Hi, I'm Paul Avery
I'm a Product Training Engineer with
Yaskawa's Technical Training Services
This video will show how to use DriveWizard HVAC
to access and display important Monitors, Statuses
as well as how to do Data Trending.
All monitors can be viewed by clicking
the monitor tree on the left pane at the
bottom of the Parameter List.
These monitors can be updated live
when online with the drive
so if the Terminal S1 on the drive were to close
the status listed will update accordingly.
If you're looking for something a bit flashier,
try displaying some of the monitors
using the Graphical Monitor Panel.
Click the Startup and Diagnostics tab
and select Monitor Panel.
Once in the Monitor Panel, first select
the monitors you want to view
you can also scale the gauge if you need to
additionally, there are a few different types
of displays you can select
such as a Sliding Scale, Trender or LED display.
To start Monitoring, click the Start icon
monitoring is done in real time
for troubleshooting it may be helpful
to utilize the Status and Fault History tool
similar to the Monitors Tree in the Parameter List
this window will display live statuses
and specific selectable monitors
Fault History which is the drive's
10 most recent faults are listed
on the second tab with their real-time
clock information, while Fault Trace monitors
are also conveniently listed on the next tab.
Just like the Monitor panel, you will need to
click the Start icon to start using the Tool
Pro Tip: Be sure to use the Update button
to get the latest information from the drive
if you are continuously monitoring Fault History
or Fault Trace monitors.
DriveWizard HVAC also features a Trender
which can be used to monitor up to six monitors
on a trending graph
start by opening the Trender
Select the desired monitors
then click the Start icon
the displayed time range can be adjusted
via a drop-down menu on the right
scaling for each monitor can also be customized
but only while the Trender is stopped
check the Custom Scaling box
and type in the new scale.
The trend recorder can be set up
to start when a signal rises above or below
a pre-programmed level using the Trigger Function.
The Trend Recorder defaults to Auto Triggering.
When Auto is selected for Signal
Triggering is not active
To use Triggering, click on the Triggering option
located under the Setup Menu
Select a Trigger Signal from the drop-down box
and then enter a level in the Trigger Level box
Triggering on Rising or Falling Edge
can be selected with the Edge Triggering option.
The single-shot option when checked
waits for the first trigger to occur
after which it switches back to Auto Triggering
Once setup, the Triggering LED will blink
when Triggering is active
Pro Tip: When the Trigger function is active
the Trender always connects the
last two measured data points
so if data point 1 was measured at T=10 seconds
and data point 2 wasn't measured until T=30 seconds
during a Trigger event both points will be connected.
If you want to record from the Trender
be aware of the Camcorder icon
before starting the Trender
you will want to remember to click
that Camcorder icon to start the recording process
the recording file is saved as a
Drive Wizard HVAC Trender file.
Trending data can also be exported
as a CSV data sheet
for use with Microsoft Excel
Tthe Trender is a very powerful tool
but be aware that the sampling rate or
samples per second depends on
the communication method between the
drive and PC.
Here are the sampling rates...
The serial sampling rate is 50 Samples per second
but that is for one monitor signal
and will decrease when adding more signals
alternatively, Ethernet and USB remained at fixed rates.
Ethernet being a hundred and fifty samples per second
and USB being 200 Samples per second.
If you have any questions about the
information presented in this eLearning Module
please feel free to contact
Yaskawa's Technical Support Group
either by phone, email or via our website
Thank You!