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	Is the Copy function available with the standard LED keypad on the J1000 Drive? Posted Date: 08/01/2008 Answer: No, but the optional LED Remote keypad and the USB Copy Unit (Y-stick) option can both perform this function. Product Group/Line: Inverter Drives, J1000 Drive Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Keypad-Operator Document Number: DRV-7H3TDG Published Date: 08/01/2008 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	08/01/2008
	Is the A1000 the same physical size as F7? Posted Date: 01/04/2011 Answer: On average, A1000 is 30% smaller than F7 with minimal difference on small ratings and significant differences on larger ratings. Your specific ratings of interest must be compared. A1000 can also be mounted side-by-side, further reducing panel space. Product Group/Line: Inverter Drives, A1000 Drive Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Drive Size Document Number: DRV-8CDJUP Published Date: 01/04/2011 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	01/04/2011
	Is the A1000 dual rated? Posted Date: 01/04/2011 Answer: Yes, it has both a Normal Duty rating with an overload capacity of 120% for 60 seconds for fans and pumps, and a Heavy Duty rating for 150% for 60 seconds. Product Group/Line: Inverter Drives, A1000 Drive Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Specifications Document Number: DRV-8CCTWM Published Date: 01/04/2011 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	01/04/2011
	Is Sigma Trac II a drop-in replacement for SGT Sigma Trac? Posted Date: 08/23/2019 Answer: No, Sigma Trac II is a completely new design using the latest generation (SGLF2) linear motor coils and magnets. These new components offer better performance in a smaller package than the previous generation Sigma Trac. Product Group/Line: Sigma Trac II, Servo Products Topic/Sub Topic: Product Launch, Ask a Technical Question Document Number: SRV-S553FC Published Date: 08/23/2019 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	08/23/2019
	Is PID available on the J7 Drive? Posted Date: 10/27/2005 Answer: No, Yaskawa recommends using the V7 Drive for PID applications. Note: Earlier versions of the J7 Drive were named GPD 305/J7, GPD 305 or VS Mini J7. Product Group/Line: Inverter Drives, J7 Drive Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, PID Application, Specifications Document Number: DRV-5FLLK6 Published Date: 10/27/2005 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	10/27/2005
	Is MotionWorks MPE720 ver 5.13 compatible with Microsoft XP SP2? Posted Date: 07/25/2013 Answer: Upgrading Windows XP to service pack 2 will cause MW ver 5.13 not to function. Please note that version 5.31b and greater is XP SP2 compatible. See FAQ#: MNEN-5CJMJL Here is how to make version 5.13 XP SP2 compatible: Current solution to installing MW is to first uninstall service pack2. This can be done by going to Control Panel , Add / Remove Programs and Un-Installing service pack2. If your PC was recieved with ServicePack2, see the following support page from Microsoft on removing it: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350 Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Software Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Software, Troubleshooting, Upgrade (Software - Firmware) Document Number: MTN-667P2B Published Date: 07/25/2013 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/25/2013
	Is it possible to wire an HMI to Multiple NS600 Indexer modules? Posted Date: 11/20/2001 Answer: Yes, the attached PDF shows the system block diagram for an HMI/NS600 system, a diagram showing RS422 4 wire connection, and a diagram showing RS485 2 wire connection. Attachments: 69KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, NS600 Indexer Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Integration, Network Communications, Wiring Document Number: MNEN-5CJMJG Published Date: 11/20/2001 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	11/20/2001
	Is it possible to verify if an axis is present on the system via the MotionWorks IEC application program? Posted Date: 10/15/2010 Answer: Yes, there are a couple ways. An ErrorID of 4625 (invalid axis) will be output if a PLCopen function block is executed with an AXIS_REF axis which is not defined or not present on a system. The example in the attached pdf shows logic to indicate that an axis is not present on the system. Another method, available in firmware version 2.0 and higher, is to read parameter 1330, which indicates the Mechatrolink communication status of the specified axis. Attachments: 25KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks IEC, MP2000iec Series, MP2300Siec, MP2310iec, MP2600iec Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Instructions, Programming, Start Up - Installation, Troubleshooting Document Number: MTN-7N9NFW Published Date: 10/15/2010 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	10/15/2010
