Configuration of an Altivar Variable Speed Controller

At a Glance

You can configure an Altivar on the CANopen bus very easily. We will see how to carry out this configuration.

Before reading the following paragraphs, we recommend that that you perform the Advantys STB implementation on a CANopen bus example described in this manual, or that you read these implementation pages, as we will refer to them on several occasions.

How to Configure an Altivar

The table below shows the different steps for configuring an Altivar.

Step	Action
1	Launch the Sycon software and create a new CANopen project. Result: you should obtain bus architecture of this type:
2	Select the command Insert → Node. Result: a cursor appears:
3	Place the cursor on the bus outside of the text frame that defines the master and click once. Result: The following screen appears:
4	Select the Altivar EDS file that you would like to incorporate into the bus and click on Add. Note: Four Altivars are available: ATV58_E: EDS files in English, ATV58_F: EDS files in French, ATV58F_E: EDS files in English, ATV58F_F: EDS files in French,
5	Confirm your selection with OK. Result: the bus architecture shows a new node made up of a drive. You must now configure the PDOs of this drive.
6	Double click on the drive node to display the PDO window. Result: a screen resembling the Advantys STD screen appears, allowing you to configure the two PDOs for the drive: Transmission PDO: 1 status word and 1 word for current speed, Reception PDO: 1 command register word and 1 word for commanded velocity.
7	Double click on each PDO and confirm the default transmission parameters.
8	Check that the node speeds and its address correspond to those that you set in the Altivar. Note: If Altivar is the last element of the bus, do not forget to activate the bus end termination by setting the switch located on the Altivar CANopen communication card.
9	Click OK to confirm the node configuration.
10	Save the .CO file.
11	Open your Control Expert project that contains the master of the CANopen bus (TSX CPP 110 card), declare the card, import the saved .CO file, generate the project and transfer it to the PLC as in the Advantys STD example. Result: the CANopen bus and your Altivar are operational.

Tests

You can carry our several tests in order to check whether the Altivar and the bus are operating correctly by opening your TSX CPP 110 card debug screen and by performing the following actions:

You can start the motor by entering the values 6, 7, 15 in the command register (first output word).
You can set the motor's rotational speed by modifying the value of the second output word.
If Altivar faults, you must carry out a reinitialization by entering the value 128 in the command register (first output word), and then repeating sequences 6, 7 and 15.

NOTE: Once you have checked that your Altivar was successfully commanded by the modification of words in the PLC automatically transmitted to it on the CANopen bus, you can implement your automation project.

ATV 31

The ATV 31 variable speed controller is also CANopen-compatible. For details concerning its configuration, please refer to the ATV 31 manual, CANopen Communication Profile.