A description of how to upgrade the converter firmware is provided in the Motion Control
compendium (Section 7.4 in the AC Edition)
PROFIBUS communication module (CBP2)
● Version V2.23 or higher; can be identified in r69.x and r828.x.
If the monitoring parameter is not displayed, then initially, the basic unit should be
commissioned as described in Chapter "Basic commissioning MASTERDRIVES MC".
The index
x designates the slot at which the CBP2 is plugged in. (Index 1 means the basic
device module, Index 2 the module in slot A etc.; additional information can be found in the
Motion Control Compendium in the parameter list)
It is only possible to upgrade the option card firmware using Drive Monitor or Drive ES.
A bootstrap file (e. g. CBP2_DL.hex) and a program file (CBP2_V223.hex) of Version 2.23 or
higher is required for this purpose.
The procedure is described in the following.