	Is it possible to use the second Ethernet port, CN11B, on the MP2600iec as a separate, independent network connection? Posted Date: 03/18/2013 Answer: Yes it is possible. The same protocols are supported on both ports. However, CN11B can only be configured through the web interface and is not supported by the Hardware Configuration software to setup individual addressing of Modbus and Ethernet variables. If your network configuration does not allow a PC connection, use CN11A as the main network connection to an HMI, or other external Ethernet/Modbus devices and CN11B as the programming port for MotionWorks IEC. The default IP address for this port is 192.168.2.1 NOTE: The ethernet ports must be on different subnets to operate properly. Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks IEC, MP2600iec Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Hardware, Instructions, Integration, Network Communications, Options, Programming, Software, Specifications, Start Up - Installation, Training, Troubleshooting Document Number: MTN-89HRDG Published Date: 03/18/2013 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	03/18/2013
	Is it possible to use the Legend amplifiers with an SVA module, and if so, with what control method? Posted Date: 07/25/2005 Answer: The Legend amplifier is a torque amplifier with a current control interface (+/- 10 volt.) In Torque mode, the SVA-02 module provides only an open loop torque reference output. It does not close a speed or position loop in this mode. This mode is ideal for web tensioning applications that never need to position. For other applications requiring torque and positioning, Yaskawa recommends and SVA / SVB interface to a Sigma II or a Torque control application module such as the SMC-3010 with the Legend amplifier. Please refer to the Legend Digital Torque Amplifier User Manual and MP920 or MP2300 User's Manual Motion Module. Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP2000 Series (MP2300-MP2200), MP2300 Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Hardware Document Number: MTN-64EQ4Q Published Date: 07/25/2005 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/25/2005
	Is it possible to use auto-tuning without rotating the motor? Posted Date: 07/13/2004 Answer: Yes. In addition to their past rotational auto-tunings, both the F7 and G7 have been set up to allow for auto-tuning at stop. Auto-tuning is possible with the load attached. The inverters are designed to allow for simple auto-tuning when working with only phase-to-phase resistance. Primary resistance auto-tuning allows the drive to compensate for long lead lengths. The settings in the T1 parameters will allow for the settings of these three modes. Product Group/Line: Inverter Drives, F7 Drive, G7 Drive Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Programming, Start Up, Tuning Document Number: DRV-5NZK9Q Published Date: 07/13/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/13/2004
	Is it possible to troubleshoot fieldbus modules that won't respond to PLC commands? Posted Date: 09/21/2004 Answer: Case #1: Fieldbus communication has been established, the PLC has turned on the SVON bit, but the servo drive does not enable. A. Make sure that main power is on (PWRON bit), and the NS module is ready to communicate (READY bit). B. Make sure the e-stop bit (ESTP_R) is off. The ESTP_R bit reflects hardware and software e-stop conditions combined. If ESTP_R bit is on, check the status of the EMSTOP wiring and PN81B parameter. The physical EMSTOP input is on the CN4 connector. This input is default to Normally Closed (PN81B bit 1). To disable software e-stop, set ESTP bit ON. Both the EMSTOP input AND the ESTP bit in the command message need to be set in order for the drive to be out of disabled condition. The EMSTOP input and the ESTP bit will have no effect if PN81B, bit 0 is set to xxx0. This may be useful in unloaded bench-top testing. C. Make sure the SVON bit has been toggled from 0 to 1. The SVON enable command is edge sensitive. D. Make sure there are no alarms (ALRM bit). If there is an alarm, clear it by toggling alarm reset bit (ALRST). E. The SVON bit should be turned on after the ESTP_R = 0. The SVON bit and the ESTP bit cannot be set simultaneously. Case #2: The drive is enabled and the SVON_R is 1 in the response message, but the motor won't move. A. Check if a warning is being generated when the command is issued, e.g. the setup value is out of range (A.94), or command reception conditions are not met (A.95). B. Check the status of the POT and NOT input and Pn819. POT or NOT are never displayed on the LED readout of the SGDH amplifier when used with the NS modules. The inputs are on the CN1 connector. They are set to Normally Closed as default. The status of the POT and NOT input can be read in the response message byte 3, bit 6 and 7. The POT and NOT will have no effect if Pn819 is set to xxx0, which may be useful in unloaded bench-top testing. C. Make sure starting motion command bit must be toggled from 0 to 1. C_START, FEED, STEP, PTBL, STN, HOME commands are edge sensitive. D. Make sure the commanded position is different form the actual position. If the INC bit is set to 0, target position is commanded in absolute terms. In this case, if the motor is at position 5000 and a Simple Positioning of 5000 is commanded, the motor should not move. E. Check the MOD_R bit. If this is 1, the message format for the command response is SET/READ (commonly used for reading/writing parameters). The MOD bit in the command message should be set to 0. This problem is often accompanied by the A.95 alarm, Command Error. Product Group/Line: Controllers, NS300 DeviceNet, NS500 Profibus Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Troubleshooting Document Number: MTN-5WKNHE Published Date: 09/21/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	09/21/2004
