05701-A-0511 With DriveWindow it is possible to save user and ID run result parameters of a drive into a file. The saved parameters can be edited, if required. Note that DriveWindow is not able to handle ID run result parameters of native DriveDA OPC server drives (AC880 family). Instead, all unhidden parameters are saved. Note that for safety reasons you cannot save parameters of any drive while control of some drive is taken. The command in the menu is disabled (grayed). You can use the saved parameters in: • Restoring user and/or ID run result parameters (after a system software version upgrade, for example). • Comparing with current parameters in a drive or with another parameter file. • Exporting the same way as parameters of a drive are exported. Note that in addition of read/write parameters, information about signals (read-only) and write-only parameters are saved, too. Not all parameters of a drive are saved, however. In addition of groups, which are not under pass code protection at save time, there are also parameters required during download, Application Properties, and drive Properties without sub-branches. Note that you need not to decide, whether you need the saved parameters to restore user or ID run result parameters. You make the decision at restoring time. To save parameters of a drive, click with the right mouse button the drive (or a sub-branch within it) in the browse tree pane and then select the Save As command from the Parameters submenu of the context menu. Or, if you are more accustomed to use normal menus, select (click) the drive (or a subbranch within it) and then select the Save As command from the Parameters submenu in the File menu. or Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-99 Note that to select a drive or an open parameter file, it is not necessary to select its root, selection of any of its sub-branches will do. You can also use the Save As shortcut key Ctrl+S. Saving of an open parameter file is similar to saving parameters of a drive. Instead of right-clicking or selecting a drive in the browse tree pane, you right-click or select the open parameter file. A Save As dialog box is displayed. 10.1.1 When the Save As dialog box is displayed: • From Save in, browse into the drive and directory, into which you want to save the parameters • Enter the name of the parameter file into File name or, if you want to replace an existing file, click the filename you want to replace • Click Save and a file comment is requested Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-100 DriveWindow 2 If the file already exists, confirmation to replace it asked when you click Save. 10.1.2 When the File Comment dialog box is displayed: There is a time stamp in the edit field as a default comment. It is selected, which means that if you just start typing, it is replaced by your comment. • Enter, add, edit, or accept the comment in the edit field • Click OK, and saving starts Note that the comment actually consists of one line, although it automatically wraps and scrolls within the edit field. Pressing the Enter key is actually the same as clicking the OK button. While editing, you can use the normal Windows shortcut and editing keys like the arrow keys, Home, End, Del, etc. keys, with or without Ctrl and/or Shift key down. Note, however, that pressing the Esc key is same than clicking the Cancel button. 10.1.3 While the parameters are uploaded If you are saving parameters of a drive, uploading of them takes for a while. The cursor turns to hourglass and the status bar informs you about uploading. 10.1.4 Name of the saved open parameter file changes If you are saving parameters of an open parameter file using another name, the name of the file shown in the browse tree pane is changed to the new name you used in saving. Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-101 See Also: What are Parameters and Signals What is Parameter File Browse Tree Pane Opening a Parameter File Closing a Parameter File How to Print Parameters How to Export Parameters 10.2 Viewing and Editing Saved Parameters Viewing and changing items in an open parameter file is similar to viewing and changing items of a drive. There are differences, however: • You cannot change a write-only parameter in an open parameter file. • Checking of the changed values in an open parameter file is minimal. No limiting is done, for example. The value is checked at download time by the drive. So changing values in a parameter file is discouraged. • There is no pass code protection in an open parameter file. All items saved into the parameter file are also shown. • You can delete a parameter group or even the Parameters sub-branch from an open parameter file. • You can edit the comment in an open parameter file, too. There is no such thing as a comment in a drive. • The changes made into an open parameter file are not saved automatically. You have to ask saving of them explicitly. • Saving of unsaved changes is also requested, when you close the open parameter file. To be able to view and edit a parameter file, you must first open it. When you have a parameter file open, you can view and change items within it almost as if it was a drive. We recommend that you always click Cancel in the value change dialog box, if you did not actually change the