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MOVITRAC
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31C DeviceNet FFD31C
1 Introduction
1 Introduction
This user manual for the DeviceNet (FFD31C) Option describes how to install the DeviceNet option
card in the frequency inverter and how to start up the MOVITRAC®
31C on the DeviceNet fieldbus
system.
As well as explaining all settings on the fieldbus interface, this document also deals with the vari-
ous DeviceNet connection variants in the form of brief startup examples.
As well as this user manual on the DeviceNet Option, you should request the following publications
dealing with the topic of fieldbuses in more detail, so as to permit MOVITRAC®
31C to be con-
nected to the DeviceNet fieldbus system in a straightforward and effective fashion:
• “MOVITRAC®
31C Fieldbus Unit Profile” manual
• “MOVITRAC®
31C Communications Interfaces and Parameter List” manual
The manual for the MOVITRAC®
31C fieldbus unit profile describes the fieldbus parameters and
their coding, as well as explaining the whole range of various control concepts and application
options in the form of brief examples.
The “MOVITRAC®
31C Communications Interfaces and Parameter List” manual contains a listing
of all parameters of the frequency inverter which can be read and/or written via the various com-
munications interfaces such as RS-485 and also via the fieldbus interface.
The MOVITRAC®
31C frequency inverter in conjunction with the FFD31C option enables you to
make the connection to master automation systems via DeviceNet, thanks to the high-perfor-
mance, universal fieldbus interface of the FFD31C option.
MOVITRAC®
31C and DeviceNet
The unit behavior of the inverter which forms the basis of DeviceNet operation is referred to as the
unit profile. It is independent of any particular fieldbus and is therefore consistent for all fieldbus
types. This provides you, the user, with the opportunity of developing applications irrespective of
the fieldbus. As a result, it is very easy to change over to other bus systems such as INTERBUS
(FFI31C option) or PROFIBUS (FFP31C option).
MOVITRAC®
31C offers you direct access to all drive parameters and functions via the DeviceNet
interface. The frequency inverter is controlled via the high-speed, cyclical process data. Via this
process data channel, you can enter setpoints such as the setpoint speed, ramp generator time for
acceleration/deceleration, etc. as well as triggering various drive functions such as enable, control
inhibit, normal stop, rapid stop, etc. However, at the same time you can also use this channel to
read back actual values from the frequency inverter, such as the actual speed, current, device sta-
tus, fault number and also reference signals.
The parameters of the inverter are set exclusively by using Explicit Messages, whereas the process
data exchange is replicated on the DeviceNet services of Polled I/O or Bit-Strobe I/O. This parame-
ter data exchange enables you to implement applications in which all the important drive parame-
ters are stored in the master programmable controller, so that there is no need for manual
parameter settings on the frequency inverter itself.