	Is it possible to transfer more than the 256 byte maximum Ethernet/IP adaptor assembly instance between an MP2000iec controller and an AB PLC without resorting to multi-plexing data within a single instance? Posted Date: 03/18/2013 Answer: Yes. In addition to the polled connection in a ControlLogix platform, you could use the AB MSG instruction to make up to six simultaneous connections to the available adaptor instances in an MPiec Series Controller. Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks IEC, MP2000iec Series, MP2300Siec, MP2310iec, MP2600iec, MP3200iec Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Network Communications, Programming Document Number: MTN-834KPE Published Date: 03/18/2013 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	03/18/2013
	Is it possible to transfer cam data from Mircosoft Excel to an MP controller? Posted Date: 10/26/2005 Answer: Yes. The following steps describe the process. 1) Save the file as .CSV 2) Open Yaskawa's 'Cam Tool' software, select 'Import' under the 'File' menu and open the CSV file. 3) Enter the 'Max Phase Value' (master cycle) and 'Max Position Value' (slave cycle) suitable for the data, and select OK for 'Set Style' and 'Set Parameter' windows. 4) Save file as .CDD. 5) Log online to the MP controller with MotionWorks Software. 6) Select 'File Transfer' under 'File' menu in 'Cam Tool' software. 7) Choose the CDD file for source, Double-Length for data type, and first register address, then select OK. Attached is an example documenting the transfer of a cam table created in Excel. When creating the cam table in Excel, the following rules should be taken into account: a. The master data must start at 0. b. There must not be repeated master entries. Ex: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4,etc. c. The master points must be in increasing sequence. Ex: 1, 2, 3, 2, 5,etc. d. Gaps in between data points are allowed. Ex: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,etc. The CSV file will fail to import if these guidelines are not kept. Another way to transfer a CSV file to an MP controller is possible using CSVTool, a VB applet. Attached below are the CSVTool VB exe file and CSVTool users manual. View other ways to transfer registers. Attachments: 56KB 50KB 6.4MB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Software, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Programming Document Number: MTN-5WKTMZ Published Date: 10/26/2005 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	10/26/2005
	Is it possible to simply control speed in a Sigma II amplifier without a controller? Posted Date: 10/24/2002 Answer: Yes. A speed control feature is integrated into Sigma II amplifiers. This mode of operation is called Contact Input Speed Control. It allows the user to initially set three different motor speeds with parameters, then select one of the speeds externally using a contact input. For details and learning more on how to set this up, please refer to section 5.2.6 of the Sigma II user's manual. Product Group/Line: Servo Products, SGDH Sigma II Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Integration Document Number: REKR-5F8QD6 Published Date: 10/24/2002 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	10/24/2002
	Is it possible to set up ASCII text fields in an HMI Recipe to specify recipe name so it can be modified and stored in an MP9 Controller? Posted Date: 11/08/2001 Answer: Yes. Recipe names can be programmed in the HMI and stored/changed during runtime along with the rest of the recipe data (the recipe names are stored in register blocks inside the MP products). When the HMI product is connected to an MP9 series product, the "Yaskawa MP/CP" driver will be selected. This driver supports both Numeric (M or I registers) and ASCII (text) data formats. To create a text-based recipe name, first select Recipe Data for Data Field Source. Next, click on the Designer development screen to place the Recipe Data item on the panel (will look like "RRRRRR"). From the field definition screen, select "ASCII" from the Display Format dropdown. Next, set the Address Offset to a known unused register number. MW registers will be used here (or select from a TAG list). Next set the Field Width to the maximum number of characters for the text based recipe name. At this point, it is important to note that each character defined takes up a total of 8 bits, and MW registers in the MP9** controllers are 16 bits wide. Because of this, it will be necessary to use caution when specifying the Address Offset, and insure that there are enough registers unused to support the entire Field Width. For Example - Suppose Field Width is set to 10 (to support a recipe name of up to 10 characters long), and Address Offset is set to an arbitrary number of 10. This means that 10/2=5 MW registers will need to be reserved starting at MW00010 (MW00010, MW00011, MW00012, MW00013, MW00014). If the Controller or HMI use these registers for anything else, the data will be overwritten and the data will appear garbled on the screen. After this is done, it is now possible to set up the recipe name row from the "Recipe Configuration" Screen. Do this by highlighting the row, and clicking on the "Set As Recipe Name" button. The row will show a * next to the register or tag name. Next it will be necessary to add the "upload", "Download", and recipe control variable to the screen. After downloading and running, it will now be possible to