value. Otherwise, the open parameter file may be marked changed (because of rounding), and a save request is made, when the file is closed. We recommend that you close the open parameter file when you do not need it any more. 10.2.1 Viewing and Editing the Comment You can also view and edit the comment within the open parameter file by selecting Comment from the Parameters submenu or from the context menu, which you get by clicking with the right mouse button on open parameter file (or a sub-branch within it) in the browse tree pane. or Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-102 DriveWindow 2 A File Comment dialog box is presented. It shows the comment in its edit field. The comment text is selected, which means that if you just start typing, the previous text is replaced by your new comment. Note that the comment actually consists of one line, although it automatically wraps and scrolls within the edit field. Pressing the Enter key is actually the same as clicking the OK button. While editing, you can use the normal Windows shortcut and editing keys like the arrow keys, Home, End, Del, etc. keys, with or without Ctrl and/or Shift key down. Note, however, that pressing the Esc key is same than clicking the Cancel button. When you are done with editing, click the OK button. Click the Cancel button, if you do not want to change the comment. 10.2.2 Deleting Parameter Groups To delete a parameter group or the total Parameters sub-branch from an open parameter file, select the group (or Parameters), which you want to delete, in the browse tree pane. While focus is still in the browse tree pane, click the delete button in the standard toolbar. Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-103 Instead of clicking the delete button in the standard toolbar, delete can be invoked also by pressing the Del key, using the Edit menu, or using the context menu, which you get by clicking with the right mouse button on the parameter group sub-branch within an open parameter file in the browse tree pane. or The selected parameter group or the Parameters sub-branch disappears from the browse tree pane. The change is saved when you ask saving of the open parameter file. Saving of unsaved changes is also requested, when the parameter file is closed. Note that if you have the parameter file root selected, delete is same as closing the open parameter file. If focus is not in the browse tree pane, action of the delete depends on the pane, which has the focus, but no parameter group or the Parameters sub-branch is deleted. See Also: What are Parameters and Signals What is Parameter File How to Save Parameters Opening a Parameter File Browsing Parameters and Signals Viewing Parameters and Signals Changing Parameters Closing a Parameter File 11. How to Restore Parameters You can restore user and/or ID run result parameters of a drive from a saved parameter file. However, DriveWindow is not able to handle ID run result parameters of native DriveDA OPC server drives (AC880 family). Instead, all parameters are restored, which in most cases fails. Thus we do not recommend using DriveWindow to restore parameters of ACS880 family of drives. Note that for safety reasons you cannot restore parameters of any drive while control of some drive is taken. The command in the menu is disabled (grayed). Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-104 DriveWindow 2 Note that since version 2.11 DriveWindow tries to restore also parameters, type of which were readonly when uploaded. If such a parameter is still read-only in the drive when downloaded, the value is not changed. Note also that unless specially specified for the kind of drive in question, user parameters of string type are not restored. Note! Parameter download causes heavy DDCS communication traffic. To avoid potential failures, we recommend that you stop all on-line activity (status refresh, monitoring, no items on-line, control not taken) in DriveWindow when you download parameters. It is good practice to do parameter comparison after restoring parameters to verify that restoring really was successful. If you have a parameter file open, parameters are restored from it. Otherwise the parameter file to be used is requested. If you are pasting or dropping a parameter file, it does not matter, whether you have another parameter file open or not. 11.1.1 Restoring from an Open Parameter File To restore the parameters from open parameter file: • Make sure, you have a full backup of the drive(s) available. The backup may be required, if something goes wrong, when restoring the parameters. • If drive contains application macros, the selected macro must be the same in the file and in the drive. • If any of the parameters is write protected by a parameter lock, open the lock and reconnect DriveWindow. • Select the Download command in the Parameters submenu of the context menu, which you get by clicking with the right mouse button on the drive (or a sub-branch within it) in the browse tree pane. Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-105 Instead of using the context menu you can also: • Select (click) the drive, parameters of which you want to restore, in the browse tree pane. • Select the Download command from the Parameters submenu in the File menu (or press Ctrl+D). 