Yaskawa
eLearning
Welcome to this e-learning video for Yaskawa's Faceplate software.
My name is Paul Avery.
This presentation is part of a series of videos
demonstrating the ease of integrating Yaskawa variable frequency drives,
or VFDs,
onto a Rockwell Automation PLC using the Rockwell software.
This video will cover how to import and use the Yaskawa Faceplate.
The Yaskawa Faceplate is comprised of two components,
the logic that needs to be imported into your Logix program
and the graphical screens that are loaded
into your Rockwell Factory Talk View Studio software
and subsequently into a PanelView Plus HMI.
First you'll need to get the Faceplate files from Yaskawa.com.
Hover your mouse pointer over the Products menu and then select AC Drives
and then Network Communication Protocols.
On the network communications protocol page
select the ethernet IP protocol.
From the Ethernet/IP page, select the software tab
and click on the Faceplate download link,
SW.YAI.02.
Download the zipped file to a location you'll be able to find
Unzip the contents so that the contents can be imported into Logix and FactoryTalk View
Now that you have the contents unzipped
you'll need to import the logic that
helps populate the information in the Faceplates.
If you don't have Logix open
open up Logix and the program that you wish to
import the faceplate program into
When ready right-click on the controller organizer on the main task branch
and select Add and then Import Program.
Browse to the folder where you had unzipped the contents of the file you downloaded.
Select the Yaskawa_ladder file
Click OK on the import configuration window that pops up.
A side note,
if you are already online with the PLC then you
will need to click finalize all edits in the pop-up window that appears.
After you import the configuration, notice that there is a new branch under
the Main Tasks.
If you want you can expand that branch and view the ladder logic that is
contained in the configuration we imported.
If you weren't performing an online edit
you'll need to go online with the PLC
and download the additional logic into the PLC.
Now you'll need to import the faceplates into FactoryTalk View.
If not already open, startup FactoryTalk View Studio.
First you'll need to add it to the FactoryTalk View Studio's
list of applications.
To do this open the Tools menu and select Application Manager.
From the list of operations select Restore Application.
Browse to the folder where you had previously unzipped the contents of the Yaskawa Faceplate file.
Select the Yaskawa FactoryTalkME_V4 file.
Confirm the name that you want the faceplate to have.
You're now done with the application manager tool and you can close it down.
Now we can use the File menu to open our Yaskawa FactoryTalk application.
The last step before testing the face plate is to set up
the communication settings.
In other words which PLC the HMI will be communicating to for information.
At the bottom of the Explorer pane on the left of the screen
expand the RSLinx Enterprise branch.
Double-click on the communication set up.
In the right Comm. set up pane is a tree
showing some AB PLC components
Find the Backplane branch and right-click it to select Start Browsing
When you find the PLC controller,
in our case it is the 1769-L24ER-QB1B
right-click it and choose refresh.
It should show the name that is the same as it was shown in the RSLogix 5000 controller organizer
You'll need to associate the path to your processor with the program.
This is done by simply highlighting the processor or CPU
with the Yaskawa device shortcut in the left pane
and clicking the Apply button.
To finalize the association click the OK button located below the right pane.
You're now ready to test the Faceplate.
Pull down the Application menu of the FactoryTalk View Studio
and select Test Application.
The initial HMI screen should show three buttons,
one to access the parameter screen,
one to see the monitor screen,
and one shut down the application.
Let's select the parameters button.
A fully interactive HMI screen should show up
with a three column list of important parameters and their settings
First you'll need to define the path to access the drive.
Slot is the slot number of the Ethernet/IP scanner.
Enter that value which is 0 for our demo since
we're using a compactLogix.
Next, enter in the IP address of the Yaskawa drive that you're trying to access.
Click the set path button to have this take effect.
Let's test out the interface by changing the d1-17, jog frequency
and switching the drive to keypad control.
Select the settings box for Jog Frequency and change the value to
12 Hz by entering 1200.
Then change b1-01 and b1-02 to 0.
After entering in the values select Set Parameters.
The values will all change the zeros while they are being written
Select Get Parameters button to reload the current values.
You should see the new values that you've programmed into d1-17, b1-01 and b1-02.
Also, to verify, check out the keypad and see what values
are present in d1-17, b1-01, and b1-02.
Now let's test the Monitor screen.
Since you're in the parameter screen you'll
need to click back and then select Monitor.
Use the keypad to set a frequency and start the drive.
Now select the Update Values to fill in the monitors.
If the drive is at speed you should see the frequency reference and
output frequency values match.
We can also use the Auto Update to periodically update the monitors.
At any time if you're done with the Monitor screen or the Parameter screen
select the Back button and then Shutdown to close out the screens.
I hope you enjoyed this e-Learning video.
If you found this useful please checkout the other videos in this series,
Connecting a Yaskawa VFD to an Ethernet/IP network using Rockwell Software,
Using the Yaskawa Tag Generator program,
and Importing and Using Yaskawa Add-on Instructions.
Please feel free to contact us here at Yaskawa America if we can
further assist you in successfully using your Yaskawa VFD.
Thank you