cycle through the recipes and view the different recipe names loaded. If Read/Write was selected on the Recipe Data source, then it will be possible to modify the name. The attached file is an example Designer Application Project for an eTOP11 communicating to an MP940 (Etop11~2.zip). It shows a simple recipe configuration with text recipe names on page 3 and 4. Both are tied together in a Recipe Menu shown on page 5. To allow the user to edit the text recipe names during runtime, it will be necessary to prepare an ASCII or alpha numeric text entry screen. An example of this is shown below using the UniKey keypad development tool (found on the Uni-Win installation disk). See alphakey.kbd for an example. Attachments: 9KB 38KB 22KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Programming Document Number: MNEN-5CJMH6 Published Date: 11/08/2001 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	11/08/2001
	Is it possible to save MW+ scope data for review and distribution? Posted Date: 03/13/2002 Answer: Yes, scope data is saved by right clicking on the graph or table. Three files are created: .cht, .scp and .tbl. .cht is the actual chart graph .tbl is data used in table view .scp is Scope properties. Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Plus Software Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Document Clarification, Integration, Operation Document Number: MNEN-5CJML4 Published Date: 03/13/2002 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	03/13/2002
	Is it possible to run MotionWorks IEC via Remote Desktop? Posted Date: 04/05/2012 Answer: Yes, however, the software cannot be launched remotely due to licensing restrictions. This limitation can be overcome by following one of the methods described below. 1) Use other remote control software, such as RealVNC. http://www.realvnc.com/ 2) Have someone local to the PC with MotionWorks IEC start the software. MotionWorks IEC cannot be launched via Remote Desktop, but it can be operated remotely once it is running. For MotionWorks IEC 2.x, the license is checked the first time a project is opened. If MotionWorks IEC 2.x is configured to open the last project, the software will operate normally. If the software was not configured to open the last project, or this is the first time MotionWorks IEC 2.x is executed, the local user must start a new project first. 3) Configure the PC to automatically start MotionWorks IEC upon boot up. a. Windows XP configuration for adding MotionWorks IEC to Startup b. Windows 7 configuration for adding MotionWorks IEC to Startup Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks IEC Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Instructions, Programming Document Number: MTN-8LQRU8 Published Date: 04/05/2012 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	04/05/2012
	Is it possible to route the POT and NOT signals through DeviceNet on an MP940D? Posted Date: 09/05/2001 Answer: Technically Yes, but care must be taken to insure safety. Positive Over Travel (POT) and Negative Over Travel (NOT) are considered critical I/O, and their function is controlled within the SGDH amplifier by default. This strict control insures that motion will stop given an OT situation. Caution should be used when trying to control such an event over a network, particularly if the network is disconnected (in this case, the controller must immediately stop motion if network heartbeat is lost). These inputs which are wired into the SGDH, are then mapped into the MP940 controller (every 125microsec) to be used for further decision making in the MotionWorks or MotionWorks+ program. All 7 isolated inputs into the SGDH 1CN connector can be read from IWC025 bits 0,1,2,3,4,5, and 6 (or "Sigma_*" inputs from MW+). To view any of these through DeviceNet, simply map the inputs to a DeviceNet output, then each DeviceNet scan will have updated info for other nodes (this is Polled I/O). Product Group/Line: Controllers, Servo Products, MP940 Machine Controller, SGDH Sigma II Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Network Communications, Start Up - Installation, Wiring Document Number: MNEN-5CJMFU Published Date: 09/05/2001 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	09/05/2001
	Is it possible to reset all Sigma II parameters to factory default? Posted Date: 07/13/2004 Answer: Yes, Function 5 resets all parameters to factory defaults. Follow the steps below. 1) Remove the cable from the CN3 connector if present. 2) Apply control power to the Sigma II. 3) Press and release the MODE/SET button on the front of the amplifier. 4) Observe that "Fn000" is displayed. If it is not, repeatedly press the MODE/SET button until displayed. 5) Press the UP arrow key until the amplifier displays "Fn005." 6) Press and HOLD the DATA button until the display reads "PInIt." 7) Press and HOLD the MODE/SET button until "PInIt" flashes. 8) Release the button, notice that the amplifier flashes "donE." 9) The amplifier will again display "PInIt." The parameters are now restored to default, at this point it is important to cycle control power to insure all parameters take affect. Product Group/Line: Servo Products, SGDH Sigma II Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Operation, Programming, Start Up - Installation Document Number: MNEN-5CJMNJ Published Date: 07/13/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/13/2004

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