11.1.2 Restoring from a Requested Parameter File To restore the parameters from a parameter file in case there is no parameter file open: • Make sure, you have a full backup of the drive(s) available. The backup may be required, if something goes wrong, when restoring the parameters. • If drive contains application macros, verify that the selected macro is the same in the file and in the drive. • If any of the parameters is write protected by a parameter lock, open the lock and reconnect DriveWindow. • Select the Download command in the Parameters submenu of the context menu, which you get by clicking with the right mouse button on the drive (or a sub-branch within it) in the browse tree pane. Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-106 DriveWindow 2 • A Download dialog box similar to an Open dialog box is shown. Using the dialog box, select the parameter file containing parameters to be restored. Instead of using the context menu you can also: • Select (click) the drive, parameters of which you want to restore, in the browse tree pane. • Select the Download command from the Parameters submenu in the File menu (or press Ctrl+D). Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-107 11.1.3 Restoring by Pasting To restore the parameters from a parameter file by copying it in Windows Explorer and pasting it into a drive: • Make sure, you have a full backup of the drive(s) available. The backup may be required, if something goes wrong, when restoring the parameters. • If drive contains application macros, verify that the selected macro is the same in the file and in the drive. • If any of the parameters is write protected by a parameter lock, open the lock and reconnect DriveWindow. • In Windows Explorer, browse the parameter file and copy it to clipboard. • In DriveWIndow, select the Paste command from the context menu, which you get by clicking with the right mouse button on the drive (or a sub-branch within it) in the browse tree pane. Instead of using the context menu you can also: • Select (click) the drive, parameters of which you want to restore, in the browse tree pane. • Click the paste button in the standard toolbar, select the Paste command in the Edit menu, or press Ctrl+V key. Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-108 DriveWindow 2 or • DriveWindow requests your confirmation. Click the Yes button. 11.1.4 Restoring by Drag and Drop To restore the parameters from a parameter file by dragging it from Windows Explorer and dropping it into a drive: • Make sure, you have a full backup of the drive(s) available. The backup may be required, if something goes wrong, when restoring the parameters. • If drive contains application macros, verify that the selected macro is the same in the file and in the drive. • If any of the parameters is write protected by a parameter lock, open the lock and reconnect DriveWindow. • In Windows Explorer, browse the parameter file. • Click the parameter file and drag it with the mouse button down upon the drive (or a subbranch within it) in the browse tree pane of DriveWindow. • Drop the parameter file by releasing the mouse button. Parameters, Signals, and Faults DriveWindow 2 4-109 • DriveWindow requests your confirmation. Click the Yes button. 11.1.5 Version Check DriveWindow first checks version compatibility. If any differences are found in Properties, Application Properties, or in some, drive kind dependent parameters, a message box is presented. It warns you about consequences of version incompatibilities and allows you to cancel downloading by answering No. 11.1.6 Restore Type Selection If the versions match, or if you decided to proceed with version conflicts, a Select Restore Type dialog box is presented. Note that DriveWindow is not able to handle ID run result parameters of native DriveDA OPC server drives (AC880 family). Instead, all parameters are restored, which in most cases fails. Thus we do not recommend using DriveWindow to restore parameters of ACS880 family of drives. No Select Restore Type dialog box is presented for ACS880 family of drives. Now it is time to decide, whether you want to download user parameters, ID run result parameters, or both. You do the selection by clicking the proper check fields in the dialog box Parameters, Signals, and Faults 4-110 DriveWindow 2 Note that if the parameter file does not contain all ID run result parameters (you have possibly deleted some of them), the corresponding check field is disabled (grayed). When you have done your selection, click the OK button. You have also the option to cancel downloading by clicking the Cancel button. Note that the OK button does not accept mouse clicks if neither of the check fields is selected. 11.1.7 Confirmation Finally, a confirmation is requested. Click Yes to continue, click No to cancel downloading. 11.1.8 Downloading Downloading of the parameters takes for a while. The cursor turns to hour-glass and the status bar informs you about downloading. After parameters have been downloaded, you are requested, whether to force them into the FLASH memory or not. Forcing guarantees that the downloaded parameters persist even if the drive is promptly restarted. Typically you click Yes. If you know your drive well and want to save a few minutes of your time, you can skip forcing by clickin |